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Tema: Måltider - Lunsj Nummer: 13. uke / 3.dag
Dag: Onsdag Dato: 16. august
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DAGENS UTTRYKK (Phrase of the day):
Hva spiser du til lunsj?
Jeg spiser suppe / salat / ei pølse /
en hamburger / pommes frites / potetgull.
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UTTALE (Pronunciation):
Vah spee-sehr dew teell luhnsh?
Yai spee-sehr sewp-peh / sah-laht / ai puhl-seh /
ehnn hahm-bewr-gehr / pohmm freett /
poo-teht-gewll.
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BETYDNING (Meaning):
What do you eat for lunch?
I eat soup / salad / a hotdog /
a hamburger / french fries / potato chips.
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GRAMMATIKK (Grammar):
In Norwegian, the INFINITIVE or dictionary form of the verb ends
in an -e (spise, like) or a stressed vowel (bo, ha). The
infinitive form cannot be used by itself in a sentence, but it can
be used in combinations like these:
1) With the infinitive marker "å" (to):
Jeg liker å spise pølser. (I like to eat hotdogs).
Jeg pleier å spise suppe til lunsj. (I usually eat soup for
lunch.)
2) With modal auxiliary verbs, or helping verbs
(skal, kan, vil, må):
Jeg skal spise nå. (I am going to eat now.)
Jeg kan lage pizza. (I can make pizza.)
Jeg vil ha en hamburger. (I want to have a hamburger.)
Jeg må vaske opp nå (I have to wash the dishes now.)
In Norwegian, the PRESENT tense is formed by adding an -r
to the infinitive.
spise ---> spiser like ---> liker
Jeg spiser frokost hver dag. (I eat breakfast every day.)
Han liker ost. (He likes cheese.)
De liker pizza. (They like pizza).
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SPRÅKHJØRNE (Language Corner):
As you have learned earlier, Norway has two official languages,
"bokmål (Book language / Dano-Norwegian)" and "nynorsk (New
Norwegian)." "Bokmål" is used by about 85% of the Norwegian
population, especially in the urban centers, and "Nynorsk" is used
by about 15% of the people, especially those in western, rural
areas. These two languages are similar enough that users of each
can understand the other without much problem. Their differences
are the result of their historical development. "Bokmål" developed
from Danish which was gradually Norwegianized during the second
half of the 19th century and the first half of this century.
Norwegian vocabulary, spellings, and grammatical forms were
substituted for their Danish counterparts. "Nynorsk," on the other
hand, was constructed by the linguist Ivar Aasen during the mid
19th century on the basis of the western Norwegian dialects and
Old Norse. In addition to the two official languages, there are
numerous spoken dialects of Norwegian.
Norwegian language history has caused some difficulty with the
use of grammatical gender in Norwegian. "Nynorsk" has three
genders (masculine, feminine, and neuter), Danish has two genders
(common gender and neuter), and "bokmål" is a mixture of the
two. "Bokmål" has three genders (masculine, feminine, and neuter)
but there is a relatively large number of words which can be
either masculine or feminine. Individual Norwegians then choose
the gender which they prefer. Those who use more feminine forms
of these nouns have a more liberal language, one that is
more like "nynorsk." Those who use more masculine forms for these
nouns have a more conservative language, one that is more like
Danish.
The language of this list is "bokmål." We don't have the space
here to give double forms for every noun that can be masculine
(en) or feminine (ei), so we make some choices as we write the
lessons each day. In your own writing, you can follow our lead
or make your own choices about the optional grammatical forms
in Norwegian. As you become more proficient in Norwegian, we
encourage you to explore the rich diversity of Norwegian
language as represented in "Nynorsk" and the spoken dialects.
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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.