Episodes
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This is the first episode of the Beginner Series on the Practice Norwegian Member Podcast, building on the Basic Grammar series!
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https://www.patreon.com/practicenorwegianThe novel "Sult" can be found here - it's older Norwegian from the original edition, and it's the text we're using in these episodes! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09F1CGQJJ (Note: US/CA/AU store only)
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In this episode we're starting a new little series about small bits of helpful and useful expressions, that are common in everyday speech.
And a very helpful way of not repeating the whole phrase in a reponse to a question, we often say f.ex. "Yes, I can" or "Yes, I do".
Ex:
Kan du sykle? Ja, det kan jeg.
Vil du spise? Ja, det vil jeg.
Sykler du til jobben? Ja det gjør jeg.The rule is this:
kan, vil, skal, må + er/har in the question => repeat the verb in the response.
All others verbs as question => put "gjør" in the response.Fill-ins:
Er du glad i dag? Ja, det ... jeg.
Kan du spille gitar? Ja, det ... jeg.
Drikker du kaffe? Ja, det ... jeg...
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In this episode we'll read further about the starving writer/artist in old Kristiania in the late 18 hundreds - and his venturing out into the streets.
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In the episode we'll go through the difference bewteen "da"/"når", both meaning "when", and then helping verbs in the past tense!
In short for "when":
"Da" is for "Once in the past"
"Når" for everything elseEx:
Da jeg var fire år.
Når man studerer.Hjelpeverb:
kan - kunne
vil - ville
må - måtte
skal - skulle
bør - burdeExamples:
Hun kunne ikke komme fordi hun var syk.
De skulle gå hjem før det ble mørkt.
Ole burde spille mer musikk.Fill-ins:
Da jeg var liten, ……... jeg ikke snakke italiensk. (kan)
De ……... pakke kofferten kvelden før. (må)..
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In this episode we'll go through some very common (and consistent) expressions with time prepositions, and these are mostly just for remembering them :)
Ex:
Han er hos legen.
Vi trener om kvelden.
Vi skal sove ute i natt.
Han spiller gitar på onsdag.
Om høsten er det fine farger...
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In this episode we'll look at the two main ways of saying "I think" in Norwegian, with:
synes = opinion (something you have experienced)
tror = guessing/believingExamples:
Jeg synes filmen var bra.
Jeg tror kaken er god.Fill-ins:
Jeg har lest boka, og jeg ……... den var bra.
Jeg ……... vi har ferie i juli, men jeg er ikke sikker...
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In this episode we'll look at the comparative and superlative form of the adjective,
which in general is to add "-ere" and "-est".Ex:
fin, finere, finest
varm, varmere, varmestFill-ins:
Han er ………. i klassen. (høy)
Jobben er ………. enn han trodde. (vanskelig)Some exceptions:
stor, større, størst
god, bedre, best
ung, yngre, yngstFill-ins:
Han er ……… enn henne. (ung)
Han vil bli ……… etter sommeren. (god)..
And in addtion, when the superlative (best, størst, finest, eldst) is used as adjective with a specific noun,
we add an "-e" at the end;
Det største huset.
Den eldste byen...
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In this episode we'll look at when to use the "sin" concept, and how to find the right ending.
1. The endings follow the object they belong to;
Han legger sønnen sin.
Han er på øya si.
Han vasker huset sitt.
Han mister nøklene sine.2. The condition for using "sin" is as follows:
"If the subject is in the 3. person (he,she,they), and the object belongs to the subject, replace hans/hennes/deres with sin/si/sittt/sine! :)3. The two most common "traps" are;
- be sure what the subject is
- with subclauses; find subject and object againFIll-ins:
Han reiser på tur med kona …….. (his own).
Han og kona ……. (his own) reiser på tur sammen.
Han sier at kona ……. er hjemme i dag...
This might be the hardest item in the grammar - but once the subject/object part is more clear, everything becomes more easy!
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In this episode we'll hear about the main person thinking about his efforts to get assignments as a writer and applying for work at the local Firestation.
He then ventures out into the street, and his moods changes into heightened confidence - slightly influenced by his debilitating hunger.
Jeg-personen går i denne episoden ut av huset og møter folkene i gatene. Det er en livlig scene som fyller han med nytt mot og vi ser hvordan sulten påvirker opplevelsen og persepsjonen av livet og folkene rundt ham.
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In the episode we'll expand slightly on the topic of the subclauses, and look at what happens if you start a sentence with a subclause.
The rule is this;
The subclause itself remains exactly the same as before, but afterwards you put a comma, and then the verb.Example:
Hvis sola ikke skinner, drar vi hjem.
Hvis bussen ikke kommer, må vi løpe.To fill in:
Hvis barna ikke er sultne, _______ (spiser - senere - vi)
Fordi han ikke var syk, _____ (de - hjem - dro)..
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In Norwegian language there is a slight change in word order every time you have a subclause with an adverb.
Ex:
Det er ikke regn. (Normal sentence)
Hun sykler fordi det ikke er regn. (Subclause with "fordi")The rule is this:
1. subjunksjon (hvis, at, fordi.. osv.)
2. subjekt (person/ting)
3. adverb (ikke, ofte, sjelden, aldri etc.)
4. verbFill-ins:
Marco sier ............................... (han - sykler - aldri - at).
Britt drar på ferie ............................... (hun - er - syk - ikke - hvis).
Butikken stenger ............................... (det - er - kunder - ikke - fordi)...
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In this episode we'll look at how to make specific forms of the nouns with an adjective included.
Examples:
en stor bil - den store bilen
et fint hus - det fine huset
mange snille gutter - de snille gutteneThe formula is this:
den/det/de + adjective in plural form + specific form of the nounFill-ins:
En glad gutt - ………...
Et stort hus - ………...
Mange røde tak - ………..
Mange nye sko - ………...Bra!
..Also; when we talk about the different regions of a country, we use "i" or "på" like this:
i Sør-Norge
på sørlandet...
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First reading from the novel "Sult" by Knut Hamsun, about a starving artist in Kristiania (Old name for "Oslo") in the late 18 hundreds.
The person is waking up and is struggling with his life and his work as a writer, with a vivid inner life.
The novel "Sult" can be found here - it's older Norwegian from the original, and the text we're using in these episodes!
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In this episode we look at three expressions for time:
Ago (for .... siden)
Duration (i)
Future (om)Ex:
Ole kom til Norge for fire år siden.
Han skal være på ferie i to uker.
Berit skal til byen om to timer.Fill-in:
Han reiste i fjellet ….. tolv år …...
Hun skal reise ….. tre dager. (duration)
Ole skal til Kina ….. tre uker. (future)2. Genetiv.
General rule: Put "s" at the end, and unspecific form of the noun.
Boka til Lise.
Lises bok.Fill-in:
Brillene til Hanne.
Huset til Per og Lisa.
Koppene til Petter...
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The second past tense in Norwegian is called "Perfektum", and is formed as follows:
Han rydder stua.
Han ryddet stua.
Han har ryddet stua.Han spiser middag.
Han spiste middag.
Han har spist middag.The general rule is this: Put "har" in front, and then the simple past form - but if that ends on a vowel; cut if off..
Some exceptions:
går - gikk - har gått
ser - så - har sett
er - var - har værtTo switch to present perfect::
Han går til tannlegen.
De er på fjelltur...
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In this episode we'll go through the possessives, also called "eiendomspronomen" in Norwegian.
We have special endings for your, mine and our things:
Min - mi - mitt - mine
Din - di - ditt - dine
Vår - vår - vårt - våreExamples:
Bilen min, jakka mi, eplet mitt, bøkene mine.
Klokka di
Bøkene våre.To fill in:
Hvor er jakka ……... (your)?
Når kommer guttene ……... (our)?
Hvis du henter koppen …….. (your) henter jeg bøkene …….. (my).Great!
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In this episode we'll go through the "Preteritum" - Simple Past tense! A big step in language learning and the beginner's level :)
The main rule is this: add the ending "-te" or "-et".
If you have one consonant towards the end of the verb (in infintive), you add "-te".
If there are two consonants, add "-et".Examples:
Jeg spiser middag.
Jeg spiste middag.Han vasker bilen.
Han vasket bilen.Some exceptions:
går - gikk
er - var
sier - sa
gjør - gjordeTo switch:
Han går til jobben.
Hun sier hei!
Han gjør hjemmearbeid...
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In this episode we'll look at the reflexive verbs and the pronouns which are:
jeg - meg
du - deg
han/hun - seg
vi - oss
dere - dere
de - segExamples:
Jeg legger meg.
Han skynder seg.To make the imperative form, take the infinitive and remover the vowel at the end;
å huske - husk
å vente - ventExamples:
Kom hit!
Vent litt!
Sitt ned!..
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