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| Hi everybody, this is Anette from norwegianclass101.com. Today, we are looking at Top 10 Phrases You’ll Need for a Date. So let’s get started. |
| 1. Har du lyst til å gå ut å spise middag med meg? "Would you like to go out to dinner with me?" |
| In Norway, it’s quite common to eat dinner at home. So you might instead get invited to go home to somebody for dinner. So don’t get surprised if somebody asks you home for dinner. |
| 2. Er du ledig i helgen? "Are you free this weekend?" |
| Norwegians usually have quite a lot of spare time. So, they like to ask not that specifically. It’s not like, “are you free on Saturday?” It’s like, “are you free this weekend?” Then it gives the person more time to think about, like, when they would be available to hang out. So this can be used with both friends or for dates as well. |
| 3. Har du lyst til å henge med meg? "Would you like to hang out with me?" |
| This again, you can use with friends or somebody you are more interested in. And in Norway, we don’t have a very clear point in time where people stop being friends and begin being in a relationship. So these kind of vague phrases, it’s very common. |
| 4. Du er så søt. "You're so cute." |
| This is maybe a phrase that guys would say to girls rather than the other way around. But on the other hand, it’s not that common to call girls cute in Norway. Maybe you would go for something else like “cool,” kul, or pen “pretty”. |
| Du er pen, “you are pretty.” |
| Du er kul, “you are cool.” |
| 5. Du ser bra ut. "You look great." |
| Yeah, this is a very useful phrase. You know, you can use it both with friends or your special one and this can be used both to your female friends and your male friends. |
| 6. Det var en flott kveld. "That was a great evening." |
| This is also a phrase you can use very easily with friends or yeah, anybody you had a good time with. |
| 7. Jeg ringer deg. "I'll call you." |
| Well, in some cases, if it hadn’t been such a great evening, this might be an excuse to never talk again. So just be aware of that. If the night was successful, I think most people would probably ask when they would be able to meet again like oh, this has been a really nice evening. Do you want to hang out again next week or something but I’ll call you, um, maybe he won’t. |
| 8. Jeg kan kjøre deg hjem. "I'll drive you home." |
| In Norway, taxis are quite expensive. So if you found somebody who is willing to drive you home, then you are lucky, if it’s a good person, of course. |
| 9. Når skal vi møtes i morgen? "What time shall we meet tomorrow?" |
| As you might know, Norway has very short work hours. So, even during the weekdays, it is easy to meet up after work and since it’s during the summer, it’s usually light outside until very late. So you might want to go out in nature, maybe do some barbeque or something. Anything is possible. |
| 10. Kan vi møtes igjen? "Can I see you again?" |
| Well, if somebody asks you this question, then, you’ve probably made a good impression. Good job! |
| Okay everybody, that’s all for today. We’ve been looking at Top 10 Phrases You’ll Need for a Date. Please let me know if you could use these phrases successfully. See you again next week. Ha det bra, vi ses senere neste uke. |
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