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| Hei. Hello and welcome to Norwegian Survival Phrases brought to you by NorwegianClass101.com |
| This course is to sign to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Norway. You'll be surprised at how far a little Norwegian will go. Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by NorwegianClass101.com and there you'll find the accompanying pdf and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
| Norwegian Survival Phrases. Lesson 26. |
| Riding the Norwegian Train: Part Two. |
| In the previous lesson, we covered how to get on the subway. In Norway, a convenient, yet somewhat unreliable way to travel over long distances, is taking a train, in Norwegian, tog. The train service is a bit more expensive than the coach service and unfortunately the trains are infamous for not being punctual. This shouldn't discourage you though, especially if you want to see a bit of the countryside between cities and not just the other side of a motorway. |
| You have to ask for tickets for the tog ("train") at the ticket office and you can accomplish this by asking, En Billett Til... and then your destination. Now of course, we need a destination. So let's use the city of Stavanger this time. So how do you ask for a ticket to Stavanger? |
| "One ticket to Stavanger" in Norwegian is En billett til Stavanger. En billett til Stavanger. Let's break it down by syllable. En billett til Stavanger. Lets hear it one more time. En billett til Stavanger. Of course you remember this from our previous lesson on long-distance coaches, right? |
| Let's now imagine that you are traveling not on your own but with someone else, so you need to ask for two or more tickets. |
| "Two tickets to Stavanger please," in Norwegian is To billetter til Stavenger, er du snill. As you can see, it's very easy to understand. In place of en billett ("one ticket"), you have the number to ("two"). Let's break down the words and hear the whole sentence. To billetter til Stavanger, er du snill. To billetter til Stavanger, er du snill. |
| If you use these exact words, they are either going to assume you want one-way tickets, or ask you if you want a "return ticket," which in Norwegian is tur-retur. The usual question the person behind the window asks is, Tur-Retur eller enkeltbillett? The literal translation would be: "Return or single-use ticket?" Let's go through the words here: tur-retur is "return," eller is "or," and enkeltbillett is "single-use ticket." The whole sentence again: Tur-Retur eller enkeltbillett? Tur-Retur eller enkeltbillett? The reply can be tur-retur or enkeltbillett. |
| If you want to avoid questions and get a return ticket right away, just put the word tur-retur in front of billett in the previous sentence. Like this: To tur-retur billetter til Stavanger. To tur-retur billetter til Stavanger. See how easy it was? |
| Okay, the closeout todays lesson, would like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer. Så lykke til, which means good luck in Norwegian. |
| Two tickets to Stavanger please. |
| To billetter til Stavenger, er du snill |
| To billetter til Stavenger, er du snill |
| To billetter til Stavenger, er du snill |
| Return or one-way ticket? |
| Tur-Retur eller enkeltbillett? |
| Tur-Retur eller enkeltbillett? |
| Tur-Retur eller enkeltbillett? |
| Two return tickets to Stavanger. |
| To tur-retur billetter til Stavanger |
| To tur-retur billetter til Stavanger |
| To tur-retur billetter til Stavanger |
| Alright, that's going to do it for this lesson. Remember to stop by NorwegianClass101.com and pick up the accompanying pdf. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
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