Latest / Learn Norwegian with Fexingo / Norwegian Verb Å Lage (to Make/Cook)
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- Lucas: Velkommen tilbake, alle sammen. This is episode 164 of Learn Norwegian with Fexingo. Luna: Hey Lucas! I'm ready to learn something new today. Lucas: Great, Luna! Today we are going to learn a verb that is very useful in everyday life. Luna: Ooh, I love useful verbs. What is it? Lucas: The verb is 'å lage'. It means 'to make' or 'to cook'. Luna: Å lage. That sounds nice. Can you say it again? Lucas: Sure. Å lage. Luna: Å lage. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's try the present tense: 'jeg lager' – I make or I cook. Luna: Jeg lager. I make. Lucas: Exactly. And if you want to ask someone 'do you make?' you say 'lager du?'. Luna: Lager du? Do you make? That's easy. Lucas: Yes. Now one very common phrase is 'jeg lager mat'. That means 'I cook food' or 'I make food'. Luna: Jeg lager mat. I cook food. I like that. Lucas: Let's put it together. Repeat after me: jeg lager mat. Luna: Jeg lager mat. Lucas: Excellent. Now imagine you want to ask someone what they are making. You say 'hva lager du?'. Luna: Hva lager du? What are you making? Lucas: Yes. Let's practice a little dialogue. I'll ask you: Hva lager du? Luna: Jeg lager mat. Lucas: Good. Now try: Jeg lager kaffe. Luna: Jeg lager kaffe. I make coffee. Lucas: That's right. Or 'jeg lager middag' – I make dinner. Luna: Jeg lager middag. Yeah, I could use some dinner. Lucas: Me too. Let's practice the question form again: Lager du mat? Luna: Lager du mat? Do you cook food? Lucas: Yes. And you can answer: Ja, jeg lager mat. Luna: Ja, jeg lager mat. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's make a small scene. Imagine you call a friend and ask what they are doing. Luna: Okay. Hei, hva gjør du? Lucas: Jeg lager mat. Hva med deg? Luna: Jeg lager også mat. Lucas: Oh, you used 'også' – also. Nice. Luna: Takk! So 'jeg lager også mat' means I am also cooking food. Lucas: Exactly. You're getting good at this. Luna: Aww, thanks. Hey Lucas, if Fexingo has been helping me make progress with Norwegian, I bet it's helping our listeners too. Lucas: Totally. And if anyone wants to support the show and keep it ad-free, they can buy us a coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, every little bit helps us keep making episodes like this. Now back to cooking! Lucas: So, Luna, what do you like to lage? Luna: Jeg lager ofte pasta. Hva med deg? Lucas: Jeg lager gjerne taco. It's easy and tasty. Luna: Taco sounds good. So 'jeg lager taco' – I make tacos. Lucas: Yes. And if you want to say you make something for someone, you can say 'jeg lager mat til deg'. Luna: Jeg lager mat til deg. I make food for you. Lucas: Perfect. Let's do a quick review. We have 'å lage', 'jeg lager', 'lager du?', 'jeg lager mat', and 'hva lager du?'. Luna: Å lage, jeg lager, lager du, jeg lager mat, hva lager du. Got it. Lucas: Great job today, Luna. Keep practicing, everyone. See you next time on Learn Norwegian with Fexingo. Luna: Ha det bra!