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- Lucas: Hei og velkommen til en ny episode av Learn Norwegian with Fexingo. Jeg er Lucas. Luna: Hei hei, jeg er Luna. Ready for some more Norwegian, Lucas? Lucas: Absolutely. We've talked about sun, rain, snow, wind... But what about those grey days? Luna: Oh, you mean when it's all cloudy and foggy? I love that kind of weather, actually. Lucas: Perfect, because today we're learning weather words for cloudy and foggy. Let's start with 'Det er skyet.' Skyet means cloudy. Lucas: Det er skyet. Luna: Det er skyet. That's pretty straightforward. Skyet. Lucas: Yes, skyet. So if you look outside and it's cloudy, you say 'Det er skyet.' Luna: Det er skyet. Okay, I can remember that. Lucas: Great. Now, what if it's not just cloudy but really thick clouds, completely grey? That's 'overskyet'. Overcast. Lucas: Det er overskyet. Luna: Det er overskyet. Ooh, that's a long one. Over-skyet. Lucas: Exactly. Over and skyet together. So if it's totally grey, no sun, you say 'Det er overskyet.' Luna: Det er overskyet. Yeah, that's a common one in Norway, I bet. Lucas: For sure. Now, what about fog? When you can't see far? That's 'tåke'. Lucas: Det er tåke. Luna: Det er tåke. Tåke. That sounds like 'toke' but with an ah. Lucas: Yeah, tåke. So if it's foggy, you say 'Det er tåke.' Or 'Det er tåkete.' but let's stick with 'Det er tåke.' for now. Luna: Det er tåke. Okay, I like that one. It's short. Lucas: Right. And then there's 'dis' — that's like mist, lighter than tåke. Lucas: Det er dis. Luna: Det er dis. Dis. Like 'this' without the th. Lucas: Exactly. So we have: skyet, overskyet, tåke, dis. Let's practice with a little scene. Luna: Yeah, let's do it. Lucas: Imagine you're walking outside and I ask you: Hva slags vær er det? Lucas: Hva slags vær er det? Luna: Hva slags vær er det? That's 'What kind of weather is it?' right? From before? Lucas: Exactly. So you look up and it's cloudy. What do you say? Luna: Det er skyet. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's say it's really foggy. You can hardly see the buildings. Luna: Det er tåke. Lucas: Yes. And if it's just that light mist in the morning? Luna: Det er dis. Lucas: Excellent. You're a natural. Now let me tell you a little story. I went for a walk yesterday. First, it was overskyet. Then it started to get foggy — det ble tåke. But later, it cleared up and became just dis. Luna: Oh, nice. So you had all three. Overskyet, tåke, dis. Lucas: Exactly. Let's repeat the phrases one more time. Listen and repeat after me: Det er skyet. Luna: Det er skyet. Lucas: Det er overskyet. Luna: Det er overskyet. Lucas: Det er tåke. Luna: Det er tåke. Lucas: Det er dis. Luna: Det er dis. Lucas: You know, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with these weather words or anything else in Norwegian, we just want to say that a couple of dollars a month is genuinely what keeps these going. It's at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. If you've gotten something out of the show, that's the place to help keep it ad-free. Luna: Yeah, totally. Every little bit helps us keep making these episodes. And we really appreciate it. Lucas: Alright, back to the weather. Let's do a quick quiz. I'll describe a situation, you tell me what to say in Norwegian. It's a grey, overcast day. Luna: Det er overskyet. Lucas: Correct. Now there's thick fog, can't see the mountains. Luna: Det er tåke. Lucas: Yes. And just a light mist in the air. Luna: Det er dis. Lucas: Perfect. And what's the question we use to ask about the weather? Luna: Hva slags vær er det? Lucas: Exactly. Great job today, Luna. And everyone listening, keep practicing. Det er skyet, det er overskyet, det er tåke, det er dis. See you next time! Luna: Takk for i dag, Lucas. Ha det bra!