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| Eric: Top 25 Norwegian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 19 “What's wrong?” in Norwegian |
| (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll encounter a common question for Norwegian learners, and then learn how to answer like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then, through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.) |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question “What's wrong?” In Norwegian this is |
| Ida: Hva er galt? |
| Eric: The first word in the question is |
| Ida: hva |
| Eric: meaning “what” in English. |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) hva |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Ida: hva |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Ida: er |
| Eric: in this case meaning “is.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) er |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: er |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Ida: hva er |
| {pause} |
| Eric: And after that |
| Ida: galt |
| Eric: meaning “wrong.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) galt |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: galt |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ida: Hva er galt? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question “What's wrong?” |
| Ida: Jeg er sliten. |
| Eric: “I'm tired.” Listen as the phrase is repeated again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ida: (Slow) Jeg er sliten. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is |
| Ida: jeg |
| Eric: meaning “I.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) jeg |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: jeg |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And after that is |
| Ida: er |
| Eric: meaning “is.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) er |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Ida: er |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next we have |
| Ida: sliten |
| Eric: meaning “tired.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) sliten |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Ida: sliten |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the speaker say “I'm tired” and then repeat. |
| Ida: Jeg er sliten. |
| {pause}Eric: To use a different phrase, replace “tired” with “sad.” |
| Ida: trist |
| Eric: “sad” |
| Ida: (slow) trist (regular) trist |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “sad.” |
| Ida: Jeg er trist. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same, just replace “tired” with “sad.” Now try “I'm sad.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: Jeg er trist. |
| Eric: To give a different answer, replace “sad” with “sick.” |
| Ida: syk |
| Eric: “sick” |
| Ida: (slow) syk (regular) syk |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “sick.” |
| Ida: Jeg er syk. |
| Eric: It’s almost the same, just replace “sad” with “sick.” Let’s practice. Say “I'm sick.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: Jeg er syk. |
| Eric: For more practice, replace “sick” with “worried.” |
| Ida: bekymret |
| Eric: “worried” |
| Ida: (slow) bekymret (regular) bekymret |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “worried.” |
| Ida: Jeg er bekymret. |
| Eric: Here we just replace “sick” with “worried.” Now say “I'm worried.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: “Jeg er bekymret.” |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you’re visiting Norway and someone asks you what's wrong. You want to answer that you’re tired. What would you say? |
| Ida: Hva er galt? (five seconds) Jeg er sliten. |
| Eric: Now you want to say you’re sad. Respond to the question. |
| Ida: Hva er galt? (five seconds) Jeg er trist. |
| Eric: You want to say you’re sick. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Ida: Hva er galt? (five seconds) Jeg er syk. |
| Eric: Imagine you're worried. What do you say? |
| Ida: Hva er galt? (five seconds) Jeg er bekymret. |
| Eric: Now you want to ask someone what's wrong. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Ida: Hva er galt? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 19. |
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