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| Peter fra LA | Tuesday 26th of October 2004 08:12:15 PM |
| Norsk PHRASES 19 - [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/ SHOPPING [b]Shopping[/b] Can you help me? [b]Kan du hjelpe meg?[/b] /KAHN DEW HYEHL-PEH MAI/ Can I help you? [b]Kan jeg hjelpe deg?[/b] /KAHN YAI HYEHL-PEH DAI/ What would you like? [b]Hva vil du ha?[/b] /VAH VEEL DEW HAH/ What are you looking for? [b]Hva ser du etter?[/b] /VAH SEHR DEW EHT-TEHR/ I'm just browsing | I'm just looking around [b]Jeg bare kikker[/b] /YAI BAH-REH KYEEK-KEHR/ I like this one [b]Jeg liker denne[/b] /YAI LEE-KEHR DEHN-NEH/ I like these trousers/pants [b]Jeg liker disse buksene[/b] /YAI LEE-KEHR DEES-SEH BOOK-SEH-NEH/ I like this t-shirt [b]Jeg liker denne t-skjorta[/b] /YAI LEE-KEHR DEHN-NEH TEH SYOOR-TAH/ I like this jacket [b]Jeg liker denne jakka[/b] /YAI LEE-KEHR DEHN-NEH YAHK-KAH/ I like this blouse [b]Jeg liker denne blusen[/b] /YAI LEE-KEHR DEHN-NEH BLEW-SEHN/ I like this suit [b]Jeg liker denne dressen[/b] /YAI LEE-KEHR DEHN-NEH DREHS-SEHN/ I like these glasses [b]Jeg liker disse brillene[/b] /YAI LEE-KEHR DEES-SEH BREEL-LEH-NEH/ I like these shoes [b]Jeg liker disse skoene[/b] /YAI LEE-KEHR DEES-SEH SKOO-EH-NEH/ I'm looking for ...... [b]Jeg leter etter ......[/b] /YAI LEH-TEHR EHT-TEHR/ Can I try it on? [b]Kan jeg prøve den/det på?[/b] /KAHN YAI PRUH-VEH DEHN DEH POH/ Can I try it? [b]Kan jeg prøve?[/b] /KAHN YAI PRUH-VEH/ Where is the fitting room? [b]Hvor er prøverommet?[/b] /VOOR AR PRUH-VEH-ROOM-MEHT/ It's too long [b]Den er for lang[/b] /DEHN AR FOOR LAHNG/ [b]Det er for langt[/b] /DEH AR FOOR LAHNG/ It's too short [b]Den er for kort[/b] /DEHN AR FOOR KOORT/ [b]Det er for kort[/b] /DEH AR FOOR KOORT/ It's too tight [b]Den er for stram[/b] /DEHN AR FOOR STRAHM/ [b]Det er for stramt[/b] /DEH AR FOR STRAHMT/ It's too loose [b]Den er for vid[/b] /DEHN AR FOOR VEED/ [b]Det er for vidt[/b] /DEH AR FOOR VEEDT/ It doesn't fit [b]Den passer ikke[/b] /DEHN PAHS-SEHR EEK-KEH/ [b]Det passer ikke[/b] /DEH PAHS-SEHR EEK-KEH/ It fits quite well [b]under construction[/b] What size are you? [b]Hvilken størrelse bruker du?[/b] /VEEL-KEHN STUHR-REHL-SEH BREW-KEHR DEW/ I am size ... [b]Jeg bruker ...[/b] /YAI BREW-KEHR/ I don't understand these sizes [b]Jeg forstår ikke noe av disse størrelsene[/b] /YAI FOOR-STOHR EEK-KEH NOOEH AHV DEES-SEH STUHR-REHL-SEH-NEH/ Do you have a larger one? [b]Har du en større?[/b] /HAHR DEW EHN STUHR-REH/ Do you have a smaller one? [b]Har du en mindre?[/b] /HAHR DEW EHN MEEN-DREH/ I like the color [b]Jeg liker fargen[/b] /YAI LEE-KEHR FAHR-GEHN/ I don't like the color [b]Jeg liker ikke fargen[/b] /YAI LEE-KEHR EEK-KEH FAHR-GEHN/ Do you have this in red [b]Har du dette/denne i rødt[/b] /HAHR DEW DEHT-TEH DEHN-NEH EE RUHT/ blue [b]blått[/b] /BLOHT/ yellow [b]gult[/b] /GEWLT/ green [b]grønt[/b] /GRUHNT/ purple [b]lilla[/b] /LEEL-LAH/ pink? [b]rosa?[/b] /ROO-SAH/ Do you have a cheaper one? [b]Har du noe billigere?[/b] /HAHR DEW NOOEH BEEL-LEE-GEH-REH/ What is this made of? [b]Hva er dette/denne laget av?[/b] /VAH AR DEHT-TEH DEHN-NEH LAH-GEHT AHV/ Can you repair this? [b]Kan du reparere denne/dette?[/b] /KAHN DEW REH-PAH-REH-REH DEHN-NEH DEHT-TEH/ [b][u]Notes:[/u][/b] [b]Den[/b] refers to nouns of the grammatical genders masculine or feminine. [b]Det[/b] functions as formal subject or object in which there is no reference previously mentioned (3rd person singular, subject and object form; refers to non-human individuals, objects and abstract concepts). 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. | |
