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| Eric: Top 25 Norwegian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 24 “Have you been to Oslo?” 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 “Have you been to Oslo?” In Norwegian this is |
| Ida: Har du vært i Oslo? |
| Eric: The first word in the question is |
| Ida: har |
| Eric: meaning “have” in English. |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) har |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Ida: har |
| {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: du |
| Eric: meaning “you.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) du |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: du |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Ida: har du |
| {pause} |
| Eric: And next is |
| Ida: vært |
| Eric: meaning “been.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) vært |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: vært |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Ida: har du vært |
| {pause} |
| Eric: And next is |
| Ida: i |
| Eric: literally meaning “in.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) i |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: i |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the first four words of the question and repeat. |
| Ida: har du vært i |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Next is |
| Ida: Oslo |
| Eric: which is “Oslo.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) Oslo |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: Oslo |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ida: Har du vært i Oslo? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question “Have you been to Oslo?” |
| Ida: Ja, jeg har vært der to ganger. |
| Eric: "Yes, I've been there twice.” Listen as it’s repeated again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ida: (Slow) Ja, jeg har vært der to ganger. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Now, let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is |
| Ida: ja |
| Eric: meaning “yes.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) ja |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: ja |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next is |
| Ida: jeg |
| Eric: meaning “I.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) jeg |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Ida: jeg |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next is |
| Ida: har |
| Eric: meaning “have.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) har |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Ida: har |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next is |
| Ida: vært |
| Eric: meaning “been.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) vært |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Ida: vært |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next is |
| Ida: der |
| Eric: meaning “there.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) der |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: der |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next is |
| Ida: to |
| Eric: meaning “two.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) to |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: to |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And after that is |
| Ida: ganger |
| Eric: meaning “times.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) ganger |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: ganger |
| {Pause}Eric: Listen to the speaker say “Yes, I've been there twice.” and then repeat. |
| Ida: Ja, jeg har vært der to ganger. |
| {pause}Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace “twice” with “once.” |
| Ida: en gang |
| Eric: once |
| Ida: (slow) en gang (regular) en gang |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “once.” |
| Ida: Ja, jeg har vært der en gang. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same, simply replace “twice” with “once.” Now say “Yes, I've been there once.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: Ja, jeg har vært der en gang. |
| Eric: To give a different answer, replace “once” with “three times.” |
| Ida: tre ganger |
| Eric: “three times” |
| Ida: (slow) tre ganger (regular) tre ganger |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “three times.” |
| Ida: Ja, jeg har vært der tre ganger. |
| Eric: It’s almost the same, just replace “once” with “three times.” Now say “Yes, I've been there three times.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: Ja, jeg har vært der tre ganger. |
| Eric: For more practice, replace “three times” with “many times.” |
| Ida: mange ganger |
| Eric: many times |
| Ida: (slow) mange ganger (regular) mange ganger |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “many times.” |
| Ida: Ja, jeg har vært der mange ganger. |
| Eric: Here we just replace “three times” with “many times.” Now say “Yes, I've been there many times.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: Ja, jeg har vært der mange ganger. |
| Eric: To say "no" in a simple way, just say |
| Ida: Nei, det har jeg ikke. |
| Eric: Which is like saying “No, I haven’t” in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Ida: (Slowly) Nei, det har jeg ikke. |
| Eric: And one more time at normal speed. |
| Ida: Nei, det har jeg ikke. |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you’re visiting Norway and a stranger asks you if you’ve been to Oslo. You want to answer that you’ve been there twice. What would you say? |
| Ida: Har du vært i Oslo? (five seconds) Ja, jeg har vært der to ganger. |
| Eric: Now you want to say yes, you’ve been there once. Respond to the question. |
| Ida: Har du vært i Oslo? (five seconds) Ja, jeg har vært der en gang. |
| Eric: You want to say yes, you’ve been there three times. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Ida: Har du vært i Oslo? (five seconds) Ja, jeg har vært der tre ganger. |
| Eric: You want to answer that you’ve been there many times . How would you answer? |
| Ida: Har du vært i Oslo? (five seconds) Ja, jeg har vært der mange ganger. |
| Eric: You want to ask someone if they’ve been to Oslo. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Ida: Har du vært i Oslo? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Ida: Har du vært i Oslo? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 24. |
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