Learn how to post comments about being bored
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Must-Know Norwegian Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 7 - Getting Bored |
| 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 being bored. Olav gets bored at home, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment. |
| Mai: Jeg kjeder meg sånn. Hva kan jeg finne på? |
| John: Meaning - "I’m so bored. What can I do?" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Olav: Jeg kjeder meg sånn. Hva kan jeg finne på? |
| (clicking sound) |
| Anne: Du kan gå en tur i finværet? |
| Morten: Bli med å ta en øl! |
| Hanne: Plukk opp en god bok. |
| Anders: Vask huset så blir din samboer glad. |
| John: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Olav: Jeg kjeder meg sånn. Hva kan jeg finne på? |
| John: "I’m so bored. What can I do?" |
| (clicking sound) |
| Anne: Du kan gå en tur i finværet? |
| John: "Why don’t you go for a walk in the nice weather?" |
| Morten: Bli med å ta en øl! |
| John: "Come and grab a beer!" |
| Hanne: Plukk opp en god bok. |
| John: "Pick up a good book." |
| Anders: Vask huset så blir din samboer glad. |
| John: "Clean the house and your partner will be happy." |
| POST |
| John: Listen again to Olav's post. |
| Mai: Jeg kjeder meg sånn. Hva kan jeg finne på? |
| John: "I‘m so bored. What can I do?" |
| Mai: (SLOW) Jeg kjeder meg sånn. Hva kan jeg finne på? (Regular) Jeg kjeder meg sånn. Hva kan jeg finne på? |
| John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "I'm so bored." |
| Mai: Jeg kjeder meg sånn. |
| John: Being bored is not expressed as a state of being in Norwegian, rather, it is expressed as a verb. "I am boring myself" would be the direct translation. Its meaning, however, is exactly that of the English "I am bored." Listen again - "I'm so bored" is... |
| Mai: (SLOW) Jeg kjeder meg sånn. (REGULAR) Jeg kjeder meg sånn. |
| John: Then comes the phrase - "What can I do?" |
| Mai: Hva kan jeg finne på? |
| John: A literal translation of this question, often asked to oneself, is "what can I find to do?" Norwegians will often express both boredom and wanting to find something to do out loud - sometimes, even if alone. Listen again- "What can I do?" is... |
| Mai: (SLOW) Hva kan jeg finne på? (REGULAR) Hva kan jeg finne på? |
| John: All together, it's "I am so bored. What can I do?" |
| Mai: Jeg kjeder meg sånn. Hva kan jeg finne på? |
| COMMENTS |
| John: In response, Olav's friends leave some comments. |
| John: His girlfriend, Anne, uses an expression meaning - "You can go for a walk in the nice weather?" |
| Mai: (SLOW) Du kan gå en tur i finværet? (REGULAR) Du kan gå en tur i finværet? |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Du kan gå en tur i finværet? |
| John: Use this expression to tell them to go outside. |
| John: His college friend, Morten, uses an expression meaning - "Come and grab a beer!" |
| Mai: (SLOW) Bli med å ta en øl! (REGULAR) Bli med å ta en øl! |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Bli med å ta en øl! |
| John: Use this expression to invite them out. |
| John: His neighbor, Hanne, uses an expression meaning - "Pick up a good book." |
| Mai: (SLOW) Plukk opp en god bok. (REGULAR) Plukk opp en god bok. |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Plukk opp en god bok. |
| John: Use this expression to suggest an activity. |
| John: His nephew, Anders, uses an expression meaning - "Clean the house and your partner will be happy." |
| Mai: (SLOW) Vask huset så blir din samboer glad. (REGULAR) Vask huset så blir din samboer glad. |
| [Pause] |
| Mai: Vask huset så blir din samboer glad. |
| 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 being bored, 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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