Learn how to use pronouns in Norwegian and find out how to introduce yourself
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| Yura: Hello there! This is Yura. Welcome back to NorwegianClass101.com. This is Absolute Beginner, Season 1, Lesson 18 - In a Norwegian Home. |
| Filip : Velkommen tilbake! I’m Filip. |
| Yura: In this lesson, we’re going to talk about family and friends. |
| Filip : That’s right. And a new character will also appear in our dialogue, Nora, Espen’s sister. |
| Yura: Espen has invited Mark to his home. For the moment, Espen’s sister is living together with Espen. Maybe she is moving? |
| Filip : Who knows. At their age, siblings normally don’t live together, but maybe Espen is helping his sister out. |
| Yura: OK. A first time meeting again, but under some different social circumstances. |
| Filip : Yes, and both people will be polite, but with a more joking, friendly tone than the first introductions we heard. |
| Yura: Let’s listen to the conversation. |
| Yura: |
| Espen Mark, dette er min søster Nora. Nora, Mark. |
| Mark Hei, jeg er Mark. Jeg er her på business reise. Hyggelig å møte deg. |
| Nora: Hei Mark. Jeg er Nora. Espen har fortalt så mye om deg. Hyggelig å møte deg også. |
| Mark Å? Bare gode ting håper jeg? (laugh) |
| Nora: (laugh) Ja, ta det helt med ro! |
| English Host: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Espen Mark, dette er min søster Nora. Nora, Mark. |
| Mark Hei, jeg er Mark. Jeg er her på business reise. Hyggelig å møte deg. |
| Nora: Hei Mark. Jeg er Nora. Espen har fortalt så mye om deg. Hyggelig å møte deg også. |
| Mark Å? Bare gode ting håper jeg? (laugh) |
| Nora: (laugh) Ja, ta det helt med ro! |
| English Host: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Espen Mark, dette er min søster Nora. Nora, Mark. |
| Yura: Mark, this is my sister Nora. Nora, Mark. |
| Mark Hei, jeg er Mark. Jeg er her på business reise. Hyggelig å møte deg. |
| Yura: Hi, I’m Mark. I’m here on a business trip. Nice to meet you. |
| Nora: Hei Mark. Jeg er Nora. Espen har fortalt så mye om deg. Hyggelig å møte deg også. |
| Yura: Hi Mark. I’m Nora. Espen has told me so much about you. Nice to meet you too. |
| Mark Å? Bare gode ting håper jeg? (laugh) |
| Yura: Oh? Only good things I hope? (laugh) |
| Nora: (laugh) Ja, ta det helt med ro! |
| Yura: Yes, don’t worry! |
| Post Conversation Banter |
| Yura: Hey Filip, I remember being very surprised when my host mother told me her and who I thought was her husband weren’t married, but she told me it was normal. Is that so? |
| Filip : Yes, many people live together and even have kids without being married in Norway. |
| Yura: How come? |
| Filip : I don’t know why exactly... I guess everyone has their reasons, but the fear of divorce might be a factor. Also, very few people are actually religious in Norway, so it might be because they don’t see the point in it. |
| Yura: But don’t you get benefits from being married? Like tax benefits and such? |
| Filip : You can inform the government that you are living together and have kids and you get just the same benefits, so it’s not necessary. |
| Yura: I see. And marriages are expensive too, I guess. |
| Filip : Still the larger percentage are married couples though. |
| Yura: Yes, many of our neighbours were married. I also noticed that families are small. |
| Filip : You mean as in kids leaving home early and grandparents normally not living with the rest of the family? |
| Yura: Yes. Do you know why? |
| Filip : It’s probably that there is space enough for people to have their individual houses, and that independence is an important part of Norwegian culture. I left home when I was 20, but many of my friends got apartments when they were 16. |
| Yura: How does a 16 year old manage to live alone? |
| Filip : Well, often with part-time work. Wages are OK, even for part-time work in Norway. Often three or four teenagers get together and rent a house, and that’s pretty cheap. And of course their mom and dad will normally support them a little. |
| Yura: Very interesting! Alright, let’s have a look at the vocabulary. |
| Vocabulary and Phrases |
| Yura: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| The first word we shall see is: |
| Filip : business [natural native speed] |
| Yura: business |
| Filip : business [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Filip : business [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Filip : reise [natural native speed] |
| Yura: trip, travel |
| Filip : reise [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Filip : reise [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Filip : å fortelle [natural native speed] |
| Yura: to tell |
| Filip : å fortelle [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Filip : å fortelle [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Filip : mye [natural native speed] |
| Yura: much, a lot |
| Filip : mye [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Filip : mye [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Filip : god [natural native speed] |
| Yura: good |
| Filip : god [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Filip : god [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Filip : ting [natural native speed] |
| Yura: thing, stuff |
| Filip : ting [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Filip : ting [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Filip : helt [natural native speed] |
| Yura: whole, completely |
| Filip : helt [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Filip : helt [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Filip : ro [natural native speed] |
| Yura: ease |
| Filip : ro [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Filip : ro [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Filip : ta det (helt) med ro [natural native speed] |
| Yura: don't worry |
| Filip : ta det (helt) med ro [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Filip : ta det (helt) med ro [natural native speed] |
| Vocabulary and Phrase Usage |
| Yura: Let’s take a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. First, let’s also take a look at the sentence in our vocabulary list |
| Filip : Ta det helt med ro |
| Yura: “Don’t worry” |
| Yura: This is also one of the exceptions, isn’t it? A set phrase you’ll just have to memorize. |
| Filip : That’s right. You can also skip the helt and say ta det med ro, but this is more often used like “take it easy.” |
| Yura: That is also a slightly more aggressive sentence if not used correctly, right? |
| Filip : That’s right. Ta det med ro is more often used in situations where a mother is talking to energetic children, or in conflicts. |
| Yura: Lastly there are some English words in here too. |
| Filip : Yes, as we mentioned in previous lessons, Norwegian borrows a lot from English. “Business” is one of those words. |
| Yura So it’s easy to remember! Okay, on to the grammar. |
| Grammar Point |
| Yura: Ok, now it’s time for some grammar. |
| Filip : All right, the focus of this lesson is pronouns, and further introductions. |
| Yura: More introductions? |
| Filip : Introductions are an important first step when speaking to someone. Getting it right is important! |
| Yura: Ah yes I see your point. Let’s get to it then, shall we. |
| Filip : OK. First of all, I need to go through some Norwegian pronouns. I’ll say them, and Yura will translate after. You may know some of these already, but we will repeat them anyway. Here we go |
| Filip : Jeg |
| Yura: I |
| Filip : Deg/ Du |
| Yura: You |
| Filip : Vi |
| Yura: We |
| Filip : Oss |
| Yura: Us |
| Filip : De |
| Yura: They |
| Filip : Han |
| Yura: He |
| Filip : Hun |
| Yura: She |
| Yura: All right, now let’s have some examples with these pronouns |
| Filip : Jeg er Mark |
| Yura: I’m Mark |
| Filip : Hvem er du? |
| Yura: Who are you |
| Filip : Vi er venner. |
| Yura: We are friends. |
| Filip : Er du en av oss? |
| Yura: Are you one of us? |
| Filip : Hvem er de? |
| Yura: Who are they? |
| Filip : Han er grei. |
| Yura: He is kind. |
| Filip : Hun er pen. |
| Yura: She is pretty. |
| Yura: OK, now that we have gone through the pronouns, let’s hear some more advanced sentences using them. |
| Filip : Sure. I will do a small dialogue, with Yura reading the English. We will try to use as many pronouns as we can for this. |
| Filip : Jeg er Pål, hvem er du? |
| Yura: I am Pål, who are you? |
| Filip : Jeg er Arne. Kjenner du Espen? |
| Yura: I am Arne. Do you know Espen? |
| Filip : Ja, vi jobber sammen. |
| Yura: Yes, we work together. |
| Filip : Åja, han fortalte det. |
| Yura: Oh right, he told me that. |
| Filip : And that’s it! Using pronouns makes it easier for everyone to understand who we are talking about. |
| Yura: A fairly easy thing to remember if you remember the pronouns themselves. Using them correctly can be tricky sometimes though. I remember even my host sister would use some incorrectly sometimes. |
| Filip : Yes, that’s true. Many young Norwegians have somehow started to misuse pronouns, but hopefully the ones learning Norwegian now will do better. |
| Yura: Let’s hope so. |
| (farewell) |
| Yura: Ok, that’s it for this lesson, remember to study what you’ve learned in this lesson! |
| Filip : Thank you for listening, and hope to see you again soon! |
| Yura: Bye bye and take care! |
| Filip : På gjensyn! |
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