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- Lucas: Velkommen til episode 199 of Learn Norwegian with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Lucas, I've been trying to follow a recipe in Norwegian, and I keep getting lost. Lucas: Ah, that's a great word: to follow. In Norwegian, it's 'å følge'. Luna: Å følge. Lucas: Yes. Å følge. Let's break it down. The infinitive is 'å følge'. Luna: Å følge. Okay, so if I want to say 'I follow', it's 'jeg følger'? Lucas: Exactly. Jeg følger. You just add -er to the stem. Jeg følger. Luna: Jeg følger. That's simple. Lucas: And if you want to ask someone if they follow, you say 'Følger du?'. Luna: Følger du? Like, 'Do you follow?'. Lucas: Right. Følger du? It's a question. Now, imagine you're showing someone the way. You can say 'Følg meg' — follow me. Luna: Følg meg. That's the imperative form. Lucas: Exactly. Følg meg. And if you want to be polite, you might say 'Kan du følge meg?' — can you follow me? Luna: Kan du følge meg? That's useful. So I could ask someone to follow me to the store or something. Lucas: Yes. Let's practice all of them together. Repeat after me: å følge. Luna: Å følge. Lucas: Jeg følger. Luna: Jeg følger. Lucas: Følger du? Luna: Følger du? Lucas: Følg meg. Luna: Følg meg. Lucas: Kan du følge meg? Luna: Kan du følge meg? Great. I think I've got it. Lucas: Let's have a little scene. Imagine you're at a museum and I'm the guide. Luna: Okay, sounds fun. Lucas: I say: 'Følg meg, så skal jeg vise deg utstillingen.' — Follow me, I'll show you the exhibition. Luna: Følg meg, så skal jeg vise deg utstillingen. I understand that! Jeg følger deg. Lucas: Perfect! You said 'Jeg følger deg' — I follow you. That's exactly right. Luna: Awesome. So now if someone says 'Følg meg', I know to follow. Lucas: Exactly. And if you ever get lost, you can ask 'Kan du følge meg?'. Luna: Right. 'Kan du følge meg til hotellet?' — Can you follow me to the hotel? Lucas: Yes, or 'til stasjonen' — to the station. Luna: Good. I'm feeling more confident. Lucas: You know, if you've been following along with our episodes and finding them useful, we really appreciate that. Luna: Yeah, it means a lot to us. Lucas: If you'd like to support the show and keep it ad-free, you can buy us a coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: That's a nice way to help. And we promise, no pressure. Lucas: No pressure at all. Now, let's get back to følge. I want to give you one more phrase. Luna: Oh, what is it? Lucas: If you're not following, you can say 'Jeg følger ikke' — I don't follow. Luna: Jeg følger ikke. Like, 'I don't understand'? Lucas: Yes, it's often used that way. 'Jeg følger ikke' can mean I don't follow the conversation or I don't get it. Luna: Jeg følger ikke. Good to know. Lucas: Let's do a quick recap. I'll say the English, you say the Norwegian. Luna: Okay, ready. Lucas: To follow. Luna: Å følge. Lucas: I follow. Luna: Jeg følger. Lucas: Do you follow? Luna: Følger du? Lucas: Follow me. Luna: Følg meg. Lucas: Can you follow me? Luna: Kan du følge meg? Lucas: And I don't follow. Luna: Jeg følger ikke. Lucas: Fantastic! You really nailed it today. Luna: Thanks! I feel like I could follow a conversation now. Lucas: That's the goal. Keep practicing these phrases. Use them when you're out and about. Luna: I will. And if I get lost, I'll just say 'Kan du følge meg?'. Lucas: Exactly. And remember, we'll be back with another episode soon. Luna: Until then, keep practicing and følg oss! Lucas: Yes, følg oss — follow us. Ha det bra! Luna: Ha det bra!