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- Lucas: Hei, and welcome back to Learn Norwegian with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Today we've got a really handy verb — one you'll use all the time. Lucas: Yeah, it's 'å legge' — to put or to lay. Like when you put your phone on the table. Luna: Ohh, that's a good one. I'm always putting things down and forgetting where. Lucas: If today is useful for you, you know how Fexingo stays ad-free? It's listener support — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really helps us keep making episodes like this. So let's dig into 'å legge'. Lucas: So 'å legge' is the infinitive. To put. Can you repeat that? Luna: å legge. Lucas: Perfect. Now in present tense: 'jeg legger' — I put. Try it. Luna: jeg legger. Lucas: Great. So if you're putting a book on the table, you say 'Jeg legger boken på bordet'. Luna: 'Jeg legger boken på bordet.' That's 'I put the book on the table'. Lucas: Exactly. Let's break that down: 'boken' is the book, 'på bordet' is on the table. So 'legge på bordet' — to put on the table. Luna: legge på bordet. And if I put my phone in my bag? Lucas: Then you say 'Jeg legger telefonen i sekken'. 'Sekken' is the bag. So 'legge i sekken' — to put in the bag. Luna: legge i sekken. That's useful. Lucas: Now let's ask a question: 'Hvor legger du...?' — Where do you put...? Luna: Hvor legger du...? Lucas: Yeah. So 'Hvor legger du nøklene?' — Where do you put the keys? Luna: Hvor legger du nøklene? I usually put them in my pocket. 'Jeg legger dem i lommen.' Lucas: Perfect! 'Dem' means them. So 'Jeg legger dem i lommen.' That's a full sentence. Luna: Nice. So let's practice a mini conversation. I'll ask you: 'Hvor legger du kaffen?' Lucas: Good one. I'd say 'Jeg legger kaffen på bordet.' Where do you put the coffee? On the table. Luna: Okay. 'Hvor legger du avisen?' — Where do you put the newspaper? Lucas: Jeg legger avisen i sekken. In the bag. Your turn: 'Hvor legger du telefonen?' Luna: Jeg legger telefonen i lommen. In my pocket. Lucas: You got it. So we've covered 'å legge', 'jeg legger', 'legge på bordet', 'legge i sekken', and 'hvor legger du'. Luna: That's a lot. Let's go through them once more slowly. 'å legge'. Lucas: å legge. Luna: jeg legger. Lucas: jeg legger. Luna: legge på bordet. Lucas: legge på bordet. Luna: legge i sekken. Lucas: legge i sekken. Luna: og 'hvor legger du'. Lucas: hvor legger du. Perfect. Now you can talk about where you put things in Norwegian. Luna: That's awesome. Thanks Lucas. And remember, listeners, practice these with your own stuff. Put your keys on the table and say 'Jeg legger nøklene på bordet'. Lucas: Yeah, and if you enjoyed this episode, support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It really helps. Luna: Yeah. See you next time on Learn Norwegian with Fexingo! Lucas: Ha det bra! Bye!