Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: A Day of Laughter: The Unforgettable Birthday Celebration
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Novellen starter på en solrik lørdag.
En: The novella begins on a sunny Saturday.

Nb: I Bergen, byen med smale gater og trange smau, møttes tre gode venner.
En: In Bergen, the city with narrow streets and alleys, three good friends met.

Nb: Lars, Ingrid og Nora samlet seg til en ettermiddagsfika i Ingrids koselige stue.
En: Lars, Ingrid, and Nora gathered for an afternoon fika in Ingrid's cozy living room.

Nb: Lars var den gøyalste av dem.
En: Lars was the funniest of them all.

Nb: Alltid i godt humør, med et smil om munnen.
En: Always in a good mood, with a smile on his face.

Nb: Ingrid var den mest omsorgsfulle.
En: Ingrid was the most caring.

Nb: Hun bakte alltid kaker, trøstet når noen var triste.
En: She always baked cakes, comforted when someone was sad.

Nb: Nora var den mest kreative.
En: Nora was the most creative.

Nb: Hun elsket kunst, og malte flotte bilder.
En: She loved art and painted beautiful pictures.

Nb: Den dagen skulle de feire bursdagen til Lars.
En: That day, they were going to celebrate Lars' birthday.

Nb: Lars satt i høysetet.
En: Lars was in the spotlight.

Nb: Ingrid kom med en pakke.
En: Ingrid brought a gift.

Nb: Nora filmet det hele.
En: Nora filmed everything.

Nb: Lars åpnet pakken.
En: Lars opened the gift.

Nb: Inne i pakken var et penalen fra Ingrid som hun hadde sydd selv.
En: Inside the package was a pencil case from Ingrid that she had sewn herself.

Nb: Lars ble glad.
En: Lars was happy.

Nb: Han ville takke Ingrid.
En: He wanted to thank Ingrid.

Nb: Lars løftet glasset og sa "skål".
En: Lars raised his glass and said "skål" (cheers).

Nb: Men han skulle ha sagt "takk".
En: But he should have said "takk" (thank you).

Nb: Alle brøt ut i latter.
En: Everyone burst into laughter.

Nb: Nora filmet og lo.
En: Nora filmed and laughed.

Nb: Ingrid lo høyest av alle.
En: Ingrid laughed the loudest of all.

Nb: Lars ble litt forvirret.
En: Lars became a little confused.

Nb: Rødmet litt.
En: He blushed a bit.

Nb: Men han lo også.
En: But he also laughed.

Nb: Latteren fylte rommet.
En: Laughter filled the room.

Nb: Vennskapet deres ble sterkere.
En: Their friendship became stronger.

Nb: De skålte for Lars.
En: They toasted to Lars.

Nb: De skålte for vennskap.
En: They toasted to friendship.

Nb: Lars sa "takk" denne gangen.
En: This time, Lars said "takk" (thank you).

Nb: Alle lo enda mer.
En: Everyone laughed even more.

Nb: Dagen gikk fort.
En: The day went by quickly.

Nb: Men minnene levde lenge.
En: But the memories lived on.

Nb: Den dagen da Lars sa "skål" isteden for "takk" ble en morsom historie.
En: The day when Lars said "skål" instead of "takk" became a funny story.

Nb: De lo hver gang de møttes.
En: They laughed every time they met.

Nb: De husket alltid den dagen med et smil.
En: They always remembered that day with a smile.

Nb: Til slutt, det var en god dag.
En: In the end, it was a good day.

Nb: De ble enda bedre venner.
En: They became even better friends.

Nb: Og hver gang de ga gaver, sa de "skål" for å minne den dagen.
En: And every time they gave gifts, they said "skål" to remember that day.

Nb: Og hver gang, de brøt ut i latter.
En: And every time, they burst into laughter.

Nb: Den latteren, den gleden de delte, gjorde dem til beste venner for alltid.
En: That laughter, the joy they shared, made them best friends forever.


Vocabulary Words:

• novella: novellen
• sunny: solrik
• Saturday: lørdag
• Bergen: Bergen
• city: byen
• narrow streets: smale gater
• alleys: trange smau
• good: gode
• friends: venner
• met: møttes
• gathered: samlet seg
• afternoon: ettermiddag
• fika: fika
• cozy: koselige
• living room: stue
• funniest: gøyalste
• mood: humør
• smile: smil
• caring: omgsorgsfulle
• baked: bakte
• cakes: kaker
• comforted: trøstet
• sad: triste
• creative: kreative
• loved: elsket
• art: kunst
• painted: malte
• beautiful: flotte
• pictures: bilder
• celebrate: feire