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Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101.com! Staring out the window at work today, you noticed some rain clouds rolling in. One of your coworkers heard a reporter on the radio say that there is a high probability the city will see torrential downpours too. Back home you have seen the very worst of thunderstorms, so you really weren't too worried...that is, until you got off work! As you walk out the door of your office, you are astonished to see that those little rainclouds have now turned into huge back clouds shadowing the city! You decide you just need to get home quickly. However, as you are driving home the rain starts coming down so hard you can't see the road in front of you! You pull over and flip on the radio, hoping you can make out enough Norwegian to pick up what they are saying on the weather reports. Unfortunately, the reporters and meteorologists are all talking so rapidly and excitedly that you can't make out anything they are saying in Norwegian. Too bad too...because one man just reported in Norwegian, "The hurricane is blowing in from the sea!!!" Sitting on the side of the highway in your car is probably not the safest place to be, but then, you don't know what's coming anyway... NorwegianClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Norwegian! This Norwegian Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you how to talk about natural disasters 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 ---- Alexander Kielland Alexander Kielland regnes for å være en av de fire store innen norsk litteratur. Forfatteren ble født i Stavanger i 1849 til konsul Jens Zetlitz Kielland. Hans bror var den berømte landskapsmaler Kitty Lange Kielland. Selv om Kielland ble født inn i en meget velstående familie mente han også mye om situasjonen for den lavere arbeiderklassen. Tilsynelatende var han en velvillig fabrikkeier som behandlet sine arbeidere godt. Mye av det lyriske arbeidet hans var satire som fokuserte på livet til de lavere klasser og kommentarer til den øvre klassen. Den velkjente trilogien hans, som startet med boka "Gift," så tett på livet til presteskapet og hva som var viktig for dem. Kiellands inspirasjon inkluderte mange navn fra fransk litteratur, samt Charles Dickens og John Stuart Mill. Spesielt romanene hans falt i stor grad innenfor realisme-sjangeren og avviste skarpt naturalismen, som var den andre utbredte litterære trenden i løpet i hans levetid. Kielland ble ordfører i Stavanger i 1891 og ble valgt som fylkesmann i fylket i 1902. Kielland døde i 1906 angivelig av fedme. Minst en biograf rapporterer at så tidlig som på 1880-tallet hadde Kielland problemer med kortpustethet. Han hadde også en rekke hjerteinfarkt og fortsatte å øke i vekt. De som kjente ham sa at han elsket mat og hadde problemer med å beherske seg når det kom til mat han elsket. I alt inkluderer Kiellands repertoar minst tre essays, seks skuespill, ni romaner, og tre bøker med noveller. ----Formal English---- Alexander Kielland Alexander Kielland is considered one of the Four Greats of Norwegian literature. The writer was born in Stavanger in 1849 to Consul Jens Zetlitz Kielland. His brother was the famous landscape painter Kitty Lange Kielland. Although Kielland was born into a very wealthy family, he also thought much about the plight of the lower class workers. Supposedly he was a benevolent factory owner who treated his workers very well. Much of his work was satire that focused on the lives of the lower classes and provided commentary about the upper classes. His well-known trilogy, which started with the book Gift, looked closely at the life of the clergy and what was important to them. Kielland's influences included many names from French literature as well as Charles Dickens and John Stuart Mill. His novels in particular fell largely in the genre of realism and sharply rejected naturalism, which was the other prevalent literary trend of his day. Kielland became the mayor of Stavanger in 1891 and was then selected as governor of the county in 1902. Kielland died in 1906, supposedly from obesity. At least one biographer reports that as early as the 1880s, Kielland had been having problems with shortness of breath. He also had a number of heart attacks and kept gaining weight. Those who knew him said that he loved food and had many difficulties controlling himself when it came to the foods that he loved. In all, Kielland is credited with at least three essays, six plays, nine novels, and three books of short stories. --------------------------- 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 ---- En billett, er du snill. Tre billetter er du snill. Fem billetter er du snill. Har du billetten. ----Formal English---- One ticket, please. Three tickets please. Five tickets, please. Your ticket, please. --------------------------- 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 Norwegian pen pal has asked you to stay with him for the week while you are visiting. You are really excited because you will be able to get to know him better and he is going to show you around town too! When you arrive, he promises a tour of the house right after you meet the family and have some dinner - it's been a long flight! As you make your way into his kitchen though, his mother looks very disgruntled. You ask your friend what is wrong and he replies in Norwegian, "She is upset because she is hungry. My father just searched the refrigerator and there is nothing to eat!" Feeling a little more than awkward - in fact, totally obtrusive - you tell your friend in Norwegian, "Well, we can go out for dinner. It's not a big deal." He quickly explains in Norwegian, "We are going to enjoy a family meal at the table tonight so that we can all get to know each other better." And then you have a brilliant idea - pizza! Later that night as you sit around the table with your new friends, you tell your friends in Norwegian, "I am glad everyone is enjoying the delicious pizza!! And more importantly, I am glad we decided to talk and chat and enjoy this meal together." NorwegianClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Norwegian! This Norwegian Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you some important vocabulary you might use at the Norwegian table. 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 ---- Jo Nesbø Jo Nesbø er en norsk forfatter hvis arbeid har nå blitt oversatt til mer enn 40 forskjellige språk. Han har vært nominert til Edgarprisen og er mest kjent for sine romaner med karakteren til detektiven Harry Hole. Hans serie av barnebøker om Doktor Proktor er også blitt svært populære. I tillegg er han vokalist for Di Derre, et rockeband i Norge. Nesbø ble født i Oslo og fikk sin grad i bedriftsøkonomi fra den norske handelshøyskolen. Før han ble en forfatter på fulltid, jobbet han som aksjemegler og gjorde noe frilans journalistikk ved siden. Han startet ut med en lovende fremtid som fotballspiller, men etter at han røk et leddbånd i ett av knærne, var han ute av stand til å spille profesjonelt. I hans yngre år var Nesbø så fokusert på å spille profesjonell fotball at karakterene hans led. Innen han hadde fullført videregående, innså han at karakterene hans var så dårlige at han ikke kunne gjøre veldig mye. Han bestemte seg deretter for å gå i militæret og jobbet med å få opp karaktersnittet for å til slutt å komme inn på handelshøyskolen. Nesbø har mottatt flere priser for sitt litterære arbeid, blant annet Riverton-prisen, glassnøkkelen, og den norske bokhandlerforeningens pris for årets novelle. Så langt omfatter repertoaret hans ni romaner i Harry Hole serien, tre Doktor Proktor bøker, og fire frittstående romaner. ----Formal English---- Jo Nesbø Jo Nesbø is a Norwegian writer whose work has now been translated into more than forty different languages. He has been nominated for an Edgar Award and is mostly known for his novels featuring the character of Detective Harry Hole. His series of children's books about Doctor Proctor has also become excessively popular. In addition, he is the lead singer for Di Derre, a rock band in Norway. Nesbø was born in Oslo and earned his Economics and Business degree from the Norwegian School of Economics. Before he became a full-time writer, he worked as a stockbroker and did some freelance journalism on the side. He started out with a promising future as a soccer player, but after he broke the ligaments in one knee, he was unable to play professionally. During his younger years, Nesbø was so focused on playing soccer professionally that his grades suffered. By the time he had graduated from high school, he realized that his grades were so poor that he couldn't do very much. He decided then to join the military and work on bringing his grades up, eventually becoming eligible for the Norwegian School of Economics. Nesbø has received numerous awards for his literary work, including the Riverton Prize, the Glass Key Award, and the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize for Best Novel of the Year. So far his credits include nine novels in the Harry Hole series, three Doctor Proctor books, and four stand-alone novels. --------------------------- 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 ---- Jeg vil leie en bil. Jeg vil leie en scooter. Jeg vil leie en motorsykkel. Jeg vil leie en sykkel. Når må den leveres tilbake? Kan den returneres et annet sted? ----Formal English---- I would like to rent a car. I would like to rent a scooter/moped. I would like to rent a motorbike. I would like to rent a bicycle. When must I return it? Can I return it someplace else? --------------------------- 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 are walking through the streets, enjoying your time off from school and work, when suddenly, you hear crying and yelling just ahead. As you get closer, you see a Norwegian storeowner and a teenage boy screaming loudly at each other! The storeowner is very angry and throws his arms around in fury. You look around you for answers from the crowd...no one is helping in any way. Crying, the teenager sits at a nearby bench, moping. But the storeowner follows him and starts pushing him, yelling more loudly! You don't know what to do...but you feel you should do something. Pulling out your cell phone, you call the Norwegian police station - they can handle it. The dispatcher on the other end asks you in Norwegian, "I know you dislike what you hear, but please describe the scene for me so I can tell the police." You explain in Norwegian, "There is a teenage boy, crying and moping. I see a very angry storeowner, yelling and complaining. And there is a scared woman running away, clutching her child to protect him." Within minutes, the police arrive and have the situation under control. Looks like your Norwegian skills just helped make a very negative situation better. NorwegianClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Norwegian! This Norwegian Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you how to talk about negative emotions 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 ---- Har dere telefonkort? Et tohundrekroners telefonkort er du snill. Et femhundrekroners telefonkort er du snill. Er det en offentlig telefon i nærheten? Er det en telefonkiosk i nærheten? ----Formal English---- Do you have telephone cards? A 200 kroner calling card, please. A five hundred kroner calling card, please. Is there a public phone nearby? Is there a telephone booth nearby? --------------------------- 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! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Finnes det en minibank i nærheten? Finnes det en bank i nærheten? Finnes det et valutakontor i nærheten? Hvor kan jeg veksle valuta? Mynter også, er du snill. Kan du veksle denne? ----Formal English---- Is there an ATM nearby? Is there a bank nearby? Is there an exchange office nearby? Where can I exchange currency? Coins too, please. Break this please. --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101.com! As part of your Norwegian "Forest Animal" unit, today your class is taking a walk through the forest to gather information for a report you will have as homework tonight. Your teacher hands out a list of "things to look out for" - written entirely in Norwegian! Not being able to make out some of the Norwegian words on the list, you try to partner up with someone, but everyone seems to have turned it into a competition to see who can find things first. Suddenly, a classmate screams out in Norwegian, "I found one!! Look, that raccoon is cracking and munching peanuts!" Everyone moans, knowing that classmate is now in the lead, but you strain your neck, struggling to see what in the world she found. Finding nothing as the group moves on quickly, you jot down as much as you can remember - you will just have to look it up when you get home. Ugh. You are startled as another classmate cries out in Norwegian, "I know what the eagle eats! It's swooping down for fish!" Your fellow classmates cry out in unison, "Ahhh!!" as you again jot down the Norwegian words you do not recognize. It's too bad you can't enjoy this hike through the beautiful forest. But what's worse is that before you can even BEGIN your report tonight, you have to find out what all this even means!!! NorwegianClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Norwegian! This Norwegian Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you the Norwegian words you need to talk about forest animals and their behaviors. 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 ---- Alf Prøysen Alf Prøysen ble født i Rudshøgda. Han var en meget kjent norsk musiker og forfatter. Mange nordmenn anser ham for å være en av kulturens viktigste personligheter på 1900-tallet på grunn av hans mange høyt profilerte bidrag til TV, radio, musikk og litteratur. Han skrev en roman som også var ganske vellykket. Sannsynligvis hans mest kjente bidrag til den litterære sfæren i Norge var hans historier om Teskjekjerringa, en dame som noen ganger tilfeldigvis krympet ned til hun var så liten som en teskje. Prøysen ble født i 1914 og levde livet som en forpakter. Gården der han vokste opp er nå et museum. Mye av hans arbeid illustrerer den enorme forskjellen mellom den øvre og nedre sosiale klassen. Prøysens liv syntes å være lagt ut for ham fra han var ganske liten. Det var bare naturlig at han ville få en jobb å arbeide på en gård, men han fikk et stipend for å gå på skole og han begynte å selge tekstene sine til andre elever på skolen. Når han var ferdig med skolen, ble han en kokk, men han hatet den jobben. Over tid ble han forfremmet til stillingen som stallgutt, men han fortsatte å skrive, tegne, og spille teater på fritiden sin. Etter at hans første dikt ble utgitt reiste han til en annen by og begynte å jobbe på gårder der, og fortsatte kunsten og skuespill på fritiden. I 1948 begynte karrieren virkelig å ta av ettersom han hadde bygget seg et navn innen kunstsamfunnet. Han giftet seg det året og han og hans kone fikk to barn sammen. Han døde i en alder av 56 av kreft. ----Formal English---- Alf Prøysen Alf Proysen was born in Rudshogda in Norway. He was a very well-known Norwegian musician and writer. Many Norwegians consider him to be one of their culture’s most important personalities during the 1900s because of his many high-profile contributions to television, radio, music, and literature. He even wrote one novel, which was quite successful. Probably his most well-known contributions to the literary sphere in Norway, however, were his stories featuring Mrs. Pepperpot, a lady who sometimes randomly shrank down until she was as small as a teaspoon. Proysen was born in 1914 and lived the life of a tenant farmer. The farm where he grew up is now a museum. Much of his work illustrated the vast difference between the upper and lower classes. Proysen’s life seemed to be set out before him from the time he was a young lad. It was only natural that he would get a job working on a farm, but he got a scholarship to attend school and began selling his writings to other students at his school. When school ended, he became a cook, but he particularly loathed that job. Over time, he was promoted to the position of stable keeper, but he continued to write, draw, and act in his spare time. Eventually, after his first poem was published, he traveled to another town and began to work on farms there, continuing with his art and acting in his spare time. In 1948 his career really began to take off as he built a name for himself in the arts community. He also married that year, and he and his wife ended up having two children. He died from cancer at age fifty-six. --------------------------- 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 ---- Jeg skulle sendt denne pakken til Italia. Kan du skrive ned hva den inneholder? Hva Inneholder Pakken? ----Formal English---- I would like to send this package to Italy. Can you write down what's in the package? What's in the package? --------------------------- Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101! Don't forget to stop by NorwegianClass101.com for more great Norwegian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Norwegian with NorwegianClass101.com! It is such a beautiful day today that you cannot resist taking your friends up on their offer to head out on their boat. But you had no idea what a learning experience today would turn out to be. Your friends are driving along and you are all chatting and having an incredible time. Suddenly, your friend points out the side of the boat and yells excitedly in Norwegian, "I bet you have never seen one of these back home! Check out the whale gliding in the water!" Rushing over to the side of the boat, you see the most exciting sight you have ever seen! You ask your friend in Norwegian, "How do you say 'whale' in Norwegian again?" He repeats the word and then hands you a scuba suit. Looking terrified, he laughs and assures you he will not let anything happen to you but that you HAVE to see what is under the water! And he was right! When you climb back on the boat later, you have so many questions! And the worst part is that you have no idea how to say any of the amazing creatures you saw swimming under the water in Norwegian. Luckily, you have plenty of time to sit on board and describe the animals to your patient friend while he tells you what each is called in Norwegian...crab, jellyfish, urchin, and so on. What would you do without your friend? NorwegianClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Norwegian! The answer is that you would come to NorwegianClass101.com! In this Norwegian Video Vocabulary lesson, we will teach you how to talk about these amazing marine animals in Norwegian in case you don't have one of those patient friends handy! 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!