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Tema: Boliger                            Nummer: 14. uke / 4.dag
Dag:  Torsdag                            Dato:   24. august
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DAGENS UTTRYKK (Phrase of the day):

Jeg    slapper av / hører på musikk         i stua.
Jeg    prater med familien min                i stua.
Jeg    leser avisen / drikker kaffe           i stua.
Jeg    snakker i telefonen                    i stua.

Jeg    spiser                                 i spisestua.

Jeg    ser på TV                             i TV-stua.
Jeg    ser på videofilm                      i TV-stua.
Jeg    spiller videospill                     i TV-stua.
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UTTALE (Pronunciation):

Yai    slahp-pehr ahv / huh-rehr poh mew-seekk   ee stew-ah.
Yai    prah-tehr meh fah-mee-lee-ehn meen        ee stew-ah.
Yai    leh-sehr ah-vees-ehn/dreek-kehr kahf-feh  ee stew-ah.
Yai    snahk-kehr ee teh-leh-foon-ehn            ee stew-ah.

Yai    spee-sehr                             ee spee-seh-stew-ah.

Yai    sehr poh teh-veh                      ee teh-veh-stew-ah.
Yai    sehr poh vee-dee-oo-feelm             ee teh-veh-stew-ah.
Yai    speel-lehr vee-dee-oo-speell          ee teh-veh-stew-ah.
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BETYDNING (Meaning):

I      relax / listen to music               in the living room.
I      talk with my family                   in the living room.
I      read the paper / drink coffee         in the living room.
I      talk on the telephone                 in the living room.

I      eat                                   in the dining room.

I      watch TV                              in the TV room.
I      watch a video                         in the TV room.
I      play video games                      in the TV room.

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GRAMMATIKK (Grammar):

In Norwegian, CONTINUING ACTION is expressed by using one of the
verbs "ligge (lie), stå (stand), sitte (sit), gå (go)" in
combination with the main verb in the sentence. Continuing action
is when the action is in the present and going on for some time.
In English, continuing action is expressed by using the progressive
tense.

Jeg ligger og leser.    (I am reading.)
Jeg sitter og arbeider. (I am working.)
Jeg står og snakker i telefonen. (I am talking on the telephone.)
Jeg går og tenker.     (I am thinking.)
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SPRAAKHJOERNE (Language Corner):

PROVERBS

Oest, vest, hjemme best.
(Uhst, vehst, yehm-meh behst / lit.: East, west, at home is best.
                                     There's no place like home.)

WORDS AND IDIOMS

et hjem (ehtt yehmm / a home / noun)
Vi har et fint hjem her. (We have a nice home here.)

hjem (yehmm / home; homeward / adverb used with verb of motion)
Jeg skal dra hjem på fredag. (I am going to go home on Friday.)

hjemme  (yehm-meh / at home / adverb used with a verb of location)
Jeg er hjemme nå. (I am at home now.)

føle seg hjemme (fuh-leh sai yehm-meh / feel at home)
Jeg føler meg hjemme i Norge (I feel at home in Norway.).

SIGNS

Her bor Anne (Hær boor Ahn-neh / Here lives Anne.)
Phrase used commonly on the sign on a room door or a front door.
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who have submitted their homework below.

God dag. Jeg heter Margaret. Jeg er femtini år gammel. Jeg er
fra Camrose, Alberta, Canada og jeg bor i Calgary. Jeg kan ikke
mye norsk. Faren min snakker norsk. Jeg lærer norsk ved å lese
NorWord-leksjoner.

Jeg er gift, og mannen min heter Gordon. Han er fra Nanton,
Alberta. Familien hans er fra Jevnaker, Norge, men han snakker
norsk bare litegrann. Han har snakket engelsk siden han var seks
år gammel. Moren hans er åttiåtte år gammel. Hun snakker bare
engelsk nå også. Vi liker sommeren og høsten best. Vi slapper
av med familien vår.  Vi arbeider hver dag unntatt søndag.

Hilsen fra Calgary,   Margaret   
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NYHETER FRA P4 RADIO (P4 News):
Internet homepage .

LEDIGHETEN, AUGUST
(P4): Det er nå nesten 146.000 personer uten vanlig arbeid her i
landet. Dette er 6,8 prosent av arbeidsstyrken og nær 1800 flere
enn i forrige uke.

FLERE KVINNER I FORSVARET
(P4): Forsvarsdepartementet la i dag frem en handlingsplan for
å øke kvinneandelen i forsvaret. Forsvarsminister Jørgen
Kosmo vil øke andelen først og fremst i ledende stillinger, og
det fra dagens tre til sju prosent.
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P4 NEWS IN ENGLISH

UNEMPLOYMENT, AUGUST
There are now almost 146.000 people without regular work here in
the country (Norway). This is 6.8 percent of the work force and
nearly 1800 more than last week.

MORE WOMEN IN THE ARMED FORCES
The Defense Department presented a plan of action today to
increase the women's share in the defense. The Defense Minister
Jørgen Kosmo wants to increase the share first and foremost in
leadership positions, and that from today's three to seven
percent.
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LIST OWNERS AND INFORMATION:

The Norwegian Teachers Association in North America (NorTANA)
Less Commonly Taught Languages Project, CARLA, U. of Minnesota
Louis Janus 
Nancy Aarsvold 
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Return to NorWord lesson index.
NorWord was originally written during summer and fall of 1995, by Nancy Aarsvold (currently at St. Olaf College) and Louis Janus, (currently at CARLA, U of Minnesota). The lessons presented above have been edited to use proper æ, ø and å characters on the web.
An updated and improved version with sounds and grammatical explanations is now available on KlikkNorsk published by Skandisk.

Contact Louis Janus with comments. Aarsvold and Janus hold the copyright © 2006.