Learn about slang expressions from Stavanger
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Alisha: Slang Words and Expressions from Stavanger |
| 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 19. In this lesson you'll learn slang words and expressions from Stavanger. |
| Alisha: Stavanger is the biggest city in the South West of Norway, and if you visit this city, you'll need some slang and expressions. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Alisha: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Patrick: løye |
| Patrick: vannari |
| Patrick: herliga London |
| Patrick: kjyddisar |
| Alisha: Patrick, what's our first expression? |
| Patrick: løye |
| Alisha: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. When it's used as a slang expression, it means "fun." |
| Patrick: [SLOW] løye [NORMAL] løye |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Patrick: løye |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you are having fun. |
| Alisha: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Dette var løye! [SLOW] Dette var løye! |
| Alisha: "This was fun!" |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Dette var løye! |
| Alisha: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Patrick: vannari |
| Alisha: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. When it's used as a slang expression, it means "never mind, don't worry." |
| Patrick: [SLOW] vannari [NORMAL] vannari |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Patrick: vannari |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to tell someone to stop worrying about something. |
| Alisha: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Jaja, vannari! [SLOW] Jaja, vannari! |
| Alisha: "Oh well, no worries!" |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Jaja, vannari! |
| Alisha: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Patrick: herliga London |
| Alisha: literally meaning "lovely London." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "oh my." |
| Patrick: [SLOW] herliga London [NORMAL] herliga London |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Patrick: herliga London |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you see something surprising or unexpected, but good. It comes from the fact that the city of London was the closest major European city, and was always held up as classy, sophisticated, and fancy compared to the, then, fishing port of Stavanger. |
| Alisha: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Så du den dansen? Herliga London! [SLOW] Så du den dansen? Herliga London! |
| Alisha: "Did you see that dance? Oh my!" |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Så du den dansen? Herliga London! |
| Alisha: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Patrick: kjyddisar |
| Alisha: literally meaning "meaties." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "meatballs." |
| Patrick: [SLOW] kjyddisar [NORMAL] kjyddisar |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Patrick: kjyddisar |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you feel hungry for what every grandmother in Stavanger loves to cook. |
| Alisha: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Mormor, har du laget kjyddisar? [SLOW] Mormor, har du laget kjyddisar? |
| Alisha: "Grandma, did you make meatballs?" |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Mormor, har du laget kjyddisar? |
| 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: You might say this if someone is fretting over a mistake they made. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Patrick: vannari |
| Alisha: "never mind, don't worry" |
| Alisha: You are enjoying yourself with your friends. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Patrick: løye |
| Alisha: "fun" |
| Alisha: The "national" dish of Stavanger. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Patrick: kjyddisar |
| Alisha: "meatballs" |
| Alisha: What a grandmother from Stavanger will say when she is surprised or taken aback. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Patrick: herliga London |
| Alisha: "oh my" |
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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