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| Eric: Top 25 Norwegian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 6 “How long have you been studying Norwegian?” (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll encounter a common question for Norwegian learners, and then learn how to answer it 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 “How long have you been studying Norwegian?” In Norwegian, this is |
| Ida: Hvor lenge har du studert norsk? |
| Eric: The first word in the question is |
| Ida: hvor |
| Eric: meaning “how” in English. |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) hvor |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Ida: hvor |
| {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: lenge |
| Eric: meaning “long.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) lenge |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: lenge |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Ida: hvor lenge |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Next is |
| Ida: har |
| Eric: meaning “have.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) har |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: har |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Ida: hvor lenge har |
| {pause} |
| Eric: And next is |
| Ida: du |
| Eric: meaning “you.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) du |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: du |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the first four words of the question and repeat. |
| Ida: hvor lenge har du |
| {pause} |
| Eric: And next, |
| Ida: studert |
| Eric: meaning “studied.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) studert |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: studert |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the first five words of the question and repeat. |
| Ida: hvor lenge har du studert |
| {pause} |
| Eric: And last is |
| Ida: norsk |
| Eric: meaning “Norwegian.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) norsk |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: norsk |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ida: hvor lenge har du studert norsk? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question “How long have you been studying Norwegian?” |
| Ida: I en måned. |
| Eric: "For one month.” Listen as it’s repeated slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ida: (Slow) I en måned. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is |
| Ida: i |
| Eric: literally meaning “in.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) i |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: i |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next is |
| Ida: en |
| Eric: meaning “one.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) en |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Ida: en |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next, |
| Ida: måned |
| Eric: meaning “month.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) måned |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: måned |
| {Pause}Eric: Listen to the speaker say “For one month” and then repeat. |
| Ida: I en måned. |
| {pause}Eric: For more practice, let’s replace “one month” with “two years.” |
| Ida: to år |
| Eric: “two years” |
| Ida: (slow) to år (regular) to år |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “two years.” |
| Ida: I to år. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same, we just replace “one month” with “two years.” Now say, “for two years.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: I to år. |
| Eric: To make another phrase, replace “two years” with “one year.” |
| Ida: ett år |
| Eric: “one year” |
| Ida: (slow) ett år (regular) ett år |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “one year.” |
| Ida: I ett år. |
| Eric: Again, we simply replace “two years” with “one year.” Now say, “for one year.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: I ett år. |
| Eric: Now let’s replace “one year” with “three weeks.” |
| Ida: tre uker |
| Eric: “three weeks” |
| Ida: (slow) tre uker (regular) tre uker |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “three weeks.” |
| Ida: I tre uker. |
| Eric: Again, it’s almost the same, we just replace “one year” with “three weeks.” Now say “for three weeks.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: I tre uker. |
| Eric:Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you’re visiting Norway and someone asks you how long you’ve been studying Norwegian. You’ve been studying it for one month. How would you answer? |
| Ida: Hvor lenge har du studert norsk? (five seconds) I en måned. |
| Eric: Imagine you've been studying it for two years. Respond to the question. |
| Ida: Hvor lenge har du studert norsk? (five seconds) I to år. |
| Eric: Imagine you've been studying it for one year. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Ida: Hvor lenge har du studert norsk? (five seconds) I ett år. |
| Eric: Imagine you've been studying it for three weeks. How would you answer? |
| Ida: Hvor lenge har du studert norsk? (five seconds) I tre uker. |
| Eric: Now you want to ask someone how long they’ve been studying Norwegian. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Ida: Hvor lenge har du studert norsk? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 6. |
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