Learn how to post comments about visiting a landmark
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Must-Know Norwegian Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 18 - A Sightseeing Trip |
| 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 visiting a landmark. Anne visits a famous landmark, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment. |
| Mai: Dette er noe av det flotteste jeg noensinne har sett! |
| John: Meaning - "This is one of the most beautiful things I have seen." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Anne: Dette er noe av det flotteste jeg noensinne har sett! |
| (clicking sound) |
| Olav: Jeg er helt enig. |
| Hanne: Fikk dere tatt mange bilder så jeg kan se senere? |
| Morten: Kult! |
| Julie: Jeg håper jeg også får tatt turen dit en dag. |
| John: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Anne: Dette er noe av det flotteste jeg noensinne har sett! |
| John: "This is one of the most beautiful things I have seen." |
| (clicking sound) |
| Olav: Jeg er helt enig. |
| John: "I agree completely." |
| Hanne: Fikk dere tatt mange bilder så jeg kan se senere? |
| John: "Did you take many pictures, so that I can see later?" |
| Morten: Kult! |
| John: "Cool!" |
| Julie: Jeg håper jeg også får tatt turen dit en dag. |
| John: "I hope I get the chance to travel there someday too." |
| POST |
| John: Listen again to Anne's post. |
| Mai: Dette er noe av det flotteste jeg noensinne har sett! |
| John: "This is one of the most beautiful things I have seen." |
| Mai: (SLOW) Dette er noe av det flotteste jeg noensinne har sett! (Regular) Dette er noe av det flotteste jeg noensinne har sett! |
| John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "this is one of the most beautiful things." |
| Mai: Dette er noe av det flotteste |
| John: In this phrase, "the" and the adjective in the phrase have to be conjugated according to the noun in question. Listen again - "This is one of the most beautiful things" is... |
| Mai: (SLOW) Dette er noe av det flotteste (REGULAR) Dette er noe av det flotteste |
| John: Then comes the phrase - "I have ever seen." |
| Mai: jeg noensinne har sett |
| John: This phrase can be used when describing the worst, best or weirdest thing you have ever seen. Listen again- "I have ever seen" is... |
| Mai: (SLOW) jeg noensinne har sett (REGULAR) jeg noensinne har sett |
| John: All together, it's "This is one of the most beautiful things I have seen." |
| Mai: Dette er noe av det flotteste jeg noensinne har sett! |
| COMMENTS |
| John: In response, Anne's friends leave some comments. |
| John: Her husband, Olav, uses an expression meaning - "I agree completely." |
| Mai: (SLOW) Jeg er helt enig. (REGULAR) Jeg er helt enig. |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Jeg er helt enig. |
| John: Use this expression to say you really agree. |
| John: Her neighbor, Hanne, uses an expression meaning - "Did you take many pictures, so that I can see later?" |
| Mai: (SLOW) Fikk dere tatt mange bilder så jeg kan se senere? (REGULAR) Fikk dere tatt mange bilder så jeg kan se senere? |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Fikk dere tatt mange bilder så jeg kan se senere? |
| John: Use this expression to show you are interested. |
| John: Her college friend, Morten, uses an expression meaning - "Cool!" |
| Mai: (SLOW) Kult! (REGULAR) Kult! |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Kult! |
| John: Use this expression to quickly say it’s neat. |
| John: Her friend, Julie, uses an expression meaning - "I hope I get the chance to travel there someday too." |
| Mai: (SLOW) Jeg håper jeg også får tatt turen dit en dag. (REGULAR) Jeg håper jeg også får tatt turen dit en dag. |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Jeg håper jeg også får tatt turen dit en dag. |
| John: Use this expression to say you’re jealous. |
Outro |
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| John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about visiting a landmark, 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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