Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Love and Care Along the Wharf in Bergen: An Unforgettable Day
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Bryggen i Bergen var vakker.
En: The Wharf in Bergen was beautiful.

Nb: Solen skinte, og folk smilte.
En: The sun was shining, and people were smiling.

Nb: Sander og Ingrid gikk hånd i hånd langs de gamle trehusene.
En: Sander and Ingrid walked hand in hand along the old wooden houses.

Nb: De lo og pratet.
En: They laughed and chatted.

Nb: Bryggen var livlig.
En: The Wharf was lively.

Nb: Det var sommer.
En: It was summer.

Nb: Plutselig stoppet Ingrid.
En: Suddenly, Ingrid stopped.

Nb: Hun skrek ut i smerte.
En: She cried out in pain.

Nb: "Å nei!
En: "Oh no!"

Nb: ", sa hun.
En: she said.

Nb: Hun hadde tråkket feil.
En: She had stepped wrong.

Nb: Den brosteinsbelagte gaten var ujevn.
En: The cobblestone street was uneven.

Nb: Ingrid falt ned.
En: Ingrid fell down.

Nb: Sander skvatt.
En: Sander was startled.

Nb: Han løp bort til henne.
En: He ran over to her.

Nb: "Er du OK?"
En: "Are you OK?"

Nb: spurte Sander bekymret.
En: asked Sander, worried.

Nb: Ingrid prøvde å stå, men hun kunne ikke.
En: Ingrid tried to stand, but she couldn't.

Nb: "Jeg tror jeg har forstuet ankelen," sa hun med tårer i øynene.
En: "I think I've sprained my ankle," she said with tears in her eyes.

Nb: Sander så på ankelen.
En: Sander looked at the ankle.

Nb: Den var hoven og rød.
En: It was swollen and red.

Nb: De satte seg på en benk i nærheten.
En: They sat on a nearby bench.

Nb: Sander visste hva han måtte gjøre.
En: Sander knew what he had to do.

Nb: Han fant en liten kafé i nærheten.
En: He found a small café nearby.

Nb: Der kjøpte han en pose med is.
En: There, he bought a bag of ice.

Nb: Han kom raskt tilbake til Ingrid.
En: He quickly returned to Ingrid.

Nb: Han la isposen forsiktig på ankelen hennes.
En: He gently placed the ice pack on her ankle.

Nb: "Vi må få deg til en lege," sa han.
En: "We need to get you to a doctor," he said.

Nb: Ingrid nikket og smilte forsiktig.
En: Ingrid nodded and smiled cautiously.

Nb: Sander hjalp henne opp.
En: Sander helped her up.

Nb: Han bar henne nesten, mens de gikk sakte mot taxiholdeplassen.
En: He almost carried her as they slowly headed towards the taxi stand.

Nb: Folk stirret, men Sander brydde seg ikke.
En: People stared, but Sander didn't care.

Nb: Taxien ankom.
En: The taxi arrived.

Nb: Sander og Ingrid satte seg inn.
En: Sander and Ingrid got in.

Nb: Sjåføren var snill.
En: The driver was kind.

Nb: Han kjørte dem rett til sykehuset.
En: He drove them straight to the hospital.

Nb: Der møtte de en sykepleier.
En: There, they met a nurse.

Nb: Sykepleieren var vennlig.
En: The nurse was friendly.

Nb: Ingrid fikk rask hjelp.
En: Ingrid received quick care.

Nb: Hun fikk en bandasje rundt ankelen og noen krykker.
En: She got a bandage around her ankle and some crutches.

Nb: "Sander, takk," sa Ingrid.
En: "Sander, thank you," said Ingrid.

Nb: Hun var lettet.
En: She was relieved.

Nb: "Jeg vet ikke hva jeg skulle gjort uten deg."
En: "I don't know what I would have done without you."

Nb: Sander smilte.
En: Sander smiled.

Nb: "Jeg er glad du har det bedre," sa han.
En: "I'm glad you're feeling better," he said.

Nb: De dro sakte tilbake til Bryggen.
En: They slowly returned to the Wharf.

Nb: Ingrid holdt armene rundt Sander, og han holdt henne tett.
En: Ingrid held her arms around Sander, and he held her close.

Nb: Bryggen var fortsatt vakker, og nå virket den enda mer spesiell.
En: The Wharf was still beautiful, and now it seemed even more special.

Nb: De satte seg igjen ved bryggekanten.
En: They sat again by the waterside.

Nb: Sander forsikret seg om at Ingrid var komfortabel.
En: Sander made sure Ingrid was comfortable.

Nb: De spiste is og så ut over sjøen.
En: They ate ice cream and looked out over the sea.

Nb: Solen gikk ned, og alt føltes riktig igjen.
En: The sun set, and everything felt right again.

Nb: De dro hjem den kvelden med et smil.
En: They went home that evening with smiles.

Nb: Ingrid hvilte benet sitt, og Sander laget middag.
En: Ingrid rested her leg, and Sander made dinner.

Nb: Han varter henne opp resten av kvelden.
En: He pampered her for the rest of the evening.

Nb: Ingrid følte seg heldig, tross alt.
En: Ingrid felt lucky, after all.

Nb: Dette var en dag de aldri ville glemme.
En: This was a day they would never forget.

Nb: En dag med smerte og byrde, men også en dag med kjærlighet og omsorg.
En: A day of pain and burden, but also a day of love and care.

Nb: Slik var det, langs Bryggen i Bergen.
En: That’s how it was, along the Wharf in Bergen.


Vocabulary Words:

• wharf: bryggen
• beautiful: vakker
• wooden: trehusene
• suddenly: plutselig
• cried out: skrek
• pain: smerte
• stepped wrong: tråkket feil
• cobblestone: brosteinsbelagte
• uneven: ujevn
• startled: skvatt
• worried: bekymret
• swollen: hoven
• red: rød
• nearby: i nærheten
• bench: benk
• ice pack: isposen
• gently: forsiktig
• doctor: lege
• taxi stand: taxiholdeplassen
• driver: sjåføren
• nurse: sykepleier
• bandage: bandasje
• crutches: krykker
• relieved: lettet
• special: spesiel
• waterside: bryggekanten
• comfortable: komfortabel
• pampered: varter
• burden: byrde
• care: omsorg