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Lesson Transcript

INTRODUCTION
John: Must-Know Norwegian Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 19 - Just Relaxing
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 relaxing. Olav relaxes at a beautiful place, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment.
Mai: Her kan jeg bli for alltid!
John: Meaning - "I could stay here forever!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
Olav: Her kan jeg bli for alltid!
(clicking sound)
Anne: Stranden var så deilig og sjøen blå!
Hanne: Håper dere kommer hjem brune og blide.
Mette: Husk solkrem! Dere er jo så bleke at dere kommer til å bli brente!
Anders: Jeg liker best når det er skyet.
John: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
Olav: Her kan jeg bli for alltid!
John: "I could stay here forever!"
(clicking sound)
Anne: Stranden var så deilig og sjøen blå!
John: "The beach was so lovely and the ocean was so blue!"
Hanne: Håper dere kommer hjem brune og blide.
John: "I hope you come home tanned and happy."
Mette: Husk solkrem! Dere er jo så bleke at dere kommer til å bli brente!
John: "Remember sunscreen! You're so pale that you're going to burn!"
Anders: Jeg liker best når det er skyet.
John: "I prefer it when it's cloudy."
POST
John: Listen again to Olav's post.
Mai: Her kan jeg bli for alltid!
John: "I could stay here forever!"
Mai: (SLOW) Her kan jeg bli for alltid! (Regular) Her kan jeg bli for alltid!
John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "I could stay here."
Mai: Her kan jeg bli
John: This describes a place where you think you could stay for a long time or forever. It can be used as a sentence by itself or combined with a phrase describing how long you want to stay. Listen again - "I could stay here" is...
Mai: (SLOW) Her kan jeg bli (REGULAR) Her kan jeg bli
John: Then comes the phrase - "forever."
Mai: for alltid
John: This indicates that they mean they could stay there forever. Listen again - "forever" is...
Mai: (SLOW) for alltid (REGULAR) for alltid
John: All together, it's "I could stay here forever!"
Mai: Her kan jeg bli for alltid!
COMMENTS
John: In response, Olav's friends leave some comments.
John: His wife, Anne, uses an expression meaning - "The beach was so lovely and the ocean was so blue!"
Mai: (SLOW) Stranden var så deilig og sjøen blå! (REGULAR) Stranden var så deilig og sjøen blå!
[Pause]
Mai: Stranden var så deilig og sjøen blå!
John: Use this expression to show you loved the place.
John: His neighbor, Hanne, uses an expression meaning - "I hope you come home tanned and happy."
Mai: (SLOW) Håper dere kommer hjem brune og blide. (REGULAR) Håper dere kommer hjem brune og blide.
[Pause]
Mai: Håper dere kommer hjem brune og blide.
John: Use this expression to say you hope they had a good time.
John: His high school friend, Mette, uses an expression meaning - "Remember sunscreen! You're so pale that you're going to burn!"
Mai: (SLOW) Husk solkrem! Dere er jo så bleke at dere kommer til å bli brente! (REGULAR) Husk solkrem! Dere er jo så bleke at dere kommer til å bli brente!
[Pause]
Mai: Husk solkrem! Dere er jo så bleke at dere kommer til å bli brente!
John: Use this expression to be funny.
John: His nephew, Anders, uses an expression meaning - "I prefer it when it's cloudy."
Mai: (SLOW) Jeg liker best når det er skyet. (REGULAR) Jeg liker best når det er skyet.
[Pause]
Mai: Jeg liker best når det er skyet.
John: Use this expression to say you don’t like sunny weather.

Outro
John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about relaxing, 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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