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- Lucas: Velkommen tilbake til Learn Norwegian with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Ready for another tiny Norwegian lesson. Lucas: Today we're talking about reading. The verb 'å lese' — to read. Luna: Å lese. That sounds like 'lay-seh'? Lucas: Close. Å lese. The 'e' is like 'eh'. Luna: Å lese. Lucas: Perfect. Now, 'Jeg leser' — I read or I am reading. Luna: Jeg leser. Lucas: Yes. 'Jeg leser en bok' — I am reading a book. Luna: Jeg leser en bok. That's easy. Bok is book. Lucas: Exactly. So if you want to ask someone what they're reading: 'Hva leser du?' Luna: Hva leser du? Lucas: Great. And if you want to ask if someone likes reading: 'Liker du å lese?' Luna: Liker du å lese? So 'å' comes before the verb again. Lucas: That's right. In Norwegian, when you have two verbs, the second one is in infinitive with 'å'. Luna: Got it. So 'Jeg liker å lese' — I like to read. Lucas: Perfect. Let's practice a little scene. Imagine you're on the bus and you see someone with a book. Luna: Okay. I could say 'Lese en bok?' — wait, that's not a sentence. Lucas: Right. You could say 'Leser du en bok?' — Are you reading a book? Luna: Leser du en bok? That works. Lucas: And they might answer 'Ja, jeg leser en bok.' Luna: Ja, jeg leser en bok. Lucas: Now, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Norwegian, a handful of listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that's literally what funds making this many episodes. Luna: Yeah, it's a small group, but it keeps us ad-free and going. So if you've been enjoying it, that's one way to support. Lucas: Anyway, back to reading. So 'Hva leser du?' is a great question to ask. Luna: Hva leser du? I'll remember that. Lucas: Let's do a quick review. 'Å lese'. Luna: Å lese. Lucas: 'Jeg leser'. Luna: Jeg leser. Lucas: 'Lese en bok'. Luna: Lese en bok. Lucas: 'Hva leser du?' Luna: Hva leser du? Lucas: And 'Liker du å lese?' Luna: Liker du å lese? Lucas: Excellent. Now you can talk about reading in Norwegian. Luna: Jeg liker å lese! That's true, I do. Lucas: Perfect. Practice these phrases, and we'll see you next time. Luna: Ha det bra!