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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Norwegian with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Ready for another tiny lesson? Lucas: Absolutely. Today we're tackling a verb you'll use every single day. Luna: Oh, I love when you say that. What is it? Lucas: It's 'å spørre' — to ask. Luna: Å spørre. Okay. That sounds useful. I ask questions all the time. Lucas: Me too. Let's start with the base. 'Å spørre'. Luna: Å spørre. Lucas: Good. Now the present tense: 'jeg spør' — I ask. Luna: Jeg spør. Lucas: Exactly. And 'spør du' — do you ask? Luna: Spør du. Lucas: Perfect. Now a really common phrase: 'kan jeg spørre' — can I ask? Luna: Kan jeg spørre. Lucas: And if you want to ask about something specific, you say 'kan jeg spørre om noe' — can I ask about something? Luna: Kan jeg spørre om noe. That's a mouthful. Let me try: kan jeg spørre om noe. Lucas: Fantastic. You've got it. Luna: So I can use this at a cafe, like if I want to ask about the menu? Lucas: Exactly. Imagine you're at a cafe and you want to ask about a pastry. You could say 'kan jeg spørre om noe?' and then ask your question. Luna: That's so practical. Okay, let me practice a little scene. I'm at the counter. Kan jeg spørre om noe? Lucas: Yes, of course. Then you follow up with 'hva er dette?' — what is this? But we'll save that for another episode. Luna: Right. So 'kan jeg spørre om noe' is like a polite opener. Lucas: Exactly. It's very polite and natural. Luna: I love that. I'm going to use it everywhere now. Lucas: Good. Let's run through all the phrases once more. 'Å spørre'. Luna: Å spørre. Lucas: Jeg spør. Luna: Jeg spør. Lucas: Spør du. Luna: Spør du. Lucas: Kan jeg spørre. Luna: Kan jeg spørre. Lucas: Kan jeg spørre om noe. Luna: Kan jeg spørre om noe. Lucas: You've got it. Now, you know, if Fexingo has been helping you make real progress with Norwegian, listener support is what keeps this show ad-free. If you'd like to help, you can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, every little bit helps us keep making these tiny lessons. And we really appreciate it. Lucas: Okay, back to asking. Let's try a quick dialogue. I'll be the cafe worker, you be the customer. Luna: Great. Kan jeg spørre om noe? Lucas: Ja, selvfølgelig. Luna: Hmm, I didn't get that last part. But I got the 'ja' and 'selvfølgelig' — yes, of course. So I'd just continue in English or Norwegian? Lucas: Exactly. The point is you started with a polite Norwegian question. That already makes a great impression. Luna: True. And the more I use it, the more natural it becomes. Lucas: That's the spirit. Let's repeat the phrases one more time. 'Å spørre'. Luna: Å spørre. Lucas: Jeg spør. Luna: Jeg spør. Lucas: Spør du. Luna: Spør du. Lucas: Kan jeg spørre. Luna: Kan jeg spørre. Lucas: Kan jeg spørre om noe. Luna: Kan jeg spørre om noe. Lucas: Perfect. Practice these, and next time you're at a cafe, try asking in Norwegian. Luna: I will. Thanks, Lucas. And thanks to all our listeners. See you next time. Lucas: See you next time. Keep asking questions.