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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Norwegian with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 163! Hey, you know what? In the last episode, we talked about 'å forstå' – to understand. And I think I'm finally starting to understand more Norwegian. Lucas: That's great, Luna. And today, we're going to learn another important verb: 'å leve'. It means 'to live'. Luna: Å leve. Like 'to be alive'? Lucas: Exactly. 'Å leve' can mean to be alive, or to live in a place. Let's start with the present tense. I say: jeg lever. Luna: Jeg lever. That means 'I live' or 'I am alive'. Lucas: Right. Now, you try: jeg lever. Luna: Jeg lever. Lucas: Perfect. Now, 'du lever' – you live. Luna: Du lever. Lucas: Good. And 'han lever' – he lives. 'Hun lever' – she lives. Luna: Han lever. Hun lever. So it's the same for all persons? Jeg lever, du lever, han lever... Lucas: Yes! In Norwegian, the present tense doesn't change for different subjects. So 'jeg lever', 'du lever', 'han lever', 'hun lever', 'vi lever', 'dere lever', 'de lever'. Luna: That is so much easier than English! So 'vi lever' is 'we live'. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's practice with a question: 'Hvor lever du?' – Where do you live? Luna: Hvor lever du? So 'hvor' is 'where'. Lucas: Yes. Can you answer? Jeg lever i... Luna: Uhh... Jeg lever i Oslo? But I don't actually live in Oslo. I live in Bergen. Lucas: That's fine! You can say 'Jeg lever i Bergen.' Let's try: Jeg lever i Bergen. Luna: Jeg lever i Bergen. Lucas: Good. Now, a short dialogue. I ask you: Hvor lever du? Luna: Jeg lever i Bergen. Lucas: Og jeg lever i Trondheim. So, 'og' means 'and'. 'Jeg lever i Trondheim.' Luna: So we both live in different Norwegian cities. That's fun. Hvor lever Lucas? Han lever i Trondheim. Lucas: Perfect. You used 'han lever' correctly. Now, let's do a quick repetition. Listen and repeat: å leve. Luna: Å leve. Lucas: Jeg lever. Luna: Jeg lever. Lucas: Du lever. Luna: Du lever. Lucas: Han lever. Luna: Han lever. Lucas: Hun lever. Luna: Hun lever. Lucas: Hvor lever du? Luna: Hvor lever du? Lucas: Great. Now, let's use it in a little story. Imagine you meet someone new. You can ask: Hvor lever du? And they might answer: Jeg lever i Oslo. Then you can say: Jeg lever også i Oslo! 'Også' means 'also'. Luna: Jeg lever også i Oslo. So if I live in the same city, I can say that. Lucas: Exactly. Let's practice that. I'll be the new person. Hvor lever du? Luna: Jeg lever i Bergen. Hvor lever du? Lucas: Jeg lever også i Bergen! Å, vi er naboer! That means 'Oh, we are neighbors!' Luna: Ah, so 'naboer' is neighbors. That's cool. So 'å leve' is really useful for getting to know people. Lucas: Yes, it's a basic verb you'll use a lot. Now, you know what? If Fexingo has been helping you make real progress with Norwegian, there's a way to support the show. It's a small thing, but it helps us keep making episodes without ads. If today felt worth a coffee to you, you can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, and any little bit helps. We really appreciate it. Now, back to the verb. Lucas, can we practice a few more sentences? Lucas: Of course. Let's try: Jeg lever et godt liv. That means 'I live a good life'. Luna: Jeg lever et godt liv. 'Godt' is 'good', and 'liv' is 'life'. Lucas: Yes. 'Et' is the neuter article for 'liv'. So 'et godt liv'. Luna: Jeg lever et godt liv. I like that. It's positive. Lucas: Now, a question: Lever du alene? 'Alene' means 'alone'. Luna: Lever du alene? Do you live alone? Hmm, jeg lever med en venn. 'Med' is 'with', 'en venn' is 'a friend'. Lucas: Perfect! 'Jeg lever med en venn.' So you can talk about who you live with. Let's review today's phrases one more time. Repeat after me: å leve. Luna: Å leve. Lucas: Jeg lever. Luna: Jeg lever. Lucas: Du lever. Luna: Du lever. Lucas: Han lever. Luna: Han lever. Lucas: Hun lever. Luna: Hun lever. Lucas: Hvor lever du? Luna: Hvor lever du? Lucas: Great job, Luna. That's all for today. Keep these phrases in your pocket and use them when you meet new people. I'll see you next time on Learn Norwegian with Fexingo. Luna: Takk for i dag, Lucas. Vi sees! That's 'see you'. Lucas: Vi sees! Practice 'å leve' until we meet again.