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- Lucas: Hei Luna, clear your throat. Ready for another Norwegian adventure? Luna: Absolutely. I've been practicing my days of the week. Mandag, tirsdag... Oh, and I had an eple yesterday! Lucas: Nice callback. Today we're going to explore a city — well, in words. We'll learn some places you'd find in any Norwegian town. Luna: Places like shops and cafes? I need my kaffe. Lucas: Exactly. Listen carefully: butikk. That means shop or store. Luna: Butikk. Sounds like 'boutique' but with a K. Lucas: Yes. Butikk. Say it with me: butikk. Luna: Butikk. Lucas: Perfect. Now, next place: kafé. A café. Luna: Kafé. Easy, just like English. Lucas: Exactly. And another important one: bibliotek. The library. Luna: Bibliotek. Oh, that's like 'bibliothèque' in French. Lucas: Yes. And one more: apotek. That's a pharmacy. Luna: Apotek. I need that if I have a headache. Lucas: Exactly. So we have butikk, kafé, bibliotek, apotek. Let's repeat them all once: butikk. Luna: Butikk. Lucas: Kafé. Luna: Kafé. Lucas: Bibliotek. Luna: Bibliotek. Lucas: Apotek. Luna: Apotek. Good, I've got them. Lucas: Now, let's put them in a sentence. If you want to ask 'Where is the shop?' you say: Hvor er butikken? Luna: Hvor er butikken? Hvor... where, er... is, butikken... the shop. That's three words. Lucas: Yes. Hvor er butikken? Say it. Luna: Hvor er butikken? Lucas: Great. And to answer, you can say: Butikken er der. 'The shop is there.' Luna: Butikken er der. Lucas: Der means 'there'. So you can replace butikken with any place. For example: Hvor er kaféen? Luna: Hvor er kaféen? And answer: Kaféen er der? Lucas: Perfect. Let's practice all four. I'll ask, you answer. Hvor er biblioteket? Luna: Biblioteket er der. Lucas: Hvor er apoteket? Luna: Apoteket er der. Lucas: Very good. Notice how we add -en or -et to make it 'the'? Butikk becomes butikken, kafé becomes kaféen, bibliotek becomes biblioteket, apotek becomes apoteket. Luna: Okay, so -en for most masculine, -et for neuter. I think I've seen that before. Lucas: Yes, exactly. But for now, just remember the forms. Now let's create a little scene. Imagine we are in a Norwegian city. I'm lost and I ask you: Unnskyld, hvor er butikken? Luna: Butikken er der. Lucas: Takk! And then we go to the butikk. Then I want coffee: Hvor er kaféen? Luna: Kaféen er der. Lucas: Perfekt. See how natural it feels? Now you ask me. Go ahead, ask where the library is. Luna: Hvor er biblioteket? Lucas: Biblioteket er der borte. That means 'over there'. And I need a pharmacy: Hvor er apoteket? Luna: Apoteket er der. Lucas: Tusen takk. Luna, you're a natural. Luna: Oh, thank you. I love that we can already have a mini conversation. Lucas: That's the goal. Let's do a quick review. I'll say the English, you say the Norwegian. Shop. Luna: Butikk. Lucas: Café. Luna: Kafé. Lucas: Library. Luna: Bibliotek. Lucas: Pharmacy. Luna: Apotek. Lucas: And the question: Where is the shop? Luna: Hvor er butikken? Lucas: The shop is there. Luna: Butikken er der. Lucas: You've got it. Next time you're in Norway, you can find your way around. Luna: Or maybe I'll just use Fexingo to practice more before I go. Lucas: Good idea. Keep repeating these words: butikk, kafé, bibliotek, apotek, and the sentences. That's all for today. Luna: Thanks Lucas. Vi ses neste gang! Lucas: Vi ses! Keep practicing, everyone.