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Unraveling Norwegian Humor: A Journey of Cultural Misunderstandings

Mar 22, 2024 · 14m 57s
Unraveling Norwegian Humor: A Journey of Cultural Misunderstandings
Chapters

01 · Main Story

11m 26s

02 · Vocabulary Words

14m 16s

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Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Unraveling Norwegian Humor: A Journey of Cultural Misunderstandings Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/unraveling-norwegian-humor-a-journey-of-cultural-misunderstandings/ Story Transcript: Nb: Ingrid og Lars bor i...

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Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Unraveling Norwegian Humor: A Journey of Cultural Misunderstandings
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
fluentfiction.org/unraveling-norwegian-humor-a-journey-of-cultural-misunderstandings

Story Transcript:

Nb: Ingrid og Lars bor i Bergen.
En: Ingrid and Lars live in Bergen.

Nb: Byen er veldig vakker.
En: The city is very beautiful.

Nb: Høye fjell, havet og gamle, fine hus er overalt.
En: Tall mountains, the sea, and old, nice houses are everywhere.

Nb: Men viktigst av alt i denne historien er humoren deres: tørr og typisk norsk.
En: But most importantly in this story is their humor: dry and typically Norwegian.

Nb: En dag skal de møte en venn som kommer fra et annet land.
En: One day, they are going to meet a friend who comes from another country.

Nb: Vennen heter Tom.
En: The friend's name is Tom.

Nb: Han er fra England, og spøker mye.
En: He is from England and jokes a lot.

Nb: Men norske vitser er rart for Tom.
En: But Norwegian jokes are strange to Tom.

Nb: Han forstår dem ikke helt.
En: He doesn't quite understand them.

Nb: Så Ingrid og Lars får en idé.
En: So Ingrid and Lars have an idea.

Nb: De vil lære Tom om norsk humor.
En: They want to teach Tom about Norwegian humor.

Nb: De tror det blir gøy.
En: They think it will be fun.

Nb: Lars prøver først.
En: Lars tries first.

Nb: Han sier en vits.
En: He tells a joke.

Nb: "Hvorfor ble fjellet lei seg?
En: "Why was the mountain sad?"

Nb: " spør Lars.
En: Lars asks.

Nb: "Fordi ingen tok det for gitt," svarer han selv.
En: "Because no one took it for granite," he answers himself.

Nb: Lars ler.
En: Lars laughs.

Nb: Men Tom ser bare forvirret ut.
En: But Tom just looks confused.

Nb: Lars prøver å forklare, men Tom forstår ikke.
En: Lars tries to explain, but Tom doesn't understand.

Nb: Ingrid prøver neste.
En: Ingrid tries next.

Nb: Hun forteller en historie om en mann, en fisk og en sykkel.
En: She tells a story about a man, a fish, and a bike.

Nb: Historien er morsom, fordi den er veldig tørr.
En: The story is funny because it is very dry.

Nb: Ingrid ler høyt når hun forteller den.
En: Ingrid laughs loudly as she tells it.

Nb: Men Tom ser bare enda mer forvirret ut.
En: But Tom looks even more confused.

Nb: Både Ingrid og Lars blir litt lei seg.
En: Both Ingrid and Lars are a little sad.

Nb: De vil at Tom skal forstå norsk humor.
En: They want Tom to understand Norwegian humor.

Nb: Kanskje det hjelper å vise Tom rundt i Bergen, tenker de.
En: Maybe showing Tom around Bergen will help, they think.

Nb: Først går de til Bryggen.
En: First, they go to Bryggen.

Nb: Det er et gammelt sted med mange fargerike hus.
En: It is an old place with many colorful houses.

Nb: Lars forteller en historie om husene.
En: Lars tells a story about the houses.

Nb: Folkene på Bryggen har spesielle regler for malingsfargene, forklarer han.
En: The people at Bryggen have special rules for paint colors, he explains.

Nb: Hvis naboene har forskjellig smak, kan det oppstå store problemer.
En: If neighbors have different tastes, big problems can arise.

Nb: Lars ler av dette, men Tom bare nikker.
En: Lars laughs at this, but Tom just nods.

Nb: Han forstår ikke.
En: He doesn't understand.

Nb: Så går de opp Fløyen.
En: Then they go up Fløyen.

Nb: Utsikten er veldig fin.
En: The view is very nice.

Nb: Ingrid forteller at noen ganger, når det er veldig tåkete, sier folk her at de "har mistet fjellet".
En: Ingrid mentions that sometimes, when it is very foggy, people here say they have "lost the mountain."

Nb: Hun ler av det, men Tom ser fortsatt alvorlig ut.
En: She laughs at it, but Tom still looks serious.

Nb: Han forstår fortsatt ikke.
En: He still doesn't understand.

Nb: Til slutt, etter en lang dag, sitter de på en kafé ved Vågen.
En: Finally, after a long day, they sit at a café by Vågen.

Nb: De ser på folkene som går forbi.
En: They watch the people passing by.

Nb: Ingrid og Lars er litt triste.
En: Ingrid and Lars are a little sad.

Nb: De tror at Tom aldri kommer til å forstå norsk humor.
En: They think that Tom will never understand Norwegian humor.

Nb: Men da ser de en mann som sklir på en bananskall utenfor cafeen.
En: But then they see a man slipping on a banana peel outside the café.

Nb: Mannen ser seg rundt, flau, og går videre som om ingenting har skjedd.
En: The man looks around, embarrassed, and continues as if nothing happened.

Nb: Ingrid og Lars ler.
En: Ingrid and Lars laugh.

Nb: De tror det er veldig norsk - å late som ingenting selv når du er flau.
En: They think it is very Norwegian - to act like nothing happened even when you are embarrassed.

Nb: De ser på Tom.
En: They look at Tom.

Nb: Tom ler også.
En: Tom laughs too.

Nb: Han forstår endelig.
En: He finally understands.

Nb: Kanskje norsk humor ikke bare er vitser og historier, men også hvordan folk her oppfører seg.
En: Perhaps Norwegian humor is not just jokes and stories, but also how people behave here.

Nb: Ingrid og Lars er veldig glade.
En: Ingrid and Lars are very happy.

Nb: De har nådd målet sitt.
En: They have achieved their goal.

Nb: Tom har lært om norsk humor.
En: Tom has learned about Norwegian humor.

Nb: Og alle sammen lo og hadde det gøy, som gode venner bør.
En: And all of them laughed and had fun, as good friends should.


Vocabulary Words:
  • Ingrid: Ingrid
  • Lars: Lars
  • live: bor
  • Bergen: Bergen
  • city: byen
  • beautiful: vakker
  • mountains: fjell
  • sea: havet
  • old: gamle
  • houses: hus
  • humor: humor
  • dry: tørr
  • day: dag
  • meet: møte
  • friend: venn
  • Tom: Tom
  • England: England
  • jokes: spøker
  • understand: forstå
  • idea: idé
  • teach: lære
  • fun: gøy
  • try: prøver
  • joke: vits
  • story: historie
  • man: mann
  • fish: fisk
  • bike: sykkel
  • sad: lei
  • laugh: ler
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Organization Kameron Kilchrist
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