Learn how to post comments about birthday greetings
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Must-Know Norwegian Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 22 - At a Birthday Party |
| 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 for birthday greetings. Anne goes to her birthday party, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment. |
| Mai: Tusen takk til alle som organiserte en herlig fest! |
| John: Meaning - "Thank you to all who organized the lovely party!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Anne: Tusen takk til alle som organiserte en herlig fest! |
| (clicking sound) |
| Morten: Ha en bra dag! |
| Hanne: Jeg håper året som kommer bringer like mye lykke og kjærlighet som det forrige! |
| Julie: Gratulerer med dagen kjære venn! |
| Mette: Ikke lenge til du er gammel og skrukkete nå! |
| John: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Anne: Tusen takk til alle som organiserte en herlig fest! |
| John: "Thank you to all who organized the lovely party!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| Morten: Ha en bra dag! |
| John: "Have a good day!" |
| Hanne: Jeg håper året som kommer bringer like mye lykke og kjærlighet som det forrige! |
| John: "I hope the coming year brings as much happiness and love as the last one did!" |
| Julie: Gratulerer med dagen kjære venn! |
| John: "Happy birthday, my dear friend!" |
| Mette: Ikke lenge til du er gammel og skrukkete nå! |
| John: "Not long until you're old and wrinkled now!" |
| POST |
| John: Listen again to Anne's post. |
| Mai: Tusen takk til alle som organiserte en herlig fest! |
| John: "Thank you to all who organized the lovely party!" |
| Mai: (SLOW) Tusen takk til alle som organiserte en herlig fest! (Regular) Tusen takk til alle som organiserte en herlig fest! |
| John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "thank you all." |
| Mai: Tusen takk til alle |
| John: This phrase is used to thank a group of people all at once. Listen again - "Thank you all" is... |
| Mai: (SLOW) Tusen takk til alle (REGULAR) Tusen takk til alle |
| John: Then comes the phrase - "who organized a lovely party." |
| Mai: som organiserte en herlig fest |
| John: The word translated as “lovely,” which is |
| Mai: Herlig |
| John: is a Norwegian word that does not have a direct translation in English, but the meaning is the same as "lovely" or "wonderful." It is used a lot by the younger generations to describe things they like. Listen again - "who organized a lovely party" is... |
| Mai: (SLOW) som organiserte en herlig fest (REGULAR) som organiserte en herlig fest |
| John: All together, it's "Thank you to all who organized the lovely party!" |
| Mai: Tusen takk til alle som organiserte en herlig fest! |
| COMMENTS |
| John: In response, Anne's friends leave some comments. |
| John: Her college friend, Morten, uses an expression meaning - "Have a good day!" |
| Mai: (SLOW) Ha en bra dag! (REGULAR) Ha en bra dag! |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Ha en bra dag! |
| John: Use this expression to wish them a good day on their birthday. |
| John: Her neighbor, Hanne, uses an expression meaning - "I hope the coming year brings as much happiness and love as the last one did!" |
| Mai: (SLOW) Jeg håper året som kommer bringer like mye lykke og kjærlighet som det forrige! (REGULAR) Jeg håper året som kommer bringer like mye lykke og kjærlighet som det forrige! |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Jeg håper året som kommer bringer like mye lykke og kjærlighet som det forrige! |
| John: Use this expression to show you are feeling warmhearted. |
| John: Her friend, Julie, uses an expression meaning - "Happy birthday, my dear friend!" |
| Mai: (SLOW) Gratulerer med dagen kjære venn! (REGULAR) Gratulerer med dagen kjære venn! |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Gratulerer med dagen kjære venn! |
| John: Use this expression to wish your friend a happy birthday. |
| John: Her high school friend, Mette, uses an expression meaning - "Not long until you're old and wrinkled now!" |
| Mai: (SLOW) Ikke lenge til du er gammel og skrukkete nå! (REGULAR) Ikke lenge til du er gammel og skrukkete nå! |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Ikke lenge til du er gammel og skrukkete nå! |
| John: Use this expression to be funny. |
Outro |
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| John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about a birthday, 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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