Learn how to post comments about an unusual thing found at a local market
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Must-Know Norwegian Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 17 - At the Local Market |
| 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 an unusual thing found at a local market. Olav finds an unusual item at a local market, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment. |
| Mai: Nå skal vi prøve ut mye nytt! |
| John: Meaning - "Now, we're going to try out a lot of new things!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Olav: Nå skal vi prøve ut mye nytt! |
| (clicking sound) |
| Anne: Mye var bra, og noe var litt merkelig... |
| Julie: Det er alltid bra med litt forandring i hverdagen. |
| Hanne: Dere fortjener å kose dere masse! |
| Per: Man lærer alltid nye ting av å reise en ny plass. |
| John: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Olav: Nå skal vi prøve ut mye nytt! |
| John: "Now, we're going to try out a lot of new things!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| Anne: Mye var bra, og noe var litt merkelig... |
| John: "A lot was good, and some of it was a bit weird..." |
| Julie: Det er alltid bra med litt forandring i hverdagen. |
| John: "It's always good to have some variation in life." |
| Hanne: Dere fortjener å kose dere masse! |
| John: "You deserve to enjoy yourselves so much!" |
| Per: Man lærer alltid nye ting av å reise en ny plass. |
| John: "One always learns so much from traveling to a new place." |
| POST |
| John: Listen again to Olav's post. |
| Mai: Nå skal vi prøve ut mye nytt! |
| John: "Now, we're going to try out a lot of new things!" |
| Mai: (SLOW) Nå skal vi prøve ut mye nytt! (Regular) Nå skal vi prøve ut mye nytt! |
| John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "now, we're going to try out." |
| Mai: Nå skal vi prøve ut |
| John: A useful expression for stating that one intends to do something new or something one hasn't experienced before. Listen again - "Now we're going to try out" is... |
| Mai: (SLOW) Nå skal vi prøve ut (REGULAR) Nå skal vi prøve ut |
| John: Then comes the phrase - "a lot of new things." |
| Mai: mye nytt |
| John: This phrase directly translated simply means "a lot of new," but the English meaning is "a lot of new things." It can be used for both objects and happenings. Listen again - "a lot of new things" is... |
| Mai: (SLOW) mye nytt (REGULAR) mye nytt |
| John: All together, it's "Now, we're going to try out a lot of new things!" |
| Mai: Nå skal vi prøve ut mye nytt! |
| COMMENTS |
| John: In response, Olav's friends leave some comments. |
| John: His wife, Anne, uses an expression meaning - "A lot was good, and some of it was a bit weird..." |
| Mai: (SLOW) Mye var bra, og noe var litt merkelig... (REGULAR) Mye var bra, og noe var litt merkelig... |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Mye var bra, og noe var litt merkelig... |
| John: Use this expression to be funny. |
| John: His friend, Julie, uses an expression meaning - "It's always good to have some variation in life." |
| Mai: (SLOW) Det er alltid bra med litt forandring i hverdagen. (REGULAR) Det er alltid bra med litt forandring i hverdagen. |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Det er alltid bra med litt forandring i hverdagen. |
| John: Use this expression to be positive. |
| John: His neighbor, Hanne, uses an expression meaning - "You deserve to enjoy yourselves so much!" |
| Mai: (SLOW) Dere fortjener å kose dere masse! (REGULAR) Dere fortjener å kose dere masse! |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Dere fortjener å kose dere masse! |
| John: Use this expression to be kind. |
| John: His supervisor, Per, uses an expression meaning - "One always learns so much from traveling to a new place." |
| Mai: (SLOW) Man lærer alltid nye ting av å reise en ny plass. (REGULAR) Man lærer alltid nye ting av å reise en ny plass. |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Man lærer alltid nye ting av å reise en ny plass. |
| John: Use this expression to be old fashioned. |
Outro |
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| John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about an unusual thing found at a local market, 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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