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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, and welcome back to NorwegianClass101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 7 - What Will Tomorrow's Weather Be Like in Norway? Eric Here. |
| Mai: Hei, I'm Mai. In this lesson, you’ll learn about forecasting the weather using the passive form with -bli/være |
| Eric: The conversation is a TV weather forecast. |
| Mai: The speaker is a weather presenter... |
| Eric: ...Who will use formal Norwegian. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Værmelder: God kveld. Vi skal ta en titt på været for helgen. I Osloområdet blir det ustabilt vær med regnbyger som kommer inn på morgenkvisten og kraftig nordøstlig vind utover ettermiddagen. |
| Værmelder: Det kan bli lokalt tordenvær, men det er etter at regnbygene har passert nordover. |
| Værmelder: Nedbørsmessig kan vi regne med mellom 5 til 7 mm og det kan forekomme liten kuling langs kysten. |
| Værmelder: Søndagen blir forventet regnfri, men det kan forekomme yr over store deler av landet. Temperaturene for helgen forandrer seg ikke så mye fra i dag, ca mellom 8 til 10 grader. |
| Værmelder: Jeg ønsker dere en fortsatt trivelig kveld. |
| Eric: Listen to the conversation with the English translation |
| Weather presenter: Good evening. We will take a look at the weather on the weekend. In the Oslo area, the weather will be unstable with downpours coming in the early morning and strong northeastern winds in the afternoon. |
| Weather presenter: There may be a local thunderstorm, but that will be after the showers have passed in a northerly direction. |
| Weather presenter: Precipitation-wise, we can expect between 5 to 7 mm and there might be a strong breeze along the coast. |
| Weather presenter: Sunday is expected to be rain-free, but drizzle may occur over big parts of the country. The temperatures for the weekend will not change that much from today, about 17 to 20 degrees. |
| Weather presenter: I wish you a continued pleasant evening. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Eric: Mai, can you tell us something about the weather in Norway? |
| Mai: Norway is known for being a country with cold winters and a lot of snow, but the other seasons aren't that cold, and there are actually pleasant summers in Norway, with temperatures that are not too hot or too cold. |
| Eric: How is it possible that summers are pleasant when it’s a Northern region? |
| Mai: We can thank the Gulf stream for the nice summers, since it brings warmer water to Norway's coastline. In the west and the south we can get up to 35 degrees in the summer. |
| Eric: So that means that there’s a difference between North and South in Norway? |
| Mai: The temperatures do vary a lot from the North to the South, and it can get pretty cold in the North in the wintertime. Karasjok in Finnmark can get as low as minus 35 degrees. |
| Eric: Are there any useful expressions related to this topic that we should learn? |
| Mai: When listening to the Norwegian weather forecast, you may hear makstemperatur and minimumstemperatur |
| Eric: Which respectively mean "maximum temperature" and "minimum temperature" |
| Eric: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Eric: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Mai: titt [natural native speed] |
| Eric: look |
| Mai: titt[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mai: titt [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Mai: ustabil [natural native speed] |
| Eric: unstable |
| Mai: ustabil[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mai: ustabil [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Mai: regnbyge [natural native speed] |
| Eric: downpour |
| Mai: regnbyge[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mai: regnbyge [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Mai: torden [natural native speed] |
| Eric: thunder |
| Mai: torden[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mai: torden [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Mai: nedbør [natural native speed] |
| Eric: precipitation |
| Mai: nedbør[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mai: nedbør [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Mai: å regne [natural native speed] |
| Eric: to expect |
| Mai: å regne[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mai: å regne [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Mai: liten kuling [natural native speed] |
| Eric: strong breeze |
| Mai: liten kuling[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mai: liten kuling [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Mai: å forekomme [natural native speed] |
| Eric: to occur |
| Mai: å forekomme[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mai: å forekomme [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Mai: yr [natural native speed] |
| Eric: drizzle |
| Mai: yr[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mai: yr [natural native speed] |
| Eric: And last.. |
| Mai: trivelig [natural native speed] |
| Eric: pleasant |
| Mai: trivelig[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mai: trivelig [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Eric: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first phrase is.. |
| Mai: ta en titt |
| Eric: meaning "to have a look" |
| Mai: Ta means "take," en means "a," and titt means "look." |
| Eric: You use this whenever you have a look at something or somebody. |
| Mai: For example, you can say Han tok en titt i speilet før han gikk ut av døra |
| Eric: meaning "He had a look in the mirror before he went out the door." |
| Mai: Here is another example, Ta en titt på denne sofaen. |
| Eric: ..which means "Have a look at this sofa." Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Mai: å regne med |
| Eric: meaning "to count on" |
| Mai: You could say, for example, Du kan regne med meg |
| Eric: meaning "You can count on me." |
| Mai: Å regne can also mean "to consider" and "to expect." |
| Eric: Can you give us an example using this verb? |
| Mai: For example, you can say.. Hun blir regnet som den flinkeste i klassen. |
| Eric: .. which means "She is considered the cleverest in her class." Okay, what's the next word? |
| Mai: å forekomme |
| Eric: meaning "to occur" |
| Mai: This is probably used more in formal situations, especially on TV. |
| Eric: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Mai: Sure. For example, you can say.. Uhell kan forekomme hos enhver. |
| Eric: .. which means "Accidents can occur to everyone." Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn about forecasting the weather... |
| Mai: ...and the passive form with -bli and være. |
| Eric: In English, “to be” is used for making passive sentences... |
| Mai: ...but in Norwegian the verb å bli, meaning “to become,” is more commonly used. |
| Eric: You use passive when the speaker or subject of the action is not important, unknown, or when you just don’t want to talk about them. We often find the passive form used in newspapers, in news on TV, and in weather forecasts. Let’s take a look at how to form the passive in Norwegian. |
| Mai: You form the passive by adding the helping verb å bli meaning ”to become” with a main verb in perfektum partisipp. Å bli can be used in any conjugated form, but the main verb must be in perfektum partisipp. |
| Eric: Is there any difference between this passive form and the s-passive we saw in a previous lesson? |
| Mai: You can use the passive form with bli for finished actions or things that happen once. You might remember the s-passive, which is often used for habits and actions that occurs several times. Also the bli passive form is the most common one in bokmål. |
| Eric: Let’s see some examples of this passive form. |
| Mai: There’s an example in the dialogue, Søndagen blir forventet regnfri. |
| Eric: meaning “Sunday is expected to be rain free.” |
| Mai: Here’s another example Til og med desserten ble spist opp. |
| Eric: “Even the dessert was eaten up.” |
| Mai: Kjolen ble hengt i skapet. |
| Eric: “The dress was hung in the closet.” Ok, now let’s see the other passive form we mentioned at the beginning of this lesson. |
| Mai: You can also form the passive with å være meaning “to be”. You take å være in any conjugated form and add the perfektum partisipp of the main verb. |
| Eric: This form of the passive, though more similar to English, is not so common because it resembles a state or the result of an action that has been completed. Mai, can you give us some examples? |
| Mai: Boka er skrevet av en kjent forfatter. |
| Eric: “The book is written by a famous author.” |
| Mai: Saken er undersøkt. |
| Eric: “The case is investigated.” Ok, now let’s see some forecast expressions and some collocations related to weather. What are some of the weather forecast-related words used in the dialogue? |
| Mai: regnbyge |
| Eric: “downpour” |
| Mai: kraftig vind |
| Eric: “strong wind” |
| Mai: tordenvær |
| Eric: “thunderstorm” |
| Mai: Here is a complete sentence, I Osloområdet blir det ustabilt vær med regnbyger som kommer inn på morgenkvisten og kraftig nordøstlig vind utover ettermiddagen. |
| Eric: “In the Oslo area, the weather will be unstable with downpours coming in the early morning and strong northeastern winds in the afternoon.” |
| Mai: Also Det kan bli lokalt tordenvær. |
| Eric: “There may be a local thunderstorm.” Let’s give some sample sentences about weather, not necessarily about the forecasts. |
| Mai: Det er fuktig. |
| Eric: “It’s humid.” |
| Mai: Det lyner og tordner i dag. |
| Eric: “There’s lightning and thunder today.” |
| Mai: Det blåste så mye at paraplyen min ble ødelagt. |
| Eric: “It blew so much that my umbrella was broken.” |
Outro |
| Eric: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! |
| Mai: Ha det bra! |
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