Learn how to say "way" in Norwegian
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Intro |
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| Hi everybody! Anette here. Welcome to Ask a Teacher, where I’ll answer some of your most common Norwegian questions. |
| The Question |
| The question for this lesson is...How do I say “way” in Norwegian? |
| Explanation |
| When you look up the word “way” in Norwegian in a dictionary you often get several different words. These are måte, vei, and vane. So, how do you know which one to use? |
| The most common one is probably måte. This translates best for when you want to use way as a “way of doing something.” Here are some examples: |
| Dette er den rette måten å snakke på, meaning, “This is the right way of speaking.” |
| Another example would be, Dette er en veldig ukomfortabel måte å sitte på, which is, “This is a very uncomfortable way of sitting.” |
| So how about vei? You usually use vei when talking about directions. Let’s do some examples. |
| Gå opp den veien, which means, “Go up that way.” How about one more? |
| Kan du fortelle meg veien til slottet? which means, “Can you tell me the way to the castle?” |
| Remember that you can also use vei when talking about a way of dressing or a way of eating. Like this: |
| Hun er kjedelig i klesveien, which literally means, “She is boring in the dressing way.” |
| or Han er kresen i matveien literally meaning, “He is picky in the way of eating.” |
| Finally, we have vane which also translates as “way.” Vane is used for habits. For example: |
| Han har for vane å alltid komme for sent, meaning, “He has a way of always coming late.” |
Outro |
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| Hade. Vi sees snart! “Bye. See you soon!” |
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