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INTRODUCTION
Maryssa: Phrases Grandparents Use
Maryssa: Hi everyone, and welcome back to NorwegianClass101.com. I'm Maryssa.
Patrick: And I'm Patrick!
Maryssa: This is Must-Know Norwegian Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 5. In this lesson you'll learn phrases that grandparents use.
Maryssa: All grandparents have words and phrases that only they use. Here are a few of them for Norwegian grandparents.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
Maryssa: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Patrick: opp og hopp
Patrick: tant og fjas
Patrick: brillefint
Patrick: født bak en brunost
Maryssa: Patrick, what's our first expression?
Patrick: opp og hopp
Maryssa: literally meaning "up and jump." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "rise and shine."
Patrick: [SLOW] opp og hopp [NORMAL] opp og hopp
Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat.
Patrick: opp og hopp
[pause - 5 sec.]
Maryssa: Use this slang expression when you want someone to get out of bed.
Maryssa: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Patrick: [NORMAL] Opp og hopp, frokosten er klar! [SLOW] Opp og hopp, frokosten er klar!
Maryssa: "Rise and shine, breakfast is ready!"
Patrick: [NORMAL] Opp og hopp, frokosten er klar!
Maryssa: Okay, what's the next expression?
Patrick: tant og fjas
Maryssa: literally meaning "nonsense and nonsense." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "silly, nonsense."
Patrick: [SLOW] tant og fjas [NORMAL] tant og fjas
Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat.
Patrick: tant og fjas
[pause - 5 sec.]
Maryssa: Use this slang expression when you want to say that you think something is nonsense or silly.
Maryssa: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Patrick: [NORMAL] Denne filmen er jo tant og fjas. [SLOW] Denne filmen er jo tant og fjas.
Maryssa: "This movie is nonsense."
Patrick: [NORMAL] Denne filmen er jo tant og fjas.
Maryssa: Okay, what's our next expression?
Patrick: brillefint
Maryssa: literally meaning "glasses pretty." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "splendid, great."
Patrick: [SLOW] brillefint [NORMAL] brillefint
Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat.
Patrick: brillefint
[pause - 5 sec.]
Maryssa: Use this slang expression when you want to describe something as being great or splendid.
Maryssa: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Patrick: [NORMAL] Du er brillefin, du. [SLOW] Du er brillefin, du.
Maryssa: "You're great."
Patrick: [NORMAL] Du er brillefin, du.
Maryssa: Okay, what's the last expression?
Patrick: født bak en brunost
Maryssa: literally meaning "born behind a brown cheese." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "stupid."
Patrick: [SLOW] født bak en brunost [NORMAL] født bak en brunost
Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat.
Patrick: født bak en brunost
[pause - 5 sec.]
Maryssa: Use this slang expression when you want to call someone stupid in a friendly way. Be careful when you use this phrase around people you don't know well, but use it with friends when they do something they didn't think through.
This expression is the Norwegian equivalent of saying that someone is "raised in a barn."
Maryssa: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Patrick: [NORMAL] Jeg ble ikke født bak en brunost. [SLOW] Jeg ble ikke født bak en brunost.
Maryssa: "I'm not stupid."
Patrick: [NORMAL] Jeg ble ikke født bak en brunost.
QUIZ
Maryssa: 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?
Maryssa: What your grandmother might say when you try to explain to her the plot of your favorite cartoon.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Patrick: tant og fjas
Maryssa: "silly, nonsense"
Maryssa: What you’ll hear if you don’t get up early enough on Sunday morning.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Patrick: opp og hopp
Maryssa: "rise and shine"
Maryssa: Your grandfather might say this if you try to convince him that all of your friends were given the most expensive toy by their grandfathers.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Patrick: født bak en brunost
Maryssa: "stupid"
Maryssa: What any grandmother will say when a grandchild shows her the painting that they made in school.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Patrick: brillefint
Maryssa: "splendid, great"

Outro

Maryssa: 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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