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- Lucas: Hei og velkommen tilbake til Learn Norwegian with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Ready for another little adventure into the Norwegian language? Lucas: For sure. And last time we were talking about petting animals, right? Luna: Ah, that was fun. Å klappe hunden. But today, I think we're going a bit higher. Lucas: Exactly. Today we're learning the verb å klatre, which means to climb. Luna: Å klatre. Like climbing a mountain? That's a big one. Lucas: Could be. Or a tree, a ladder, even a climbing wall. Å klatre is just the action of climbing. Luna: Okay. Let's practice. Å klatre. Lucas: Å klatre. Good. Now, to say 'I climb', you say jeg klatrer. Luna: Jeg klatrer. I climb. Jeg klatrer. Lucas: Perfect. Let's put it in a sentence. Jeg klatrer opp bakken. That means I climb up the hill. Luna: Jeg klatrer opp bakken. I like that. It sounds like a nice Saturday hike. Lucas: It does. Now, what if you want to ask someone if they can climb? You say, Kan du klatre? Luna: Kan du klatre? Can you climb? Hmm, kan du klatre? Lucas: Yeah. You're asking about ability. Like, Kan du klatre dette treet? Can you climb this tree? Luna: Kan du klatre dette treet? Oh, I remember climbing trees as a kid. So fun. Lucas: And then, when you're done, you need to come down. That's klatre ned. Luna: Klatre ned. To climb down. That makes sense. Lucas: Let's try that one slowly. Klatre ned. Luna: Klatre ned. Lucas: Good. So we have å klatre, jeg klatrer, klatre opp, klatre ned, and kan du klatre? That's a solid set. Luna: Yeah. But I want to practice more. Can you give me a little story using these? Lucas: Sure. Picture this. You're in a Norwegian forest. There's a big rock. You say, Jeg klatrer opp på steinen. Luna: Jeg klatrer opp på steinen. I climb up on the rock. Nice. Then what? Lucas: Then you look down and say, Jeg klatrer ned. I'm climbing down. Luna: Jeg klatrer ned. Careful, though. Lucas: Absolutely. And maybe your friend is at the bottom and asks, Kan du klatre? Can you climb? Luna: Kan du klatre? Jeg klatrer! Yes, I can! Lucas: There we go. You've got it. Now let's hear those phrases once more. Å klatre. Luna: Å klatre. Lucas: Jeg klatrer. Luna: Jeg klatrer. Lucas: Klatre opp. Luna: Klatre opp. Lucas: Klatre ned. Luna: Klatre ned. Lucas: And Kan du klatre? Luna: Kan du klatre? Lucas: Beautiful. You know, this climbing vocabulary is so handy if you're out in Norwegian nature. Like when you're hiking in the mountains. Luna: Oh, absolutely. I can already imagine saying Jeg klatrer opp to a friend while we're on a trail. Lucas: And if we've been helping you pick up useful words like these, well, Fexingo is how we bring this to you every week. It's a big part of why we keep going. Luna: Yeah. And if you ever want to support the show, we have a little way. You can buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: That's right. Every little bit helps us keep making episodes, and it's totally optional. We're just happy you're learning with us. Luna: Okay, back to climbing. So, what if I'm talking about someone else? Like, Han klatrer. He climbs. Lucas: Exactly. Han klatrer. And Hun klatrer. She climbs. It's the same form for he and she. Luna: Oh, that's easy. Han klatrer, hun klatrer. Lucas: Yep. And in plural, De klatrer. They climb. Luna: De klatrer. They climb. So the verb doesn't change much. Lucas: Not for the present tense. It's very friendly that way. So, let's do a tiny review. First, å klatre. Luna: Å klatre. Lucas: Jeg klatrer. Luna: Jeg klatrer. Lucas: Klatre opp. Luna: Klatre opp. Lucas: Klatre ned. Luna: Klatre ned. Lucas: And Kan du klatre? Luna: Kan du klatre? Lucas: Perfect. I think you're ready for a climbing adventure in Norwegian. Luna: Oh, I'm ready. But maybe I'll start with a small rock and not a mountain. Lucas: Smart. Start small, climb high. That's good advice for language learning too. Luna: Yeah. So, listeners, practice these phrases with us. Say them out loud. Repetition is your friend. Lucas: And as always, we're glad you're here. Thanks for learning with Fexingo. See you next time. Luna: Ha det bra, and happy climbing.