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Beginner Series continues!! Med "En tur til Italia" :))

Good morning, and welcome! 🌇☕️ :) This is the first episode of the Beginner Series on the Practice Norwegian Member Podcast, building on th...

00:03:11Apr 23, 2020

Hamsun Reading, Episode 5!

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00:19:43Apr 5, 2020

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. A...

00:04:50Feb 3, 2020

Advanced Reading - "Sult" av Hamsun #3

In this episode we'll read further about the starving writer/artist in old Kristiania in the late 18 hundreds - and his venturing out into t...

00:20:21Feb 3, 2020

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

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00:10:18Jan 24, 2020

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 remembe...

00:06:22Jan 23, 2020

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) tro...

00:04:00Jan 21, 2020

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,...

00:08:29Jan 20, 2020

Basic Grammar #16 - The "sin" concept. "Han henter bilen sin."

In this episode we'll look at when to use the "sin" concept, and how to find the right ending. 1. The endings follow the object they belong...

00:12:35Jan 19, 2020

Advanced Reading - "Sult" av Hamsun, #2.

In this episode we'll hear about the main person thinking about his efforts to get assignments as a writer and applying for work at the loca...

00:18:34Jan 17, 2020

Basic Grammar #15 - Starting a sentence with a subclause; "Hvis sola skinner, drar vi på tur!"

In the episode we'll expand slightly on the topic of the subclauses, and look at what happens if you start a sentence with a subclause. The...

00:03:42Jan 17, 2020

Basic Grammar #14 - Subclauses! "fordi de alltid smiler"

In Norwegian language there is a slight change in word order every time you have a subclause with an adverb. Ex: Det er ikke regn. (Normal s...

00:08:27Jan 17, 2020

Basic Grammar #13 - Specific nouns with Adjectives: "Det fine huset", "De gode eplene".

In this episode we'll look at how to make specific forms of the nouns with an adjective included. Examples: en stor bil - den store bilen et...

00:11:24Jan 16, 2020

Advanced Reading - "Sult" (Hunger) av Knut Hamsun. #1

First reading from the novel "Sult" by Knut Hamsun, about a starving artist in Kristiania (Old name for "Oslo") in the late 18 hundreds. The...

00:17:29Jan 14, 2020

Basic Grammar #12 - Time Expressions: "for.. siden", "i" and "om", and Genetiv. A1 level Done!

In this episode we look at three expressions for time: Ago (for .... siden) Duration (i) Future (om) Ex: Ole kom til Norge for fire år siden...

00:08:58Jan 14, 2020

Basic Grammar #11 - Past tense with Perfektum, or Present Perfect! "Har spist" etc..

The second past tense in Norwegian is called "Perfektum", and is formed as follows: Han rydder stua. Han ryddet stua. Han har ryddet stua. H...

00:07:56Jan 14, 2020

Basic Grammar #10 - Possessives; ex: min - mi - mitt - mine

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00:09:25Jan 13, 2020

Basic Grammar #9 - Simple Past! Han gjorde, de spiste, vi malte etc.

In this episode we'll go through the "Preteritum" - Simple Past tense! A big step in language learning and the beginner's level :) The main...

00:10:16Jan 13, 2020

Basic Grammar #8 - Reflexive Verbs, and Imperative Form (Husk dette, vent litt etc.)

In this episode we'll look at the reflexive verbs and the pronouns which are: jeg - meg du - deg han/hun - seg vi - oss dere - dere de - seg...

00:11:15Jan 12, 2020

Basic Grammar #7 - This/that, and three versions of Which (hvilken, hvilket, hvilke)!

In this episode we have two items of grammar; First it's the words for this/that, and these/those: Den pennen => Denne pennen Det glasset...

00:06:18Jan 10, 2020