Latest / Learn Norwegian with Fexingo / Norwegian Numbers 11-20
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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another little Norwegian lesson? Luna: Absolutely! What are we learning today? Lucas: We've done numbers one through five, and six through ten. So today, let's go from eleven to twenty. Luna: Oh great! I've been wanting to count higher. Okay, hit me with eleven. Lucas: Eleven is elleve. Say it with me: elleve. Luna: Elleve. That sounds nice. Elleve. Lucas: Yes! And twelve is tolv. Tolv. Luna: Tolv. Hmm, a bit different from English. Tolv. Lucas: Exactly. Thirteen is tretten. Tretten. Luna: Tretten. That's like 'tretten' — almost like 'thirteen' but with a T. Tretten. Lucas: Good ear! Fourteen is fjorten. Fjorten. Luna: Fjorten. That one's fun. Fjorten. Lucas: And fifteen is femten. Femten. Luna: Femten. So 'fem' is five, so fifteen is like 'fiveteen'? Femten. Lucas: Exactly! Now sixteen is seksten. Seksten. Luna: Seksten. That sounds like 'sai ks ten'? Seksten. Lucas: Close enough! Seventeen is sytten. Sytten. Luna: Sytten. Almost like 'seventeen' but shorter. Sytten. Lucas: Right. Eighteen is atten. Atten. Luna: Atten. That's easy! Atten. Lucas: Nineteen is nitten. Nitten. Luna: Nitten. Like 'nine' but with a T? Nitten. Lucas: Yes! And twenty is tjue. Tjue. Luna: Tjue. That one's different. Tjue. Lucas: Let's do a quick count from eleven to twenty. Repeat after me. Elleve, tolv, tretten, fjorten, femten, seksten, sytten, atten, nitten, tjue. Luna: Elleve, tolv, tretten, fjorten, femten, seksten, sytten, atten, nitten, tjue. I did it! Lucas: Perfect! Now let's use them. Imagine you're at a market and you want to buy twelve apples. How would you say 'twelve apples'? Luna: Umm... tolv epler? Since 'epler' is apples? Lucas: Exactly! Tolv epler. Great job! Luna: And if I wanted fifteen bananas? Femten bananer? Lucas: Yes! Femten bananer. You're a natural. Luna: Okay, let me practice the whole list one more time. Elleve, tolv, tretten, fjorten, femten, seksten, sytten, atten, nitten, tjue. Lucas: Flawless! Remember, in Norwegian, numbers are pretty straightforward. Now, a little story: I bought a cake with eighteen candles. Atten lys. Luna: Atten lys. I'll remember that. And if you had a party with twenty guests? Tjue gjester? Lucas: Exactly. Tjue gjester. You're ready to count like a Norwegian. Luna: Thanks, Lucas! This was fun. Now I can count from one to twenty. Lucas: And that's all from Fexingo for today. Practice these numbers, and next time we'll build on them. Ha det bra! Luna: Ha det bra! And remember: elleve tolv tretten... I'll keep practicing.