Conquering the Unpronounceable: Ole's Journey to Master the Word

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Conquering the Unpronounceable: Ole's Journey to Master the Word Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/conquering-the-unpronounceable-oles-journey-to-master-the-word Story Transcript:Nb: Ole bor i Bergen, en by full av gater og mennesker. Men Ole har et problem. Han kan ikke si et norsk ord.En: Ole lives in Bergen, a city full of streets and people. But Ole has a problem. He can't say a single Norwegian word.Nb: Ordet er "skjærgård".En: The word is "skjærgård".Nb: Det er et rart ord. Og det er vanskelig å si.En: It's a strange word. And it is difficult to say.Nb: Hver dag trener Ole. Han sitter ved vinduet og ser på fjellene og fjorden. Han prøver å si ordet, "skjærgård".En: Every day, Ole practices. He sits by the window and looks at the mountains and the fjord. He tries to say the word, "skjærgård".Nb: Men han klarer det ikke. Det kommer ut galt hver eneste gang.En: But he can't. Every time, it comes out wrong.Nb: "Sk...sk...skjær...gård," prøver han. Men stemmen hans låter mer som en katt som hoster.En: "Sk...sk...skjær...gård," he tries. But his voice sounds more like a coughing cat.Nb: Etter uker med trening, blir Ole lei. Hvorfor kan han ikke si det ordet?En: After weeks of training, Ole gets tired. Why can't he say that word?Nb: Ole bestemmer seg for å dra til biblioteket i Bergen. Kanskje de kan hjelpe ham.En: Ole decides to go to the library in Bergen. Maybe they can help him.Nb: På biblioteket møter Ole en hyggelig dame. Hun heter Marit. Ole forklarer problemet sitt til Marit.En: At the library, Ole meets a nice lady. Her name is Marit. Ole explains his problem to Marit.Nb: Marit smiler og sier, "Jeg tror jeg kan hjelpe deg, Ole."En: Marit smiles and says, "I think I can help you, Ole."Nb: Marit skriver ordet "skjærgård" på et ark. Hun viser Ole hvordan han skal forme munnen sin. De øver sammen i flere timer.En: Marit writes the word "skjærgård" on a piece of paper. She shows Ole how to shape his mouth. They practice together for several hours.Nb: Til slutt, kan Ole si det. "Skjærgård!" sier han. Stemmen hans er klar og sterk. Ole blir veldig glad. Han takker Marit for hjelpen.En: Finally, Ole can say it. "Skjærgård!" he says. His voice is clear and strong. Ole is very happy. He thanks Marit for the help.Nb: Senere den dagen, sitter Ole ved vinduet igjen. Han ser på fjellene og fjorden. Og han sier ordet høyt.En: Later that day, Ole sits by the window again. He looks at the mountains and the fjord. And he says the word out loud.Nb: "Skjærgård!"En: "Skjærgård!"Nb: Ole har klart det. Han kan si det vanskelige ordet.En: Ole has done it. He can say the difficult word.Nb: Ole er veldig fornøyd. Han har jobbet hardt, og nå har han nådd målet sitt. Det var ikke lett, men han ga ikke opp.En: Ole is very satisfied. He has worked hard, and now he has achieved his goal. It wasn't easy, but he didn't give up.Nb: Og det er slutten på historien om Ole og det vanskelige ordet.En: And that is the end of the story about Ole and the difficult word.Nb: Ole lærte at noen ganger er ting vanskelige. Men hvis vi jobber hardt og ikke gir opp, kan vi nå målene våre.En: Ole learned that sometimes things are difficult. But if we work hard and don't give up, we can reach our goals.Nb: Og det er en viktig ting å huske. Så, neste gang du står overfor noe vanskelig, husk Ole. Og husk ordet "skjærgård".En: And that is an important thing to remember. So,...

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