The Unexpected Kiss: A Story of Friendship in Oslo

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: The Unexpected Kiss: A Story of Friendship in Oslo Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/the-unexpected-kiss-a-story-of-friendship-in-oslo Story Transcript:Nb: Lars er en mann.En: Lars is a man.Nb: Han bor i en by.En: He lives in a city.Nb: Byen er Oslo.En: The city is Oslo.Nb: Oslo er i Norge.En: Oslo is in Norway.Nb: En dag gikk Lars i gaten.En: One day, Lars was walking down the street.Nb: Sol skinner.En: The sun is shining.Nb: Fuglene synger.En: The birds are singing.Nb: Oslo er vakkert.En: Oslo is beautiful.Nb: Foran Lars går en dame.En: In front of Lars walks a lady.Nb: Hun er fremmed.En: She is a stranger.Nb: Lars vil hilse.En: Lars wants to greet her.Nb: Han er snill.En: He is kind.Nb: Lars går frem til damen.En: Lars walks up to the lady.Nb: Han bøyer seg frem.En: He leans forward.Nb: Lars kysser damen på kinnet.En: Lars kisses the lady on the cheek.Nb: Damen blir overrasket.En: The lady is surprised.Nb: "Hva gjør du?En: "What are you doing?"Nb: " spør damen.En: the lady asks.Nb: Lars blir rød.En: Lars turns red.Nb: Han skjønner at han gjorde feil.En: He realizes he made a mistake.Nb: "Jeg trodde det var en norsk skikk.En: "I thought it was a Norwegian custom.Nb: Jeg er lei meg," sier Lars.En: I'm sorry," Lars says.Nb: Damen ler.En: The lady laughs.Nb: Lars ler også.En: Lars laughs too.Nb: De blir venner.En: They become friends.Nb: De går sammen videre.En: They continue walking together.Nb: Oslo er fortsatt vakker.En: Oslo is still beautiful.Nb: Solen skinner fortsatt.En: The sun still shines.Nb: Men nå ler Lars ikke alene.En: But now Lars is not laughing alone.Nb: Han ler med en venn.En: He is laughing with a friend.Nb: Og slik ble en merkelig dag, den starten på et vennskap.En: And thus, a strange day became the beginning of a friendship.Nb: Et vennskap født ut av en feiltakelse, men et sterkt vennskap allikevel.En: A friendship born out of a mistake, but a strong friendship nonetheless.Nb: Lars lærte en verdifull lekse den dagen - at feil kan være begynnelsen på noe vakkert.En: Lars learned a valuable lesson that day - that mistakes can be the start of something beautiful.Nb: Oslo var hjemmet der han skapte et uventet vennskap.En: Oslo was the home where he created an unexpected friendship.Nb: Og dette vennskapet, det var hans vakreste skatt i Oslo.En: And this friendship, it was his most beautiful treasure in Oslo. Vocabulary Words:man: norskcity: byOslo: OsloNorway: Norgewalking: gikkstreet: gatensun: solbirds: fuglenesinging: syngerbeautiful: vakkertlady: damestranger: fremmedgreet: hilsekind: snillleaning: bøyerforward: fremkisses: kyssercheek: kinnetsurprised: overrasketcustom: skikksorry: lei meglaughs: lerfriends: vennercontinue: viderelaughter: lerfriend: vennbeginning: startenmistake: feiltakelselesson: leksetreasure: skatt

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