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- Lucas: Velkommen tilbake, alle sammen! This is Learn Norwegian with Fexingo, episode 78. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Ready to learn some more Norwegian, Lucas? I'm excited. Lucas: Me too, Luna. Today we're going to learn two very useful verbs: å lese and å skrive. That means 'to read' and 'to write'. Luna: Oh, perfect! I love reading and writing. Let's start with å lese? Lucas: Yes. å lese. Repeat after me: å lese. Luna: å lese. That's... 'to read'? Yeah, sounds right. Lucas: Exactly. Now, in present tense, it becomes jeg leser — I read. Jeg leser. Luna: Jeg leser. So if I say 'I read a book', that would be... Jeg leser en bok? Lucas: Perfect! Jeg leser en bok. Great job, Luna. Now let's try å skrive. å skrive. Luna: å skrive. That's 'to write', right? Lucas: Right. And present tense: jeg skriver — I write. Jeg skriver. Luna: Jeg skriver. So 'I write a letter' would be Jeg skriver et brev? Lucas: Exactly! Jeg skriver et brev. You're on a roll. Luna: Aww, thanks. But wait — how do I ask someone what they're reading? Like 'What are you reading?' Lucas: Good question. That's Hva leser du? Hva leser du? Luna: Hva leser du? So if I see you with a book, I can ask Hva leser du? Lucas: Exactly. And you might answer: Jeg leser en bok. Or Jeg leser en avis — a newspaper. Luna: Jeg leser en avis. Got it. What about 'I write a text'? Like a message. Lucas: That would be Jeg skriver en tekst. Jeg skriver en tekst. Luna: Jeg skriver en tekst. That's useful for texting. Lucas: For sure. Let's practice a little dialogue. I'll ask you: Hva leser du, Luna? Luna: Hmm... Jeg leser en bok. Hva leser du, Lucas? Lucas: Jeg leser en avis. And then you could say: Jeg skriver en tekst. Luna: Jeg skriver en tekst. That was fun! I feel like I'm actually using these verbs. Lucas: That's the goal. And honestly, if today's lesson was worth a coffee to you, you can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It helps keep the show ad-free. Luna: Yeah, every little bit helps. And we really appreciate it. Now, let's keep practicing. Can we do a quick drill? Lucas: Sure. I'll say a verb in English, you say it in Norwegian. Ready? Luna: Ready! Lucas: To read. Luna: å lese. Lucas: To write. Luna: å skrive. Lucas: I read. Luna: Jeg leser. Lucas: I write. Luna: Jeg skriver. Lucas: Perfect! And one more: What are you reading? Luna: Hva leser du? Lucas: Nailed it. Great work today, Luna. And listeners, practice these phrases: å lese, jeg leser, å skrive, jeg skriver, Hva leser du?, Jeg skriver en tekst. Luna: Thanks for joining us on Learn Norwegian with Fexingo. See you next time! Lucas: Ha det bra, alle sammen!