Learn how to ask someone's age and to say yours
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| Introduction |
| Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Norwegian, Lesson 8 - Talking About Your Age. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask someone's age and to say yours in Norwegian. |
| Body |
| Michael: Here's the way to ask 'How old are you?' in Norwegian. |
| Inger: [Normal] Hvor gammel er du? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'how' |
| Inger: [Normal] hvor [Slow] hvor |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'old' |
| Inger: [Normal] gammel [Slow] gammel |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'are' |
| Inger: [Normal] er [Slow] er |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'you' |
| Inger: [Normal] du [Slow] du |
| Michael: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'How old are you?' |
| Inger: [Slow] Hvor gammel er du? [Normal] Hvor gammel er du? |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning, 'I'm forty-five. And you?' |
| Inger: [Normal] Jeg er førtifem. Og du? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Inger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'am' |
| Inger: [Normal] er [Slow] er |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'forty-five' |
| Inger: [Normal] førtifem [Slow] førtifem |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'and' |
| Inger: [Normal] og [Slow] og |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'you' |
| Inger: [Normal] du [Slow] du |
| Michael: Listen again to the response meaning, 'I'm forty-five. And you?' |
| Inger: [Slow] Jeg er førtifem. Og du? [Normal] Jeg er førtifem. Og du? |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning 'I turn eighteen in a month.' |
| Inger: [Normal] Jeg fyller atten år om en måned. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Inger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'turn' |
| Inger: [Normal] fyller [Slow] fyller |
| Michael: Next is the phrase literally meaning 'eighteen years' |
| Inger: [Normal] atten år [Slow] atten år |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'in' |
| Inger: [Normal] om [Slow] om |
| Michael: Last is the phrase meaning 'a month' |
| Inger: [Normal] en måned [Slow] en måned |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'I turn eighteen in a month.' |
| Inger: [Slow] Jeg fyller atten år om en måned. [Normal] Jeg fyller atten år om en måned. |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning, 'I prefer not to say.' |
| Inger: [Normal] Det har jeg ikke lyst til å si. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'that' |
| Inger: [Normal] det [Slow] det |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'have' |
| Inger: [Normal] har [Slow] har |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Inger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'not' |
| Inger: [Normal] ikke [Slow] ikke |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'want |
| Inger: [Normal] lyst [Slow] lyst |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'to say' |
| Inger: [Normal] til å si [Slow] til å si |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'I prefer not to say.' |
| Inger: [Slow] Det har jeg ikke lyst til å si. [Normal] Det har jeg ikke lyst til å si. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Inger: In Norway, most people don't consider it rude to ask someone's age, but some older people might not agree. However, if it's somehow relevant to the situation or the person is quite young, you should not have a problem! |
Outro |
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| 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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