Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Lost in the Mountains: A Surprising Sauna Encounter in Bergen
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Lars og Henrik var de beste venner.
En: Lars and Henrik were the best of friends.

Nb: De bodde begge i Bergen, en by på vestkysten av Norge, kjent for sine gamle trehus, sine bratte fjell og sin vakre innsjø.
En: They both lived in Bergen, a city on the west coast of Norway, known for its old wooden houses, steep mountains, and beautiful lake.

Nb: En dag bestemte Lars og Henrik seg for å utforske fjellet som lå like utenfor byen.
En: One day, Lars and Henrik decided to explore the mountain just outside the city.

Nb: De pakket sekken med vann, mat og et kart, og begynte å vandre opp fjellet.
En: They packed their backpack with water, food, and a map, and started hiking up the mountain.

Nb: Det var en flott dag for fjelltur.
En: It was a great day for a mountain hike.

Nb: Solen skinte, og himmelen var så blå som en badeand.
En: The sun was shining, and the sky was as blue as a rubber duck.

Nb: Men plutselig forandret været seg.
En: But suddenly, the weather changed.

Nb: Skyene dekket himmelen og det begynte å småregne.
En: The clouds covered the sky, and it started drizzling.

Nb: De mistet retningen.
En: They lost their way.

Nb: Det var da de oppdaget det.
En: That's when they discovered it.

Nb: Mellom trærne, skjult av mose og stein, var en liten tømmerhytte.
En: Hidden among the trees, covered in moss and rocks, was a small log cabin.

Nb: Uten å tenke seg om gikk Lars og Henrik inn for å søke ly.
En: Without thinking twice, Lars and Henrik went inside to seek shelter.

Nb: Overraskelsen var stor da de oppdaget at det var en badstue.
En: They were surprised to find that it was a sauna.

Nb: Enda mer overrasket ble de da de så en kvinne i badstuen.
En: Even more surprised, they saw a woman inside the sauna.

Nb: Hun ble like overrasket som dem og skrek høyt.
En: She was just as surprised as them and screamed loudly.

Nb: Kvinnen het Ingrid.
En: The woman's name was Ingrid.

Nb: Hun var også fra Bergen, og hun var den som eide badstuen.
En: She was also from Bergen, and she was the owner of the sauna.

Nb: Det var hennes hemmelige sted, hvor hun kunne slappe av og nyte stillheten i fjellet.
En: It was her secret place, where she could relax and enjoy the quietness of the mountain.

Nb: På en måte følte Lars og Henrik seg litt dårlige.
En: In a way, Lars and Henrik felt a bit guilty.

Nb: De hadde gått seg vill og forstyrret Ingrids fredelige stund i badstuen.
En: They had gotten lost and disturbed Ingrid's peaceful time in the sauna.

Nb: Samtidig var de glade for å ha funnet henne.
En: At the same time, they were happy to have found her.

Nb: Hun hadde nemlig et kart over fjellet og kunne hjelpe dem med å finne veien tilbake til Bergen.
En: She had a map of the mountain and could help them find their way back to Bergen.

Nb: Det var en merkelig dag for Lars, Henrik og Ingrid.
En: It was a strange day for Lars, Henrik, and Ingrid.

Nb: De hadde begynt dagen uten å kjenne hverandre, og nå satt de sammen i en badstue i fjellene og lo av hele situasjonen.
En: They had started the day not knowing each other, and now they were sitting together in a sauna in the mountains, laughing at the whole situation.

Nb: Ingrid viste veien tilbake til byen, og Lars og Henrik lærte at selv i Bergen kan man komme over overraskelser i de mest uventede steder.
En: Ingrid showed them the way back to the city, and Lars and Henrik learned that even in Bergen, you can come across surprises in the most unexpected places.

Nb: Så hvis du noen gang går deg vill i fjellene rundt Bergen, husk å ikke bli for overrasket over hva du kan finne.
En: So if you ever get lost in the mountains around Bergen, remember not to be too surprised about what you may find.

Nb: Det kan bare hende at du også kommer over en skjult badstue og møte noen som Ingrid.
En: You might just stumble upon a hidden sauna and meet someone like Ingrid.

Nb: Men husk, det er alltid best å gå på fjelltur med et kart, uansett hvor godt du tror du kjenner veien.
En: But remember, it's always best to go hiking with a map, no matter how well you think you know the way.


Vocabulary Words:

• Lars: Lars
• Henrik: Henrik
• best friends: beste venner
• Bergen: Bergen
• city: by
• west coast: vestkysten
• Norway: Norge
• old wooden houses: gamle trehus
• steep mountains: bratte fjell
• beautiful lake: vakre innsjø
• explore: utforske
• mountain: fjell
• just outside the city: like utenfor byen
• backpack: sekk
• water: vann
• food: mat
• map: kart
• hiking: vandre
• great: flott
• day: dag
• sun: sol
• shining: skinte
• sky: himmel
• blue: blå
• rubber duck: badeand
• weather: været
• changed: forandret
• clouds: skyene
• covered: dekket
• drizzling: småregne