Learn how to ask someone, "Write it down please"
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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, "How do you say this in Norwegian?" (Hvordan sier man ... på norsk...?) Do you remember? |
| In this lesson, because we don't want you to be caught off guard in any kind of situation in Norway, we are going to introduce you to a new phrase that is very important to help you focus your skills, not on the sounds, but on the writing. So let's start this new lesson. |
| In Norwegian, "Can you write it down?" is: Kan du skrive det? Kan du skrive det? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Kan du skri-ve det? |
| Now let's hear it once again: Kan du skrive det? |
| The first words, Kan du, which should be familiar with you now, means, "can you." |
| Next, we have: skrive, which in Norwegian is "write," in the infinitive form. skrive. |
| Last, we have: det, which also should be familiar to you by now, "that." |
| So to recap here, we have: Kan du skrive det? Literally, this means, "Can you write it?" |
| Next, we have another way to express the same meaning. Kan du skrive det er du snill? ("Can you write it down please?") |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Kan du skrive det, er du snill? |
| Now let's hear it once again: Kan du skrive det, er du snill? |
| The only extra thing in this sentence is the word er du snill, which you also might remember, it means "please." |
| Kan du skrive det, er du snill? |
| Once you have the written words, you may find that you have no idea how to pronounce them. |
| In Norwegian, "How do you pronounce this?" is: Hvordan uttaler man dette? You can say this while pointing at the word. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Hvor-dan ut-taler man det-te? |
| Now let's hear it once again: Hvordan uttaler man dette? |
| The first word, hvordan means, "how." You should all be familiar with this by now. |
| Next, we have uttaler, ("to pronounce") in the present tense. |
| After that comes man, which in English is, "one" (pronoun). |
| Finally, you have: dette ("this"), which you all probably know by now. |
| The entire sentence again: Hvordan uttaler man dette? |
| It might happen that people are not carrying a piece of paper or a pen. So before asking, Kan du skrive det er du snill? try asking, Har du penn og papir? ("Do you have pen and paper?") |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Har du pe-nn og pa-pir? |
| Now let's hear it once again: Har du penn og papir? |
| The first word, har, means, "have;" we've already seen this. |
| Then you have du, which in English is "you." |
| Then you have penn ("pen," surprisingly). |
| Penn is connected with og ("and") to papir ("paper," even more surprisingly). |
| So let's hear the entire sentence now: Har du penn og papir? |
| As usual, before asking about someone else's stationery supplies, it's a good idea to say, "Excuse me," or Unnskyld. |
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. |
| "Can you write it down?" - Kan du skrive det? |
| Kan du skrive det? |
| Kan du skrive det? |
| "Can you write it down, please?" - Kan du skrive det er du snill? |
| Kan du skrive det er du snill? |
| Kan du skrive det er du snill? |
| "How do you pronounce this?" - Hvordan uttaler man dette? |
| Hvordan uttaler man dette? |
| Hvordan uttaler man dette? |
| "Do you have pen and paper?" - Har du penn og papir? |
| Har du penn og papir? |
| Har du penn og papir? |
| 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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