NorWord i reprise

NorWord re-runs

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TEMA:   Identitet (Identity)   NUMMER:  1. uke / 5. dag
DAG:    Fredag                 DATO:    7. april (sjuende april)

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PHRASE-A-DAY:

Jeg må gå nå. Ha det / Ha det godt /
Ha det bra / Vi sees.
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PRONUNCIATION:

(YAI MOH GOH NOH.) (HAH DEH / HAH DET GOHTT /
HAH DEH BRAH / VEE SEH-EHS.)

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MEANING:

I have to go now. Goodby / Goodby (Have it well)
Goodby (Have it well) / We'll see you.
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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 DOO?)

Dette er Erik.
(DEHT-TEH AR EH-RIK.)

Hvor er du fra? Jeg er fra USA.
(VOOR AR DOO FRAH?) (YAI AR FRAH OO-EHS-AH.)

Norge, Sverige, Danmark, Finland, Island,
(NOHR-GEH, SVAE-REE-EH, DAHN-MAHRK, FIN-LAHND, EES-LAHND)
Canada, Mexico, Storbrittania
(KAH-NAH-DAH, MEHKS-EE-KOO, STOOR-BRI-TAH-NEE-AH,
Tyskland, Frankrike, Sveits, Italia,
(TYSK-LAHND, FRAHNK-REE-KEH, SVITES, EE-TAH-LEE-AH)
Hellas, Japan, Australia
(HEHL-LAHS, JAH-PAHN, OW-STRAH-LEE-AH)

Hvor bor du? Jeg bor i Norge.
(VOOR BOOR DOO?) (YAI BOOR EE NOHR-GEH.)

Jeg bor i staten Minnesota.
(YAI BOOR EE STAHT-EHN MIHN-NEH-SOO-TAH)

Jeg bor i Berlin.
(YAI BOOR EE BEHR-LIN.)
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GRAMMAR:

Question hva (what)
Words hvor (where)

ex.) Hva heter du? Jeg heter Monika.
Hvor er du fra? Jeg er fra Tyskland.
Hvor bor du? Jeg bor i Berlin.

Verbs: INFINITIVE PRESENT PAST PRESENT PERFECT
hete heter het/hette har hett
bo bor bodde har bodd
være er var har vært
gå går gikk har gått

Nouns: en stat (a state / indefinite singular)
staten (the state / definite singular)

ei bygd (a country settlement / indef. sing.)
bygda (the country settlement / def. sing.)

et land (a country / indefinite singular)
landet (the country / definite singular)

Pronouns: jeg (I) du (you, singular) han (he) hun (she)
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WRITING ASSIGNMENT:

Beginners: Write a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) about yourself
including a greeting, your name, home country/town, and current
residence.

Intermediates: Write a paragraph (12-15 sentences) about yourself
including a greeting, your name, age, home country/town, current
place of residence, work/school, leisure activities, and why you
are interested in Norwegian language and culture.

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WORD LIST:

bygd (BYGD / country settlement) hete (HEH-TEH / be named)
dette (DEHT-TEH / this) hun (HOON / she)

du (DO / you) hva (VAH / what)

er (AR / am, is, are) hvor (VOOR / where)
fra (FRAH / from) i (EE / in)
god dag (GOO DAHG / good day) jeg (YAI / I)
gå (GOH / go) land [et] (LAHNN / country)
ha det (HAH DEH / goodby) morn (MOHRN / hello)
han (HAHN / he) Norge (NOHR-GEH / Norway)
hei (HAI / hi) stat [en] (STAHT / state)

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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

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.