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| Peter fra LA | Thursday 21st of October 2004 10:54:40 AM |
| Norsk PHRASES 07 - [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/ EMERGENCIES [b]Nødsituasjoner[/b] Call a doctor! [b]Tilkall lege[/b] /TEEL-KAHL LEH-GEH/ Call an ambulance! [b]Tilkall sykebil[/b] /TEEL-KAHL SEE-CHEH-BEEL/ Call the police! [b]Tilkall politi[/b] /TEEL-KAHL POO-LEE-TEE/ He can't breathe. [b]Han får ikke puste.[/b] /HAHN FOHR EEK-KEH PEWS-TEH/ He can't move. [b]Han kan ikke røre seg.[/b] /HAHN KAHN EEK-KEH RUH-REH SAI/ He did not stop. [b]Han stoppet ikke.[/b] /HAHN STOOP-PEHT EEK-KEH/ He ran into me. [b]Han løp på meg[/b] /HAHN LUHP POH MAI/ He was driving too fast. [b]Han kjørte for fort.[/b] /HAHN CHUHR-TEH FOOR FOORT/ He has cut himself. [b]Han har skåret seg.[/b] /HAHN HAHR SKOH-REH SAI/ I can't move my arm. [b]Jeg kan ikke bevege armen min.[/b] /YAI KAHN EEK-KEH BEH-VEH-GEH AHR-MEHN MEEN/ I can't move my leg. [b]Jeg kan ikke bevege foten min.[/b] /YAI KAHN EEK-KEH BEH-VEH-GEH FOO-TEHN MEEN/ I've been robbed. [b]Jeg er blitt ranet[/b] /YAI AR BLEET RAH-NEHT/ Stop that thief! [b]Stopp tyven![/b] /STOOP TEE-VEHN/ My passport has been stolen. [b]Passet mitt er stjålet.[/b] /PAHS-SEHT MEET AR STYOH-LEHT/ My money has been stolen. [b]Pengene mine er stjålet.[/b] /PEHN-GEH-NEH MEE-NEH AR STYOH-LEHT/ My car has been stolen. [b]Bilen min er stjålet.[/b] /BEE-LEHN MEEN AR STYOH-LEHT/ There's a fire! [b]Det brenner![/b] /DEH BREHN-NEHR/ Where is the nearest hospital? [b]Hvor er nærmeste sykehus?[/b] /VOOR AR NAR-MEHS-TEH SEE-KEH-HEWS/ Where is the nearest police station? [b]Hvor er nærmeste politistasjon?[/b] /VOOR AR NAR-MEHS-TEH POO-LEE-TEE-STAH-SHOON/ [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. | |
| Pepperland | Monday 01st of November 2004 03:37:19 AM |
| - Thank you for posting these phrases!!It´s very interesting and the english transcription actually helps a lot!! | |
