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INTRODUCTION
Eric: Hi everyone, and welcome back to NorwegianClass101.com. This is Upper Beginner, Season 1 Lesson 24 - Talking About an Overseas Trip in Norwegian. Eric Here.
Ida: Hallo. I'm Ida.
Eric: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to describe a famous building or place. The conversation takes place outside a classroom at the university extension.
Ida: It's between Linda and her fellow student and friend, Halvor.
Eric: The speakers are friends, so they’ll be using informal Norwegian. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Halvor: Linda, du har vært mye i Skottland, ikke sant?
Linda: Ja, det har jeg.
Halvor: Jeg skulle ha besøkt slottet i Edinburgh. Er det verdt det å gå dit?
Linda: Uten tvil! Du kan se Skottlands kronregalier og den eldste bygninga i Edinburgh, Sankt Margarets Kapell.
Halvor: Er slottet lett å finne?
Linda: Ja, absolutt! Slottet er midt i byen. Du kan ikke unngå å se det!
Halvor: Når er den beste tida å dra dit?
Linda: De avfyrer en kanon hver dag klokka ett, så hvis du er der før halv ett får du se det.
Halvor: Wow! Det visste jeg ikke om!
Eric: Listen to the conversation one time slowly.
Halvor: Linda, du har vært mye i Skottland, ikke sant?
Linda: Ja, det har jeg.
Halvor: Jeg skulle ha besøkt slottet i Edinburgh. Er det verdt det å gå dit?
Linda: Uten tvil! Du kan se Skottlands kronregalier og den eldste bygninga i Edinburgh, Sankt Margarets Kapell.
Halvor: Er slottet lett å finne?
Linda: Ja, absolutt! Slottet er midt i byen. Du kan ikke unngå å se det!
Halvor: Når er den beste tida å dra dit?
Linda: De avfyrer en kanon hver dag klokka ett, så hvis du er der før halv ett får du se det.
Halvor: Wow! Det visste jeg ikke om!
Eric: Now, listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Halvor: Linda, you've been to Scotland a lot, right?
Linda: Yes, I have.
Halvor: I'm planning on visiting the castle in Edinburgh. Is it worth going there?
Linda: Without doubt! You can see Scotland's crown jewels and the oldest building in Edinburgh, Saint Margaret's Chapel.
Halvor: Is the castle easy to find?
Linda: Yes, absolutely! The castle is in the center of town. You can't avoid seeing it!
Halvor: When is the best time to go there?
Linda: They fire a cannon every day at one o'clock, so if you're there before half-past twelve you'll get to see it.
Halvor: Wow! I didn't know about that!
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Eric: Ida, Norway is also home to a very famous castle, right?
Ida: That’s right. You’re talking about the Norwegian Royal Palace, the king's official residence in Oslo.
Eric: This castle was built as a royal residence under kings Karl Johan and Oscar the first, in the years 1825 to 1848, by the architect H.D.F. Linstow.
Ida: And it was built in distinctive neoclassical style.
Eric: Can our listeners take tours there?
Ida: Of course! You can get private tours inside the castle if you like, but otherwise the beautiful parks around the castle are great for a walk. One of the parks has even been named the Queen's Okay.
Eric: Well OKAY then! Now, let’s move on to the vocab.
VOCAB LIST
Eric: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is..
Ida: å besøke [natural native speed]
Eric: to visit
Ida: å besøke[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Ida: å besøke [natural native speed]
Eric: Next we have..
Ida: å finne [natural native speed]
Eric: to find
Ida: å finne[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Ida: å finne [natural native speed]
Eric: Next we have..
Ida: midt [natural native speed]
Eric: center
Ida: midt[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Ida: midt [natural native speed]
Eric: Next we have..
Ida: best [natural native speed]
Eric: best
Ida: best[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Ida: best [natural native speed]
Eric: Next we have..
Ida: å dra [natural native speed]
Eric: to go
Ida: å dra[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Ida: å dra [natural native speed]
Eric: Next we have..
Ida: dit [natural native speed]
Eric: there
Ida: dit[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Ida: dit [natural native speed]
Eric: Next we have..
Ida: hver [natural native speed]
Eric: every
Ida: hver[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Ida: hver [natural native speed]
Eric: And last..
Ida: bygning [natural native speed]
Eric: building
Ida: bygning[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Ida: bygning [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
Eric: Let's take a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. Our phrase for this lesson is…
Ida: å være verdt det
Eric: which means “to be worth it”
Ida: å være is a verb meaning “to be”, verdt means “worth” and det is the pronoun meaning “it”. So, altogether, å være verdt det means “to be worth it”.
Eric: You can also remove the pronoun “it” and replace it with a verb in the infinitive form to create an action that is “worth doing”. For example...
Ida: Det er verdt å reise til Nord-Norge.
Eric: which means “It's worth travelling to northern Norway.”
Ida: Det er verdt pengene.
Eric: which means “It's worth the money.”
Ida: Er det verdt å se Aker Brygge?
Eric: which means “Is it worth seeing the port Aker Brygge?” Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

Eric: In this lesson you’ll learn how to describe a famous building or place. First, let’s look at the construction for the question “Have you ever been to…?” In Norwegian this is...
Ida: Har du vært i
Eric: To this, you add the name of the country or city you want to ask about, and finally finish by adding the preposition...
Ida: før, meaning “before”
Eric: For example…
Ida: Har du vært i Roma før?
Eric: “Have you ever been to Rome?”
Ida: Har du vært i Frankrike før?
Eric: “Have you ever been to France?” If the answer is positive, a great follow-up question would be...
Ida: Hva syntes du om stedet? or you could also say Er det verdt det å gå dit?
Eric: which means “What did you think of the place?” or “Is it worth going there?” respectively. If you think that the place is worth visiting, you can say…
Ida: Uten tvil!
Eric: which means “Without doubt!” On the other hand, if you don’t think it’s a place worth visiting, you can say…
Ida: Nei, jeg synes ikke det
Eric: which means “No, I don’t think so”. For example..
Ida: Nei, jeg synes ikke det er verdt å besøke Edinburgh fordi det er en kjedelig by.
Eric: “No, I don’t think it's worth visiting Edinburgh because it’s a boring city”. Ida, how would you say the phrase “Where is…?” in Norwegian?
Ida: That would be Hvor er
Eric: For example, you can say…
Ida: Hvor er slottet?
Eric: Meaning “Where is the castle?” When you answer a question about where something is, first say the location you are asking about, and then add the word
Ida: er
Eric: which means “is”, followed by the description of the location. You can also use the word...
Ida: ligger
Eric: which literally translated means “to lie in a place”. For example..
Ida: Hvor er slottet? Slottet er midt i byen.
Eric: “Where is the castle? The castle is in the middle of the town.” And if you’re wondering about the best time to go, just ask...
Ida: Når er den beste tida å dra dit?
Eric: “When is the best time to go there?” When answering this question, you can simply say,
Ida: Den beste tida å dra dit er på, followed by the time.
Eric: For example…
Ida: Den beste tida å dra dit er på ettermiddagen.
Eric: “The best time to go there is in the afternoon.”
Ida: Den beste tida å dra dit er på vinteren.
Eric: “The best time to go there is in the winter.”

Outro

Eric: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thanks for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye!
Ida: Ha det bra.

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