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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Norwegian with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is so good to be back with you all. Lucas: We have been learning a lot of action verbs lately. Luna: Like running, or lifting, or even just cleaning up. Lucas: Yes. But today we are going slower. Much slower. Luna: Oh, I like slow. Slow is good. What are we doing? Lucas: We are using our senses. We are looking and listening. Luna: Right. So we need words for seeing and hearing. Lucas: Exactly. The first word is å se. Can you say that with me? Luna: Å se. Okay. To see. Lucas: Perfect. Now let us make it a sentence. Jeg ser. Luna: Jeg ser. I see. That feels very basic but very useful. Lucas: It is the foundation. You use it every single day. Luna: I am looking at my screen right now. Jeg ser skjermen. Lucas: Excellent. And what about the person next to you? Or the listener? Luna: You? Du ser. Lucas: Du ser. Yes. And if we look together? Luna: Vi ser. We see. Together. Lucas: So we have the full set for seeing. Å se, jeg ser, du ser, vi ser. Luna: Let me try them all quickly. Å se. Jeg ser. Du ser. Vi ser. Lucas: Very clear. Your pronunciation is getting better every time. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. Now, what is the other sense? Lucas: Hearing. The word is å høre. Luna: Å høre. Like the letter H? Yes, like the H sound. Lucas: Exactly. It starts with H. Å høre. To hear. Luna: Okay. Å høre. I can hear your voice clearly. Lucas: Good. Now the sentence form. Jeg hører. Luna: Jeg hører. I hear. It sounds similar to jeg ser. Lucas: It does. Both end in -er. Just the start changes. Luna: Right. Jeg hører. Du hører. Vi hører. Lucas: Let us practice the whole group. Å høre. Jeg hører. Du hører. Vi hører. Luna: Å høre. Jeg hører. Du hører. Vi hører. That was easy. Lucas: It is straightforward because the pattern is the same as for se. Luna: Is it always this simple? In English it changes a lot. Lucas: In English yes. See, saw, seen. But in Norwegian present tense is regular here. Luna: I love regular verbs. They are predictable. Lucas: So let us combine them. If I ask you what you can do right now? Luna: Well, I can see the text. And I can hear the audio. Lucas: How would you say that in Norwegian? Luna: I can see the text. Jeg ser teksten. Lucas: Good. And the audio? Luna: Jeg hører lyden. I hear the sound. Lucas: Perfect. Let us do one more round of the core phrases. Luna: Ready. Å se. Jeg ser. Du ser. Vi ser. Lucas: Now the other one. Å høre. Jeg hører. Du hører. Vi hører. Luna: Those feel very solid in my mouth now. Lucas: That is because you repeated them enough times. Luna: Repetition is key. I remember that from earlier episodes. Lucas: It is. And these verbs are everywhere. You cannot escape them. Luna: I think I will use them when I go outside today. Lucas: Do that. Look at the sky and listen to the birds. Luna: Jeg ser fuglene. Jeg hører fuglene. It works! Lucas: It really does. Before we finish, I want to mention something important. Luna: Oh? What is it? Lucas: We keep this show free and without ads. It is our promise to you. Luna: Yes. No interruptions. Just pure learning. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language... Luna: And you want to support that choice, you can visit buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Your support keeps the microphone running and the lessons coming. Luna: Thank you for being part of this community. It means a lot. Lucas: Back to our verbs. Let us do one final quick review. Luna: Go ahead. I am ready. Lucas: To see. Å se. Luna: Å se. Lucas: I see. Jeg ser. Luna: Jeg ser. Lucas: You see. Du ser. Luna: Du ser. Lucas: We see. Vi ser. Luna: Vi ser. Lucas: Now the second set. To hear. Å høre. Luna: Å høre. Lucas: I hear. Jeg hører. Luna: Jeg hører. Lucas: You hear. Du hører. Luna: Du hører. Lucas: We hear. Vi hører. Luna: Vi hører. Lucas: Excellent work today, Luna. You mastered both sets. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. I feel like I can finally describe my world properly. Lucas: That is exactly what language is for. Describing what is right in front of you. Luna: I will go practice on my walk now. Jeg går min tur. Lucas: Have a great walk. And remember to use your eyes and ears. Luna: Will do. See you next time. Ha det bra! Lucas: Ha det bra. And thank you for listening to Learn Norwegian with Fexingo.