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| Eric: Top 25 Norwegian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 8 “Can you eat Norwegian food?” (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll encounter a common question for Norwegian learners, then learn how to answer it 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 “Can you eat Norwegian food?” In Norwegian, this is |
| Ida: Kan du spise norsk mat? |
| Eric: The first word in the question is |
| Ida: kan |
| Eric: meaning “can” in English. |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) kan |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Ida: kan |
| {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: kan du |
| {pause} |
| Eric: And after that is |
| Ida: spise |
| Eric: meaning “eat.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) spise |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: spise |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Ida: kan du spise |
| {pause} |
| Eric: And after that |
| Ida: norsk |
| Eric: meaning “Norwegian.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) norsk |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: norsk |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the the first four words of the question and repeat. |
| Ida: kan du spise norsk |
| {pause} |
| Eric: And after that is |
| Ida: mat |
| Eric: meaning “food.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) mat |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: mat |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ida: kan du spise norsk mat? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question “Can you eat Norwegian food?” |
| Ida: Ja, det er deilig. |
| Eric: "Yes, it's delicious.” Listen as the phrase is repeated slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ida: (Slow) Ja, det er deilig. |
| {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: det |
| Eric: meaning “it.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) det |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Ida: det |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And after that, |
| Ida: er |
| Eric: meaning “is.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) er |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Ida: er |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And last, |
| Ida: deilig |
| Eric: meaning “delicious.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) deilig |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: deilig |
| {Pause}Eric: Listen to the speaker say “Yes, it's delicious” and then repeat. |
| Ida: Ja, det er deilig. |
| {pause}Eric: To make a different answer, replace “delicious” with “pretty good.” |
| Ida: ganske godt |
| Eric: “pretty good” |
| Ida: (slow) ganske godt (regular) ganske godt |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “pretty good.” |
| Ida: Ja, det er ganske godt. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same; just replace “delicious” with “pretty good.” Now say, “Yes, it's pretty good.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: Ja, det er ganske godt. |
| Eric: For more emphasis, replace “pretty good” with “wonderful.” |
| Ida: vidunderlig |
| Eric: “wonderful” |
| Ida: (slow) vidunderlig (regular) vidunderlig |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “wonderful.” |
| Ida: Ja, det er vidunderlig. |
| Eric: Again, it’s almost the same. Simply replace “pretty good” with “wonderful.” Now try. Say “Yes, it's wonderful.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: Ja, det er vidunderlig. |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace “wonderful” with “not bad.” |
| Ida: helt greit |
| Eric: “not bad”. Literally, this means “totally okay,” but the meaning is closer to “not bad.” |
| Ida: (slow) helt greit (regular) helt greit |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “not bad.” |
| Ida: Ja, det er helt greit. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same, just replace “wonderful” with “not bad.” Let’s practice. Say “Yes, it's not bad.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: Ja, det er helt greit. |
| Eric: To say "no", in a simple way, just say |
| Ida: Nei, det kan jeg ikke. |
| Eric: Which is like saying “No, I can't.” in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Ida: (Slowly) Nei, det kan jeg ikke. |
| Eric: And one more time at normal speed. |
| Ida: Nei, det kan jeg ikke. |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you’re visiting Norway and someone asks if you can eat Norwegian food. You want to answer that it’s delicious. What do you say? |
| Ida: Kan du spise norsk mat? (five seconds) Ja, det er deilig. |
| Eric: Now you want to say that it's pretty good. Respond to the question. |
| Ida: Kan du spise norsk mat? (five seconds) Ja, det er ganske godt. |
| Eric: Now, you want to say that it's wonderful. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Ida: Kan du spise norsk mat? (five seconds) Ja, det er vidunderlig. |
| Eric: Now, you want to say that it's not bad. How would you answer? |
| Ida: Kan du spise norsk mat? (five seconds) Ja, det er helt greit. |
| Eric: Now you want to ask someone if they can eat Norwegian food. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Ida: Kan du spise norsk mat? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Now it's time to give your own answer. |
| Ida: Kan du spise norsk mat? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 8. |
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