Learn how to ask and answer the question, "Do you like Norwegian food?"
Now Playing: Lesson Audio
Get a breakdown of the dialogue and translations instantly with the Premium line-by-line Audio. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
Get this lesson’s key vocab, their translations and pronunciations. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
Unlock Lesson Notes and Transcripts for every single lesson. Sign Up for a Free Lifetime Account and Get 7 Days of Premium Access.
| Eric: Top 25 Norwegian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 9 “Do you like Norwegian food?” (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 “Do you like Norwegian food?” In Norwegian, this is |
| Ida: Liker du norsk mat? |
| Eric: The first word in the question is |
| Ida: liker |
| Eric: meaning “like” in English. |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) liker |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Ida: liker |
| {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: liker du |
| {pause} |
| Eric: And after that we have |
| Ida: norsk |
| Eric: meaning “Norwegian.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) norsk |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: norsk |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Ida: liker du norsk |
| {pause} |
| Eric: And next, |
| Ida: mat |
| Eric: meaning “food.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) mat |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: mat |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Now listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ida: liker du 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 “Do you like Norwegian food?” |
| Ida: Ja, spesielt så elsker jeg kjøttkaker. |
| Eric: "Yes, I especially love meatcakes.” You’ll hear it again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ida: (Slow) Ja, spesielt så elsker jeg kjøttkaker. |
| {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: Next is |
| Ida: spesielt |
| Eric: meaning “especially.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) spesielt |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Ida: spesielt |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next is |
| Ida: så |
| Eric: meaning “so.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) så |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Ida: så |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And after that, |
| Ida: elsker |
| Eric: meaning “love.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) elsker |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Ida: elsker |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next is |
| Ida: jeg |
| Eric: meaning “I.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) jeg |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Ida: jeg |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And after that |
| Ida: kjøttkaker |
| Eric: meaning “meatcakes.” |
| Ida: (Slow, by syllable) kjøttkaker |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Ida: kjøttkaker |
| {Pause}Eric: Listen to the speaker say “Yes, I especially love meatcakes” and then repeat. |
| Ida: Ja, spesielt så elsker jeg kjøttkaker. |
| {pause}Eric: For more practice, replace “meatcakes” with “mutton and cabbage stew.” |
| Ida: fårikål |
| Eric: “mutton and cabbage stew” |
| Ida: (slow) fårikål (regular) fårikål |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “mutton and cabbage stew.” |
| Ida: Ja, spesielt så elsker jeg fårikål. |
| Eric: It’s almost the same, simply replace “meatcakes” with “mutton and cabbage stew.” Now try. Say “Yes, I especially love mutton and cabbage stew.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: Ja, spesielt så elsker jeg fårikål. |
| Eric: Now let’s replace “mutton and cabbage stew” with “lye fish.” |
| Ida: lutefisk |
| Eric: “lye fish” |
| Ida: (slow) lutefisk (regular) lutefisk |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “lye fish.” |
| Ida: Ja, spesielt så elsker jeg lutefisk. |
| Eric: Again, it mostly stays the same, we just replace “mutton and cabbage stew” with “lye fish.” Now say, “Yes, I especially love lye fish.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: Ja, spesielt så elsker jeg lutefisk. |
| Eric: To use a different phrase, replace “lye fish” with “salmon.” |
| Ida: laks |
| Eric: “salmon” |
| Ida: (slow) laks (regular) laks |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “salmon.” |
| Ida: Ja, spesielt så elsker jeg laks. |
| Eric: Here we just replace lye fish with salmon. Now let’s practice. Say “Yes, I especially love salmon.” |
| {pause} |
| Ida: Ja, spesielt så elsker jeg laks. |
| Eric: If you don’t like Norwegian food, you can say "no" in a simple way by saying |
| Ida: Nei, det gjør jeg ikke. |
| Eric: Which is like saying “No, I don't.” in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Ida: (Slowly) Nei, det gjør jeg ikke. |
| Eric: And one more time at normal speed. |
| Ida: Nei, det gjør jeg ikke. |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you’re visiting Norway and someone asks if you like Norwegian food. You want to answer that you like meatcakes. How would you answer? |
| Ida: Liker du norsk mat? (five seconds) Ja, spesielt så elsker jeg kjøttkaker. |
| Eric: Now you want to say that you like mutton and cabbage stew. What do you say? |
| Ida: Liker du norsk mat? (five seconds) Ja, spesielt så elsker jeg fårikål. |
| Eric: You want to say that you like lye fish. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Ida: Liker du norsk mat? (five seconds) Ja, spesielt så elsker jeg lutefisk. |
| Eric: You want to say that you like salmon. Respond to the question. |
| Ida: Liker du norsk mat? (five seconds) Ja, spesielt så elsker jeg laks. |
| Eric: Now you want to ask someone if they like Norwegian food. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Ida: Liker du norsk mat? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Now it's time to answer the question with the Norwegian food you like. |
| Ida: Liker du norsk mat? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 9. |
Comments
Hide