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Tema: Sommer                            Nummer: 11. uke / 7.dag
Dag:  Søndag                           Dato:   18. juni
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SUMMER BREAK:

This is the last NorWord lesson you will be receiving until after
the summer break.  We will resume the lessons starting Monday,
August 3, and they will continue through April, 1996.  We would
like to thank you all for the many ways you have contributed to
this list: by contributing texts, giving us feedback on the
lessons, creating t-shirt designs, asking questions, and just
using the lessons.

God sommer!

Med vennlig hilsen
Nancy og Louis
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LANGUAGE CORNER: PROVERBS AND IDIOMS

Here are some Norwegian PROVERBS and sayings which can be used to
describe summer or life in general. Can you guess what they mean?

1. Når en snakker om sola, så skinner den.
   (NOHR EHNN SNAHK-KEHR OHMM SOOL-AH, SOH SHEEN-NEHR DEHNN.)

2. Etter regn kommer solskinn.
   (EHT-TEHR RAIN KOHM-MEHR SOOL-SHEEN.)

2. La en seile sin egen sjø.
   (LAH EHNN SAI-LEH SEENN EH-GEHN SHUH.)
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IDIOMS are phrases that do not mean exactly what their constituent
words mean. Here are some useful idioms and common expressions
which can be used to describe daily activities or life in general:

1. være svett
   (VAE-REH SVEHTT / be sweaty)
   Jeg er svett!

2. med sola / mot sola
   (MEH SOOL-AH / MOOT SOOL-AH / clockwise / counterclockwise)

3. være solbrent
   (VAE-REH SOOL-BREHNT / be sunburned)
   Jeg er solbrent.

4. bruke solbriller
   (BREW-KEH SOOL-BREEL-LEHR / wear sunglasses)
   Jeg bruker alltid solbriller når jeg kjører bil om sommeren.

5. være i samme båt
   (VAE-REH EE SAHM-MEH BOHT / be in the same boat)
   Vi er i samme båt.
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PROVERBS (ANSWERS):

1. Speak of the devil
   (Literally: When one speaks of the sun, then it shines.)
2. After tears comes joy.
   (Literally: After rain comes sunshine.)
3. Leave somebody to their fate.
   (Literally: Let somebody sail in their own sea.)
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LIST OWNERS AND INFORMATION:

The Norwegian Teachers Association in North America (NorTANA)
Less Commonly Taught Languages Project, CARLA, U. of Minnesota
Louis Janus 
Nancy Aarsvold 
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Return to NorWord lesson index.
NorWord was originally written during summer and fall of 1995, by Nancy Aarsvold (currently at St. Olaf College) and Louis Janus, (currently at CARLA, U of Minnesota). The lessons presented above have been edited to use proper æ, ø and å characters on the web.
An updated and improved version with sounds and grammatical explanations is now available on KlikkNorsk published by Skandisk.

Contact Louis Janus with comments. Aarsvold and Janus hold the copyright © 2006.