Learn idioms for when you're annoyed
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Maryssa: Idioms For When You're Annoyed |
| Maryssa: Hi everyone, and welcome back to NorwegianClass101.com. I'm Maryssa. |
| Patrick: And I'm Patrick! |
| Maryssa: This is Must-Know Norwegian Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 2. In this lesson you'll learn idioms for when you're annoyed. |
| Maryssa: When somebody makes a mistake or does something stupid, here are some words that might come in handy. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Maryssa: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Patrick: på bærtur |
| Patrick: hull i hodet |
| Patrick: tråkke i salaten |
| Patrick: på trynet |
| Maryssa: Patrick, what's our first expression? |
| Patrick: på bærtur |
| Maryssa: literally meaning "gone berry-picking." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "way off." |
| Patrick: [SLOW] på bærtur [NORMAL] på bærtur |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Patrick: på bærtur |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Use this slang expression when someone is way off and has no idea what they're doing. |
| Picking berries is a popular activity in Norway, but you have to go far into the forest or into the mountains to do it, way off the beaten track, one could say. This is where the idea of being "way off" comes from. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Du er helt på bærtur! [SLOW] Du er helt på bærtur! |
| Maryssa: "You have no idea what you're doing!" |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Du er helt på bærtur! |
| Maryssa: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Patrick: hull i hodet |
| Maryssa: literally meaning "hole in the head." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "that's ridiculous." |
| Patrick: [SLOW] hull i hodet [NORMAL] hull i hodet |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Patrick: hull i hodet |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Use this slang expression when someone tells you something that you find to be ridiculous. This expression comes from the idea that to say or do something so stupid, one would have to have a big hole in their head. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Det er hull i hodet! [SLOW] Det er hull i hodet! |
| Maryssa: "That is ridiculous!" |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Det er hull i hodet! |
| Maryssa: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Patrick: tråkke i salaten |
| Maryssa: literally meaning "to step in the salad." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to mess up." |
| Patrick: [SLOW] tråkke i salaten [NORMAL] tråkke i salaten |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Patrick: tråkke i salaten |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Use this slang expression when you want to let someone know that they messed up. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Nå har du tråkket i salaten. [SLOW] Nå har du tråkket i salaten. |
| Maryssa: "Now you've messed up." |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Nå har du tråkket i salaten. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Patrick: på trynet |
| Maryssa: literally meaning "on the face." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "that's stupid." |
| Patrick: [SLOW] på trynet [NORMAL] på trynet |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Patrick: på trynet |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Use this slang expression when you are told that someone did something stupid. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Det var skikkelig på trynet! [SLOW] Det var skikkelig på trynet! |
| Maryssa: "That was really stupid!" |
| Patrick: [NORMAL] Det var skikkelig på trynet! |
| QUIZ |
| Maryssa: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| Maryssa: A friend tells you that the company he works for has decided to lower his wages. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Patrick: hull i hodet |
| Maryssa: "that's ridiculous" |
| Maryssa: Your father tells you that all you have to do to get a job is to walk into offices and ask. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Patrick: på bærtur |
| Maryssa: "way off" |
| Maryssa: You hear someone say that they are going to become rich by selling mountain air trapped in bottles. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Patrick: på trynet |
| Maryssa: "that's stupid" |
| Maryssa:You show up to work late and realize that you forgot you had an important presentation that morning. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Patrick: tråkke i salaten |
| Maryssa: "to mess up" |
Outro |
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| Maryssa: There you have it; you have mastered four Norwegian Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at NorwegianClass101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Patrick: Ha det bra! |
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