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| Eric: Top 25 Norwegian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 21 “Are you hungry?” 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 “Are you hungry?” In Norwegian this is |
| Ida: Er du sulten? |
| Eric: The first word in the question is |
| Ida: er |
| Eric: meaning “are” in English. |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) er |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Ida: er |
| {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: du |
| Eric: meaning “you.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) du |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: du |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Ida: Er du |
| {pause} |
| Eric: And next is |
| Ida: sulten |
| Eric: meaning “hungry.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) sulten |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: sulten |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ida: Er du sulten? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question “Are you hungry?” |
| Ida: Ja, jeg er litt sulten. |
| Eric: "Yes, I'm a little hungry.” You’ll hear it one more time, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ida: (Slow) Ja, jeg er litt sulten. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is |
| Ida: ja |
| Eric: meaning “yes.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) ja |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: ja |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next is |
| Ida: jeg |
| meaning “I.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) jeg |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Ida: jeg |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And after that is |
| Ida: er |
| Eric: meaning “am.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) er |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Ida: er |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next is |
| Ida: litt |
| Eric: meaning “little.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) litt |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Ida: litt |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And last is |
| Ida: sulten |
| Eric: meaning “hungry.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) sulten |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Ida: sulten |
| {Pause}Eric: Listen to the speaker say “Yes, I'm a little hungry” and then repeat. |
| Ida: Ja, jeg er litt sulten. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: To make a different phrase, replace “a little” with “pretty.” |
| Ida: ganske |
| Eric: “pretty” |
| Ida: (slow) ganske (regular) ganske |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “pretty.” |
| Ida: Ja, jeg er ganske sulten. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same, just replace “a little” with “pretty.” Now say “Yes, I'm pretty hungry.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: Ja, jeg er ganske sulten. |
| Eric: To give a different answer, replace “pretty” with “very.” |
| Ida: veldig |
| Eric: “very” |
| Ida: (slow) veldig (regular) veldig |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “very.” |
| Ida: Ja, jeg er veldig sulten. |
| Eric: It’s almost the same; just replace “pretty” with “very.” Let’s practice. Say “Yes, I'm very hungry.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: Ja, jeg er veldig sulten. |
| Eric: For more practice, replace “very” with “always.” |
| Ida: alltid |
| Eric: “always” |
| Ida: (slow) alltid (regular) alltid |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “always.” |
| Ida: Ja, jeg er alltid sulten. |
| Eric: Here we just replace “very” with “always.” Now you try. Say “Yes, I'm always hungry.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: Ja, jeg er alltid sulten. |
| Eric: To say “no” in a simple way, just say |
| Ida: Nei, det er jeg ikke. |
| Eric: This is like saying “No, I'm not” in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Ida: (Slowly) Nei, det er jeg ikke. |
| Eric: And one more time at normal speed. |
| Ida: Nei, det er jeg ikke. |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you’re visiting Norway and someone asks you if you're hungry. You want to answer that you’re a little hungry. What would you say? |
| Ida: Er du sulten? (five seconds) Ja, jeg er litt sulten. |
| Eric: Now you want to say you’re pretty hungry. Respond to the question. |
| Ida: Er du sulten? (five seconds) Ja, jeg er ganske sulten. |
| Eric: You want to say you’re very hungry. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Ida: Er du sulten? (five seconds) Ja, jeg er veldig sulten. |
| Eric: You want to say that you’re always hungry. How would you answer? |
| Ida: Er du sulten? (five seconds) Ja, jeg er alltid sulten. |
| Eric: You want to ask someone if they are hungry. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Ida: Er du sulten? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Now it's time to answer the question for yourself. |
| Ida: Er du sulten? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 21. |
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