Learn how to say the five most common phrases used in a classroom
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| Jasmine: Hello, everyone. All About series lesson 14: Top 5 classroom phrases in Norwegian. |
| Filip: In this lesson, you will learn the top five phrases you will hear in a classroom. |
| Jasmine: Some are phrases that a teacher would use and some are phrases you can use with a teacher. |
| Filip: You'll get a head start by already knowing these phrases! |
| Jasmine: Our first phrase is "Hva betyr…?" |
| Filip: "Hva betyr…(blank)?" literally translates to, "What means…(blank)?" This is a very useful phrase in the classroom because you can ask your teacher what certain words or ideas in Norwegian. |
| Jasmine: You would use this phrase by first saying "Hva betyr," and then adding the item you want to know. Could you give us some examples? |
| Filip: Sure! "Hva betyr biler?" means, "What does biler mean?" and "Hva betyr brukt?" means, "What does brukt mean?" |
| Jasmine: And what do those words mean, Filip? |
| Filip: Well, "biler" means "cars," and "brukt" means "used." |
| Jasmine: Excellent. Our next phrase is "Åpne bøkene deres." |
| Filip: It literally means, "Open your books." Your teacher might use this phrase to tell the class to open their books to begin reading. |
| Jasmine: Cool. The next phrase is... |
| Filip: "Jeg forstår ikke." It literally translates to, "I understand not," but means, "I don't understand." |
| Jasmine: You would use this phrase if your teacher explains something or says something that you didn't understand. |
| Filip: Norwegian teachers like it when you use Norwegian to interact in the classroom, even if they have to explain things in English afterward. |
| Jasmine: So be sure to use this phrase even if you're just saying it to yourself. It's good for your learning! |
| Filip: The next phrase is "En gang til." |
| Jasmine: "En gang til" literally translates to, "one time more," but means, "one more time," or "again." |
| Filip: Norwegian translated directly to English always sounds like something that would come out of Yoda's mouth. I wonder why that is? |
| Jasmine: I don't know why, but it's true. "En gang til" is a useful phrase in the classroom. |
| Filip: You can expect your teacher to say this when they want you to repeat something. |
| Jasmine: Our last phrase is "Forstår du?" "Forstår du?" literally translates as, "Understand you?" |
| Filip: But again, since Norwegian has sentence structures that remind one of Star Wars, it actually means "Do you understand?" |
| Jasmine: This question is often used by teachers to make sure the students are understanding what they are explaining. |
| Filip: Let's recap what we learned in this lesson. |
| Jasmine: That's a great idea. Can we hear all of those phrases again one more time? |
| Filip: Sure! |
| Jasmine: "What does (blank) mean?" |
| Filip: "Hva betyr…(blank)?" |
| Jasmine: "Please open your books." |
| Filip: "Åpne bøkene deres." |
| Jasmine: "I don't understand." |
| Filip: "Jeg forstår ikke." |
| Jasmine: "One more time." |
| Filip: "En gang til." |
| Jasmine: And, "Did you understand?" |
| Filip: "Forstår du?" |
| Jasmine: There you have it, all five phrases for the classroom! |
| Filip: See you next time! |
| Jasmine: Bye everyone! |
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