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| Peter fra LA | Wednesday 20th of October 2004 07:41:47 PM |
| Norsk PHRASES 06 - [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/ EDUCATION [b]Utdanning[/b] What do you study? [b]Hva studerer du?[/b] /VAH STEW-DEH-REHR DEW/ I study ...... [b]Jeg studerer .....[/b] /YAI STEW-DEH-REHR/ law [b]jus[/b] /YEWS/ medicine [b]medisin[/b] /MEH-DEE-SEEN/ economics [b]økonomi[/b] /UH-KOO-NOO-MEE/ languages [b]språk[/b] /SPROHK/ linguistics [b]språkvitenskap[/b] /SPROHK-VEE-TEHN-SKAHP/ mathematics [b]matematikk[/b] /MAH-TEH-MAH-TEEK/ chemistry [b]kjemi[/b] /SHEH-MEE/ physics [b]fysikk[/b] /FEE-SEEK/ informatics [b]informatikk[/b] /EEN-FOHR-MAH-TEEK/ At what university do you study? [b]Hvilket universitet studerer du ved?[/b] /VEEL-KEHT EW-NEE-VEHR-SEE-TEHT STEW-DEH-REHR DEW VEHD/ I study at ...... [b]Jeg studerer ved .....[/b] /YAI STEW-DEHR-EHR VEH/ I have class today [b]Jeg har time i dag[/b] /YAI HAHR TEE-MEH EE DAHG/ I am free today [b]Jeg har fri i dag[/b] /YAI HAHR FREE EE DAHG/ Are you in high-school? [b]Går du på videregående?[/b] /GOHR DEW POH VEE-DEHR-EH-GOEHN-DEH/ I am in high-school [b]Jeg går på videregående[/b] /YAI GOHR POH VEE-DEHR-EH-GOEHN-DEH/ I have to go to class now [b]Jeg må gå til time nå[/b] /YAI MOH GOH TEEL TEE-MEH NOH/ [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. | |
