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July 4, 2025 9 mins

Look, we’ve all been there – you’ve memorised "Jeg liker..." and "Jeg heter...", but the second a Norwegian asks you a real question, your brain blue-screens. In this episode, Preben Karlsen shows you how to hack the system by recycling simple sentence structures to sound way more confident than you actually are.

It’s like linguistic LEGO – snap a few pre-built pieces together, and suddenly you’re having actual opinions and conversations instead of just staring nervously.

Norgebror: Because fluency isn’t about knowing everything – it’s about pretending convincingly.

 

Lesson Text

Lisa: Hei Ali! Hva liker du å gjøre?

(Hi Ali! What do you like to do?)


Ali: Jeg liker å spille fotball.

(I like to play football.)


Lisa: Kult! Liker du å lage mat?

(Cool! Do you like to cook?)


Ali: Nei, jeg liker ikke å lage mat.

(No, I don’t like to cook.)


Lisa: Hva med å gå tur?

(What about going for a walk?)


Ali: Ja, jeg liker å gå tur i parken. Og du?

(Yes, I like to go for a walk in the park. And you?)


Lisa: Jeg liker å lese bøker.

(I like to read books.)


Ali: Liker du musikk?

(Do you like music?)


Lisa: Ja! Jeg elsker musikk!

(Yes! I love music!)

 

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Find Preben Karlsen here:

LinkedIn                              https://www.linkedin.com/in/preben-karlsen-571257193/

Instagram                           https://www.instagram.com/norwegiann__community/ 

 

Find more Norgebror on the following platforms:

YouTube                             

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLydORXAwEOuiHj1asvig-io2ooj8xK_7z

Apple Podcasts                

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/norgebror-norwegian-made-fun/id1824100949

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/3Yx8vRtO73Qqskx0MWe3O7

  

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