Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Northern Humor: Tales of Laughter in Oslo
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Ingrid går i Oslos gater i glitrende sollys.
En: Ingrid walks in the streets of Oslo in the sparkling sunlight.

Nb: Ved siden av henne går Lars og Astrid.
En: Lars and Astrid walk beside her.

Nb: Ingrid er en Osloborger.
En: Ingrid is an Oslo citizen.

Nb: Lars er en ekte nordlending.
En: Lars is a true northern Norwegian.

Nb: Astrid kommer fra Bergen.
En: Astrid comes from Bergen.

Nb: De er bestevenner.
En: They are best friends.

Nb: Lars har på seg en morsom hatt.
En: Lars is wearing a funny hat.

Nb: Den ligner en isbjørn.
En: It resembles a polar bear.

Nb: Astrid peker og ler.
En: Astrid points and laughs.

Nb: Lars smiler.
En: Lars smiles.

Nb: Lars liker sitt hjem i nord.
En: Lars loves his home up north.

Nb: Han liker isbjørner.
En: He loves polar bears.

Nb: Lars har en vits om isbjørner.
En: Lars has a joke about polar bears.

Nb: Han vil fortelle den vitsen.
En: He wants to tell that joke.

Nb: Astrid ser et kart.
En: Astrid sees a map.

Nb: Kartet er stort og fargerikt.
En: The map is large and colorful.

Nb: Det er mange turister rundt dem.
En: There are many tourists around them.

Nb: De kommer fra mange forskjellige land.
En: They come from many different countries.

Nb: Turistene ler og prater høyt.
En: The tourists laugh and speak loudly.

Nb: Astrid har en idé.
En: Astrid has an idea.

Nb: Hun vil at Lars skal fortelle vitsen sin til turistene.
En: She wants Lars to tell his joke to the tourists.

Nb: Ingrid ler og nikker.
En: Ingrid laughs and nods.

Nb: Hun liker idéen.
En: She likes the idea.

Nb: Lars ser litt skremt ut.
En: Lars looks a bit scared.

Nb: Men han smiler.
En: But he smiles.

Nb: Han liker utfordringer.
En: He likes challenges.

Nb: Han stopper en gruppe turister.
En: He stops a group of tourists.

Nb: "Hør på min vits!
En: "Listen to my joke!"

Nb: " sier han.
En: he says.

Nb: Alle ser på ham.
En: Everyone looks at him.

Nb: Han begynner å fortelle.
En: He begins to tell it.

Nb: En isbjørn møter et reinsdyr.
En: A polar bear meets a reindeer.

Nb: "Hvor kommer du fra?
En: "Where are you from?"

Nb: " spør isbjørnen.
En: asks the polar bear.

Nb: "Fra Finmark," sier reinsdyret, "hvor det er mye snø og kulde.
En: "From Finnmark," says the reindeer, "where there is a lot of snow and cold."

Nb: " Isbjørnen ler og sier, "Det er ikke kaldt i Finnmark!
En: The polar bear laughs and says, "It's not cold in Finnmark!

Nb: Du må komme til Svalbard!
En: You must come to Svalbard!"

Nb: "Turistene ser forvirret ut.
En: The tourists look confused.

Nb: De forstår ikke vitset.
En: They don't understand the joke.

Nb: Lars forklarer.
En: Lars explains.

Nb: I Norge er det kaldt.
En: In Norway, it is cold.

Nb: Men noen steder er kaldere enn andre.
En: But some places are colder than others.

Nb: Det er norsk humor.
En: That's Norwegian humor.

Nb: "Åh!
En: "Oh!"

Nb: " sier turistene.
En: says the tourists.

Nb: "Vi skjønner nå.
En: "We understand now."

Nb: " De ler.
En: They laugh.

Nb: Lars smiler tilbake.
En: Lars smiles back.

Nb: Ingrid, Lars og Astrid er glade.
En: Ingrid, Lars, and Astrid are happy.

Nb: Dagen i Oslo er fortsatt ung.
En: The day in Oslo is still young.

Nb: De har mange vitser til å fortelle.
En: They have many jokes to tell.

Nb: Norsk humor er noe turistene vil huske.
En: Norwegian humor is something the tourists will remember.

Nb: Konflikten er løst.
En: The conflict is resolved.

Nb: Lars har forklart norsk humor.
En: Lars has explained Norwegian humor.

Nb: Oslo skinner i solen.
En: Oslo shines in the sun.

Nb: Vennene går videre.
En: The friends continue on.

Nb: De ler og har det gøy.
En: They laugh and have fun.


Vocabulary Words:

• Ingrid: Ingrid
• Oslo: Oslo
• Lars: Lars
• Astrid: Astrid
• citizen: borger
• Northern: nordlending
• Bergen: Bergen
• best friends: bestevenner
• hat: hatt
• polar bear: isbjørn
• points: peker
• laughs: ler
• smiles: smiler
• home: hjem
• joke: vits
• map: kart
• tourists: turister
• countries: land
• idea: idé
• laughs: ler
• nods: nikker
• scared: skremt
• challenges: utfordringer
• group: gruppe
• understand: forstår
• explain: forklarer
• cold: kaldt
• places: steder
• confused: forvirret
• remember: huske