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In the previous few lessons we introduced you to some phrases you can use when in Norway. This is the last lesson of the series dedicated to learning from the people around you. In this lesson, we're going to cover “How do you read this?”
In Nynorsk “How do you read this word?” is
Korleis les ein dette ordet?
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Kor-leis les ein det-te or-det?
Once more:
Korleis les ein dette ordet?
The first word, korleis, means “how?”
(slow) Korleis?
Korleis?
Next, we have les, the present form of the verb å lese, meaning “to read.”
(slow) Les.
Les.
Then, we have ein, which in this case means “you.”
(slow) Ein.
Ein.
Finally, at the end we have dette ordet which means “this word.”
(slow) det-te or-det
dette ordet
The entire sentence again is:
(slow) Kor-leis les ein det-te or-det?
Korleis les ein dette ordet?
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You might also like to ask “How do you pronounce this word?” In Nynorsk, this is:
Korleis uttalar ein dette ordet?
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Kor-leis ut-ta-lar ein det-te or-det?
Once more:
Korleis uttalar ein dette ordet?
The new word in this question is uttalar which is the present form of the verb “to pronounce.”
(slow) Ut-ta-lar.
Uttalar.
Let’s break the whole question down:
(slow) Kor-leis ut-ta-lar ein det-te or-det?
Once more:
Korleis uttalar ein dette ordet?
The literal translation is “How pronounces one this word?”
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When you want to find out the meaning of the word or phrase, ask:
Kva betyr dette?
“What does this mean?”
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Kva be-tyr det-te?
Once again:
Kva betyr dette?
The first word, kva?, means “what.”
(slow) Kva?
Kva?
Next we have betyr the present form of the verb å bety, meaning “to mean.”
(slow) Be-tyr.
Betyr.
At the end we have dette, which you already know means “this.”
All together, we have
Kva betyr dette?
Or, “What does this mean?”

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