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TEMA: Identitet (Identity) NUMMER: 1. uke / 3. dag (tredje dag)
DAG: Onsdag DATO: 5. april (den femte april)

PHRASE-A-DAY:

Hvor er du fra? Jeg er fra USA.

Norge, Sverige, Danmark, Finnland, Island,
Canada, Mexico, Storbrittania,
Tyskland, Frankrike, Sveits, Italia,
Hellas, Japan, Australia
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PRONUNCIATION:

VOOR AR DO FRAH? YAI AR FRAH OO EHS AH.

NOHR-GEH, SVAE-REE-EH, DAHN-MAHRK, FIN-LAHND, EES-LAHND,
KAH-NAH-DAH, MEHKS-EE-KOO, STOOR-BRI-TAH-NEE-AH,
TYSK-LAHND, FRAHNK-REE-KEH, SVITES, EE-TAH-LEE-AH,
HEHL-LAHS, YAH-PAHN, OW-STRAH-LEE-AH,
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MEANING:

Where are you from? I am from the USA.

Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland,
Canada, Mexico, Great Britain,
Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy,
Greece, Japan, Australia
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REVIEW WORDS AND PHRASES:

God dag / Morn / Hei! Jeg heter Linda. Hva heter du?
(GOO DAHG / MOHRN / HAI!) (YAI HEH-TER LIN-DAH.) (VAH HEH-TER DO?)

Dette er Erik.
(DEHT-TEH AR EH-RIK.)
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RELATED WORDS AND PHRASES:

Hvor ligger Bergen?
(VOOR LIHG-GEHR BAER-GEHN / Where is Bergen located?)

Bergen ligger i Norge.
(BAER-GEHN LIHG-GEHR EE NOHR-GEH / Bergen is located in Norway)

Hva er hovedstaden i Sverige?
(VAH AR HOO-VEHD-STAH-DEHN EE SVAE-REE-AH / What is the capital of Sweden?

Hovedstaden i Sverige er Stockholm.
(HOO-VEHD-STAH-DEHN EE SVAE-REE-AH AR STOHK-HOHLM / The capital of Sweden
is Stockholm.
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GRAMMAR:

Question Words: hva (what)
hvor (where)

ex.) Hvor er du fra (Where are you from)?
Hvor studerer du (Where do you study)?
Hvor ligger Bergen (Where is Bergen located)?

Verbs: være (be / infinitive form)
er (am, is, are / present tense)
var (was, were / past tense)
har vært (has been / present perfect)
ex.) Jeg liker å være i Norge.
Jeg er student ved Universitetet i Oslo.

Pronouns: jeg (I)
ex.) Jeg heter Gro. Jeg er fra Norge.

du (you, singular)
ex.) Du heter Erik. Du er fra Tyskland

hun (she)
ex.) Hun heter Siri. Hun er fra Sverige.

han (he)
ex.) Han heter Andreas. Han er fra Sveits.
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CULTURE:

Norway and other countries:

* Norway has strong ties to the U.S. and Canada, dating back to the
previous century when nearly one million Norwegian immigrants traveled
across the ocean to "Amerika."
* Norway is a member of NATO and plays a strategic role in Western defense.
* Norway cooperates with the other Nordic countries on a variety of issues
through the agreements made by the Nordic council. Some of these
agreements are in jeopardy now that some of the other Nordic countries
have become members in the European Union.
* In 1972 and in 1994, Norway held national referendums and rejected
membership in the European Union. Norway is still associated with the EU
through the EFTA agreements.
* Norway gives the most money per capita to developing countries, and they
send a small army of international relief workers and Christian missionaries
to foreign countries every year.
* In the past, Norway has been a relatively homogeneous country, with the
main exception being the Sami people who originally settled in Northern
Norway. In recent years, Norway has received an influx of foreign workers
and refugees.
The majority of the immigrants come from Denmark (21,000), Sweden (19,000),
USA (15,000), Great Britain (15,000), Pakistan (10,000), Germany (8,000),
Vietnam (7,000), Chile (5,000), South Korea (5,000), Turkey (4500), and
Iran (4000).

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WORD LIST:

dette (DEHT-TE / this) hvor (VOOR / where)

du (DO / you) i (EE / in)
er (AR / am, is, are) jeg (YAI / I)
fra (FRAH / from) like (LEE-KEH / like)
god dag (GOO DAHG / good day) mitt (MITT / my)
han (HAHN / he) morn (MOHRN / hello)
hei (HAI / hi) navn (NAHVN / name)
hete (HEH-TEH / be named) Norge (NOHR-GEH / Norway)
hovedstad [en] (capital) studere (STU-DEH-REH / study)
hun (HOON / she) å (OH / to)
hva (VAH / what)

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SPONSORS:

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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* Nancy Aarsvold *
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* Augsburg College *
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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.