Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Texting Mix-Up Leads to Unforgettable Week of Laughter
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Magnus og Hanna sitter på Latterscenen i Oslo.
En: Magnus and Hanna are sitting at Latterscenen in Oslo.

Nb: Lyset blinker, showet skal starte.
En: The lights are flashing, the show is about to start.

Nb: Stemningen er høy.
En: The atmosphere is high.

Nb: Plutselig hører Magnus den kjente pipelyden i lommen.
En: Suddenly, Magnus hears the familiar ringing sound in his pocket.

Nb: "Hanna, er dette din telefon?
En: "Hanna, is this your phone?"

Nb: " spør han.
En: he asks.

Nb: Den er rosa og glitrende.
En: It's pink and glittery.

Nb: Ikke hans stil.
En: Not his style.

Nb: Hanna leter febril i vesken.
En: Hanna frantically searches her bag.

Nb: "Nei, jeg har min her.
En: "No, I have mine here.

Nb: Se!
En: Look!"

Nb: " Hun løfter opp en svart og solid telefon, tydeligvis en herremodell.
En: She lifts up a black and sturdy phone, clearly a model for men.

Nb: "Merkelig," sier Magnus og skrur av lyden.
En: "Weird," says Magnus as he turns off the sound.

Nb: Ingen av dem tenker mer over det.
En: Neither of them thinks much of it.

Nb: Det er første gang Magnus og Hanna er ute på lenge.
En: It's the first time Magnus and Hanna have been out in a while.

Nb: Showet er hysterisk morsomt.
En: The show is hysterically funny.

Nb: Latteren runger i den lille salen mens stemningen stiger.
En: Laughter fills the small room as the atmosphere rises.

Nb: Der glemmer de helt bort den mystiske telefonen.
En: There, they completely forget about the mysterious phone.

Nb: Etter showet møter Magnus og Hanna en vennegjeng på et utested rett rundt hjørnet.
En: After the show, Magnus and Hanna meet a group of friends at a bar just around the corner.

Nb: Magnus tar opp den rosa telefonen.
En: Magnus takes out the pink phone.

Nb: "Se på denne da!
En: "Look at this!"

Nb: " sier han, og vennene ler.
En: he says, and the friends laugh.

Nb: Han begynner å svare meldinger som strømmer inn.
En: He begins to reply to the messages pouring in.

Nb: Morsomme svar, gale svar, svar som får vennene til å knekke sammen av latter.
En: Funny replies, crazy replies, replies that make his friends burst into laughter.

Nb: Hanna tar den svarte telefonen og ringer noen av tallene i kontaktlisten.
En: Hanna takes the black phone and dials some of the numbers in the contact list.

Nb: "Hei!
En: "Hey!

Nb: Dette er Hanna," sier hun og ler.
En: This is Hanna," she says and laughs.

Nb: "Du kjenner meg ikke, men jeg har Magnus sin telefon!
En: "You don't know me, but I have Magnus' phone!"

Nb: "Det er forvirring i den andre enden, men også latter.
En: There is confusion on the other end, but also laughter.

Nb: Natten tar slutt, men de glemmer begge telefonene.
En: The night comes to an end, but they both forget about the phones.

Nb: Dagen etter våkner Magnus og Hanna med tunge hoder.
En: The next day, Magnus and Hanna wake up with heavy heads.

Nb: "Å nei!
En: "Oh no!"

Nb: " utbryter Hanna.
En: exclaims Hanna.

Nb: Meldingene på Magnus sin telefon er forferdelige!
En: The messages on Magnus' phone are terrible!

Nb: Pinlige!
En: Embarrassing!

Nb: Magnus sin telefon ringer i ett.
En: Magnus' phone keeps ringing incessantly.

Nb: Det samme gjelder for Magnus.
En: The same goes for Magnus.

Nb: Han har aldri sett så mange ukjente tall i innboksen.
En: He has never seen so many unknown numbers in his inbox.

Nb: De ser på hverandre.
En: They look at each other.

Nb: Dette kan ikke være sant.
En: This can't be true.

Nb: Så begynner begge å le.
En: Then they both start laughing.

Nb: Det er så galt at det nesten er bra.
En: It's so wrong that it's almost good.

Nb: De bestemmer seg for å møte alle som har ringt og skrevet.
En: They decide to meet with everyone who called and messaged them.

Nb: Si unnskyld, kanskje le litt sammen.
En: Apologize, perhaps laugh together a bit.

Nb: Det er en merkelig uke.
En: It's a strange week.

Nb: Mange møter, mange historier.
En: Many meetings, many stories.

Nb: Mange nye mennesker.
En: Many new people.

Nb: Mange samtaler.
En: Many conversations.

Nb: Noen ganger er de flau, men oftest ler de bare.
En: Sometimes they feel embarrassed, but most of the time they just laugh.

Nb: Til slutt er det ingen flere samtaler igjen.
En: Eventually, there are no more calls left.

Nb: Ingen flere meldinger.
En: No more messages.

Nb: Magnus og Hanna bytter tilbake telefoner.
En: Magnus and Hanna switch back to their own phones.

Nb: "Hva har vi lært?
En: "What have we learned?"

Nb: " spør Hanna.
En: Hanna asks.

Nb: "Å le av oss selv," svarer Magnus.
En: "To laugh at ourselves," Magnus answers.

Nb: "Og at min telefon ikke passer i en rosa og glitrende deksel!
En: "And that my phone doesn't fit in a pink and glittery case!"

Nb: " De ler, lettet over at det hele er over.
En: They laugh, relieved that it's all over.

Nb: Men også takknemlig for at uhellet ført til en uke de aldri vil glemme.
En: But also grateful that the mishap led to a week they will never forget.


Vocabulary Words:

• Magnus: Magnus
• Hanna: Hanna
• sitting: sitter
• Latterscenen: Latterscenen
• Oslo: Oslo
• lights: lyset
• flashing: blinker
• show: showet
• start: skal starte
• atmosphere: stemningen
• high: høy
• suddenly: plutselig
• hears: hører
• familiar: kjente
• ringing: pipelyden
• sound: lyden
• pocket: lommen
• asks: spør
• phone: telefon
• pink: rosa
• glittery: glitrende
• style: stil
• frantically: febril
• searches: leter
• bag: vesken
• lifts: løfter
• black: svart
• sturdy: solid
• clearly: tydeligvis
• model: modell