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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
This lesson is not only for all of the vegetarians out there but it's also for anyone with an aversion to a particular food! There are many reasons a person won't eat a particular food and there may be instances when communicating this is necessary. Continuing from the vegetarian part in the last lesson, we are going to build on the vocabulary for those who are picky with food.
In Norwegian, "I am a vegetarian" is Jeg er vegetarianer.
Let's break it down by syllable: Jeg er ve-ge-tar-i-an-er.
Now let's hear it once again: Jeg er vegetarianer.
The first words, jeg er should be very familiar now. They mean "I am."
Let's break them down and see them one more time: Jeg er.
Jeg er.
Next, we have vegetarianer, which in English is, "Vegetarian." ve-ge-tar-i-an-er.
vegetarianer
To recap here, we have: Jeg er vegetarianer.
This means, "I am a vegetarian."
Another way you can communicate that you don't eat a particular food is by saying just that!
In Norwegian, "I don't eat meat" is Jeg spiser ikke kjøtt.
Let's break it down by syllable: Jeg spi-ser ik-ke kjøtt.
Now let's hear it once again: Jeg spiser ikke kjøtt.
The first word, Jeg, means, "I."
Let's hear it one more time: Jeg.
Next, we have spiser, which in English is "eat."
spi-ser.
And then, ikke, which means "not."
To recap here, we have: Jeg spiser ikke. Literally, this means, "I eat not."
Let's look at the next word, kjøtt, which means, "meat."
kjøtt.
All together, we have: Jeg spiser ikke kjøtt. Literally, this means, "I eat not meat."
We can use this sentence pattern for other kinds of food by simply changing just one word! So let's look at some other possibilities.
Let's try "cheese," which in Norwegian is ost.
Let's hear it one more time: ost.
Now let's try the phrase with this word.
"I don't eat cheese" in Norwegian is: Jeg spiser ikke ost.
Let's break it down by syllable: Jeg spi-ser ik-ke ost.
Now let's hear it one more time: Jeg spiser ikke ost.
If you want to make sure some food doesn't have an ingredient you can't or you don't want to eat, you should simply ask about it. For example, if you want to make sure a meal doesn't have meat you should ask, Inneholder Den Kjøtt?
The first word, inneholder, means, "contains," then you have den, which means, "that."
Finally, we have kjøtt, which we already know means, "meat."
Let's break it down and hear it one more time: Inneholder Den Kjøtt?
Inneholder Den Kjøtt?

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.
"I am vegetarian." - Jeg er vegetarianer.
Jeg er vegetarianer.
Jeg er vegetarianer.
"I don't eat meat." - Jeg spiser ikke kjøtt.
Jeg spiser ikke kjøtt.
Jeg spiser ikke kjøtt.
"I don't eat cheese." - Jeg spiser ikke ost.
Jeg spiser ikke ost.
Jeg spiser ikke ost.
"Does that have meat?" - Inneholder Den Kjøtt?
Inneholder Den Kjøtt?
Inneholder Den Kjøtt?
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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