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| Eric: Top 25 Norwegian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 22 “What's this?” 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 this?” In Norwegian this is |
| Ida: Hva er dette? |
| 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: 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: dette |
| Eric: meaning “this.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) dette |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: dette |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ida: Hva er dette? |
| {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 this?” |
| Ida: Det er et kamera. |
| Eric: "It's a camera.” Listen as it’s repeated one more time, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ida: (Slow) Det er et kamera. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is |
| Ida: det |
| Eric: meaning “it.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) det |
| Eric: Now repeat |
| Ida: det |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next is |
| Ida: er |
| Eric: meaning “is.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) er |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Ida: er |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next is |
| Ida: et |
| Eric: meaning “a” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) et |
| Eric: Now repeat |
| Ida: et |
| Eric: Next, we have |
| Ida: kamera |
| Eric: meaning “ camera.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) kamera |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Ida: kamera |
| {Pause}Eric: Listen to the speaker say “It's a camera” and then repeat. |
| Ida: Det er et kamera. |
| {pause}Eric: To give a different answer, replace “a camera” with “a watch.” |
| Ida: ei klokke |
| Eric: “a watch” |
| Ida: (slow)ei klokke (regular) ei klokke |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “a watch.” |
| Ida: Det er ei klokke. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same, simply replace “a camera” with “a watch.” Now say “It's a watch.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: Det er ei klokke. |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace “a watch” with “a chair.” |
| Ida: en stol |
| Eric: “a chair” |
| Ida: (slow)en stol (regular) en stol |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “a chair.” |
| Ida: Det er en stol. |
| Eric: Here we just replace “a watch” with “a chair.” Now say “It's a chair.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: Det er en stol. |
| Eric: For more practice, replace “a chair” with “a computer.” |
| Ida: en data |
| Eric: “a computer” |
| Ida: (slow)en data (regular) en data |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “a computer.” |
| Ida: Det er en data. |
| Eric: It’s almost the same, just replace “a chair” with “a computer.” Now say “It's a computer.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: Det er en data. |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you’re visiting Norway and someone asks you what something is. It’s a camera. What do you tell them? |
| Ida: Hva er dette? (five seconds) Det er et kamera. |
| Eric: Now imagine that it's a watch. Respond to the question. |
| Ida: Hva er dette? (five seconds) Det er ei klokke. |
| Eric: Imagine that it's a chair. What do you say? |
| Ida: Hva er dette? (five seconds) Det er en stol. |
| Eric: Imagine that it's a computer. How would you answer? |
| Ida: Hva er dette? (five seconds) Det er en data. |
| Eric: Now you want to ask someone what something is. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Ida: Hva er dette? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 22. |
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