Latest / Learn Norwegian with Fexingo / Norwegian Verbs Å Stå, Å Sitte, Å Gå
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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Norwegian with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. Hello everyone. It is good to be here again. Lucas: Today we are going to move our bodies. We will learn how to stand, sit, and walk. Luna: I love this. I have been sitting for too long. My legs need to stretch. Lucas: We start with the verb to stand. In Norwegian, it is stå. Luna: Stå. Okay. That sounds like star. But without the r. Lucas: Exactly. Just stah. Now let us make a sentence. I say: jeg står. Luna: Jeg står. I stand. Lucas: Good. Now add where. Jeg står her. I stand here. Luna: Jeg står her. Let me try that again. Jeg står her. Lucas: Perfect. You are standing here with us on the mic. Luna: Yes. And you are standing there, Lucas. Or are you sitting? Lucas: I am sitting. To sit is another verb. It is sitte. Luna: Sitte. Two ts. Like sitting in English but shorter. Lucas: Right. I say: jeg sitter. I sit. Luna: Jeg sitter. Okay. Now you tell me about me. Du sitter. Lucas: You sit. Now add where. Du sitter der. You sit there. Luna: Du sitter der. That feels natural. I am sitting there listening. Lucas: Let us combine them. Jeg står her, og du sitter der. Luna: Jeg står her, og du sitter der. I stand here, and you sit there. Lucas: Very good. Now the third movement. To walk or to go. It is gå. Luna: Gå. With a ringe o? Like go but softer. Lucas: It is close. It is a round sound. Go. I say: jeg går. Luna: Jeg går. I walk. Or I go. Lucas: Both meanings work. Now let us add a direction. Gå ut. Go out. Luna: Gå ut. Let me try. Gå ut. Out we go. Lucas: Excellent. Now imagine we are at a cafe. I ask you a question. Luna: Okay. What do you ask? Lucas: Står du opp? Do you stand up? Or are you getting up? Luna: Står du opp? Wait, that means do you rise? Yes. Lucas: Yes. If someone asks that, they want you to leave your chair. Luna: Oh. So if I want to leave, I say jeg går ut. Lucas: Correct. Or simply jeg går. I go. Luna: This is fun. Standing, sitting, walking. It is so simple. Lucas: It is. But very useful. Let us review the full phrases. Luna: Ready. Jeg står her. I stand here. Lucas: Good. Next. Du sitter der. You sit there. Luna: Du sitter der. Got it. Next. Vi går sammen. Lucas: Vi går sammen. We go together. Luna: Vi går sammen. I like that one. We walk together. Lucas: Now the question. Står du opp? Do you get up? Luna: Står du opp? Yes. And the command? Sitte stille. Lucas: Sitte stille. Sit still. Very important in a library. Luna: Or during a Zoom call.. Sitte stille. Lucas: Exactly. And finally. Gå ut. Go out. Luna: Gå ut. One last time. Gå ut. Lucas: Great job today. You stood, sat, and walked through the lesson. Luna: I feel energized. Can we go out now? Lucas: Maybe later. First, a small note about support. Luna: Oh yes. The donation part. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, consider supporting us. We keep the show ad-free because of listeners like you. Luna: It really helps us keep making these episodes. If you want to help, visit buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Thank you for listening. Back to the phrases. Luna: Wait, did we miss anything? No, we covered the basics. Lucas: Let us say them one more time slowly. Jeg står her. Luna: Jeg står her. Lucas: Du sitter der. Luna: Du sitter der. Lucas: Vi går sammen. Luna: Vi går sammen. Lucas: Står du opp? Luna: Står du opp? Lucas: Sitte stille. Luna: Sitte stille. Lucas: Gå ut. Luna: Gå ut. Lucas: That was episode 271. Practice these until we meet again. Luna: Bye for now. Gå ut, men kom tilbake. Lucas: Go out, but come back. See you next time.