Discovering Hygge: The Tale of Failed Norwegian Waffles

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Discovering Hygge: The Tale of Failed Norwegian Waffles Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/discovering-hygge-the-tale-of-failed-norwegian-waffles Story Transcript:Nb: Dette er historien om Anders, Ingrid og Lars.En: This is the story of Anders, Ingrid, and Lars.Nb: De var tre venner i Oslo.En: They were three friends in Oslo.Nb: En dag fikk de en idé.En: One day they got an idea.Nb: De ville lage vafler.En: They wanted to make waffles.Nb: Anders fant frem en oppskrift.En: Anders found a recipe.Nb: Ingrid hentet vaffeljernet.En: Ingrid fetched the waffle iron.Nb: Lars tok med melk, egg og mel.En: Lars brought milk, eggs, and flour.Nb: De ville lage norske vafler.En: They wanted to make Norwegian waffles.Nb: De ville vise "kos" til en utlending.En: They wanted to show "hygge" to a foreigner.Nb: Utlendingen het John.En: The foreigner's name was John.Nb: Han var fra England.En: He was from England.Nb: Han visste ikke om "kos".En: He didn't know about "hygge".Nb: Han visste ikke om norske vafler.En: He didn't know about Norwegian waffles.Nb: Anders, Ingrid og Lars ville vise ham.En: Anders, Ingrid, and Lars wanted to show him.Nb: De begynte å lage vafler.En: They started making waffles.Nb: Ingrid pisket eggene.En: Ingrid beat the eggs.Nb: Lars blandet melet og sukkeret.En: Lars mixed the flour and sugar.Nb: Anders helte i melken.En: Anders poured in the milk.Nb: De hadde det gøy.En: They had fun.Nb: Men det gikk ikke bra.En: But it didn't go well.Nb: Vaflene stekte fast.En: The waffles stuck to the iron.Nb: Røyken fylte rommet.En: Smoke filled the room.Nb: Alarmen gikk av.En: The alarm went off.Nb: John ble redd.En: John was scared.Nb: Det var ikke "kos".En: It wasn't "hygge".Nb: "Er dette kos?En: "Is this hygge?"Nb: " spurte John.En: asked John.Nb: "Er dette norske vafler?En: "Are these Norwegian waffles?"Nb: " Anders, Ingrid og Lars så på hverandre.En: Anders, Ingrid, and Lars looked at each other.Nb: De skjønte noe.En: They understood something.Nb: "Kos" var ikke bare å lage vafler.En: "Hygge" was not just about making waffles.Nb: De stengte av alarmen.En: They turned off the alarm.Nb: De åpnet vinduet.En: They opened the window.Nb: De satte seg ned.En: They sat down.Nb: De lo litt.En: They laughed a little.Nb: De snakket med John.En: They talked to John.Nb: De forklarte mer om "kos".En: They explained more about "hygge".Nb: "Kos er ikke bare vafler", sa de.En: "Hygge is not just waffles," they said.Nb: "Kos er å være sammen.En: "Hygge is being together.Nb: Kos er å dele tid.En: Hygge is sharing time.Nb: Kos er å prøve nye ting.En: Hygge is trying new things.Nb: Kos er selv om ting blir galt.En: Hygge is even when things go wrong."Nb: " John smilte.En: John smiled.Nb: Han forsto litt mer.En: He understood a little more.Nb: Han sa, "Jeg har lært noe nytt.En: He said, "I have learned something new.Nb: Jeg liker norske kos.En: I like Norwegian hygge.Nb:...

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