Learn about the most important slang expressions from the biggest cities in Norway
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Alisha: The Most Important Slang Expressions from the Biggest Cities in Norway |
| Alisha: Hi everyone, and welcome back to NorwegianClass101.com. I'm Alisha. |
| Patrick: And I'm Patrick! |
| Alisha: This is Must-Know Norwegian Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 18. In this lesson, you'll learn the most important slang expressions from the biggest cities in Norway. |
| Alisha: The most useful slang words to know if you go to any of the four largest cities in Norway. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Alisha: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Patrick: sjø |
| Patrick: tjommi |
| Patrick: annige |
| Patrick: sabla |
| Alisha: Patrick, what's our first expression? |
| Patrick: sjø |
| Alisha: literally meaning "sea, ocean." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "get it?" |
| Patrick: [SLOW] sjø [NORMAL] sjø |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Patrick: sjø |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to try out some slang from the city of Trondheim. This word is used to add emphasis to your statement. |
| Alisha: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Jeg har ikke tatt maten din, sjø. [SLOW] Jeg har ikke tatt maten din, sjø. |
| Alisha: "I haven't taken your food, get it?" |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Jeg har ikke tatt maten din, sjø. |
| Alisha: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Patrick: tjommi |
| Alisha: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. When it's used as a slang expression, it means "friend." |
| Patrick: [SLOW] tjommi [NORMAL] tjommi |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Patrick: tjommi |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to let a person from Bergen know that you think of him as a friend. |
| Alisha: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Har du en tjommi? [SLOW] Har du en tjommi? |
| Alisha: "Do you have a good friend?" |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Har du en tjommi? |
| Alisha: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Patrick: annige |
| Alisha: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. When it's used as a slang expression, it means "impatient." |
| Patrick: [SLOW] annige [NORMAL] annige |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Patrick: annige |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want a person from Stavanger to know that he is being very impatient. |
| Alisha: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Ikke vær så annige! [SLOW] Ikke vær så annige! |
| Alisha: "Don't be so impatient!" |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Ikke vær så annige! |
| Alisha: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Patrick: sabla |
| Alisha: literally meaning "sworded." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "very." |
| Patrick: [SLOW] sabla [NORMAL] sabla |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Patrick: sabla |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to impress someone from Kristiansand, or southern Norway in general. |
| Alisha: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Det var sabla gøy! [SLOW] Det var sabla gøy! |
| Alisha: "That was so much fun!" |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Det var sabla gøy! |
| QUIZ |
| Alisha: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| Alisha: A slang word from Bergen, meaning friend. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Patrick: tjommi |
| Alisha: "friend" |
| Alisha: The most famous slang word from Trondheim. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Patrick: sjø |
| Alisha: "get it?" |
| Alisha: The most well-known slang word from Kristiansand. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Patrick: sabla |
| Alisha: "very" |
| Alisha: A typical slang word from Stavanger. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Patrick: annige |
| Alisha: "impatient" |
Outro |
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| Alisha: There you have it; you have mastered four Norwegian Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at NorwegianClass101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Patrick: Ha det bra! |
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