Learn how to ask for particular things at a hotel in Nynorsk
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| In this lesson, we’ll introduce you to some more useful phrases for hotels and the like. The first phrase is “When do I pay the accommodation fee?” In Nynorsk, this is: |
| Når er det eg må betale overnattinga? |
| Let’s break it down: |
| (slow) Når er det eg må be-ta-le o-ver-nat-ting-a? |
| Once more: |
| Når er det eg må betale overnattinga? |
| The first section, når er det?, literally means “when is it?” in English. |
| (slow) Når er det? |
| Når er det? |
| Then we have eg må, which means “I must.” Eg is “I” and må is the verb “must.” |
| (slow) Eg må. |
| Eg må. |
| Next is betale, a verb meaning “pay.” |
| (slow) Be-ta-le. |
| Betale. |
| After that, you have the long word overnattinga, which is “the accommodation.” |
| (slow) O-ver-nat-ting-a. |
| Overnattinga. |
| Altogether: |
| (slow) Når er det eg må be-ta-le o-ver-nat-ting-a? |
| Når er det eg må betale overnattinga? |
| Literally, this is “When is it I must pay the accommodation,” but a better translation is “When do I pay for the accommodation?” |
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| Let’s try asking “Could I have some soap?” In Nynorsk this is: |
| Kan eg få litt såpe? |
| Let’s break it down: |
| (slow) Kan eg få litt så-pe? |
| Once more: |
| Kan eg få litt såpe? |
| The first three words, kan eg få?, literally mean “Can I get...?” |
| (slow) Kan eg få? |
| Kan eg få? |
| Next we have litt which means “a bit” or “some” in English. |
| (slow) Litt. |
| Litt. |
| And at the end, we have såpe which means “soap.” |
| (slow) Så-pe. |
| Såpe. |
| All together, it is: |
| (slow) Kan eg få litt så-pe? |
| Kan eg få litt såpe? |
| The literal translation in English is “Can I get a bit of soap?” |
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| Here are some additional things you may ask for when you are staying in a hotel. |
| Badehandkle which means “Bath towel.” |
| (slow) Ba-de-hand-kle. |
| Badehandkle. |
| Tannkost (“Toothbrush”) |
| (slow) Tann-kost. |
| Tannkost. |
| Tannkrem (“Toothpaste”) |
| (slow) Tann-krem. |
| Tannkrem. |
| Sjampo (“Shampoo”) |
| (slow) Sjam-po. |
| Sjampo. |
| In order to ask something else, all you have to do is to replace the word såpe with any other word from those we just learned. |
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