| Phrases |
Pronunciation |
English |
| Det er vår, la oss gå en tur |
deh aer vohr lah ohss goh ehn tewr |
It is spring, let us go for a walk. |
| Sola skinner, og trærne er grønne. |
soo-lah sheen-nehr oh traer-neh aer gruhn-neh |
The sun is shining, and the trees are green. |
| Naboen, herr Olsen, er ute og raker løv. |
nah-boo-ehn haerr ool-sehn aer ew-teh oh rah-kehr luhv |
The neighbor, Mr. Olsen, is out raking leaves. |
| Fru Olsen planter stemorsblomster. |
frew ool-sehn plahn-tehr steh-moors-blohm-stehr |
Mrs. Olsen is planting pansies. |
| Barn leker i parken. |
bahrn leh-kehr ee pahr-kehn |
Children play in the park. |
| Vi går forbi bryggeriet og museet, ned mot kaia. |
vee gohr fohr-bee bree-geh-ree-eh oh mew-seh-eh neh moot kai-ah |
We pass the brewery and the museum, down towards the dock. |
| Hurtigruten ligger der og laster. |
hewr-tee-roo-tehn leeg-gehr daer oh lahs-tehr |
The coastal steamer is there loading. |
| Vi går ombord og bestiller kaffe og lefse i kafeteriaen. |
vee gohr ohm-boor oh beh-steel-lehr kahf-feh oh lehf-seh ee kahf-feh-teh-ree-ah-ehn |
We go onboard and order coffee and lefse in the cafeteria. |
| Det smaker deilig. |
deh smah-kehr dai-lee |
It tastes wonderful. |
| Hurtigruten skal videre; vi går i land. |
hewr-tee-roo-tehn skahll vee-deh-reh vee gohr ee lahnn |
The coastal steamer is ready to leave; we go ashore. |
| Storgata er full av travle mennesker. |
stoor-gah-tah aer fewll ahv trahv-leh mehn-nehs-kehr |
Main Street is full of busy people. |
| Alle mulige forretninger finnes her: |
ahl-leh moo-lee-eh fohr-reht-neeng-ehr feen-nehs haer |
All kinds of stores are here: |
slakter,
|
slahk-tehr
|
butcher,
|
bokhandel,
|
book-hahn-dehl
|
book store,
|
lampeforretning,
|
lahm-peh-fohr-reht-neeng
|
lamp store,
|
sportsforretning,
|
spohrts-fohr-reht-neeng
|
sporting goods store,
|
bakeri,
|
bah-keh-ree
|
bakery,
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hatteforretning,
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haht-teh-fohr-reht-neeng
|
millinery,
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blomsterforretning, etc.
|
blohm-stehr-fohr-reht-neeng eht seh-teh-rah
|
florist, etc.
|
| På veien hjem stopper vi innom nærbutikken. |
poh vai-ehn jehmm stohp-pehr vee een-nohm naer-boo-teek-kehn |
On the way home, we stop at the corner grocery store. |
| Vi kjøper melk, brød og en iskake. |
vee kjuh-pehr mehlk bruh oh ehn ees-kah-keh |
We buy milk, bread, and an ice cream cake. |
| Sola skinner fremdeles. |
soo-lah sheen-nehr frehm-deh-lehs |
The sun is still shining. |
| Hvis det ikke kommer regn, |
veess deh eek-keh kohm-mehr rain |
If rain does not come, |
| vil sola skinne i flere uker uten stopp. |
veell soo-lah sheen-neh ee fleh-reh oo-kehr oo-tehn stohpp |
the sun will shine for several weeks without stop. |
| Byen min ligger nordenfor polar-sirkelen. |
bee-ehn meen leeg-gehr noor-dehn-fohr poo-lahr-seer-keh-lehn |
My town is north of the Arctic Circle. |
