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- Lucas: Hei, og velkommen til Learn Norwegian with Fexingo. I'm Lucas, and this is episode 75. Luna: Hei hei! Luna here. So last time we talked about emotions — glad, trist, sliten, sint. I've been using those a lot! Lucas: That's great to hear. Today we're going to learn two very common verbs that you'll use all the time: å ha — to have, and å vite — to know. Luna: Å ha and å vite. Okay, I'm ready. How do we say 'I have'? Lucas: Jeg har. So 'I have' is jeg har. Let's break it down: jeg — I, and har — have. Together: jeg har. Luna: Jeg har. Jeg har. That's pretty straightforward. Lucas: Exactly. Now try this: 'I have a book' in Norwegian is Jeg har en bok. Bok means book. Luna: Jeg har en bok. So bok is book — we learned that in an earlier episode, right? Lucas: Yes, from the library episode! Exactly. So Jeg har en bok. Can you say that? Luna: Jeg har en bok. Easy. Lucas: Now let's practice 'do you have' — Har du? So 'Do you have a book?' becomes Har du en bok? Luna: Har du en bok? Har du en bok? That's a question. So har comes first. Lucas: Right, in questions the verb moves to the front. So Har du en bok? means 'Do you have a book?'. Luna: Got it. Har du en bok? Let me try: Har du en katt? — Do you have a cat? Katt we learned from farm animals! Lucas: Perfect! Har du en katt? Yes, that works. Now let's move to å vite — to know. Luna: Å vite. How do you say 'I know'? Lucas: Jeg vet. So jeg vet means 'I know'. Jeg vet. Luna: Jeg vet. That's short. Jeg vet. So 'I know the answer' would be Jeg vet svaret. Svar means answer, right? Lucas: Yes, svaret is 'the answer'. So Jeg vet svaret. Great example! Luna: And 'do you know' is Vet du? Like Vet du svaret? — Do you know the answer? Lucas: Exactly. Vet du svaret? You're catching on fast. Luna: So we have har and vet. Har du en bok? Vet du svaret? Let me practice both. Har du en kaffe? Vet du hvor butikken er? Lucas: Excellent! Har du en kaffe? — Do you have a coffee? And Vet du hvor butikken er? — Do you know where the store is? Those are real-world phrases. Luna: This is so useful. I can already think of situations where I'd use these. Lucas: If today's episode has been helpful for you, we want to let you know that this show stays ad-free thanks to listener support. If you'd like to help keep it going, you can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Absolutely. It's a small way to say 'I like this' and it makes a big difference for us. Lucas: So let's practice a little more. I'll ask you: Har du en bil? — Do you have a car? Luna: Nei, jeg har ikke en bil. But jeg har en sykkel! I have a bike! Lucas: Nice! Jeg har en sykkel. And what about Vet du hvor Oslo er? Luna: Ja, jeg vet hvor Oslo er. Det er i Norge! I know where Oslo is. It's in Norway. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's do a quick recap. Today's phrases were: å ha — to have, jeg har — I have, Har du...? — Do you have...?, å vite — to know, jeg vet — I know, and Vet du...? — Do you know...? Luna: Jeg har, jeg vet. Har du, vet du. I think I've got it. Let me try a sentence: Jeg har en katt, og jeg vet navnet dens. I have a cat, and I know its name. Lucas: That's wonderful, Luna! Jeg har en katt, og jeg vet navnet dens. For listeners, navnet dens means 'its name'. You're already combining verbs with other words. Luna: I feel like I'm really making progress. These two verbs will definitely come up a lot. Lucas: They will. Keep practicing with your own examples. Say things like Jeg har en jobb — I have a job, or Vet du tiden? — Do you know the time? Luna: Jeg har en jobb. Vet du tiden? That's a good one. Lucas: Alright, that's all for today. Thanks for joining us on Learn Norwegian with Fexingo. Ha det bra! Luna: Ha det bra! See you next time!