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August 14, 2025 15 mins
Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Sindre's Surprise: How a Blunder Became a Summer Success
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Story Transcript:

No: Det var sommerfest på kontoret, og hele rommet var fylt med latter og prating.
En: There was a summer party at the office, and the entire room was filled with laughter and chatter.

No: Sindre, den nye praktikanten, var nervøs.
En: Sindre, the new intern, was nervous.

No: Han ønsket virkelig å vise sin verdi i selskapet.
En: He really wanted to show his worth in the company.

No: Selv om han var flink, kunne nervene få ham til å gjøre små feil av og til.
En: Even though he was skilled, his nerves could sometimes lead him to make small mistakes.

No: Midt i festen, i hjørnet av det åpne arealet med moderne glasskubikler og grønne potteplanter, satt han med laptopen sin.
En: In the middle of the party, in the corner of the open area with modern glass cubicles and green potted plants, he sat with his laptop.

No: Han bestemte seg for å sende en liten notat til Marita, kontorsjefen, om hva folk sa om den nye kampanjen.
En: He decided to send a small note to Marita, the office manager, about what people were saying about the new campaign.

No: Men i hastverket sitt klarte Sindre å sende meldingen til hele selskapets e-postliste!
En: But in his haste, Sindre managed to send the message to the entire company email list!

No: Som folk begynte å se på meldingene sine, innså Sindre raskt hva han hadde gjort.
En: As people began to check their messages, Sindre quickly realized what he had done.

No: Han følte seg kald svette renne nedover pannen.
En: He felt cold sweat running down his forehead.

No: Dette kunne være slutten på hans drøm som praktikant.
En: This could be the end of his dream as an intern.

No: I panikk løp han til Marita, som alltid var rolig og organisert.
En: In a panic, he ran to Marita, who was always calm and organized.

No: Marita så på ham, og uten å miste fatningen sa hun, "Vi kan løse dette, ikke bekymre deg.
En: Marita looked at him and, without losing her composure, said, "We can solve this, don't worry."

No: " Hun tok tak i situasjonen med sitt vanlige kalde hode.
En: She handled the situation with her usual cool head.

No: Samtidig, i den andre enden av rommet, satt Ola, IT-gutten, som alltid hadde et glimt i øyet og et smil.
En: Meanwhile, at the other end of the room, sat Ola, the IT guy, who always had a twinkle in his eye and a smile.

No: Ola lo da han så meldingen.
En: Ola laughed when he saw the message.

No: "Ingen sprø seg til uten å ha det gøy," sa han til Sindre.
En: "No one messes up without having fun," he said to Sindre.

No: Han satte i gang med å se om han kunne trekke tilbake e-posten fra serveren.
En: He started to see if he could retract the email from the server.

No: Mens Marita holdt orden på kaoset, kom Sindre på en idé.
En: While Marita kept control of the chaos, Sindre came up with an idea.

No: Hva om han kunne distrahere folk?
En: What if he could distract people?

No: "La meg synge en sang," sa han høyt.
En: "Let me sing a song," he said loudly.

No: De ansatte, som var vant til Sindre, lo og samlet seg rundt.
En: The employees, who were used to Sindre, laughed and gathered around.

No: Sindre begynte å synge.
En: Sindre began to sing.

No: Stemmen hans hakket litt i begynnelsen, men etter hvert ble den sterkere.
En: His voice faltered a bit at first, but gradually it grew stronger.

No: Mens sangen fylte rommet, jobbet Marita og Ola hardt i bakgrunnen.
En: As the song filled the room, Marita and Ola worked hard in the background.

No: Ola klarte å trikke serverinnstillingene og trekke tilbake den utilgivelige e-posten, og Marita sørget for at sjefene ble distrahert med småprat.
En: Ola managed to tweak the server settings and retract the unforgivable email, and Marita made sure the bosses were distracted with small talk.

No: Ved slutten av sangen brøt rommet ut i applaus.
En: By the end of the song, the room erupted in applause.

No: Sindre pustet lettet ut, og han bøyde seg med en liten latter.
En: Sindre sighed in relief, bowing with a small laugh.

No: Sjefene, som var mer opptatt av Sindre og hans humoristiske innslag, klappet også.
En: The bosses, who were more entertained by Sindre and his humorous act, clapped as well.

No: Etter festen kom Marita bort til
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Fluidlent dorg.

Speaker 2 (00:09):
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Speaker 1 (00:25):
In this episode, we'll dive into the art of turning
mistakes into musical triumphs as Sindre the in turn who
misfired an email sings his way from blunder to applause.

Speaker 3 (00:35):
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can keep the world's stories flowing.

Speaker 5 (01:43):
There were some mephespore oh here liu sindre then the
ipraktikontonvarna verse hann Skitzviklevi, s sinvadi, selskope se le manla
flink venfontilliers, mophila, hotel, miti, festen i, nado opna reoala,

(02:05):
memoderarn eglaski, biclear or grendapotte plante stamelatupencin on the stemptesiphrosen
elite no ta te marita, contour chefen of the folk
saw on the knee, companion many hostwarkis it clarta sindre
ors and the meling and the hall sells carpets apost lista,
some folk pi and to sepomeling in the sina in

(02:27):
so sindri roskvanadut hunfeltsa calls setter, and the nado a
pond death, the kunovaraschlutten pondstrum, some practicante ipanic leo ponte
marita some alte varoule or organisert Marita sa palm out
no mister fotning and sahen we calsdetta ikibeshimreda huntok tarkis

(02:51):
it washoon masi wan calla huda some tid innandre na
arumt sat ula eat kuitten some alta had climty aya
or whatsmeal ula llow danceamelingen Indian sprusatlute, nohardege sunte sindra
hansafti gang must say a monk in a trichity barki

(03:12):
air posten fra servian mans marita hold ordn pocasa Comsindra
ponide war monk nadstra hair folk Lama Singian sung san
hait the ansata savavante Sindra alo o somemleserant Sindra bien

(03:32):
tosinya stemenan's hockey t litti biunlsen manettavat bladens tarkira man
sung in filter rumat yo but marita ula harti bakun
u la clarto tricky Servian stealing in a o trichity
barkid the utili ivle air posten o Marita sergit fraschefn
A Bladistra hairt masmoprat wesh with nasangen brought rumatuti airplace

(03:58):
Sindri pustet let stude one bay the Simon Letten latter
Cheffona Sava mayor of Tata Sindra or Sumuristiski inchlug claposso
et theefeston Coomarita Btisindra do urung Guyo smeltun oh Ula
talk for reda Targan Sindre Latimidan Dargin Vievara Ali oikiem

(04:24):
Safa cinephile how don kibar reads in stealing when also
vined allas respect the Sutan villain Aldrivardian Ali, humor is
stressnas tooshun Ran Sindre Blan mer Selsiki practicante one vista
otashnguriphylianjdambodo marita ula some altilpam, some mefheston blend success ikbar

(04:48):
gua minna whenossofo di nvikti ladom bre la Tierschlo.

Speaker 1 (04:53):
Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed.

Speaker 5 (04:58):
There was some mephes pokuntu ura oh he le rue
mava fild melott prating.

Speaker 1 (05:05):
There was a summer party at the office and the
entire room was filled with laughter and chatter.

Speaker 5 (05:10):
Sindre de nille practi conten varna vers.

Speaker 1 (05:16):
Sindra. The new in turn was nervous han.

Speaker 5 (05:19):
En skivirkle ovis sinvadi selskope.

Speaker 1 (05:24):
He really wanted to show his worth in the company se.

Speaker 5 (05:27):
La man la flink cun narvena for antelliersmofai laotil.

Speaker 1 (05:33):
Even though he was skilled, his nerves could sometimes lead
him to make small mistakes.

Speaker 5 (05:38):
Mite festin year another opna RelA memo daar neglosko vi
cleer or grinda potte plante sotomelatupen sin.

Speaker 1 (05:48):
In the middle of the party, in the corner of
the open area with modern glass cubicles and green potted plants,
he sat with his laptop.

Speaker 5 (05:56):
Hond stemp de saire forro sen elite no tr te
Marita contour cheffen on vai folk saw on the knie campagnen.

Speaker 1 (06:06):
He decided to send a small note to Marita, the
office manager, about what people were saying about the new campaign.

Speaker 5 (06:13):
Mene hostvalquissit clarte sindre sendemelingenti hell la selskopetz er post lista.

Speaker 1 (06:20):
But in his haste, Sindra managed to send a message
to the entire company email list some.

Speaker 5 (06:26):
Folk pi into sepomeling in the sina in so sindre
roskvona diut.

Speaker 1 (06:33):
As people began to check their messages, Sindra quickly realized
what he had done.

Speaker 5 (06:37):
Hanfertsa call seter and thener de vaupon.

Speaker 1 (06:42):
He felt cold sweat running down his forehead.

Speaker 5 (06:45):
Death de kunevardschluchten ponstrem some pract comte.

Speaker 1 (06:50):
This could be the end of his dream as an
in turn.

Speaker 5 (06:53):
Ipanic le ponte marita some alte varoule organisert.

Speaker 1 (07:00):
In a panic, he ran to Marita, who was always
calm and organized.

Speaker 5 (07:04):
Marita so palme utna mistevotnien saren vica lur sadeta ikibishimrda.

Speaker 1 (07:13):
Marita looked at him and, without losing her composure, said,
we can solve this. Don't worry huntuk takisitva shun masitvan
ne call da huda. She handled the situation with her
usual cool head.

Speaker 5 (07:27):
Some tid i noandre la rumit soth ula itkuitten some
alta hodeglimtie ye or at smel.

Speaker 1 (07:37):
Meanwhile, at the other end of the room, sat Uda,
the i t guy who always had a twinkle in
his eye and a smile.

Speaker 5 (07:44):
Ula el daan somelin.

Speaker 1 (07:48):
Uda laughed when he saw the message.

Speaker 5 (07:50):
Enian sprusa tilute nohodegheh sonte Sindre.

Speaker 1 (07:56):
No one messes up without having fun, he said to Sindra.

Speaker 5 (07:59):
Han softi gong masea marie boke heerposten fraserveren.

Speaker 1 (08:06):
He started to see if he could retract the email
from the server.

Speaker 5 (08:09):
Mens Marita holt urn pocosa come Sindre.

Speaker 1 (08:15):
While Marita kept control of the chaos, Sindra came up
with an idea.

Speaker 5 (08:20):
Va monkundistra he re folk.

Speaker 1 (08:24):
What if he could distract people.

Speaker 5 (08:26):
La ma signen sung son hait.

Speaker 1 (08:30):
Let me sing a song, he said loudly, the.

Speaker 5 (08:33):
En soota savovante Sindre ello o sole sernt.

Speaker 1 (08:40):
The employees who were used to Sindra laughed and gathered.

Speaker 5 (08:43):
Around Sindre bientos signe.

Speaker 1 (08:47):
Sindra began to sing.

Speaker 5 (08:49):
Stemmenan's Hokki tritibiensten manetta vaire.

Speaker 1 (08:56):
His voice faltered a bit at first, but gradually it
grew stronger.

Speaker 5 (08:59):
Men sung in filterrummet yo, but Marita ou la harte bakun.

Speaker 1 (09:06):
As the song filled the room, Marita and Ida worked
hard in the background.

Speaker 5 (09:11):
U la clarto trichy servin stealing ina o trichy te
baki the nuttiliev le erposten oh Marita sergit frachef bledstra
hert mass moprat.

Speaker 1 (09:23):
Uda managed to tweak the server settings and retract the
unforgivable email, and Marita made sure the bosses were distracted
with small talk.

Speaker 5 (09:31):
Veshlitna sung in brutrum metuti airplace.

Speaker 1 (09:36):
By the end of the song, the room erupted in applause.

Speaker 5 (09:40):
Sindri pustet le tetut oambe de simeon liten lotter.

Speaker 1 (09:46):
Sindra sighed in relief, bowing with a small laugh.

Speaker 5 (09:50):
Cheffonna sovameyer o tata sindre a sumuristiski inchlag claposo.

Speaker 1 (09:58):
The bosses, who were more entertained by Sindra and his
humorous act, clapped as well.

Speaker 5 (10:03):
Eti festin komartabuti Sindre.

Speaker 1 (10:07):
After the party, Marita came over to Sindra, do.

Speaker 5 (10:10):
You reng Guyo smelt, Hun, you did a good job.

Speaker 1 (10:15):
She smiled.

Speaker 5 (10:17):
O Ulah talk for terre de Targin.

Speaker 1 (10:21):
And Eila, thank you for saving the.

Speaker 5 (10:23):
Day, Sindre la demi than Dargin.

Speaker 1 (10:27):
Sindra learned a lot that day.

Speaker 5 (10:29):
Vie Varra Ali oikiem misser for sinephile Holdniki bariad the
since stiling when osvin Alda's respect.

Speaker 1 (10:40):
By being honest and not hiding from his mistakes, he
had not only saved his position but also won everyone's respect.

Speaker 5 (10:47):
The Sutan villain Alvardien Ali tumur Istresna Sitoshunrien.

Speaker 1 (10:54):
Moreover, he would never underestimate the value of a bit
of humor in stressful situations.

Speaker 5 (10:59):
Again, Sindre blen meer Selsiki practicomte en Vista Tashmon Nongonguriphylian
holdombode Marita ou lasome alt tevillier Pam.

Speaker 1 (11:12):
Sindra became a more confident in turn, and he knew
that if he ever made a mistake again, he had
both Marita and Ela who would always be there to
help him.

Speaker 5 (11:21):
So Mephestin blens success Ikiborpogrunari gu Mina menos So furlenvichti lar,
doom ble la tiertaschlu.

Speaker 1 (11:31):
The summer party was a success, not just because of
the good memories, but also because an important lesson was
learned in the heart of Ushlou.

Speaker 3 (11:44):
To Day's vocabulary words are coming up right after this
commercial break. Here are to Day's vocabulary words, first in Norwegian,
then in English.

Speaker 5 (12:00):
Proting, proting, prothing, chatter, practicnt, practicont procti, cont in turn, nrverse, nerversen, reverse, nervous, flink, flink, flink, skilled, naive, nairivir, naarriver,

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nerves quebe clear, quebe clear, cube clear, cubicles, hostwark, hostwark, hostwark, hasty,
HeLa HeLa HeLa entire, futtening, fottening, futtening, compose, sweater, sweater, sweater, sweat,

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trich kettilbakia, trich kettilbakia, trich kettil, talk, retract utili evily, utili, evily,
util evilly, unforgivable, up, place, up, place, up, place, applause
by the bay, the bay, the bowing, vadi vadi vadi

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worth file file file mistakes, collective rue, collective rue, collective rue, composure,
took TALKI took TALKI took TALKI handled cause, cause, cause chaos,

(13:46):
hocker hocker hockey falters gradually, unsoft, unsoft un sutter employees
Who murri'stisky Inchlug? Who murri'stisky Inchlug? Who murriistisky Inchlug, humorous act,

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distra hera distra hera distra hera distract Ali Ali Ali, honest,
some lit, some lit, some lit, gathered, trick it, trick it,
trick it, tweaked, minner minner minner memories, Futeningen, futening in, futeningen, composure, Gratuletta, gratuletta,

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gratu leerta congratulated.

Speaker 2 (14:58):
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