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- Lucas: Hey there. Welcome back to Learn Norwegian with Fexingo. Luna: Hi! I am so ready to keep going. We did a lot of physical movement last time, didn't we? Lucas: We sure did. Cycling and rushing like waterfalls. Now we slow down a bit. Luna: I like that. Slower pace sounds nice today. Lucas: Today we look at two very common verbs. First one is å få. Luna: Å få. Okay. What does that mean exactly? Lucas: It means to get or to receive something. It is very useful. Luna: Got it. To get. Let me try saying it. Lucas: Go ahead. Å få. Luna: Å få. Like getting a gift or getting an answer. Lucas: Exactly. So let's make a full sentence. Jeg får det. Luna: Jeg får det. That means I get it. Lucas: Yes. You receive it. You understand it. Repeat it slowly. Luna: Jeg... får... det. Lucas: Perfect. Now say it normally. Luna: Jeg får det. I get it. Lucas: Good. And if you want to ask for something politely? Luna: Can I get? Kan jeg få? Lucas: Yes. Kan jeg få? A very common phrase in shops. Luna: Kan jeg få? Can I get? Lucas: Let's use it in a tiny scene. You are at a cafe. Luna: Okay. Kan jeg få en kaffe? Lucas: Yes. And the barista says yes. Du får den. Luna: Du får den. I get it. Or here it is. Lucas: Right. So kan jeg få is your best friend for ordering. Luna: I will use that a lot. Kan jeg få? Jeg får det? Lucas: Yes. Kan jeg få? Jeg får det. Kan jeg få? Jeg får det. Luna: Kan jeg få? Jeg får det. Kan jeg få? Jeg får det. Lucas: Nice rhythm. Now for the second verb. Å trenge. Luna: Å trenge. Does this mean to want? Lucas: Not quite. Want is å ville. Å trenge is to need. Luna: Ah, to need. Like necessity. Okay. Lucas: Yes. To need. Let's try a sentence. Jeg trenger det ikke. Luna: Jeg trenger det ikke. I do not need it. Lucas: Correct. Not needed. Slowly now. Luna: Jeg... trenger... det... ikke. Lucas: Very good. Now faster. Luna: Jeg trenger det ikke. I don't need it. Lucas: Perfect. And if someone asks you if you need help? Luna: Trenger du hjelp? Do you need help? Lucas: Yes. Trenger du hjelp? A kind question. Luna: Trenger du hjelp? I can practice answering that too. Lucas: You can. If you don't need help, you say jeg trenger det ikke. Luna: Right. So if they ask trenger du hjelp, I can say jeg trenger det ikke. Lucas: Exactly. That is a complete exchange. Let's repeat the pair. Luna: Kan jeg få? Jeg trenger det ikke. Lucas: Good. Ask for something, then say you don't need something else. Luna: Kan jeg få? Jeg trenger det ikke. Kan jeg få? Jeg trenger det ikke. Lucas: Again. Kan jeg få? Jeg trenger det ikke. Luna: Kan jeg få? Jeg trenger det ikke. Kan jeg få? Jeg trenger det ikke. Lucas: Great. Now let's mix them up with the other phrases. Luna: Jeg får det. Trenger du hjelp? Lucas: Yes. I get it. Do you need help? Luna: Jeg får det. Trenger du hjelp? Jeg får det. Trenger du hjelp? Lucas: You are doing well. Let's add one more combo. Luna: Okay. Kan jeg få? Trenger du hjelp? Lucas: Can I get? Do you need help? Luna: Kan jeg få? Trenger du hjelp? Kan jeg få? Trenger du hjelp? Lucas: That flows nicely. Almost done with the main lesson. Luna: Wait, before we go, I have a small request. Lucas: Sure thing. What is on your mind? Luna: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, I wanted to mention something important about how this show stays alive. Lucas: Yeah, we appreciate that. There are no ads here, just real support from listeners who chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo — that's F. E. X. I. N. G. O. Luna: It really keeps the mic running and the episodes coming. Thanks for checking it out. Lucas: Back to our words. Let's do one final quick review. Luna: Ready. Jeg får det. Kan jeg få? Lucas: Jeg trenger det ikke. Trenger du hjelp? Luna: Jeg får det. Kan jeg få? Jeg trenger det ikke. Trenger du hjelp? Lucas: Perfect. You nailed it. See you next time.