SPEAKING A LANGUAGE (extra for previous
lesson)
Jeg forstår ikke
så mye norsk = I understand not so much Norwegian.
Jeg forstår (e.g. norsk) ganske bra = I understand (Norwegian) quite well
Jeg forstår litt = I understand a little
Jeg snakker litt norsk = I speak little Norwegian
Du er (veldig) god
i norsk = You are very good in Norwegian [ Is not common
to say: (veldig) bra I norsk]
Du er (ganske)
flink i norsk = You are (quite)
clever in Norwegian
Du snakker så godt norsk! = You speak Norwegian (so) well!
DIDN’T UNDERSTAND?
Unnskyld, jeg forstår ikke hva du sier = Sorry, I do not understand what you are saying.
Hva sier du? Er det sant? – What do you say? Is it true?
Å ja, sier du det? – Oh really, is that so?
Nå forstår jeg = now I understand
Unnskyld,
kan du gjenta? = Sorry, can
you repeat?
Kan du si det en gang til? = Can you say that one more time?
Hva sa du? – What did you say?
Jeg forstår ikke, hva mener du? = I do not understand, what do you mean?
Jeg forstår ikke, hva betyr det? = I do not understand, what does it mean?
Hva betyr “X”? = What means “X”?
Det betyr… = It means…
Hva heter det på norsk? = How do you say
... in Norwegian? (What's that
called in Norwegian?)
Hva heter ... på norsk? - How do you say ... in Norwegian? (What's that called in Norwegian?)
Hva heter “English” på norsk? = What is English called in Norwegian (i.e. how to say)
Det heter “engelsk” = It’s called “engelsk” (i.e. in Norwegian we say “engelsk”)
SNAKKER
Vennligst snakk saktere = Please speak slower (polite way of saying)
Snakk sakte! = speak slowly
Hvordan sier man dette/det på norsk? = How do you say this in Norwegian?
Snakker du norsk?
- Do you speak Norwegian?
Du snakker engelsk, ikke sant? = You speak English, right?
Snakker du andre språk enn engelsk? - Do you speak other languages than English
Det er lett å snakke engelsk, men det er vanskelig å snakke norsk. – It is easy to speak English, but it is difficult to speak Norwegian.
Snakker
dere norsk hjemme? – Do you speak Norwegian at home?
Vanligvis snakker (verb II place) vi norsk - Usually we speak Norwegian.
eller
Vi snakker (verb II place) norsk hjemme – We speak Norwegian at home
Engelsk er forskjellig fra norsk = English is different from Norwegian.
Det er stor forskjell på engelsk og norsk = There is a big difference between English and Norwegian
Takk for at du hjelper/ hjalp meg - Thanks that you helping / helped me
- ingen årsak/Vaer så god = you are
welcome (you reply when someone thanks
you)
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