Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: The Great Lutefisk Challenge: A Tale of Friendship and Stomachaches
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Ole og Lars er venner.
En: Ole and Lars are friends.

Nb: De bor i Oslo.
En: They live in Oslo.

Nb: De liker lutefisk.
En: They like lutefisk.

Nb: I julen, har de en konkurranse.
En: During Christmas, they have a competition.

Nb: Hvem kan spise mest lutefisk?
En: Who can eat the most lutefisk?

Nb: Det er tungt nå, men begge gleder seg.
En: It is heavy now, but both are excited.

Nb: De sitter hjemme i Oles leilighet.
En: They are sitting in Ole's apartment.

Nb: Utenfor snør det.
En: It is snowing outside.

Nb: Ingrid kommer på besøk.
En: Ingrid comes to visit.

Nb: Hun har med lutefisk.
En: She has lutefisk with her.

Nb: "Ingrid, ser du oss?"
En: "Ingrid, do you see us?"

Nb: Ole har et stort smil.
En: Ole has a big smile.

Nb: "Lars og jeg skal spise mye lutefisk."
En: "Lars and I are going to eat a lot of lutefisk."

Nb: Lars ler høyt.
En: Lars laughs loudly.

Nb: Han er klar.
En: He is ready.

Nb: Ingrid ser på dem.
En: Ingrid looks at them.

Nb: "Er dere klare?"
En: "Are you ready?"

Nb: Ole og Lars nikker.
En: Ole and Lars nod.

Nb: De har skjeer, de har servietter.
En: They have spoons, they have napkins.

Nb: Ingrid lager lutefisk.
En: Ingrid makes lutefisk.

Nb: Det lukter godt i Oles leilighet.
En: It smells good in Ole's apartment.

Nb: Ingrid serverer lutefisken.
En: Ingrid serves the lutefisk.

Nb: Ole og Lars begynner å spise.
En: Ole and Lars start eating.

Nb: De spiser raskt.
En: They eat quickly.

Nb: De spiser mye.
En: They eat a lot.

Nb: Ingrid klør seg i hodet.
En: Ingrid scratches her head.

Nb: "Dere spiser for mye!"
En: "You are eating too much!"

Nb: Ole og Lars stopper ikke.
En: Ole and Lars don't stop.

Nb: De spiser mer og mer.
En: They eat more and more.

Nb: Ingrid ler høyt.
En: Ingrid laughs loudly.

Nb: Så blir Ole stille.
En: Then Ole becomes quiet.

Nb: Han ser på Lars.
En: He looks at Lars.

Nb: Lars ser på Ole.
En: Lars looks at Ole.

Nb: Begge stopper.
En: They both stop.

Nb: Begge ser ned på lutefisken.
En: They both look down at the lutefisk.

Nb: Begge ser opp på Ingrid.
En: They both look up at Ingrid.

Nb: "Ingrid, vi klarer ikke mer."
En: "Ingrid, we can't eat anymore."

Nb: Begge har vondt i magen.
En: Both have stomachaches.

Nb: Men de smiler fortsatt.
En: But they still smile.

Nb: "Ingrid, vi vil dele seieren."
En: "Ingrid, we want to share the victory."

Nb: Ingrid ler igjen.
En: Ingrid laughs again.

Nb: "Okei, gutta.
En: "Okay, guys.

Nb: Dere er begge vinnere."
En: You are both winners."

Nb: Som premie får de hver sin pepperkake.
En: As a prize, they each receive a gingerbread cookie.

Nb: Slik ender konkurransen i julen.
En: This is how the competition ends during Christmas.

Nb: Ole og Lars deler seieren.
En: Ole and Lars share the victory.

Nb: De er venner.
En: They are friends.

Nb: De bor i Oslo.
En: They live in Oslo.

Nb: De liker lutefisk.
En: They like lutefisk.

Nb: Men kanskje ikke så mye lenger.
En: But maybe not as much anymore.


Vocabulary Words:

• Ole: Ole
• Lars: Lars
• friends: venner
• live: bor
• Oslo: Oslo
• like: liker
• lutefisk: lutefisk
• competition: konkurranse
• eat: spise
• most: mest
• heavy: tungt
• excited: gleder seg
• sitting: sitter
• apartment: leilighet
• snowing: snør
• visit: besøk
• smile: smil
• laugh: ler
• ready: klar
• spoons: skjeer
• napkins: servietter
• make: lager
• smells: lukter
• good: godt
• serve: serverer
• quickly: raskt
• scratch: klør seg
• head: hodet
• stop: stopper
• victory: seieren
• prize: premie
• gingerbread cookie: pepperkake