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In this lesson, we will introduce a phrase that will surely come in handy for capturing your memories on film or more likely – a memory card. There are many beautiful places in Norway, so you will probably want to take lots of pictures of the landscape and monuments - and sometimes you'll want to be part of the picture or include someone else, too. When that's the case, the question “Can you take our/my picture?” will be invaluable!
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Let’s imagine first that you want to take a picture with your friends. You see a friendly Norwegian and ask
Kan du ta bilete av oss?
Or in English, “Can you take our picture?”
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Kan du ta bi-le-te av oss?
Once more:
Kan du ta bilete av oss?
The first phrase, kan du?, means “can you?”
(slow) Kan du?
Kan du?
After that comes, ta, meaning “take.”
(slow) Ta.
Ta.
The next word, bilete, means “picture.”
(slow) Bi-le-te.
Bilete.
Lastly we have av oss which means “of us.”
(slow) Av oss.
Av oss.
Literally, this phrase means “Can you take picture of us,” but we'll use the more colloquial translation “Can you take our picture?”
So, all together, that’s
(slow) Kan du ta bi-le-te av oss?
Kan du ta bilete av oss?
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If you are on your own and you want to ask someone to take your picture, you’ll ask:
Kan du ta bilete av meg?
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Kan du ta bi-le-te av meg?
Again at natural speed:
Kan du ta bilete av meg?
The difference between this and the last sentence, is that instead of oss (“us”) we say meg (“me”).
Kan du ta bilete av meg?

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