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- Lucas: Luna, ready for another episode? Luna: Absolutely. I've been practicing 'å legge' all week. I think I've got it now. Lucas: Perfect. Today we're going to learn a new verb: 'å begynne'. It means 'to start' or 'to begin'. Luna: Å begynne. Okay. So like, 'I start something'? Lucas: Exactly. Let's hear it: å begynne. Luna: Å begynne. Lucas: Good. Now, 'I start' is 'jeg begynner'. Say it. Luna: Jeg begynner. Lucas: Nice. And 'do you start?' is 'begynner du?' Luna: Begynner du? Lucas: Great. So if you want to ask someone when something starts, you say 'når begynner det?' Luna: Når begynner det? Lucas: Perfect. Let's put it together. Imagine you're starting work at nine. 'Jeg begynner på jobb klokka ni.' Luna: Jeg begynner på jobb klokka ni. That's a mouthful, but I like it. Lucas: You'll get it. Repeat after me: jeg begynner på jobb klokka ni. Luna: Jeg begynner på jobb klokka ni. Lucas: Awesome. Now, let's do a quick dialogue. I'll ask you a question, and you answer using 'å begynne'. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Lucas: Når begynner du på skolen? Luna: Hmm. Jeg begynner på skolen klokka åtte. Lucas: Perfect! You used it naturally. Luna: Yay! So 'å begynne' is pretty useful. Lucas: It is. And you know, speaking of starting things, if you're finding Fexingo helpful for starting your Norwegian journey, listeners can support the show at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, every little bit helps us keep making these episodes ad-free. And we really appreciate it. Lucas: So back to 'å begynne'. Let's practice one more phrase: 'når begynner filmen?' Luna: Når begynner filmen? Lucas: Good. And you can answer: 'filmen begynner klokka sju.' Luna: Filmen begynner klokka sju. Lucas: Wonderful. So today we learned 'å begynne', 'jeg begynner', 'begynner du?', 'når begynner det?', and 'jeg begynner på jobb klokka ni'. Luna: That's a lot, but I think I've got it. Lucas: You do. Keep practicing, and see you next time. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. Hei hei!