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NorWord re-runs

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Tema: Idrett og friluftsliv Nummer: 8. uke / 1.dag
Dag: Mandag Dato: 22. mai
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PHRASE OF THE DAY:

Driver du idrett?

Ja, jeg spiller fotball / ishockey / håndball /
tennis / golf / basketball /
amerikansk fotball / baseball /
softball.
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PRONUNCIATION:

(DREE-VEHR DEW EE-DREHTT?

(YAH, YAI SPEEL-LEHR FOOT-BAHLL / EES-HOHK-KEY / HAANN-BAHLL /
TEHN-NEES / GOHLF / BAHS-KEHT-BAHLL /
AH-MEH-REE-KAHNSK FOOT-BAHLL / BAIS-BAHLL /
SOHFT-BAHLL)
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MEANING:

Do you play sports?

Yes, I play soccer / ice hockey / handball /
tennis / golf / basketball /
American football / baseball /
softball.
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CULTURE:

Of the sports listed above, soccer is by far the most popular in
Norway, followed by ice hockey and handball. Handball is a game
which is a cross between basketball and hockey. It is played in
the gym, players throw the ball to one another or bounce it as
they move, and goals are scored by throwing the ball into a goal
which looks to be a little bigger than a hockey goal. Basketball
is being played more and more there in schools and clubs, and
tennis and golf are just starting to become more common rather
than the elitest sports that they once were. Some form of
baseball is played in physical education classes in the schools,
but otherwise neither baseball nor softball teams are common in
Norway.
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GRAMMAR:

YES/NO QUESTIONS

In conversation in English, YES/NO QUESTIONS are commonly
answered with a short phrase such as "Yes, I do" or "No, I don't."
In Norwegian, these questions are answered in a similar way,
although the short answer translates (literally) to "Yes, that
do I" or "No, that do I not." These short answers can be used to
answer any yes/no question except those that begin with the modal
auxiliary verbs (skal, kan, må, vil) or two others (er, har).
Those verbs have a slightly different short answer which we will
look at another time. The longer answer to yes/no questions,
which you see in the examples below, is still correct; it is just
not as common in conversation.

Spiller du tennis? (Do you play tennis?)

Ja, det gjør jeg. (Yes, that do I.)
Ja, jeg spiller tennis. (Yes, I play tennis.)

Nei, det gjør jeg ikke. (No, that do I not.)
Nei, jeg spiller ikke tennis. (No, I do not play tennis.)

Liker du basketball? (Do you like basketball?)

Ja, det gjør jeg. (Yes, that do I.)
Ja, jeg liker basketball. (Yes, I like basketball.)

Nei, det gjør jeg ikke. (No, that do I not.)
Nei, jeg liker ikke basketball. (No, I do not like basketball.)
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SUBSCRIBER CONTRIBUTIONS: REVIEW OF LEISURE AND LANGUAGE LEARNING

If you have time, please take a minute and send a quick e-mail
response to one or more of the subscribers who have their
homework posted here. They would appreciate it. Use as much
Norwegian as you can in your messages to them.
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Hei! Jeg pleier å spille fiolin i helgene. Jeg gir fiolintimer
på lørdager, og jeg vasker klær. Jeg leser bøker og ser på
TV. Jeg må arbeide ofte. Min mann og jeg spiller i en
strengekvartett i brylluper. Jeg går på konsert eller på kino.
Ellers liker jeg å slappe av.

Cindy <CPRIOR@....edu>
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Jeg begynte å studere norsk i januar. Tekstboken min heter
"Norsk, Nordmenn og Norge" av Kathleen Stokker og Odd Haddal. Den
er utmerket! Jeg har lest til og med kapittel fem i tekstboken
min. Norsklæreren min hjelper meg med uttalen ved å lese inn
tekstene på kassetter. Hjelpelæreren min heter Bart, og han
bor i San Jose i staten California. Vi skriver e-post til
hverandre hver dag, og nøn ganger retter han grammatiske øvinger
for meg. Jeg lærer også norsk ved å lese NorWord-leksjoner og
ved å høre på kassettene til tekstboken min.

Med hilsen
Elaine <budica@....com>
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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 <lctl@maroon.tc.umn.edu>
Nancy Aarsvold <nårsvol@gac.edu>
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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.