Learn how to post comments about relaxing
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Must-Know Norwegian Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 19 - Just Relaxing |
| 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 relaxing. Olav relaxes at a beautiful place, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment. |
| Mai: Her kan jeg bli for alltid! |
| John: Meaning - "I could stay here forever!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Olav: Her kan jeg bli for alltid! |
| (clicking sound) |
| Anne: Stranden var så deilig og sjøen blå! |
| Hanne: Håper dere kommer hjem brune og blide. |
| Mette: Husk solkrem! Dere er jo så bleke at dere kommer til å bli brente! |
| Anders: Jeg liker best når det er skyet. |
| John: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Olav: Her kan jeg bli for alltid! |
| John: "I could stay here forever!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| Anne: Stranden var så deilig og sjøen blå! |
| John: "The beach was so lovely and the ocean was so blue!" |
| Hanne: Håper dere kommer hjem brune og blide. |
| John: "I hope you come home tanned and happy." |
| Mette: Husk solkrem! Dere er jo så bleke at dere kommer til å bli brente! |
| John: "Remember sunscreen! You're so pale that you're going to burn!" |
| Anders: Jeg liker best når det er skyet. |
| John: "I prefer it when it's cloudy." |
| POST |
| John: Listen again to Olav's post. |
| Mai: Her kan jeg bli for alltid! |
| John: "I could stay here forever!" |
| Mai: (SLOW) Her kan jeg bli for alltid! (Regular) Her kan jeg bli for alltid! |
| John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "I could stay here." |
| Mai: Her kan jeg bli |
| John: This describes a place where you think you could stay for a long time or forever. It can be used as a sentence by itself or combined with a phrase describing how long you want to stay. Listen again - "I could stay here" is... |
| Mai: (SLOW) Her kan jeg bli (REGULAR) Her kan jeg bli |
| John: Then comes the phrase - "forever." |
| Mai: for alltid |
| John: This indicates that they mean they could stay there forever. Listen again - "forever" is... |
| Mai: (SLOW) for alltid (REGULAR) for alltid |
| John: All together, it's "I could stay here forever!" |
| Mai: Her kan jeg bli for alltid! |
| COMMENTS |
| John: In response, Olav's friends leave some comments. |
| John: His wife, Anne, uses an expression meaning - "The beach was so lovely and the ocean was so blue!" |
| Mai: (SLOW) Stranden var så deilig og sjøen blå! (REGULAR) Stranden var så deilig og sjøen blå! |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Stranden var så deilig og sjøen blå! |
| John: Use this expression to show you loved the place. |
| John: His neighbor, Hanne, uses an expression meaning - "I hope you come home tanned and happy." |
| Mai: (SLOW) Håper dere kommer hjem brune og blide. (REGULAR) Håper dere kommer hjem brune og blide. |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Håper dere kommer hjem brune og blide. |
| John: Use this expression to say you hope they had a good time. |
| John: His high school friend, Mette, uses an expression meaning - "Remember sunscreen! You're so pale that you're going to burn!" |
| Mai: (SLOW) Husk solkrem! Dere er jo så bleke at dere kommer til å bli brente! (REGULAR) Husk solkrem! Dere er jo så bleke at dere kommer til å bli brente! |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Husk solkrem! Dere er jo så bleke at dere kommer til å bli brente! |
| John: Use this expression to be funny. |
| John: His nephew, Anders, uses an expression meaning - "I prefer it when it's cloudy." |
| Mai: (SLOW) Jeg liker best når det er skyet. (REGULAR) Jeg liker best når det er skyet. |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Jeg liker best når det er skyet. |
| John: Use this expression to say you don’t like sunny weather. |
Outro |
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| John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about relaxing, 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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