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| Peter fra LA | Friday 22nd of October 2004 11:13:54 PM |
| Norsk PHRASES 14 - [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/ POLITICS [b]Politikk [/b] I'm interested in politics [b]Jeg er interessert i politikk[/b] /YAI AR EEN-TEH-REHS-SEHRT EE POO-LEE-TEEK/ I'm not interested in politics [b]Jeg er ikke interessert i politikk[/b] /YAI AR EEK-KEH EEN-TEH-REHS-SEHRT EE POO-LEE-TEEK/ What do you think about the government? [b]Hva synes du om regjeringen?[/b] /VAH SEE-NEHS DEW OOM REH-YEHR-EEN-GEHN/ What do you think about the king/queen? [b]Hva mener du om kongen/dronningen?[/b] /VAH MEH-NEHR DEW OOM KOHNG-EHN DROHN-NEENG-EHN/ What do you think about the president? [b]Hva mener du om presidenten?[/b] /VAH MEH-NEHR DEW OOM PREH-SEE-DEHN-TEHN/ What do you think about the prime minister? [b]Hva mener du om statsministeren?[/b] /VAH MEH-NEHR DEW OOM STAHTS-MEE-NEES-TEH-REHN/ What do you think about freedom of speech? [b]Hva mener du om talefrihet?[/b] /VAH MEH-NEHR DEW OOM TAH-LEH-FREE-HEHT/ What do you think about the military? [b]Hva synes du om militæret?[/b] /VAH SEE-NEHS DEW OOM MEE-LEE-TA-REHT/ What do you think about democracy? [b]Hva synes du om demokrati?[/b] /VAH SEE-NEHS DEW OOM DEH-MOH-KRAH-TEE/ What do you think about human rights? [b]Hva synes du om menneskerettigheter?[/b] /VAH SEE-NEHS DEW OOM MEHN-NEHS-KEH-REHT-TEEG-HEH-TEHR/ What do you think about women's rights? [b]Hva synes du om kvinners rettigheter?[/b] /VAH SEE-NEHS DEW OOM KVEEN-NEHRS REHT-TEEG-HEH-TEHR/ What do you think about gays' rights? [b]Hva synes du om homofiles rettigheter?[/b] /VAH SEE-NEHS DEW OOM HOOMOO-FEE-LEHS REHT-TEEG-HEH-TEHR/ Are you a member of a political party? [b]Er du medlem av et politisk parti?[/b] /AR DEW MEH-DLEHM AHV EHT POO-LEE-TEESK PAHR-TEE/ When are the elections? [b]Når er valgene?[/b] /NOHR AR VAHL-GEH-NEH/ Whom did you vote for last time? [b]Hvem stemte du på sist?[/b] /VEHM STEHM-TEH DEW POH SEEST/ Whom will you vote for? [b]Hvem vil du stemme på?[/b] /VEHM VEEL DEW STEHM-MEH POH/ I am ..... [b]Jeg er....[/b] /YAI AR/ (a) communist [b](en) kommunist[/b] /EHN KOOM-MEW-NEEST/ (a) capitalist [b](en) kapitalist[/b] /EHN KAH-PEE-TAH-LEEST/ (a) democrat [b](en) demokrat[/b] /EHN DEH-MOO-KRAHT/ (a) christian democrat [b](en) kristelig-demokrat[/b] /EHN KREES-TEH-LEE DEH-MOO-KRAHT/ (a) republican [b](en) republikaner[/b] /EHN REH-PEW-BLEE-KAHN-EHR/ (a) leftist [b]venstreorientert[/b] /VEHN-STREH-OOREE-EHN-TEHRT/ (a) nationalist [b](en) nasjonalist[/b] /EHN NAH-SHOON-AH-LEEST/ (a) socialist [b](en) sosialist[/b] /EHN SOO-SEEAH-LEEST/ (a) libertarian [b]liberal[/b] /LEE-BEH-RAHL/ (a) fascist [b](en) fascist[/b] /EHN FAHSK-EEST/ [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. | |
