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Introduction
Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Norwegian, Lesson 19 - Using Negation. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to state essential negative statements in Norwegian.
Body
Michael: Here's the way to say 'I don't have money.' in Norwegian.
Inger: [Normal] Jeg har ikke penger.
Michael: First is a word meaning 'I'
Inger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'have'
Inger: [Normal] har [Slow] har
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'not'
Inger: [Normal] ikke [Slow] ikke
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'money'
Inger: [Normal] penger [Slow] penger
Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't have money.'
Inger: [Slow] Jeg har ikke penger. [Normal] Jeg har ikke penger.
Michael: Ok, now let's hear the way to say 'I don't have time.'
Inger: [Normal] Jeg har ikke tid.
Michael: First is a word meaning 'I'
Inger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'have'
Inger: [Normal] har [Slow] har
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'not'
Inger: [Normal] ikke [Slow] ikke
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'time'
Inger: [Normal] tid [Slow] tid
Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't have time.'
Inger: [Slow] Jeg har ikke tid. [Normal] Jeg har ikke tid.
Michael: Next, we have the way to say 'I don't know.'
Inger: [Normal] Jeg vet ikke.
Michael: First is a word meaning 'I'
Inger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'know'
Inger: [Normal] vet [Slow] vet
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'not'
Inger: [Normal] ikke [Slow] ikke
Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't know.'
Inger: [Slow] Jeg vet ikke. [Normal] Jeg vet ikke.
Michael: Finally, we have a way to say 'I don't understand.'
Inger: [Normal] Jeg forstår ikke.
Michael: First is a word meaning 'I'
Inger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'understand'
Inger: [Normal] forstår [Slow] forstår
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'not'
Inger: [Normal] ikke [Slow] ikke
Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't understand.'
Inger: [Slow] Jeg forstår ikke. [Normal] Jeg forstår ikke.
Cultural Insight
Michael: Now it's time for a quick language tip.
Inger: If you want to refuse an invitation, by saying that you don't have time, instead of just saying Jeg har ikke tid, you can add the word dessverre, which means "unfortunately," and will make your refusal less direct. All together, "Unfortunately I don't have time" is Jeg har dessverre ikke tid.

Outro

Michael: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson!
Inger: Ha det bra!

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