Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Winter Adventures: Skiing Escapades in Oslo
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Story Transcript:

Nb: I Oslo, på en hvitkledd vinterdag, vandret Lars og Ingrid.
En: In Oslo, on a white winter day, Lars and Ingrid were walking.

Nb: De var gode venner.
En: They were good friends.

Nb: De elsket eventyr.
En: They loved adventures.

Nb: I dag ville de prøve noe nytt.
En: Today they wanted to try something new.

Nb: Målet var å stå på ski.
En: The goal was to go skiing.

Nb: Lars og Ingrid gikk til Frognerparken.
En: Lars and Ingrid went to Frogner Park.

Nb: Der så de mange på ski.
En: There, they saw many people skiing.

Nb: Noen var store, noen var små.
En: Some were big, some were small.

Nb: Noen falt, mens andre sto støtt.
En: Some fell, while others stood steady.

Nb: De smilte.
En: They smiled.

Nb: Ski kunne ikke være så vanskelig.
En: Skiing couldn't be that difficult.

Nb: Hos en utleiebod fant de ski.
En: At a rental booth, they found skis.

Nb: De så rare ut, men spennende.
En: They looked strange, but exciting.

Nb: Lars tok på seg sine først.
En: Lars put his on first.

Nb: De føltes rart på føttene.
En: They felt weird on his feet.

Nb: Men han gikk litt, og fikk det til.
En: But he walked a bit and got the hang of it.

Nb: Ingrid fulgte etter.
En: Ingrid followed.

Nb: De lo mye i det fine vinterværet.
En: They laughed a lot in the beautiful winter weather.

Nb: De begynte på den første bakken.
En: They started on the first slope.

Nb: Den var ikke stor, men Lars var nervøs.
En: It wasn't big, but Lars was nervous.

Nb: Han hadde ikke prøvd dette før.
En: He hadn't tried this before.

Nb: Men han tok sats og skled ned.
En: But he gathered courage and slid down.

Nb: Han var rask!
En: He was fast!

Nb: Han var ikke forberedt på det.
En: He wasn't prepared for it.

Nb: Han prøvde å svinge, men gikk rett i en snøfonn!
En: He tried to turn, but went straight into a snowdrift!

Nb: Ansiktet hans ble fullt av snø.
En: His face was covered in snow.

Nb: Ingrid lo høyt og hjalp ham opp.
En: Ingrid laughed loudly and helped him up.

Nb: Lars ristet av seg snøen.
En: Lars shook off the snow.

Nb: Han lo også, selv om han var litt flau.
En: He laughed too, even though he was a bit embarrassed.

Nb: Han sa, "Det var gøy!
En: He said, "That was fun!"

Nb: " Ingrid prøvde bakken neste.
En: Ingrid tried the slope next.

Nb: Hun var litt bedre, men hun falt også.
En: She was a bit better, but she also fell.

Nb: Hun landet mykt i snøen.
En: She landed softly in the snow.

Nb: De lo begge.
En: They both laughed.

Nb: Så prøvde de igjen og igjen.
En: So they tried again and again.

Nb: De falt mye, men det gjorde ikke vondt.
En: They fell a lot, but it didn't hurt.

Nb: Snøen var myk og kald.
En: The snow was soft and cold.

Nb: De lærte litt om hvordan de kunne svinge.
En: They learned a bit about how to turn.

Nb: På slutten av dagen, var de utslitt.
En: By the end of the day, they were exhausted.

Nb: De dro til en liten kafé i nærheten.
En: They went to a small café nearby.

Nb: De drakk varm kakao og snakket om dagen.
En: They drank hot cocoa and talked about the day.

Nb: De var enige om at det å stå på ski var morsomt, selv om det var vanskelig.
En: They agreed that skiing was fun, even though it was challenging.

Nb: Lars og Ingrid hadde lært noe nytt den dagen.
En: Lars and Ingrid had learned something new that day.

Nb: De hadde hatt det moro sammen.
En: They had fun together.

Nb: De var glade for at de hadde prøvd noe nytt, selv om de falt mange ganger.
En: They were happy they had tried something new, even though they fell many times.

Nb: De gledet seg til å prøve igjen.
En: They looked forward to trying again.

Nb: Denne dagen i Oslo, der snøen falt, ble de to vennene litt nærmere hverandre.
En: On that day in Oslo, where the snow fell, the two friends became a little closer.

Nb: De smilte da de tenkte på skiene.
En: They smiled as they thought about the skis.

Nb: De visste begge at de ville prøve det igjen.
En: They both knew they would try it again.


Vocabulary Words:

• walking: vandret
• friends: venner
• adventures: eventyr
• skiing: stå på ski
• park: parken
• people: mennesker
• big: store
• small: små
• fell: falt
• steady: støtt
• rental: utleie
• booth: bod
• skis: ski
• strange: rare
• exciting: spennende
• weird: rart
• feet: føttene
• slope: bakken
• nervous: nervøs
• courage: mot
• fast: rask
• snowdrift: snøfonn
• covered: fullt av
• face: ansiktet
• laughed: lo
• helped: hjalp
• embarrassed: flau
• fun: gøy
• softly: mykt
• cold: kald