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- Lucas: Velkommen to Episode 171 of Learn Norwegian with Fexingo. Luna: Hey Lucas! Ready to hear some new words? Lucas: Hear is exactly the topic today. The verb 'å høre' — to hear. Luna: Oh, 'å høre'. That sounds like 'høre'. Lucas: Exactly. Listen: å høre. Repeat after me: å høre. Luna: Å høre. Lucas: Perfect. Now the present tense: jeg hører — I hear. Try it: jeg hører. Luna: Jeg hører. Lucas: Good. Now question form: hører du? — do you hear? Say it: hører du? Luna: Hører du? Lucas: Nice. And if you want to ask 'can you hear me?', it's 'kan du høre meg?' Let's break it down: kan du høre meg? Can you hear me? Luna: Kan du høre meg? Lucas: Yes. And the answer: jeg hører deg — I hear you. Say it: jeg hører deg. Luna: Jeg hører deg. Lucas: Great. So if Fexingo has been helping you make real progress with Norwegian, that's because we focus on these core verbs. Luna: Yeah, and we don't run ads. If you want to support that, you can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It helps keep the show ad-free. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's practice in a little scene. Imagine I'm talking to you on the phone. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Lucas: I'll say: 'Kan du høre meg?' And you answer: 'Ja, jeg hører deg.' Ready? Luna: Ja, jeg hører deg. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's reverse. You ask me: 'Kan du høre meg?' Luna: Kan du høre meg? Lucas: Ja, jeg hører deg. Great. Luna: I like how 'høre' sounds. It's very… resonant. Lucas: It is. And the more you use it, the more natural it becomes. Let's do a quick review. The infinitive: å høre. Luna: Å høre. Lucas: I hear: jeg hører. Luna: Jeg hører. Lucas: Do you hear: hører du? Luna: Hører du? Lucas: Can you hear me: kan du høre meg? Luna: Kan du høre meg? Lucas: I hear you: jeg hører deg. Luna: Jeg hører deg. I think I've got it! Lucas: You do. Now you can hear and be heard in Norwegian. Keep practicing with Fexingo, and we'll hear you next time. Luna: Ha det bra!