NORWEGIAN CULTURE
Phrases | Pronunciation | English |
Hva liker du å gjøre? | hvah lee-kehr doo oh juh-reh | What do you like to do? |
Jeg liker å gå på ski om vinteren. | jai lee-kehr oh goh poh shee ohmm veen-tehr-en | I like to ski in the winter. |
Jeg liker å jogge om våren. | ai lee-kehr oh yohg-geh ohmm voh-ren | I like to jog in the spring. |
Jeg liker å spille fotball om høsten. | jai lee-kehr oh speel-leh foot-bahll ohmm huhs-tehn | I like to play football in the fall. |
Jeg liker å bade om sommeren. | jai lee-kehr oh bah-deh ohmm sohm-mehr-ehn | I like to go swimming in the summer. |
Patterns | Pronunciation | English |
Jeg liker ____________________________ om våren/høsten/sommeren/vinteren. | jai lee-kehr oh seek-leh ohmm vohr-en / huhs-tehn / sohm-mehr-ehn / veen-tehr-en | I like _____________________
in spring/fall/summer/winter |
Example: Jeg liker å sykle om våren. | jai lee-kehr oh seek-leh ohmm vohr-en | I like to bike in spring. |
Jeg liker ikke ________________________ om våren/høsten/sommeren/vinteren. | jai lee-kehr ihk-keh oh seek-leh ohmm vohr-en / huhs-tehn / sohm-mehr-ehn / veen-tehr-en | I don’t like
_____________________ in spring/fall/summer/winter |
Example: Jeg liker ikke å sykle om våren. | jai lee-kehr ihk-keh oh seek-leh ohmm vohr-en | I don’t like to bike in spring. |
Here are some expressions you may plug into the sentences above:
Expressions | Pronunciation | English |
å lære norsk | oh lae-reh nohshk | to learn Norwegian |
å skrive brev | oh skree-veh brehv | to write letters |
å gå på kino | oh goh poh kjee-noo | to go to the movies |
å gå på kafé | oh goh poh kah-feh | to go to cafés |
å spille kort | oh speel-leh kohrt | to play cards |
å se på TV | oh seh poh teh-veh | to watch TV |
å lese bøker | oh leh-seh buhk-ehr | to read books |
å gå i kirken | oh goh ee kjeer-kehn | to go to church |
å spille gitar | oh speel-leh gee-tahr | to play the guitar |
å gå på tur | oh goh poh tewr | to go for walks |