Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Lost in Bergen: A Rainy Adventure
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Lars gikk ut av togstasjonen i Bergen.
En: Lars walked out of the train station in Bergen.

Nb: Han var en ung mann fra Oslo og kom til Bergen for første gang.
En: He was a young man from Oslo and was visiting Bergen for the first time.

Nb: Det regnet veldig.
En: It was raining heavily.

Nb: Han likte ikke regnet.
En: He didn't like the rain.

Nb: Han hadde på seg en gul regnfrakk.
En: He was wearing a yellow raincoat.

Nb: Han måtte finne turistinformasjonen for å hente en bykart.
En: He needed to find the tourist information to get a city map.

Nb: Men det var så mye regn at han ikke kunne se veien.
En: But there was so much rain that he couldn't see the way.

Nb: Han prøvde å se på kartet på mobiltelefonen hans, men regnet gjorde skjermen våt.
En: He tried looking at the map on his cellphone, but the rain made the screen wet.

Nb: Lars gikk seg vill.
En: Lars got lost.

Nb: Han prøvde å spørre en gammel mann.
En: He tried asking an old man.

Nb: "Unnskyld, hvor er turistinformasjonen?
En: "Excuse me, where is the tourist information?"

Nb: " spurte han.
En: he asked.

Nb: Men mannen snakket bare i gebrokkent engelsk og viste en vei Lars ikke forsto.
En: But the man only spoke broken English and pointed a way Lars didn't understand.

Nb: Han fortsatte å gå.
En: He kept on walking.

Nb: Han var våt og kald.
En: He was wet and cold.

Nb: Han følte seg veldig trist.
En: He felt very sad.

Nb: Lars gikk rundt i timevis.
En: Lars wandered around for hours.

Nb: Han så en høy mur.
En: He saw a tall wall.

Nb: Bak muren hørte han musikk.
En: Behind the wall, he could hear music.

Nb: Han gikk mot musikken.
En: He walked towards the music.

Nb: Han visste ikke om han skulle gå inn, men han var kald, så han gikk inn.
En: He wasn't sure if he should go in, but he was cold, so he went inside.

Nb: Inne var det varmt og tørt.
En: Inside, it was warm and dry.

Nb: Det var et lite museum.
En: It was a small museum.

Nb: En dame så Lars.
En: A lady noticed Lars.

Nb: Han så våt og kald ut.
En: He looked wet and cold.

Nb: "Kan jeg hjelpe deg?
En: "Can I help you?"

Nb: " spurte hun på norsk.
En: she asked in Norwegian.

Nb: Lars ble glad.
En: Lars became happy.

Nb: Han fortalte historien sin.
En: He told her his story.

Nb: Damen smilte og gav ham et bykart.
En: The lady smiled and gave him a city map.

Nb: Hun viste ham hvor turistinformasjonen var.
En: She showed him where the tourist information was.

Nb: Lars takket damen og gikk ut.
En: Lars thanked the lady and left.

Nb: Lars fant endelig turistinformasjonen.
En: Lars finally found the tourist information.

Nb: Han var glad.
En: He was glad.

Nb: Han kjøpte en varm kopp kaffe og satt og så på kartet.
En: He bought a warm cup of coffee and sat down to look at the map.

Nb: Lars smilte.
En: Lars smiled.

Nb: Han var ikke lenger fortapt i Bergen.
En: He was no longer lost in Bergen.

Nb: Nå ventet Bergen på ham.
En: Now Bergen was waiting for him.

Nb: Han var klar.
En: He was ready.

Nb: Regnet fortsatte å falle utenfor, men Lars brydde seg ikke.
En: The rain continued to fall outside, but Lars didn't care.

Nb: Han hadde lært at selv om veien kan være vanskelig, vil det alltid være noen som hjelper deg til slutt.
En: He had learned that even though the road can be difficult, there will always be someone to help you in the end.

Nb: Og selv i regnet, kan du finne veien din.
En: And even in the rain, you can find your way.


Vocabulary Words:

• Lars: Lars
• train station: togstasjonen
• Bergen: Bergen
• young man: ung mann
• Oslo: Oslo
• visiting: kom til
• first time: første gang
• raining heavily: regnet veldig
• rain: regn
• yellow raincoat: gul regnfrakk
• tourist information: turistinformasjonen
• city map: bykart
• couldn't see: kunne ikke se
• looking at: se på
• cellphone: mobiltelefonen
• screen: skjermen
• wet: våt
• lost: seg vill
• old man: gammel mann
• excuse me: unnskyld
• pointed: viste
• understand: forsto
• walking: gå
• cold: kald
• sad: veldig trist
• wandered: gikk rundt
• tall wall: høy mur
• heard: hørte
• music: musikk
• inside: inne