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INTRODUCTION
Hei. Hello and welcome to Norwegian Survival Phrases brought to you by NorwegianClass101.com
This course is to sign to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Norway. You'll be surprised at how far a little Norwegian will go. Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by NorwegianClass101.com and there you'll find the accompanying pdf and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

Lesson focus
In this lesson, we're going to work on getting your package one step closer to its intended destination. In the previous lesson, we discussed the phrase "I would like to send this package to Italy," which was: Jeg skulle ha sendt denne pakken til Italia.
Let's break it down by syllable: Jeg skul-le ha sendt den-ne pak-ken til I-ta-li-a.
Again, the location is interchangeable.
When sending a package though, you will probably have to declare what's in the package. They usually ask you, "Can you write down what is in the package?" and present you with a green declaration sticker.
In Norwegian, this is: Kan du skrive ned hva den inneholder?
Let's break it down by syllable: Kan du skri-ve ned hva den in-ne-hol-der?
Now let's hear it once again: Kan du skrive ned hva den inneholder?
The first words, Kan du, is an expression you've probably heard many times now, "can you."
The next words skrive ned mean, "to write down."
Let's break down these words and see them one more time: Skri-ve ned.
Skri-ve ned.
After that comes hva, which means, "what."
Next, we have the defined pronoun den, which in English is "that one/it."
den.
Finally, we have inneholde, which is the Norwegian word for "to contain."
To recap here, we have: Kan du skrive ned hva den inneholder? Literally, this means, "Can you write down what it contains?"
All together, we have: Kan du skrive ned hva den inneholder? If you want to be sure to name all the things you are sending correctly, English is perfectly accepted.
Another way they may ask you, "What's in the package?" is: Hva Inneholder Pakken?
This translates as, "What does the package contain?"
Let's break it down by syllable: Hva in-ne-hol-der pak-ken?
The first word, hva means, "what," and then you have inneholder ("to contain").
Finally, you have: pakken ("the package").
All together, we have: Hva Inneholder Pakken? This literally means, "What contains the package?"
Please remember that even in Norway as in many other countries, there are some rules for things you can or cannot send. You can learn about this by visiting the Norwegian post website at www.posten.no/en

Outro
Okay, to close out today's lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer; so, Så lykke til, which means "good luck" in Norwegian.
"I would like to send this package to Italy." - Jeg skulle sendt denne pakken til Italia.
Jeg skulle sendt denne pakken til Italia.
Jeg skulle sendt denne pakken til Italia.
"Can you write down what's in the package?" - Kan du skrive ned hva den inneholder?
Kan du skrive ned hva den inneholder?
Kan du skrive ned hva den inneholder?
"What's in the package?" - Hva Inneholder Pakken?
Hva Inneholder Pakken?
Hva Inneholder Pakken?
Alright, that's going to do it for this lesson. Remember to stop by NorwegianClass101.com and pick up the accompanying pdf. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

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