Learn how to ask where you can find a certain place
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| INTRODUCTION |
| 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. |
Lesson focus |
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| In the previous lesson, we covered how to ask to get something. In today's lesson, we'll introduce you to another useful phrase for finding the place where you can get what you are looking for. This lesson's phrase is, "Is there a (place) near here?" First, we need a place. Let's use the word apotek, which means "pharmacy," but we can also translate as "chemist" or "drug store." |
| Let's break it down by syllable: a-po-tek. |
| In Norwegian, "Is there a pharmacy near here?" is Er det Et apotek i nærheten? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Er det et a-po-tek i nær-he-ten? |
| Now let's hear it once again: Er det Et apotek i nærheten? |
| The first words, er det means, "is there." |
| This is followed by: et apotek, which is "pharmacy," in the undefined accusative. |
| Last, we have the expression i nærheten, which means "nearby" in English. |
| Let's hear it one more time! Er det et apotek i nærheten? This literally means, "Is there a pharmacy nearby?" |
| Er det et apotek i nærheten? |
| To ask for a different place, we can just replace the word apotek with any other word and the phrase works just fine. Let's imagine you need to withdraw some money from your bank account. In Norwegian, "Is there an ATM near here?" is Er Det en minibank i nærheten? The only thing that changes is the thing you are looking for, in this case en minibank ("ATM"). |
| Let's see the entire phrase one more time: Er Det en minibank i nærheten? |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out today's lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer; so, Så lykke til, which means "good luck" in Norwegian. |
| "Is there a pharmacy nearby?" - Er det et apotek i nærheten? |
| Er det et apotek i nærheten? |
| Er det et apotek i nærheten? |
| "Is there an ATM near here?" - Er det en minibank i nærheten? |
| Er det en minibank i nærheten? |
| Er det en minibank i nærheten? |
| 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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