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54 - Grammar Extras #1 - "Ja, det er jeg", "Ja, det gjør jeg" - shortcut responses!
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  • 54 - Grammar Extras #1 - "Ja, det er jeg", "Ja, det gjør jeg" - shortcut responses!

    In this episode we're starting a new little series about small bits of helpful and useful expressions, that are common in everyday speech. And a very helpful way of not repeating the whole phrase in a reponse to a question, we often say f.ex. "Yes, I can" or "Yes, I do". Ex: Kan du sykle? Ja, det kan jeg. Vil du spise? Ja, det vil jeg. Sykler du til jobben? Ja det gjør jeg. The rule is this: kan, vil, skal, må + er/har in the question => repeat the verb in the response. All others verbs as question => put "gjør" in the response. Fill-ins: Er du glad i dag? Ja, det ... jeg. Kan du spille gitar? Ja, det ... jeg. Drikker du kaffe? Ja, det ... jeg. .. Great! Well done :)) 😊 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    Mon, 03 Feb 2020
  • 53 - Basic Grammar #20 - Da/Når and past tense of helping verbs! ("De ville reise", "Hun kunne spille"). A2 Done!

    Get new episodes every morning on weekdays! Plus 50 beginner episodes, pronunciation, etymology, and over 100 intermediate/advanced episodes! Visit: http://patreon.com/practicenorwegian (https://www.patreon.com/practicenorwegian) - Welcome!! 😊  .. In the episode we'll go through the difference bewteen "da"/"når", both meaning "when", and then helping verbs in the past tense! In short for "when": "Da" is for "Once in the past" "Når" for everything else Ex: Da jeg var fire år. Når man studerer.  Hjelpeverb: kan - kunne vil - ville må - måtte skal - skulle bør - burde Examples: Hun kunne ikke komme fordi hun var syk. De skulle gå hjem før det ble mørkt. Ole burde spille mer musikk. Fill-ins: Da jeg var liten, ……... jeg ikke snakke italiensk. (kan) De ……... pakke kofferten kvelden før. (må) .. CONGRATULATIONS!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎇🎇🎇🎊🌟🌟 :)) A2 level of Grammar is finished!! Well done, and fantastic work!! Fantastisk jobbing! :DD 😊 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    Fri, 24 Jan 2020
  • 52 - Basic Grammar #19 - Prepositions about time, and "hos". "Om sommeren", "På tirsdag", "hos en venn"!

    In this episode we'll go through some very common (and consistent) expressions with time prepositions, and these are mostly just for remembering them :) Ex: Han er hos legen. Vi trener om kvelden. Vi skal sove ute i natt. Han spiller gitar på onsdag. Om høsten er det fine farger. .. Thanks for listening, and Great Work!! 😊 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    Thu, 23 Jan 2020
  • 51 - Basic Grammar #18 - Synes/Tror. "Jeg synes kaken er god!"

    In this episode we'll look at the two main ways of saying "I think" in Norwegian, with: synes = opinion (something you have experienced) tror = guessing/believing Examples: Jeg synes filmen var bra. Jeg tror kaken er god. Fill-ins: Jeg har lest boka, og jeg ……... den var bra. Jeg ……... vi har ferie i juli, men jeg er ikke sikker. .. Great work!! :D Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    Tue, 21 Jan 2020
  • 50 - Basic Grammar #17 - Comparative, Superlative. "Fin, finere, finest!"

    In this episode we'll look at the comparative and superlative form of the adjective, which in general is to add "-ere" and "-est". Ex: fin, finere, finest varm, varmere, varmest Fill-ins: Han er ………. i klassen. (høy) Jobben er ………. enn han trodde. (vanskelig) Some exceptions: stor, større, størst god, bedre, best ung, yngre, yngst Fill-ins: Han er ……… enn henne. (ung) Han vil bli ……… etter sommeren. (god) .. And in addtion, when the superlative (best, størst, finest, eldst) is used as adjective with a specific noun, we add an "-e" at the end; Det største huset. Den eldste byen. .. Excellent work, and thanks for listening!! 😊🎉 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    Mon, 20 Jan 2020
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