Learn "How much is this?" in addition to some more phrases you'll find useful for shopping in Nynorsk
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| Now it’s time for some useful Survival Phrases for when you have time to shop in Norwegian stores. |
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| The first thing you say to a shop clerk is unnskyld, meaning “excuse me,” as we learned in a previous lesson. After that you will want to ask “How much does this cost?” |
| In Nynorsk, this is |
| Kor mykje kostar denne? |
| if the thing we are interested in is masculine or feminine and |
| Kor mykje kostar dette? |
| for neuter. |
| Let’s break the first question down: |
| (slow) Kor my-kje kos-tar den-ne? |
| Once more: |
| Kor mykje kostar denne? |
| Kor mykje, means “how much?” |
| (slow) Kor my-kje. |
| Kor mykje. |
| Kostar is the present form of the verb å koste, meaning “to cost.” |
| (slow) Kos-tar. |
| Kostar. |
| At the end of the question we have denne which is translated as “this.” This is used when the item you are asking about is masculine or feminine. |
| (slow) Den-ne. |
| Denne. |
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| Let’s take a look at the second question: |
| Kor mykje kostar dette? |
| (slow) Kor my-kje kos-tar det-te? |
| Once more: |
| Kor mykje kostar dette? |
| The only difference is dette, the neuter form of “this.” |
| (slow) dette |
| dette |
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| Imagine that you're in a clothing shop and want to buy a shirt. To attract the attention of the shop assistant, say unnskyld, then ask how much the shirt costs. The question will sound like this: |
| Unnskyld, kor mykje kostar denne skjorta? |
| Excuse me, how much is this shirt? |
| Let’s break it down: |
| (slow) Unn-skyld, kor my-kje kos-tar den-ne skjor-ta? |
| And again at natural speed: |
| Unnskyld, kor mykje kostar denne skjorta? |
| After unnskyld we have kor mykje which means “how much.” |
| Next comes the word kostar, which we know is the present form of the verb “to cost.” |
| (slow) Kos-tar. |
| Kostar. |
| After that we have denne, the masculine and feminine word for “this.” |
| The last word is skjorta, which means “the shirt”. |
| (slow) Skjor-ta. |
| Skjorta. |
| The whole question is |
| Unnskyld, kor mykje kostar denne skjorta? |
| When asking about a neuter item, remember to replace denne with the neuter form dette. |
| Let's say you've seen a beautiful pillow case embroidered with traditional Norwegian designs. “The pillowcase” in Nynorsk is |
| Putevaret. |
| It is a neuter item, so putting that into our sentence, together with dette gives us: |
| Unnskyld, kor mykje kostar dette putevaret? |
| (Slow) Unn-skyld, kor my-kje kos-tar det-te pu-te-va-ret? |
| Unnskyld, kor mykje kostar dette putevaret? |
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