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- Lucas: Velkommen tilbake, alle sammen. This is Learn Norwegian with Fexingo, episode 35. Luna: Hei hei! I'm ready for more. What are we learning today, Lucas? Lucas: Today we're diving into time expressions. Super useful for talking about plans. Luna: Oh, like days and stuff? We already did days of the week. Lucas: Exactly. So now we'll add three magic words: i dag, i morgen, and i går. Luna: I dag... i morgen... i går. Okay, I think I've heard those. Lucas: Let's start with i dag. It means 'today.' Say it with me: i dag. Luna: I dag. Lucas: Perfekt. Now, a full sentence: I dag er det mandag. 'Today is Monday.' Luna: I dag er det mandag. So i dag means today, and then 'er det mandag' is 'is it Monday'? Lucas: Sort of. 'Er det' means 'it is' in this context. So 'I dag er det mandag' — today it is Monday. Luna: I dag er det mandag. Got it. What about 'i morgen'? Lucas: I morgen means 'tomorrow.' Let's say it: i morgen. Luna: I morgen. Lucas: Great. Now a sentence: I morgen er det tirsdag. 'Tomorrow is Tuesday.' Luna: I morgen er det tirsdag. So i morgen + er det + day. Lucas: Exactly. And the last one: i går. That means 'yesterday.' Luna: I går. Like 'I går var det søndag'? Lucas: Wow, you're fast! Yes, 'I går var det søndag.' But careful: with 'yesterday' we use 'var' instead of 'er' because it's past. I går var det søndag. Luna: Right, var. I går var det søndag. So i dag er, i morgen er, i går var. Lucas: Exactly. Perfect pattern. Let's mix it up. Luna, what do you do today? Luna: Hmm. I dag spiser jeg brød. I eat bread today. Lucas: Nice! You used the verb spise. Now what about tomorrow? I morgen...? Luna: I morgen drikker jeg kaffe. I drink coffee tomorrow. Lucas: Ah, planning ahead. And yesterday? Luna: I går... I går snakket jeg norsk. Yesterday I spoke Norwegian. Lucas: Excellent! You used the past tense 'snakket.' But we'll save that for another day. For now, let's just use the present. So for yesterday, we can say 'I går spiste jeg...' but that's also past. Let's keep it simple: I går var det søndag. Just that. Luna: Okay. I går var det søndag. I can do that. Lucas: Let's practice a short dialogue. Say: I dag er det onsdag. Luna: I dag er det onsdag. Lucas: I morgen er det torsdag. Luna: I morgen er det torsdag. Lucas: I går var det tirsdag. Luna: I går var det tirsdag. Lucas: Wow, you're nailing it. Now let's use these with an activity. 'I dag spiser jeg eple.' Luna: I dag spiser jeg eple. Today I eat an apple. Lucas: And tomorrow? 'I morgen spiser jeg...?' Luna: I morgen spiser jeg brød. Tomorrow I eat bread. Lucas: For sure. And for yesterday, we can say 'I går spiste jeg...' but let's not worry. Just remember: i dag, i morgen, i går. Luna: I dag, i morgen, i går. I think I've got them. Lucas: Let's do a quick review. What does 'i dag' mean? Luna: Today. Lucas: And 'i morgen'? Luna: Tomorrow. Lucas: And 'i går'? Luna: Yesterday. Lucas: Perfekt. Now, can you say 'Today is Friday'? Luna: I dag er det fredag. Lucas: Yes! And 'Tomorrow is Saturday'? Luna: I morgen er det lørdag. Lucas: Wonderful. And 'Yesterday was Thursday'? Luna: I går var det torsdag. Lucas: You did it. Perfect. So next time you talk about your plans, you can use these. 'I dag spiser jeg...' 'I morgen drikker jeg...' Luna: I dag, i morgen, i går. I love how short they are. Lucas: Short and sweet. Now, before we wrap, let's put it all together in a tiny story. Ready? Luna: Ready. Lucas: I dag er det mandag. I morgen er det tirsdag. I går var det søndag. Luna, what did you do yesterday? Luna: I går... I går spiste jeg... Hmm. I går spiste jeg eple. Wait, is that right? Lucas: Almost! 'Spiste' is past, but we can just say 'I går spiste jeg eple' – it's fine. You're using past tense naturally. Good job. Luna: Oh! So I går spiste jeg eple. Lucas: That's it. And what will you do tomorrow? Luna: I morgen drikker jeg kaffe. Lucas: And today? Luna: I dag lærer jeg norsk. Today I learn Norwegian. Lucas: Ah, I love that. Perfect ending. Alright, listeners, practice these three words. I dag, i morgen, i går. And try making simple sentences with the verbs you know. Luna: Takk for i dag, Lucas! This was fun. Lucas: Takk selv, Luna. And thank you for listening to Fexingo. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time. Luna: Ha det bra!