NORWEGIAN CULTURE
| Phrases | Pronunciation | English |
| Vi går tur i fjellet. | vee gohr tewr ee fjehl-leh | We take a mountain hike. |
| I dag er vi i Bergen. | ee dahg aer vee ee behr-gehn | Today we are in the City of Bergen. |
| Vi møter noen venner. | vee muh-tehr noo-ehn vehn-nehr | We meet some friends. |
| Vi blir enige om å gå en tur i fjellet. | vee bleer eh-nee-eh ohmm oh goh ehn tewr ee fjehl-leh | We decide to take a mountain hike. |
| Vi tar Ulriksbanen til toppen av Ulriken. | vee tahr ewl-reeks-bah-nehn till tohp-pehn ahv ewl-reek-ehn | We take the Ulriken Gondola to the top of Ulriken Mountain. |
| Fjellet er 643 meter høyt. | fjehl-leh aer sehks hewn-dreh-oh-fuhr-tee-treh meh-tehr hoyt | The mountain is 643 meter tall (approximately 2,000 feet). |
| En restaurant ligger på toppen. | ehn rehs-tew-rahnt leeg-gehr poh tohp-pehn | There is a restaurant on the top. |
| Utsikten er fantastisk. | ewt-seek-tehn aer fahn-tahs-teesk | The view is fantastic. |
| Du kan se Vågen. | dew kahn seh voh-gehn | You can see Vågen (the bay). |
| Seilskipet Statsraad Lehmkuhl | seil-shee-peh stahts-rohd lehm-kewl | The sailing ship Statsråd Lehmkuhl is |
| ligger forankret der i dag. | leeg-gehr fohr-ahnk-reht daer ee dahg | anchored there today. |
| En kan se Fisketorvet. | ehn kahn seh fee-skeh-tohr-veh | You can see the Fish Market. |
| En kan se Lille Lungegårdsvann. | ehn kahn seh leel-leh lewng-eh-gohrs-vahnn | You can see Lille Lungegård Lake. |
| Rundt vannet står | rewnt vahn-neh stohr | Around the lake the |
| kirsebærtrærne i blomst. | kjeer-seh-baer-traer-neh ee blohmst | cherry trees are blossoming. |
| Vi legger Bergen bak oss. | vee lehg-gehr behr-gehn bahk ohss | We leave Bergen behind. |
| Vi har niste i sekken og regntøy. | vee hahr nees-teh ee sehk-kehn oh rein-toy | We have food in the backpack and rain gear. |
| Foran oss går en liten sti. | fohr-ahn ohss gohr ehn lee-tehn stee | In front of us is a small path. |
| Den er ikke bratt. | dehn aer eek-keh brahtt | It is not steep. |
| Snart ser du et lite vann. | snahrt sehr dew ehtt leeh-teh vahnn | Soon you will see a little lake. |
| Markblomster vokser langs vannet. | mahrk-blohms-tehr vohk-sehrlahngs vahn-neh | Wildflowers grow along the (edge of the) lake. |
| Vi stopper for å drikke kaffe og | vee stohp-pehr fohr oh dreek-keh kahf-feh oh | We stop to drink coffee and |
| spise brødskivene våre. | spee-seh bruh-sjee-veh-neh voh-reh | eat our sandwiches. |
| Sola varmer i ryggen. | soo-lah vahr-mehr ee reeg-gehn | The sun is warming our backs. |
| Det er godt å leve! | deh aer gohtt oh leh-veh | Life is good! |
| Men snart skyer det til. | mehnn snahrt sjee-ehr deh till | But soon the clouds gather. |
| Vi tar frem regntøyet. | vee tahr frehmm rain-toy-eh | We take out our rain gear. |
| Det regner ofte i Bergen. | deh rain-ehr ohf-teh ee behr-gehn | It often rains in Bergen. |
| Vi begynner å gå mot byen. | vee beh-yeen-nehr oh goh moot bee-ehn | We start walking towards town. |
| Nå ser vi de andre seks | noh sehr vee dee ahn-dreh sehks | Now we see the other six |
|
fjellene som omgir Bergen. |
fjehl-leh-neh sohmm ohmm-jeer behr-gehn | mountains which surround Bergen. |
| Bergen er en vakker by, og en kan Bergen is a bautiful city, and you | behr-gehn aer ehn vahk-kehr bee oh ehn kahn | Bergen is a beautiful city, and you |
| komme ut i naturen på kort tid. | kohm-meh oot ee nah-tewr-ehn poh kohrt teed | can get out in nature in no time. |
| Vi skilles fra våre venner: | vee sheel-lehs frah voh–reh vehn-nehr | We part from our friends: |
| “Takk for turen!” | tahkk fohr tew-rehn | “Thanks for the hike!” |