Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: A Day to Remember: Exploring the Scenic Flåm Railway
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Flåms vakre fjell omringet den lille stasjonen.
En: The beautiful mountains of Flåm surrounded the small station.

Nb: Lars, Ingrid og Sofia stod og ventet på Flåmsbanen.
En: Lars, Ingrid, and Sofia stood waiting for the Flåm Railway.

Nb: De hadde gledet seg lenge til denne turen.
En: They had been looking forward to this trip for a long time.

Nb: Solen skinte, og alle var spente.
En: The sun was shining, and everyone was excited.

Nb: Lars holdt billettene.
En: Lars held the tickets.

Nb: "Ser dere fram til turen?"
En: "Are you looking forward to the trip?"

Nb: spurte han.
En: he asked.

Nb: Ingrid nikket ivrig.
En: Ingrid nodded eagerly.

Nb: "Ja, jeg har hørt det er fantastisk utsikt!"
En: "Yes, I've heard the view is fantastic!"

Nb: sa hun.
En: she said.

Nb: Sofia smilte stort.
En: Sofia smiled broadly.

Nb: "Toget er her!"
En: "The train is here!"

Nb: ropte hun.
En: she shouted.

Nb: De gikk ombord og fant setene sine.
En: They boarded and found their seats.

Nb: Toget begynte å kjøre langsomt ut av stasjonen.
En: The train began to slowly depart from the station.

Nb: De så de vakre fjordene og majestetiske fjellene.
En: They saw the beautiful fjords and majestic mountains.

Nb: Ingrid tok bilder, mens Lars pekte ut forskjellige steder.
En: Ingrid took pictures while Lars pointed out various places.

Nb: Sofia kikket ut av vinduet med store øyne.
En: Sofia gazed out the window with wide eyes.

Nb: En stund senere, stoppet toget ved et høyt fossefall.
En: A while later, the train stopped at a tall waterfall.

Nb: Alle gikk ut for å ta bilder.
En: Everyone got out to take pictures.

Nb: Vannet fosset ned med stor kraft.
En: The water cascaded down with great force.

Nb: "Se, det er Kjosfossen!"
En: "Look, that's Kjosfossen!"

Nb: sa Lars.
En: said Lars.

Nb: Sofia klappet i hendene og løp for å komme nærmere.
En: Sofia clapped her hands and ran to get closer.

Nb: Tilbake på toget fortsatte de turen opp i fjellene.
En: Back on the train, they continued their journey up into the mountains.

Nb: Toget klatret høyere og høyere.
En: The train climbed higher and higher.

Nb: Landskapet skiftet fra grønne daler til snøkledde topper.
En: The landscape shifted from green valleys to snow-covered peaks.

Nb: Det var som å reise gjennom et postkort.
En: It was like traveling through a postcard.

Nb: "Dette er magisk," sa Ingrid drømmende.
En: "This is magical," said Ingrid dreamily.

Nb: Plutselig kom det en kraftig lyd fra toget.
En: Suddenly, a loud noise came from the train.

Nb: Toget stoppet midt på broen.
En: The train stopped in the middle of a bridge.

Nb: "Hva skjer?"
En: "What’s happening?"

Nb: spurte Sofia bekymret.
En: asked Sofia worriedly.

Nb: Lars så mot føreren.
En: Lars looked towards the conductor.

Nb: "Vi må finne ut hva som har skjedd," sa han.
En: "We need to find out what's going on," he said.

Nb: Føreren kom og forklarte at det var en teknisk feil.
En: The conductor came and explained that there was a technical problem.

Nb: "Vi må vente litt," sa han.
En: "We have to wait a bit," he said.

Nb: Tiden gikk sakte.
En: Time passed slowly.

Nb: Ingrid prøvde å berolige Sofia.
En: Ingrid tried to calm Sofia.

Nb: "Vi kan synge en sang," foreslo hun.
En: "We can sing a song," she suggested.

Nb: De begynte å synge en kjent barnesang, og det hjalp litt.
En: They started to sing a familiar children's song, and it helped a little.

Nb: Etter en stund hørte de at toget startet igjen.
En: After a while, they heard the train start again.

Nb: Alle pustet lettet ut.
En: Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Nb: De nådde endelig toppen av fjellet.
En: They finally reached the top of the mountain.

Nb: Utsikten var fantastisk.
En: The view was fantastic.

Nb: De kunne se langt utover fjordene og fjellene.
En: They could see far out over the fjords and mountains.

Nb: "Det var verdt ventetiden," sa Lars.
En: "It was worth the wait," said Lars.

Nb: På vei ned igjen, pratet de om den spennende dagen.
En: On the way down, they talked about the exciting day.

Nb: Sofia sovnet i setet sitt, sliten men fornøyd.
En: Sofia fell asleep in her seat, tired but happy.

Nb: Da de kom tilbake til Flåm, var det allerede kveld.
En: When they returned to Flåm, it was already evening.

Nb: Solen var i ferd med å gå ned, og lyset fra fjordene var vakkert.
En: The sun was about to set, and the light from the fjords was beautiful.

Nb: "Ingen dag er som denne," sa Ingrid da de gikk av toget.
En: "No day is like this one," said Ingrid as they got off the train.

Nb: Lars lo.
En: Lars laughed.

Nb: "Nei, dette vil vi huske lenge," sa han.
En: "No, we will remember this for a long time," he said.

Nb: De gikk sammen, glade og fornøyde, gjennom den lille stasjonen.
En: They walked together, happy and content, through the small station.

Nb: Hjem til nye eventyr og minner.
En: Home to new adventures and memories.


Vocabulary Words:

• surrounded: omringet
• station: stasjon
• looking forward: gledet seg
• trip: tur
• shining: skinte
• tickets: billetter
• boarded: gikk ombord
• seats: seter
• depart: kjøre
• majestic: majestetiske
• various: forskjellige
• waterfall: fossefall
• cascaded: fosset
• climbed: klatret
• shifted: skiftet
• snow-covered: snøkledde
• peaks: topper
• bridge: broen
• worriedly: bekymret
• conductor: føreren
• technical problem: teknisk feil
• wait: vente
• breathed: pustet
• relief: lettet
• dreamily: drømmende
• familar: kjent
• children's song: barnesang
• worth: verdt
• calm: berolige
• exciting: spennende