Before you start reading and listening, here are some important words for you to learn:
- hete – to be called
- jeg – I
- du – you
Listen and read the dialogue.
You may use the vocabulary section on the top to help you understand the dialogue.
To personer er på en språkkafé i Oslo. / Two people are at a language café in Oslo.
Sammendrag:
Summary: Two persons are at a language café in Oslo. They are called Sofia and Mark. Sofia is from Norway. Mark is from England.
| Norwegian | English | |
| du | You | |
| England | England | |
| fra | From | |
| Hei | Hi | |
| å hete | To be called | |
| | hun | She |
| hva heter du? | What is your name | |
| | person | person |
| | to | two |
You can practice these words here.
Practice
Translate the following sentences into Norwegian:
Hi! My name is Marius. I am from Norway.
Watch a part of this music video from a Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis. You may have heard their famous song “Fox” (“What does the fox say?”) before.
This song is called “Jeg heter Finn” and it is a parody of the song “That’s not my name.” The song is about a man called Finn who is quite successful but has one tiny problem – no one remembers his name…
A bit of help with some lyrics:
| De sier Mogens De sier Jens De roper Holger Og skriker Klaus Jeg ekke dansk (=er ikke dansk) Jeg heter Finn Jeg bor på Tåsen Jeg heter Finn Du husker Morten Anna Beate Ramapatrikuna Til og med Gjertrud Men ikke Finn Nei, aldri Finn Er det så vanskelig? JEG HETER FINN! Han heter Finn Han heter Finn Han heter Finn Han heter Finn | They say Mogens They say Jens They shout Holger And scream Klaus I am not Danish My name is Finn I live at Tåsen My name is Finn You remember Morten Anna Beate Ramapatrikuna And even Gjertrud But not Finn No, never Finn Is it so difficult? MY NAME IS FINN! His name is Finn His name is Finn His name is Finn His name is Finn |