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In this lesson we’ll introduce directions for helping you find the place you are looking for. Previously, we introduced “Is there a (place) near here?” and “Where is …(something)?” But while we can now ask the question, we haven’t addressed how to decipher the answer.
This time we’re going to work on understanding basic directions.
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First, we have “go straight ahead.” In Nynorsk, “go straight” is
Gå rett fram.
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Gå rett fram.
Once more:
Gå rett fram.
The first word, gå, is a form of the verb that means “to go.”
(slow) Gå.
Gå.
The next two words, rett fram, literally mean “right ahead.”
(slow) Rett fram.
Rett fram.
All together, this makes
Gå rett fram.
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Here’s how to tell someone to take a left:
Ta til venstre.
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Ta til ven-stre.
Once more:
Ta til venstre.
The first word, ta, is translated as “take.”
(slow) Ta.
Ta.
The next two words til venstre mean “to left.”
(slow) Til ven-stre.
Til ven-stre.
Together, they make
Ta til venstre.
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The opposite, “take a right” is in Nynorsk
Ta til høgre.
(slow) Ta til høg-re.
Ta til høgre.
As you've probably figured out, til høgre means “to right”:
(slow) Til høg-re.
Til høgre.
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In real life, of course, you’ll need to know where to turn left or right.
Here’s “Turn right at the traffic light”:
Ta til høgre ved lyset.
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Ta til høg-re ved ly-set.
Again at natural speed:
Ta til høgre ved lyset.
First we have ta til høgre, which we know means “turn right.”
Lyset literally means “the light.” In our sentence we have ved lyset, which is translated as “at the traffic light”
(slow) Ved ly-set.
Ved lyset.
All together, it’s
Ta til høgre ved lyset.
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Another way of explaining direction can be: “the first intersection on the right.” In Nynorsk, that is
Det første vegkrysset til høgre.
(slow) Det før-ste veg-krys-set til høg-re.
Det først vegkrysset til høgre.
In this expression Det første means “the first.”
(slow) Det før-ste.
Det første.
Next, we have vegkrysset which literally means “the road cross,” but here we'll translate it as “intersection.”
(slow) Veg-krys-set.
Vegkrysset.
And finally til høgre, meaning “on the right.”
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Here’s how to say “on the right”:
Til høgre.
(slow) Til høg-re.
Til høgre.
And “on the left” is
Til venstre.
(slow) Til ven-stre.
Til venstre.

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