"So, what do you do?" – The question that turns even the most confident Norwegian learner into a mumbling mess.
In this episode of Norgebror, Preben Karlsen breaks down a real-life work conversation between Emma (a sykepleier) and Jonas (a lærer), so you can:
- Answer "Hva jobber du med?" without panic-googling job titles
- Say where you work ("på kontor", "på sykehus", or "jeg har fri i dag!") like a local
- Navigate the "Liker du jobben din?" minefield (even if your real answer is "kanskje...")
No stiff corporate phrases—just the natural, everyday Norwegian people actually use when talking about work. By the end, you’ll be chatting about jobs as smoothly as a Norwegian discussing their fika-break.
Norgebror: Because work talk shouldn’t feel like work.
Lesson Text
Emma: Hei! Hva jobber du med?
(Hi! What do you do for work?)
Jonas: Jeg jobber som lærer. Og du?
(I work as a teacher. And you?)
Emma: Jeg er sykepleier.
(I’m a nurse.)
Jonas: Å, så bra! Hvor jobber du?
(Oh, that’s great! Where do you work?)
Emma: Jeg jobber på et sykehus.
(I work at a hospital.)
Jonas: Liker du jobben din?
(Do you like your job?)
Emma: Ja, jeg liker den veldig godt.
(Yes, I like it very much.)
Jonas: Så fint!
(That’s nice!)
Emma: Skal du jobbe i dag?
(Are you going to work today?)
Jonas: Nei, jeg har fri i dag.
(No, I have the day off today.)
Emma: Hva med deg? Liker du å være lærer?
(What about you? Do you like being a teacher?)
Jonas: Ja, det er en fin jobb.
(Yes, it’s a nice job.)
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