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- Lucas: Velkommen til episode 143 of Learn Norwegian with Fexingo. Luna: Hey Lucas, ready for another verb? I feel like we're collecting them. Lucas: Exactly one verb at a time. Today we have a good one: å se. Luna: Å se... that sounds familiar. Is it like 'say'? Lucas: Close but not quite. Å se means 'to see'. So when you see something, you use se. Luna: Å se, to see. Got it. So how do I say 'I see'? Lucas: Jeg ser. Jeg ser. Luna: Jeg ser. Jeg ser. That's pretty straightforward. Lucas: And to ask 'Do you see?' you say Ser du? Luna: Ser du? Ser du? So it's like 'see you' but with a different word order. Lucas: Exactly. In Norwegian, the verb often comes first in questions. Ser du en fugl? Luna: Ser du en fugl? Do you see a bird? I see a bird... Jeg ser en fugl? Lucas: Perfect. Jeg ser en fugl. Or Jeg ser en katt. Luna: Jeg ser en katt. I see a cat. That's easy. Lucas: Now, if you want to ask someone what they see, you say Hva ser du? Luna: Hva ser du? What do you see? Hva ser du? That's useful. Lucas: Let's practice. I'll say a sentence, and you repeat. Jeg ser. Luna: Jeg ser. Lucas: Ser du? Luna: Ser du? Lucas: Hva ser du? Luna: Hva ser du? Lucas: Great. Now let's put it in a little scene. Imagine you're at a park. You see a dog. Luna: Jeg ser en hund! I see a dog! That feels good. Lucas: And your friend asks, 'Hva ser du?' You say, 'Jeg ser en hund.' Easy. Luna: Yeah, I like that. So å se is a regular verb? Present tense ser? Lucas: Yes, it's irregular in the present tense: å se becomes ser. But it's common, so you'll get used to it. Luna: Irregular, huh. But I'll remember it because it's short. Lucas: Exactly. And it's used a lot. For example, 'Ser du meg?' means 'Do you see me?' Luna: Ser du meg? Do you see me? That's good for hide and seek. Lucas: Or 'Jeg ser deg' means 'I see you'. Luna: Jeg ser deg. I see you. That's sweet. Lucas: And if today was worth a coffee to you, that's the link — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really helps us keep making episodes like this. Lucas: Now, back to å se. Let's practice with 'Jeg ser en bil'. Luna: Jeg ser en bil. I see a car. Lucas: Jeg ser et tre. Luna: Jeg ser et tre. I see a tree. Wait, why is it 'et tre' and not 'en tre'? Lucas: Good question. In Norwegian, nouns have genders. 'Tre' is neuter, so it takes 'et'. But for now, just focus on the verb. Luna: Okay, I'll remember the verb. Å se, jeg ser, ser du, hva ser du. Lucas: Let's do a quick review. Say 'I see'. Luna: Jeg ser. Lucas: Do you see? Luna: Ser du? Lucas: What do you see? Luna: Hva ser du? Lucas: I see a cat. Luna: Jeg ser en katt. Lucas: Perfect. You're getting good at this. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. I feel like I can actually use this now. Lucas: That's the goal. Keep practicing, and you'll see improvement. Luna: I see what you did there. Lucas: Tusen takk for listening. See you next time. Luna: Ha det bra!