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Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101.com! You are doing some business with your company's main headquarters and you have attended meetings all afternoon. You are supervising how the staff is performing their job at the Norwegian company, and although you are satisfied with how the company is being handled, you still have to figure out what can be improved within the company. You have spoken with many of the company's staff and most of the staff seems very pleased with the way they are treated. You asked each one what their jobs entailed. A secretary you spoke with replied in Norwegian, "Typing and reading e-mails, making phone calls, answering customers' question...you know, the usual stuff." The next person you spoke with answered in Norwegian, "I attend meetings all day!" But they all seem happy...and the work is getting done. Wait...who is that? You ask a man sitting at a desk drinking coffee what he does all day. He replies in Norwegian, "I drink my coffee." Astonished, you ask him why he doesn't do anything else. He replies in Norwegian, "Because I am the boss!" Well, at least you were able to work with your Norwegian skills for a little bit anyway. NorwegianClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Norwegian! This Norwegian Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you important vocabulary you might need on the job. In this Norwegian vocabulary video, you will learn Norwegian by watching the video, seeing both Norwegian and Norwegian translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Norwegian translations being read aloud by our native Norwegian speakers. Visit us at NorwegianClass101.com where you will find many more great Norwegian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Knut Hamsun Knut Hamsun var en norsk forfatter som hadde arbeid som varte mer enn syv tiår og inkluderte over 20 romaner, en samling av dikt, skuespill, essays, noveller, og en reiseskildring. Norges Kong Haakon VI kalte ham "Norges sjel." Han mottok i 1920 Nobelprisen i litteratur. Hamsun mente at forfattere bør fokusere på vanskelighetene med sinnet. Han avskydde både naturalisme og realisme, to litterære ytterpunkter som eksisterte under hans tid. Hamsun ble født i 1859 i byen Lom. Hans fødenavn var Knud Pedersen og han var fjerde sønn av et relativt fattig ektepar. I en alder av tre dro familien for å arbeide på hans onkels gård og da han ble ni, ble han sendt for å bo hos en onkel som trengte hjelp med postkontoret sitt. Dessverre var Hamsuns onkel svært støtende og han tilsynelatende sultet og slo Hamsun. Han rømte fra onkelen i 1874 og vendte tilbake til hjembyen Lom hvor han tok de jobbene han kunne for å få endene til å møtes. Da han var 17 år gammel begynte han å skrive og tilbrukte deretter litt tid i USA, hvor han reiste og arbeidet med forfatterskapet sitt. Hans roman "Sult" var den første som gav ham suksess. Det dreide seg om en forfatter som led så hardt av sult at det drev ham nesten gal. Gjennom de fleste av Hamsuns romaner kommer temaet vandring opp ganske ofte. Han inkluderer også en rekke detaljer om den naturlige verden. Hans teknikk bruker mye strømmer av tanker eller indre monolog. ----Formal English---- Knut Hamsun Knut Hamsun was a Norwegian writer whose work spanned more than seven decades and included over twenty novels, one compilation of poetry, plays, essays, short stories, and a travelogue. Norway's King Haakon VI dubbed him "Norway's soul." He received the 1920 Nobel Prize for Literature. Hamsun firmly believed that writers should focus on the intricacies of the mind. He detested both naturalism and realism, two literary extremes that existed during his time. Hamsun was born in 1859 in the town of Lom. His birth name was Knud Pedersen, and he was the fourth son of a relatively poor couple. At the age of three, his family went to work his uncle's farm, and when he turned nine, he was sent to live with an uncle who needed help with his post office. Unfortunately, Hamsun's uncle was very abusive, and he apparently starved and beat Hamsun. Hamsun escaped from his uncle in 1874 and returned to his hometown of Lom, taking any job he could in order to make ends meet. When he was seventeen years old, he began to write and then spent some time in the United States, traveling and working on his writing. His novel Hunger was the first one that brought him success. It was about a writer who suffered so badly from hunger that it drove him nearly insane. Throughout most of Hamsun's novels, the theme of wandering comes up quite often. He also includes a lot of details about the natural world. His technique uses a lot of unspoken streams of thought, also known as interior monologue. --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Ta meg til sykehuset. Ta meg til en doktor. ----Formal English---- Take me to the hospital. Take me to the doctor. --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101.com! Your family has moved to this beautiful country and have just started getting a daily routine down. Everyone seems to be doing their own thing. The only quality family time you have is around the breakfast table. You have all agreed to speak Norwegian during this time to ease your way into society. Every morning, you say, "Good morning," in Norwegian, and everyone replies in Norwegian. You then speak about your plans for the day and what time you will return home to grab a bite to eat, finish some last-minute errands, and go to sleep, before starting the cycle all over again. But as you sit down at the table this morning, it seems you and your father are the only ones who have made it. You ask in Norwegian, "Where's mom?" He answers in Norwegian, "She is brushing her teeth and washing her face." You are starving and really wish everyone would hurry up. You ask your father in Norwegian, "Where is my little brother this morning?" In an annoyed tone, he answers in Norwegian, "He is still in his bed waking up." Nice. You stare at your father for just a moment, trying to convey how hungry you are in your stare. Finally, he tells you in Norwegian, "Oh go ahead! Eat breakfast!" Looks like you have broken this daily routine! NorwegianClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Norwegian! This Norwegian Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you important vocabulary regarding normal daily routines. In this Norwegian vocabulary video, you will learn Norwegian by watching the video, seeing both Norwegian and Norwegian translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Norwegian translations being read aloud by our native Norwegian speakers. Visit us at NorwegianClass101.com where you will find many more great Norwegian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Hjelp! Politi! Ring politi! ----Formal English---- Help! Police! Call the police! --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101.com! Your friends want to take you out one last time before you have to go to work. This time, you are not going unprepared. In fact, last time your friends wanted to spend the day with you, it took you three days to sleep off the exhaustion from acting out different sports in Norwegian! Well, not this time. No sir! This time, you have learned how to say every sport you can think of in Norwegian BEFORE you go out!! Right away, you ask your friends in Norwegian, "Do you want to go watch some baseball? Or maybe you would rather play a little football here in the park?" As you continue down the list of sports-related words you have learned in Norwegian just for them, it seems you have learned them all! Your friends are impressed! But they had something a little...different planned for today. They ask in Norwegian, "We have some tickets and thought you might want to go to the car races with us." You look at them confused, it seems they found one you don't know. Well, at least this time they have to act it out and not you! NorwegianClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Norwegian! This Norwegian Video Vocabulary lesson is the second part in a two-part series that will teach you how to talk about sports in Norwegian. In this Norwegian vocabulary video, you will learn Norwegian by watching the video, seeing both Norwegian and Norwegian translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Norwegian translations being read aloud by our native Norwegian speakers. Visit us at NorwegianClass101.com where you will find many more great Norwegian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Jeg er vegetarianer. Jeg spiser ikke kjøtt. Jeg spiser ikke ost. Inneholder Den Kjøtt? ----Formal English---- I am vegetarian. I don't eat meat. I don't eat cheese. Does that have meat? --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101.com! Now you have friends in your city...so what are you going to do with them? You are anxious to see some of the city before you have to start school at the Norwegian university, and definitely before you have to start working! So you call them up on the phone and ask if they want to spend the day showing you around town. They are excited to do something fun and you all decide to meet at the park around the corner. When you arrive, your friends ask in Norwegian, "Do you like to play any sports? We could play around at the park for a while...or maybe head to the gym." You played a lot of sports back home, but as much as you have studied Norwegian, you didn't learn how to talk about sports. You attempt to imitate a soccer player kicking a ball, but it takes several minutes before your friends catch on and teach you the Norwegian word for soccer. But now they know the game you are playing - charades! The next one you try to act out is a tennis player hitting a ball. And you thought soccer took a long time to guess?! By the time you get through acting out soccer, tennis, golf, and basketball - and they teach you the Norwegian words for these sports, you are so worked out you just want a nap. You had no idea learning Norwegian could be so exhausting!! NorwegianClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Norwegian! This Norwegian Video Vocabulary lesson is the first part in a two-part series that will help save you some energy for the fun stuff by teaching you how to talk about sports in Norwegian. In this Norwegian vocabulary video, you will learn Norwegian by watching the video, seeing both Norwegian and Norwegian translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Norwegian translations being read aloud by our native Norwegian speakers. Visit us at NorwegianClass101.com where you will find many more great Norwegian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Jonas Lie Jonas Lie regnes for å være en av de fire store innen norsk litteratur. Han skrev dikt, romaner og skuespill. Han ble født i 1833 i Hokksund til en politimann som ble politisjef på en stasjon plassert i Polarsirkellandet. Først meldte Lie seg inn på sjøkrigsskolen, men synet hans var svært dårlig, noe som hindret ham fra å kunne utføre de nødvendige oppgavene for stillingen hans på sjøen. Etter at han forlot sjøkrigsskolen, gikk han over til katolsk skole og fortsatte på universitetet i Christiania hvor han studerte juss og hvor han ble venner med to av de fire andre store innen den norske litteraturen - Henrik Ibsen og Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. Han tok juridisk embetseksamen der og flyttet til Kongsvinger for å begynne å praktisere. Det var ikke en høy etterspørsel etter advokater i byen Lie flyttet til, så han begynte å skrive for noen av de lokale avisene og tidsskriftene for å fylle tiden sin og samtidig betale regninger. Hans første bok var en diktsamling, men den gjorde det ikke veldig bra. I de fire årene etter at samlingen ble publisert, arbeidet han som journalist og forbedret skriveferdighetene sine fram til 1874 da han ble innvilget en kunstnerlønn av Norges regjering. Etter dette reiset Lie en stund; han reiste rundt i hele Europa og stoppet i Roma, Tyskland og Frankrike. Til slutt vendte han tilbake til sitt fedreland Norge i 1882 og begynte sin produktive skriveperiode. De fleste av hans historier handlet om familieliv i Norge. Andre temaer som var vanlig på den tiden inkluderte kommentarer på livet til den øvre klassen. Lie giftet seg med sin kusine i 1860 og paret fikk fem barn sammen. ----Formal English---- Jonas Lie Jonas Lie wrote poems, novels, and plays, and is considered one of the Four Greats of Norwegian Literature. He was born in 1833 in Hokksund to a lawman who became sheriff of a remote port located above the Arctic Circle. At first, Lie attended naval school, but his eyesight was extremely poor, which hindered him from being able to perform the necessary tasks for his position at sea. After he left naval school, he attended a Catholic school until he matriculated to the University of Christiania, where he became friends with two of other Four Greats—Henrik Ibsen and Bjornstjerne Bjornson. He earned his law degree there and moved to Kongsvinger to begin practicing. There was not much demand for lawyers in the town Lie moved to, so he began to write for some of the local newspapers and journals to fill his time and pay the bills. His first book was a collection of poetry, although it did not do well. In the four years after that collection was published, he worked as a journalist, building his writing skills until 1874 when he was granted an artist salary by Norway’s parliament. Then Lie went on the road, traveling throughout Europe and stopping in Rome, Germany, and France. Finally, he returned to his native land of Norway in 1882, which began his most productive writing period. Most of his stories dealt with family life in Norway. Other commonly explored topics included commentary on the lives of the upper class. Lie married his cousin in 1860, and the couple had five children together. --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Hvordan spiser man dette? Har dere vegetarmat? ----Formal English---- How do you eat this? Do you have vegetarian food? --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101.com! You have just moved, and for the past two weeks you have struggled to find your way around the town, the university, and your work. In fact, you haven't even had a chance to meet anyone. Well, tonight, that is going to change. You dress nicely and head out the door to meet some new friends, but once you get to the Norwegian café where you always see crowds of people sitting around chatting, you realize you don't know how to begin a conversation in Norwegian. Back home you would have broken the ice by talking about something common to everyone...the weather!! That's your ticket to making friends! You approach a table of people your age and ask in Norwegian, "Is the weather always this hot here?" Smiling, one of the ladies at the table responds in Norwegian, "Today is sunny with occasional clouds, but sometimes the sun bakes us here!" Another person at the table speaks up and says inNorwegian, "You're not from around here are you? (Your accent must have given it away.) What is the weather like where you are from?" An hour later, the world's best conversation starter has helped you make new friends! NorwegianClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Norwegian! This Norwegian Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you how to talk about the world's best conversation starter in Norwegian - the weather! In this Norwegian vocabulary video, you will learn Norwegian by watching the video, seeing both Norwegian and Norwegian translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Norwegian translations being read aloud by our native Norwegian speakers. Visit us at NorwegianClass101.com where you will find many more great Norwegian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Har du en engelsk informasjonsguide? Har Du en fransk informasjonsguide? Har Du en japansk informasjonsguide? ----Formal English---- Do you have an English information guide? Do you have a French information guide? Do you have a Japanese information guide? --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!