Learn phrases that Norwegian grandparents use
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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 |
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| 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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