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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, and welcome back to NorwegianClass101.com. This is Upper Beginner Season 1 Lesson 23 - What's Happening in Norwegian Politics? Eric here. |
| Ida: Hallo. I'm Ida. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to understand essential information from a news broadcast. The conversation takes place on the radio. |
| Ida: It's a news report by Marit, a radio presenter. |
| Eric: This is a news broadcast, so the speaker will be using formal Norwegian. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Marit: Velgerne har stemt og resultatene er inne. Den rødgrønne regjeringen har tapt sitt Stortingsflertall. |
| Lederen av Arbeiderpartiet har nå gått av som statsminister, og både Senterpartiet og SV har erklært seg klar for opposisjon. |
| De rødgrønne fikk 72 mandater totalt. De borgerlige partiene feirer sitt flertall på 96 mandater, men forventer nå en lang forhandlingsprosess før en ny regjering dannes. |
| Den nye statsministeren skal være lederen i Høyre, og den nye finansministeren skal trolig være lederen i Fremskrittspartiet. |
| Både Venstre, som fikk ni mandater og KrF som fikk ti har vært uvillig til å gå inn i regjering med Fremskrittspartiet før. |
| Miljøpartiet, De Grønne har kommet inn i Stortinget for første gang, med en mandat. |
| Eric: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Marit: Velgerne har stemt og resultatene er inne. Den rødgrønne regjeringen har tapt sitt Stortingsflertall. |
| Lederen av Arbeiderpartiet har nå gått av som statsminister, og både Senterpartiet og SV har erklært seg klar for opposisjon. |
| De rødgrønne fikk 72 mandater totalt. De borgerlige partiene feirer sitt flertall på 96 mandater, men forventer nå en lang forhandlingsprosess før en ny regjering dannes. |
| Den nye statsministeren skal være lederen i Høyre, og den nye finansministeren skal trolig være lederen i Fremskrittspartiet. |
| Både Venstre, som fikk ni mandater og KrF som fikk ti har vært uvillig til å gå inn i regjering med Fremskrittspartiet før. |
| Miljøpartiet, De Grønne har kommet inn i Stortinget for første gang, med en mandat. |
| Eric: Now, listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Marit: The voters have voted and the results are in. The Red-Green government has lost their parliamentary majority. |
| The leader of the Labour Party has now resigned as Prime Minister, and both the Centre Party and SV have declared themselves ready for opposition. |
| The Red-Greens received 72 seats total. The right-wing parties are celebrating their majority of 96 seats, but now expect a long negotiating process before a new government can be formed. |
| The new Prime Minister will be the leader of the Conservatives, and the new Finance Minister will likely be the leader of the Progress Party. |
| Both the Liberals, who received nine seats, and the Christian Democrats, who received 10, have been unwilling to join a government with the Progress Party before. |
| The Green Party has entered Parliament for the first time, with one seat. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Eric: Ida, what are the main political parties in the Norwegian Parliament nowadays? |
| Ida: The political parties represented in the Norwegian Parliament today are Arbeiderpartiet... |
| Eric: in English, The Labour Party |
| Ida: Fremskrittspartiet |
| Eric: The Progress Party |
| Ida: Høyre |
| Eric: The Conservative Party |
| Ida: Senterpartiet |
| Eric: The Center Party |
| Ida: Kristelig folkeparti |
| Eric: The Christian Democratic Party |
| Ida: Sosialistisk venstreparti |
| Eric: The Socialist Left Party |
| Ida: Venstre |
| Eric: The Liberal Party and |
| Ida: Miljøpartiet de Grønne |
| Eric: The Green Party. |
| Ida: The main divide in Norwegian politics is left-right, and parties distribute themselves along this based on how interested they are in economic cohesion, public planning, and control. |
| Eric: In 2013, 39.6% of the representatives in the Norwegian Parliament were women, and the female politician |
| Ida: whose name is Erna Solberg |
| Eric: and who is from the Conservative Party, has been the Prime Minister of Norway since 2013. Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Eric: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Ida: velger [natural native speed] |
| Eric: voter |
| Ida: velger[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: velger [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Ida: resultat [natural native speed] |
| Eric: result |
| Ida: resultat[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: resultat [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Ida: regjering [natural native speed] |
| Eric: government |
| Ida: regjering[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: regjering [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Ida: flertall [natural native speed] |
| Eric: majority |
| Ida: flertall[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: flertall [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Ida: statsminister [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Prime Minister |
| Ida: statsminister[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: statsminister [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Ida: opposisjon [natural native speed] |
| Eric: opposition |
| Ida: opposisjon[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: opposisjon [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Ida: mandat [natural native speed] |
| Eric: seat |
| Ida: mandat[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: mandat [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Ida: leder [natural native speed] |
| Eric: leader |
| Ida: leder[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: leder [natural native speed] |
| Eric: And lastly.. |
| Ida: finansminister [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Finance Minister |
| Ida: finansminister[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: finansminister [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Eric: Let's take a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Ida: å stemme |
| Eric: which means “to vote”. You can use it to talk about political voting as well as other situations where voting is necessary, for example for a proposition or an idea, or even a movie. |
| Ida: The verb å stemme also means “to tune” an instrument. |
| Eric: For example, you can say… |
| Ida: Du må stemme gitaren. |
| Eric: “You have to tune the guitar”. |
| Ida: There’s also the expression Det stemmer, which means “It is correct”, while Det stemmer ikke means “It is not correct”. |
| Eric: Can you give us an example using this word Ida? |
| Ida: Sure. For example, you can say.. Hvem stemte du for? |
| Eric: ..which means “Who did you vote for?” Okay, what's the next word? |
| Ida: å danne |
| Eric: which means “to form” or “to make”. This is often used in politics when you’re talking about forming a new government. |
| Ida: å danne is used when something new is created from something old. For example, a new government, or a new molecule. |
| Eric: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Ida: Sure. For example, you can say.. De skal danne et partnerskap. |
| Eric: .. which means “They’re going to form a partnership.” Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Eric: In this lesson you’ll learn some common expressions you’ll hear in a news broadcast. The language used in Norwegian news broadcasts doesn’t vary much from language used in daily life. It’s clear and straightforward, and since there’s very little formal language in Norwegian, everyone can listen to the news without difficulty. Of course, the language used in the news is usually a bit more formal than everyday speech. |
| Ida: The different Television channels usually broadcast using several dialects. For example, NRK, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, must use nynorsk in at least 25% of all their broadcasts, with the rest being in bokmål. There are also news and programs for children in the Sami language. |
| Eric: Some common words you may hear while listening to news in Norway include… |
| Ida: forventer |
| Eric: which means “to expect”. We saw this in the dialog when the broadcaster said... |
| Ida: ….men forventer nå en lang forhandlingsprosess før en ny regjering dannes. |
| Eric: which means... “but now expect a long negotiating process before a new government can be formed.” This verb is commonly used in the news and is quite useful to remember. You can use it in regards to yourself as well when you’re setting personal criteria or goals. For example, you can say… |
| Ida: Jeg forventer at du hjelper til med husarbeidet selv om du jobber. |
| Eric: “I expect you to help with the housework even if you work.” The next useful phrase is… |
| Ida: å gå inn i |
| Eric: which means “to join” |
| Ida: Å gå inn i literally means “to walk into” something. It doesn’t mean “to walk into somebody” but rather “to join”, usually referring to a political group, or government-related work. |
| Eric: For example… |
| Ida: Han gikk inn i militæret. |
| Eric: “He joined the army.” Here are some more common news expressions. |
| Ida: Vi ønsker god kveld og velkommen til dagsrevyen. |
| Eric: “We wish you a nice evening and welcome to the Daily Review.” |
| Ida: Det er imidlertidig uklart om hva som har hendt. |
| Eric: “However, it is unclear what has happened.” |
| Ida: Politiet uttaler til media at de jobber med saken. |
| Eric: “Police told the media that they are working on the case.” |
| Ida: Velkommen til kveldsnytt. |
| Eric: “Welcome to the evening news.” |
Outro |
| Eric: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Ida: Ha det bra. |
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