Learn Norwegian: 18 Everyday Conversations at Work (A1-A2)

Learn Norwegian with 18 short, everyday conversations at work you can follow from your first weeks of study. «God morgen! Hvordan går det?» «Bare bra, takk. Og med deg?» «Ingrid, kan jeg få fri på fredag?» «Det går fint.» «Det er fredag i dag! Har vi kake?» A week at a small Oslo office: five colleagues, eighteen situations. Asking for time off, calling in sick, a short meeting, the printer breaking, Friday cake. Each one is its own chapter, so you can jump straight to the one you need. A1-A2 · bokmål · slow speech · Norwegian and English subtitles Each conversation is shown once, with Norwegian and English side by side. No two people wear the same colour, so you can always tell who is speaking. CHAPTERS 0:00 God morgen / Good morning 0:28 Første dag / First day 0:53 En kopp kaffe / A cup of coffee 1:13 Hvordan var helga? / How was the weekend? 1:34 Hvor er møterommet? / Where is the meeting room? 1:53 Et kort møte / A short meeting 2:14 Jeg er syk / I'm sick 2:41 Kan jeg få fri? / Can I take time off? 2:59 Lunsj / Lunch 3:19 Kan du hjelpe meg? / Can you help me? 3:43 Når er fristen? / When is the deadline? 4:02 Skriveren funker ikke / The printer isn't working 4:19 En beskjed / A message 4:43 Bra jobba! / Good job! 5:03 Er rommet ledig? / Is the room free? 5:23 Fredagskake / Friday cake 5:45 Har du et minutt? / Do you have a minute? 6:09 Ha en fin helg! / Have a nice weekend! IN THIS EPISODE The everyday present tense of a Norwegian workplace, plus the weekend/feedback past tense: var, gjorde, skinte, bakte Egenmelding: how to call in sick without a doctor's note What you actually say to ask for time off, book a room, or leave for the weekend NØKKELORD god morgen: good morning hvordan går det?: how's it going? en kaffepause: a coffee break hvordan var helga?: how was the weekend? ei hytte: a cabin et møterom: a meeting room egenmelding: self-certified sick leave god bedring: get well soon å få fri: to get time off ei matpakke: a packed lunch en frist: a deadline en skriver: a printer ledig / opptatt: free / taken fredagskake: Friday cake hjemmekontor: working from home KULTURNOTAT Flat på jobben: Norwegian workplaces are informal. You call the boss by first name and say "du", never a formal "De". Kaffepausen, the coffee break, is a real institution. It is where colleagues actually talk, not time off task. Matpakke: many people bring open sandwiches wrapped in paper instead of buying lunch. Egenmelding lets you report yourself sick without a doctor's note, normally up to 3 days at a time and 4 times a year, after about two months on the job. Fredagskake, cake on a Friday, is a genuine ritual in a lot of Norwegian offices. New story every week. #learnnorwegian #norwegian #norsk #norwegianforbeginners #comprehensibleinput #slownorwegian #norskforutlendinger #a1norwegian #languagelearning #norwegianatwork