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| Peter fra LA | Wednesday 20th of October 2004 01:30:10 PM |
| Norsk PHRASES 04 - [b][u]Under Construction[/u][/b] Click here to see a list of all PHRASE lessons. Format Used: English Phrase [b]Norwegian Phrase[/b] /American-English Transcription/ BUSINESS & FINANCE [b]Forretninger & økonomi[/b] Can I pay cash? [b]Kan jeg betale kontant?[/b] /KAHN YAI BEH-TAH-LEH KOON-TAHNT/ Can I pay by credit card? [b]Kan jeg betale med kredittkort?[/b] /KAHN YAI BEH-TAH-LEH MEH KREH-DEET-KOORT] Do you accept ..... ? [b]Tar du/dere ..... ?[/b] /TAHR DEW DEH-REH/ Can you change these traveler's checks? [b]Kan du veksle disse reisesjekkene?[/b] /KAHN DEW VEHKS-LEH DEES-SEH RAIS-EHS-YEHK-KEH-NEH/ Can you change this into ...? [b]Kan du veksle dette til ...?[/b] /KAHN DEW VEHKS-LEH DEHT-TEH TEEL/ Can you give me an estimate of the cost? [b]Kan du gi meg et overslag av prisen?[/b] /KAHN DEW GEE MAI EHT OH-VEHR-SLAH AHV PREE-SEHN/ Here is my card. [b]Her er kortet mitt.[/b] /HEHR AR KOHR-TEHT MEET/ How much commission do you charge? [b]Hvor mye tar du i kommisjon?[/b] /VOOR MEE-EH TAHR DEW EE KOOM-MEES-YOON/ I want to change some dollars/euros/pounds. [b]Jeg vil veksle dollar/euro/pund.[/b] /YAI VEEL VEHKS-LEH DOOL-LAHR EH-EW-ROO PEWN/ What is the exchange rate? [b]Hva er (vekslings)kursen?[/b] /VAH AR VEHK-SLEENS KEWR-SEHN/ What is the inflation rate? [b]Hvor høy er inflasjonen?[/b] /VOOR HOY AR EEN-FLAH-SHOO-NEHN/ Where can I change my money? [b]Hvor kan jeg veksle penger?[/b] /VOOR KAHN YAI VEHKS-LEH PEHN-EHR/ Where can I make photocopies? [b]Hvor kan jeg få tatt fotokopier?[/b] /VOOR KAHN YAI FOH TAHT FOO-TOO-KOOP-EE-EHR/ Where is the nearest bank? [b]Hvor er nærmeste bank?[/b] /VOOR AR NAR-MEHS-TEH BAHNK/ Where should I sign? [b]Hvor skriver jeg under?[/b] /VOOR SKREE-VEH YAI EWN-DEH/ Do you have a catalog? [b]Har du en katalog?[/b] /HAH DEW EHN KAH-TAH-LOOG/ I have an appointment with ..... [b]Jeg har en avtale med .....[/b] /YAI HAH EHN AHV-TAH-LEH MEH/ How much is the entrance fee? [b]Hva koster inngangsbilletten?[/b] /VAH KOOS-TEHR EEN-GAHNGS-BEEL-LEHT-TEHN/ How much does it cost per day? [b]Hva koster det per dag?[/b] /VAH KOOS-TEHR DEH PEHR DAHG/ How much does it cost per hour? [b]Hva koster det per time?[/b] /VAH KOOS-TEHR DEH PEHR TEE-MEH/ How much does it cost per week? [b]Hva koster det per uke?[/b] /VAH KOOS-TEHR DEH PEHR EW-KEH/ Is it free? [b]Er det gratis?[/b] /AR DEH GRAH-TEES/ [b][u]Notes:[/u][/b] When starting out you will frequently notice that the letters d, g, and h are often silent in Norwegian: [b]Land[/b] (English meaning: Land) [Phonetic: /LAHN/] [b]Viktig[/b] (English meaning: Important) [Phonetic: /VEEK-TEE/, to my ear the K is rather soft and I sometimes hear it as if it is /VEEG-TEE/] [b]Hva[/b] (English menaing: What) [Phonetic: /VAH/] Each vowel [b](a, e, i, o, u, y, æ, ø, å)[/b] in a stressed syllable is either long (about three times longer than you are in the habit of holding it) or very short. | |
