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- Lucas: Velkommen til Learn Norwegian with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Ready for episode 119? Lucas: Absolutely. Today we're going to learn a really useful verb: å hjelpe. That means 'to help'. Luna: Å hjelpe. I love that. Help is always good. Lucas: Let's start. Repeat after me: å hjelpe. Luna: Å hjelpe. Lucas: Good. Now, the present tense: jeg hjelper — I help. Luna: Jeg hjelper. Lucas: Perfect. So if you want to say 'I help you,' it's jeg hjelper deg. Luna: Jeg hjelper deg. Lucas: Great. Now, a common question: kan du hjelpe meg? — Can you help me? Luna: Kan du hjelpe meg? Lucas: Yes. And the answer: jeg kan hjelpe deg — I can help you. Luna: Jeg kan hjelpe deg. Lucas: Let's put it in a little scene. Imagine you're at a store and you can't find something. You ask: kan du hjelpe meg? Luna: Kan du hjelpe meg? I'm looking for milk. Lucas: And the shop assistant says: ja, jeg kan hjelpe deg. Melken er der borte. Luna: Ja, jeg kan hjelpe deg. That's so useful. Lucas: Now let's try another person. Hun hjelper meg — she helps me. Luna: Hun hjelper meg. Lucas: Good. And han hjelper meg — he helps me. Luna: Han hjelper meg. Lucas: Let's do a quick recall. What's 'to help'? Luna: Å hjelpe. Lucas: And 'I help'? Luna: Jeg hjelper. Lucas: And 'can you help me?' Luna: Kan du hjelpe meg? Lucas: Excellent. You're really getting it. Luna: Thanks! I feel like I could actually use this. Lucas: That's the goal. And speaking of help — if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Norwegian, you could help us keep the episodes coming by supporting the show. Luna: Yeah, a small amount each month really makes a difference. It keeps everything ad-free and focused on learning. Lucas: If you're able, you can head to buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. That's buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Even a couple of dollars helps us keep going. And we really appreciate it. Lucas: Okay, back to the verb. Let's practice a full sentence: Jeg hjelper deg med leksene. — I help you with the homework. Luna: Jeg hjelper deg med leksene. Lucas: Great. And if someone asks: kan du hjelpe meg med leksene? You can say: ja, jeg kan hjelpe deg. Luna: Ja, jeg kan hjelpe deg. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's do a short dialogue. I'll be the friend who needs help, and you can help me. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Lucas: Kan du hjelpe meg å bære denne esken? Luna: Ja, jeg kan hjelpe deg! Lucas: Tusen takk. You helped me. Luna: Jeg hjelper deg gjerne. Lucas: Oh, that's good! 'I help you gladly.' Let's break that down: jeg hjelper deg gjerne. Luna: Jeg hjelper deg gjerne. Lucas: Gjerne means 'gladly' or 'with pleasure'. So you can offer help warmly. Luna: I like that. It sounds friendly. Lucas: It is. So let's review all our phrases today. First: å hjelpe. Luna: Å hjelpe. Lucas: Jeg hjelper. Luna: Jeg hjelper. Lucas: Kan du hjelpe meg? Luna: Kan du hjelpe meg? Lucas: Jeg kan hjelpe deg. Luna: Jeg kan hjelpe deg. Lucas: Hun hjelper meg. Luna: Hun hjelper meg. Lucas: And the bonus: jeg hjelper deg gjerne. Luna: Jeg hjelper deg gjerne. Lucas: Fantastic. You've done great today, Luna. Luna: Thanks! I feel like I can actually help someone in Norwegian now. Lucas: And you can. Practice these phrases, and next time someone asks for help, you'll be ready. Luna: Takk for i dag, Lucas. Lucas: Takk selv. And thank you, listeners, for joining us. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time on Learn Norwegian with Fexingo. Luna: Ha det bra!