Learn how to post comments about getting married
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Must-Know Norwegian Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 12 - Getting Married |
| John: Hi, everyone. I'm John. |
| Mai: And I'm Mai. |
| John: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Norwegian about getting married. Anne is getting married today, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment. |
| Mai: I dag skal jeg gifte meg! |
| John: Meaning - "Today, I’m getting married!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Anne: I dag skal jeg gifte meg! |
| (clicking sound) |
| Hanne: Jeg gleder meg til seremonien. |
| Morten: Nå blir det fest! |
| Julie: Du kommer til å se så fin ut i den kjolen Anne! |
| Mette: Du slår deg ned allerede? |
| John: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Anne: I dag skal jeg gifte meg! |
| John: "Today, I’m getting married!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| Hanne: Jeg gleder meg til seremonien. |
| John: "I’m looking forward to the ceremony." |
| Morten: Nå blir det fest! |
| John: "Now, let's party!" |
| Julie: Du kommer til å se så fin ut i den kjolen Anne! |
| John: "You are going to look so nice in that dress, Anne!" |
| Mette: Du slår deg ned allerede? |
| John: "You are settling down already?" |
| POST |
| John: Listen again to Anne's post. |
| Mai: I dag skal jeg gifte meg! |
| John: "Today, I’m getting married!" |
| Mai: (SLOW) I dag skal jeg gifte meg! (Regular) I dag skal jeg gifte meg! |
| John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "today, I am going to." |
| Mai: I dag skal jeg |
| John: This states something the speaker is intending to do today. It can be both something that will be a day-long activity or just something shorter taking place sometime today. Listen again - "Today, I’m going to" is... |
| Mai: (SLOW) I dag skal jeg (REGULAR) I dag skal jeg |
| John: Then comes the phrase - "get married." |
| Mai: gifte meg |
| John: In Norwegian this is expressed literally as "to marry oneself." It is a reflexive verb. The meaning, however, is the same as the English "to get married.” Listen again - "get married" is... |
| Mai: (SLOW) gifte meg (REGULAR) gifte meg |
| John: All together, it's "Today, I’m getting married!" |
| Mai: I dag skal jeg gifte meg! |
| COMMENTS |
| John: In response, Anne's friends leave some comments. |
| John: Her neighbor, Hanne, uses an expression meaning - "I’m looking forward to the ceremony." |
| Mai: (SLOW) Jeg gleder meg til seremonien. (REGULAR) Jeg gleder meg til seremonien. |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Jeg gleder meg til seremonien. |
| John: Use this expression to show you are feeling warmhearted. |
| John: Her college friend, Morten, uses an expression meaning - "Now, let's party!" |
| Mai: (SLOW) Nå blir det fest! (REGULAR) Nå blir det fest! |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Nå blir det fest! |
| John: Use this expression to show you are feeling silly. |
| John: Her friend, Julie, uses an expression meaning - "You are going to look so nice in that dress, Anne!" |
| Mai: (SLOW) Du kommer til å se så fin ut i den kjolen Anne! (REGULAR) Du kommer til å se så fin ut i den kjolen Anne! |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Du kommer til å se så fin ut i den kjolen Anne! |
| John: Use this expression to show you are feeling optimistic. |
| John: Her high school friend, Mette, uses an expression meaning - "You are settling down already?" |
| Mai: (SLOW) Du slår deg ned allerede? (REGULAR) Du slår deg ned allerede? |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Du slår deg ned allerede? |
| John: Use this expression to be funny. |
Outro |
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| John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about getting married, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know, and we'll see you next time! |
| Mai: Ha det bra! |
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