Learn how to post comments about returning home after a trip
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Must-Know Norwegian Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 20 - Arriving Home |
| 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 returning home after a trip. Anne returns home after a vacation, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment. |
| Mai: Jeg skulle ønske ferien varte litt lengre... |
| John: Meaning - "I wish the vacation lasted a little longer..." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Anne: Jeg skulle ønske ferien varte litt lengre... |
| (clicking sound) |
| Olav: Ja, men nå må vi tilbake på jobb. |
| Julie: Jeg håper dere nøt det så lenge det varte! |
| Morten: Jeg drar på guttetur i morgen jeg! |
| Hanne: Jeg kommer bort med boller jeg nettopp bakte! |
| John: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Anne: Jeg skulle ønske ferien varte litt lengre... |
| John: "I wish the vacation lasted a little longer..." |
| (clicking sound) |
| Olav: Ja, men nå må vi tilbake på jobb. |
| John: "Yes, but we need to go back to work." |
| Julie: Jeg håper dere nøt det så lenge det varte! |
| John: "I hope you enjoyed it while it lasted!" |
| Morten: Jeg drar på guttetur i morgen jeg! |
| John: "I'm going on a lad's trip in the morning!" |
| Hanne: Jeg kommer bort med boller jeg nettopp bakte! |
| John: "I'll come over with some sweet buns I just baked." |
| POST |
| John: Listen again to Anne's post. |
| Mai: Jeg skulle ønske ferien varte litt lengre... |
| John: "I wish the vacation lasted a little longer..." |
| Mai: (SLOW) Jeg skulle ønske ferien varte litt lengre... (Regular) Jeg skulle ønske ferien varte litt lengre... |
| John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "I wish." |
| Mai: Jeg skulle ønske |
| John: The phrase used to express a wish or desire. Listen again - "I wish" is... |
| Mai: (SLOW) Jeg skulle ønske (REGULAR) Jeg skulle ønske |
| John: Then comes the phrase - "the vacation lasted a little longer." |
| Mai: ferien varte litt lengre |
| John: Just like in English, in the sentence following the phrase "I wish," the verb should be in the past tense. Listen again - "the vacation lasted a little longer" is... |
| Mai: (SLOW) ferien varte litt lengre (REGULAR) ferien varte litt lengre |
| John: All together, it's "I wish the vacation lasted a little longer..." |
| Mai: Jeg skulle ønske ferien varte litt lengre... |
| COMMENTS |
| John: In response, Anne's friends leave some comments. |
| John: Her husband, Olav, uses an expression meaning - "Yes, but we need to go back to work." |
| Mai: (SLOW) Ja, men nå må vi tilbake på jobb. (REGULAR) Ja, men nå må vi tilbake på jobb. |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Ja, men nå må vi tilbake på jobb. |
| John: Use this expression to say you feel the same. |
| John: Her friend, Julie, uses an expression meaning - "I hope you enjoyed it while it lasted!" |
| Mai: (SLOW) Jeg håper dere nøt det så lenge det varte! (REGULAR) Jeg håper dere nøt det så lenge det varte! |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Jeg håper dere nøt det så lenge det varte! |
| John: Use this expression to be funny. |
| John: Her college friend, Morten, uses an expression meaning - "I'm going on a lad's trip in the morning!" |
| Mai: (SLOW) Jeg drar på guttetur i morgen jeg! (REGULAR) Jeg drar på guttetur i morgen jeg! |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Jeg drar på guttetur i morgen jeg! |
| John: Use this expression to say you’re about to go on a trip as well. |
| John: Her neighbor, Hanne, uses an expression meaning - "I'll come over with some sweet buns I just baked." |
| Mai: (SLOW) Jeg kommer bort med boller jeg nettopp bakte! (REGULAR) Jeg kommer bort med boller jeg nettopp bakte! |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Jeg kommer bort med boller jeg nettopp bakte! |
| John: Use this expression to say you’ll stop by their place with some baked goods. |
Outro |
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| John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about returning home after a trip, 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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