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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Norwegian with Fexingo. I'm Lucas, and today we're going to learn a new verb that's really useful if you ever need to send a message or do homework in Norwegian. Luna: Ooh, I'm excited. What's the verb? Lucas: The verb is 'å skrive' — to write. It's a common verb, and it's pretty regular, so it's easy to use. Luna: Å skrive. Okay, I think I've heard that before. Can you say it again? Lucas: Sure. Å skrive. Let's say it together: å skrive. Luna: Å skrive. Nice. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, one way to keep the show ad-free is through listener support. You can buy us a coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It really helps us keep making these episodes. Luna: Yeah, I think that's a great way to support. I know I've learned a lot from this show. Lucas: So now let's practice the present tense. 'Jeg skriver' means 'I write'. Repeat after me: jeg skriver. Luna: Jeg skriver. Lucas: Good. And 'skriver du' means 'do you write?'. So 'skriver du'? Luna: Skriver du? That's a question? Lucas: Exactly. In Norwegian, you just invert the verb and subject to form a question. So 'jeg skriver' becomes 'skriver jeg'. But when you ask someone, it's 'skriver du'. Luna: Okay, so 'skriver du' is 'do you write'. Lucas: Right. Now let's make a full sentence: 'Jeg skriver en e-post' — I write an email. Say it: jeg skriver en e-post. Luna: Jeg skriver en e-post. That's 'I write an email'. Lucas: Perfect. And if you want to ask someone if they write a letter: 'Skriver du et brev?' — do you write a letter? Luna: Skriver du et brev? Hmm, 'brev' is letter, right? Like a physical letter? Lucas: Yes, exactly. So let's practice that. Repeat: skriver du et brev. Luna: Skriver du et brev. Lucas: Great. Now let me give you a short dialogue. I'll ask you a question, and you answer using what we've learned. Ready? Luna: Ready! Lucas: Skriver du en e-post? Luna: Ja, jeg skriver en e-post. Lucas: Excellent! And if I ask 'Skriver du et brev?' Luna: Nei, jeg skriver ikke et brev. I don't write a letter. Lucas: Ah, you used negation. 'Jeg skriver ikke' — I don't write. That's a nice bonus. So 'jeg skriver ikke et brev' means 'I don't write a letter'. Well done! Luna: Thanks. So let's review the phrases one more time? Lucas: Sure. First: å skrive. Luna: Å skrive. Lucas: Jeg skriver. Luna: Jeg skriver. Lucas: Skriver du? Luna: Skriver du? Lucas: Jeg skriver en e-post. Luna: Jeg skriver en e-post. Lucas: Skriver du et brev? Luna: Skriver du et brev? Lucas: Perfect. Now you can write and ask about writing in Norwegian. Practice these phrases today, and next time we'll learn another useful verb. Thanks for listening to Learn Norwegian with Fexingo. Luna: Yes, thanks everyone. See you next time!