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Tema: Repetisjon - Norsk Nummer: 12. uke / 5. dag
Dag: Fredag Dato: 11. august
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DAGENS UTTRYKK (Phrase of the day):
Hva betyr "norsk?" Det betyr "Norwegian."
Hva heter "language" på norsk? Det heter "språk."
Kan du norsk? Ja, jeg kan flytende norsk.
Ja, jeg kan ganske mye norsk.
Ja, jeg kan litt norsk.
Nei, jeg kan ikke norsk.
Hvordan lærer du norsk?
Jeg lærer norsk på egen hånd.
Jeg lærer norsk ved å lese NorWord-leksjoner.
Jeg går på kveldskurs.
Jeg går på norskkurs ved universitetet.
Jeg går på en norsk språkleir.
Hva gjør du for å forbedre norsken din?
Jeg leser norske aviser / norske blader / norske bøker.
Jeg skriver oppgaver på norsk.
Jeg hører på kassetter / lydbøker / norsk musikk.
Jeg snakker norsk med vennene mine / med læreren min.
Jeg gjør grammatiske øvinger.
Jeg gjør lekser.
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UTTALE (Pronunciation):
(Vah beh-teer "nohshk?" Deh beh-teer "Norwegian.")
(Vah heh-tehr "language" poh nohshk? Deh heh-tehr "sprohk.")
(Kahnn dew nohshk? Yah, yai kahnn flee-tehn-neh nohshk.)
(Yah, yai kahnn gahn-skeh mee-eh nohshk.)
(Yah, yai kahnn leett nohshk.)
(Nai, yai kahnn eek-keh nohshk.)
(Voor-dahn læ-rehr dew nohshk?)
(Yai læ-rehr nohshk poh eh-gehn hohnn.
(Yai læ-rehr nohshk veh oh leh-seh NorWord-lehk-shoon-ehr.)
(Yai gohr poh kvehls-kewsh.)
(Yai gohr poh nohshk-kewsh ved ew-nee-væsh-ee-teht-eh.)
(Yai gohr poh ehnn nohshk sprohk-lair.)
(Vah yuhr dew fohrr oh fohr-behd-reh nohshk-ehn deen?)
(Yai leh-sehr nohshk-eh ah-vees-ehr / blahd-ehr / buhk-ehr.)
(Yai skree-vehr ohp-gah-vehr poh nohshk.)
(Yai huh-rehr poh kahs-sehtt-ehr / leed-buhk-ehr / mew-seekk.)
(Yai snahk-kehr nohshk meh vehnn-ehn-eh meen-eh /
meh læ-rehr-ehn meen.)
(Yai yuhr grahm-mah-teesk-eh uh-veeng-ehr.)
(Yai yuhr lehk-sehr.)
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BETYDNING (Meaning):
What does "norsk" mean?
It means "Norwegian."
What is "language" called in Norwegian?
It is called "språk."
Do you know Norwegian? Yes, I know Norwegian fluently.
Yes, I know quite a bit of Norwegian.
Yes, I know a little Norwegian.
No, I don't know Norwegian.
How are you learning Norwegian?
I am learning Norwegian on my own.
I am learning Norwegian by studying the NorWord-lessons.
I go to an evening course.
I go to a Norwegian course at the university.
I go to a Norwegian language camp.
What do you do to improve your Norwegian?
I read Norwegian newspapers / magazines / books.
I write compositions/assignments.
I listen to cassettes / audio books / Norwegian music.
I speak Norwegian with my friends / with my teacher.
I do grammatical exercises.
I do my homework.
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GRAMMATIKK (Grammar):
1. BASIC WORD ORDER in Norwegian closely parallels English.
SUBJECT --- VERB
Jeg snakker norsk.
(I speak Norwegian.)
2. NEGATION occurs when the word "ikke" (not) is in the sentence.
Normally, the word "ikke" is placed after the verb.
ex.) Jeg spiller IKKE golf. (I don't play golf.)
Jeg liker IKKE å sykle. (I don't like to bicycle.)
If there are two parts to the verb (helping verb + infinitive),
then "ikke" comes between the two parts.
ex.) Jeg kan IKKE lese nå. (I can't study now.)
Jeg skal IKKE arbeide nå. (I'm not going to work now.)
3. COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS combine two independent clauses, and
they help writing become more connected and less choppy. They
are easy to use, since they cause no changes in word order.
og (and) men (but)
Sola skinner. Det er varmt.
Sola skinner, OG det er varmt.
Sola skinner om sommeren. Det stormer ofte også.
Sola skinner om sommeren, MEN det stormer ofte også.
4. In Norwegian, there is INVERSION of the subject and the verb
whenever the sentence starts with an adverbial. Adverbials can
indicate time, place, contrast, etc. We put adverbials first
in the sentence to give them emphasis or to vary writing style.
In the examples below, the subject and the verb are in capital
letters.
Normal Word Order: DET STORMER ofte om sommeren.
(It storms often during the summer.)
Inverted Word Order: Om sommeren STORMER DET ofte.
(During the summer, it storms often.
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LEKSEHJØRNE (Homework Corner):
In this section, we will give you a homework assignment to be
done in Norwegian each week. These assignments are optional, but
they are a good way for you to practice your Norwegian. If you
send your homework to me , I will correct it
and include it in a future NorWord lesson.
New subscribers or people who have not contributed homework
before: Write a short paragraph describing yourself (name, age,
hometown, place of residence, work/school, leisure activities, etc.)
Beginners/Intermediate/Advanced: Write a short paragraph
describing what you have been doing this summer (name, residence,
summer activities, summer weather, etc.). This assignment will be
written in past tense, so be careful with the verb forms. (For
beginners, this will be difficult, so just write a few sentences
or ask me some questions about past tense forms.)
Native Norwegians of any age: If you are a native Norwegian, we
would very much appreciate it if you would write a short
paragraph on either of the two assignments listed above. Or if
you have a friend, spouse, neighbor, etc. who is native Norwegian,
please encourage them to write. These texts provide the other
subscribers with a model for their writing as well as some
insight into the daily lives of Norwegians.
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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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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.