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INTRODUCTION
John: Must-Know Norwegian Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 13 - A Pregnancy Announcement
John: Hi, everyone. I'm John.
Mai: And I'm Mai.
John: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Norwegian about having a baby. Olav finds out he and his wife are going to have a baby, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment.
Mai: Jeg skal bli pappa!
John: Meaning - "I’m going to be a dad!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
Olav: Jeg skal bli pappa!
(clicking sound)
Morten: Du må fortsatt bli med meg ut på byen, min venn!
Hanne: Dette var hjertevarmende nyheter!
Anders: Det gikk fort!
Mette: Jeg håper barnet vil ligne på Anne!
John: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
Olav: Jeg skal bli pappa!
John: "I’m going to be a dad!"
(clicking sound)
Morten: Du må fortsatt bli med meg ut på byen, min venn!
John: "My friend, you still need to go out on the town with me!"
Hanne: Dette var hjertevarmende nyheter!
John: "This was heartwarming news!"
Anders: Det gikk fort!
John: "That went fast!"
Mette: Jeg håper barnet vil ligne på Anne!
John: "I hope the child will look like Anne!"
POST
John: Listen again to Olav's post.
Mai: Jeg skal bli pappa!
John: "I’m going to be a dad!"
Mai: (SLOW) Jeg skal bli pappa! (Regular) Jeg skal bli pappa!
John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "I’m going to be."
Mai: Jeg skal bli
John: This expresses that the speaker is going to experience a change of state and is a common phrase in Norwegian. You can also use it when you talk about your future career, where you will state the occupation after the phrase. Listen again- "I’m going to be" is...
Mai: (SLOW) Jeg skal bli (REGULAR) Jeg skal bli
John: Then comes the phrase - "a dad."
Mai: pappa
John: In this case, the new state of being is as a father, and the word is a colloquial word, much like the English "dad." Listen again- "a dad" is...
Mai: (SLOW) pappa (REGULAR) pappa
John: All together, it's "I am going to be a dad!"
Mai: Jeg skal bli pappa!
COMMENTS
John: In response, Olav's friends leave some comments.
John: His college friend, Morten, uses an expression meaning - "My friend, you still need to go out on the town with me!"
Mai: (SLOW) Du må fortsatt bli med meg ut på byen, min venn! (REGULAR) Du må fortsatt bli med meg ut på byen, min venn!
[Pause]
Mai: Du må fortsatt bli med meg ut på byen, min venn!
John: Use this expression to say you should get together.
John: His neighbor, Hanne, uses an expression meaning - "This was heartwarming news!"
Mai: (SLOW) Dette var hjertevarmende nyheter! (REGULAR) Dette var hjertevarmende nyheter!
[Pause]
Mai: Dette var hjertevarmende nyheter!
John: Use this expression to show you are feeling warmhearted.
John: His nephew, Anders, uses an expression meaning - "That went fast!"
Mai: (SLOW) Det gikk fort! (REGULAR) Det gikk fort!
[Pause]
Mai: Det gikk fort!
John: Use this expression to say something happened quickly.
John: His high school friend, Mette, uses an expression meaning - "I hope the child will look like Anne!"
Mai: (SLOW) Jeg håper barnet vil ligne på Anne! (REGULAR) Jeg håper barnet vil ligne på Anne!
[Pause]
Mai: Jeg håper barnet vil ligne på Anne!
John: Use this expression to be funny.

Outro
John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about having a baby, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know, and we'll see you next time!
Mai: Ha det bra!

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