We’ve all been there – your stomach growls like an angry troll, but suddenly you need to navigate a Norwegian grocery store and make small talk with the cashier. Panic mode: activated.
In this episode, Preben Karlsen breaks down a real hungry-people conversation between Nora and Ahmed. You’ll learn how to:
- Declare your hanger ("Jeg er veldig sulten!") like a true Norwegian
- Navigate the critical bread-and-cheese negotiations
- Politely demand juice (because hydration is important)
Norgebror: Because nothing motivates language learning like the threat of starvation.
Lesson Text
Nora: Hei Ahmed! Er du sulten?
(Hi Ahmed! Are you hungry?)
Ahmed: Ja, jeg er veldig sulten.
(Yes, I’m very hungry.)
Nora: Skal vi dra på butikken?
(Shall we go to the store?)
Ahmed: Ja! Jeg vil ha brød og ost.
(Yes! I want bread and cheese.)
Nora: Jeg kjøper melk og kaffe.
(I’ll buy milk and coffee.)
Ahmed: Vil du ha epler?
(Do you want apples?)
Nora: Ja, jeg liker epler.
(Yes, I like apples.)
Ahmed: Jeg er også tørst.
(I’m also thirsty.)
Nora: Vi kjøper vann også!
(We’ll buy water too!)
Ahmed: Jeg vil ha juice.
(I want juice.)
Nora: Ok, vi kjøper juice.
(Okay, we’ll buy juice.)
Ahmed: Hva med egg?
(What about eggs?)
Nora: Ja, vi trenger egg.
(Yes, we need eggs.)
Ahmed: Perfekt.
(Perfect.)
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