The Day of Laughter and Learning by the Bergen Harbor

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: The Day of Laughter and Learning by the Bergen Harbor Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/the-day-of-laughter-and-learning-by-the-bergen-harbor Story Transcript:Nb: Solnedgangen malte himmelen i flotte farger over Bergen by.En: The sunset painted the sky in beautiful colors over the city of Bergen.Nb: Ingrid, Lars og Ole satt på en benk, rett ved havnen.En: Ingrid, Lars, and Ole sat on a bench, right by the harbor.Nb: De var gode venner.En: They were good friends.Nb: De likte å lese, le og lære nye ord sammen.En: They enjoyed reading, laughing, and learning new words together.Nb: Denne dagen hadde de et morsomt oppdrag.En: On this day, they had a fun mission.Nb: "Dere vet," sa Ingrid, "det er et norsk ord jeg sliter med."En: "You know," said Ingrid, "there's a Norwegian word I struggle with."Nb: "Hva da?" spurte Ole og Lars.En: "What is it?" asked Ole and Lars.Nb: "Skjærgård!" ropte Ingrid.En: "Skjærgård!" exclaimed Ingrid.Nb: De lo alle sammen.En: They all laughed.Nb: De visste at det ikke var lett for Ingrid å si ordet rett.En: They knew it wasn't easy for Ingrid to say the word correctly.Nb: Og det var enda morsommere da de prøvde uten å spytte på hverandre.En: And it was even funnier when they tried without spitting on each other.Nb: Lars gikk først.En: Lars went first.Nb: Han pustet dypt inn.En: He took a deep breath.Nb: "Sk... sk... skjærgård!" sa han.En: "Sk... sk... skjærgård!" he said.Nb: Alle lo.En: Everyone laughed.Nb: Og takket være vinden, spyttet han ikke på noen.En: And thanks to the wind, he didn't spit on anyone.Nb: Nå var det Ole sin tur.En: Now it was Ole's turn.Nb: Han var den modigste av dem.En: He was the bravest of them.Nb: Han sa, "Sk... sk... skjærgård!"En: He said, "Sk... sk... skjærgård!"Nb: Og da spyttet han litt.En: And he spat a little.Nb: De lo mer.En: They laughed even more.Nb: Til slutt prøvde Ingrid.En: Finally, Ingrid gave it a try.Nb: Hun rullet ordet rundt i munnen.En: She rolled the word around in her mouth.Nb: "Sk... sk... skjærgård!" Og hun klarte det!En: "Sk... sk... skjærgård!" And she did it!Nb: Uten å spytte på noen!En: Without spitting on anyone!Nb: Ole og Lars klappet for henne.En: Ole and Lars applauded for her.Nb: Det var en gøy dag i Bergen.En: It was a fun day in Bergen.Nb: De hadde ledd, lært et nytt ord og til og med klart å si det uten å spytte på hverandre.En: They had laughed, learned a new word, and even managed to say it without spitting on each other.Nb: De tre vennene så på hverandre, smilte og visste at de ville huske denne dagen lenge.En: The three friends looked at each other, smiled, and knew they would remember this day for a long time. Vocabulary Words:sunset: solnedgangpainted: maltebeautiful: flottecolors: fargercity: byBergen: BergenIngrid: IngridLars: LarsOle: Olebench: benkharbor: havnfriends: vennerreading: leselaughing: lelearning: lærenew: nyewords: ordtogether: sammenmission: oppdragNorwegian: norskstruggle: sliterword: ordexclaimed: ropteeasy:...

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