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In this lesson, we’ll introduce you to some more useful phrases for hotels and the like. The first phrase is “When do I pay the accommodation fee?” In Nynorsk, this is:
Når er det eg må betale overnattinga?
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Når er det eg må be-ta-le o-ver-nat-ting-a?
Once more:
Når er det eg må betale overnattinga?
The first section, når er det?, literally means “when is it?” in English.
(slow) Når er det?
Når er det?
Then we have eg må, which means “I must.” Eg is “I” and må is the verb “must.”
(slow) Eg må.
Eg må.
Next is betale, a verb meaning “pay.”
(slow) Be-ta-le.
Betale.
After that, you have the long word overnattinga, which is “the accommodation.”
(slow) O-ver-nat-ting-a.
Overnattinga.
Altogether:
(slow) Når er det eg må be-ta-le o-ver-nat-ting-a?
Når er det eg må betale overnattinga?
Literally, this is “When is it I must pay the accommodation,” but a better translation is “When do I pay for the accommodation?”
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Let’s try asking “Could I have some soap?” In Nynorsk this is:
Kan eg få litt såpe?
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Kan eg få litt så-pe?
Once more:
Kan eg få litt såpe?
The first three words, kan eg få?, literally mean “Can I get...?”
(slow) Kan eg få?
Kan eg få?
Next we have litt which means “a bit” or “some” in English.
(slow) Litt.
Litt.
And at the end, we have såpe which means “soap.”
(slow) Så-pe.
Såpe.
All together, it is:
(slow) Kan eg få litt så-pe?
Kan eg få litt såpe?
The literal translation in English is “Can I get a bit of soap?”
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Here are some additional things you may ask for when you are staying in a hotel.
Badehandkle which means “Bath towel.”
(slow) Ba-de-hand-kle.
Badehandkle.
Tannkost (“Toothbrush”)
(slow) Tann-kost.
Tannkost.
Tannkrem (“Toothpaste”)
(slow) Tann-krem.
Tannkrem.
Sjampo (“Shampoo”)
(slow) Sjam-po.
Sjampo.
In order to ask something else, all you have to do is to replace the word såpe with any other word from those we just learned.

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