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| Eric: Top 25 Norwegian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 2 “Where are you from?” in Norwegian. In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll encounter a common question for Norwegian learners, and then learn how to answer like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then, through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question “Where are you from?” In Norwegian, this is |
| Ida: Hvor er du fra? |
| Eric: The first word in the question is |
| Ida: hvor |
| Eric: meaning “where” in English. |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) hvor |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Ida: hvor |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Ida: er |
| Eric: meaning “are.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) er |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: er |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Ida: hvor er |
| {pause} |
| Eric: And next is |
| Ida: du |
| Eric: meaning “you.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) du |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: du |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Ida: hvor er du |
| {pause} |
| Eric: And finally we have |
| Ida: fra |
| Eric: meaning “from.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) fra |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: fra |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ida: hvor er du fra |
| {pause} |
| Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question “Where are you from?” |
| Ida: Jeg er fra USA. |
| Eric: “I'm from the U.S.” You’ll hear it one more time, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ida: (Slow) Jeg er fra USA. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is |
| Ida: jeg |
| Eric: meaning “I.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) jeg |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: jeg |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next is |
| Ida: er |
| Eric: meaning “are.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) er |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Ida: er |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next, |
| Ida: fra |
| Eric: meaning “from.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) fra |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: fra |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next, |
| Ida: “USA” |
| Eric: which is “the U.S.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) USA |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: USA |
| {Pause}Eric: Listen to the speaker say “I'm from the U.S.” and then repeat. |
| Ida: Jeg er fra USA. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Try it again, replacing “the U.S.” with “England.” |
| Ida: England |
| Eric: “England” |
| Ida: (slow) England (regular) England |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “England.” |
| Ida: Jeg er fra England. |
| Eric: As you can hear, it mostly stays the same. Simply replace the country. Say “I'm from England.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: Jeg er fra England. |
| Eric: For more practice with the pattern, replace “England” with “Germany.” In Norwegian, this is |
| Ida: Tyskland |
| Eric: “Germany.” |
| Ida: (slow) Tyskland (regular) Tyskland |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “Germany.” |
| Ida: Jeg er fra Tyskland. |
| Eric: It’s almost the same. Replace “England” with “Germany.” Say “I'm from Germany.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: Jeg er fra Tyskland. |
| Eric: To make another phrase, replace “Germany” with “Australia.” |
| Ida: Australia |
| Eric: “Australia” |
| Ida: (slow) Australia (regular) Australia |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “Australia.” |
| Ida: Jeg er fra Australia. |
| Eric: As you can hear, it’s still the same phrase. Just replace “Germany” with “Australia.” Say “I'm from Australia.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: Jeg er fra Australia. |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Norway and someone asks you where you're from. You're from the U.S. How would you answer? |
| Ida: Hvor er du fra? (five seconds) Jeg er fra USA. |
| Eric: Now imagine you're from England. Respond to the question. |
| Ida: Hvor er du fra? (five seconds) Jeg er fra England. |
| Eric: Now imagine you're from Germany. Can you answer the speaker's question? |
| Ida: Hvor er du fra? (five seconds) Jeg er fra Tyskland. |
| Eric: Imagine you're from Australia. Respond to the question. |
| Ida: Hvor er du fra? (five seconds) Jeg er fra Australia. |
| Eric: Now you want to ask that person where they're from. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Ida: Hvor er du fra? |
| Eric: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Ida: Hvor er du fra? |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 2. |
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