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- Lucas: Hei, Luna! Velkommen til episode 167 av Learn Norwegian with Fexingo. Luna: Hei, Lucas! I'm ready. What are we learning today? Lucas: Today, we're going to learn a verb that might come in handy after a long day of learning: å rydde. Luna: Å rydde? What does that mean? Lucas: It means 'to clean up' or 'to tidy up'. Like when you have a messy room and you need to clean it. Luna: Oh, like rydde rommet? I think I've heard that. Lucas: Exactly! 'Å rydde rommet' means 'to clean the room'. Let's start with the base form. Repeat after me: å rydde. Luna: Å rydde. Lucas: Good. Now in present tense: jeg rydder. I clean up. Luna: Jeg rydder. That's like 'I am cleaning up'. Lucas: Exactly. And if you ask someone: rydder du? Are you cleaning up? Luna: Rydder du? Are you cleaning up? That's useful. Lucas: Let's practice a short dialogue. I'll ask: Hva gjør du? What are you doing? Luna: Good. Then I say: Jeg rydder rommet. Lucas: Perfect! And if you're cleaning the table, you say: Jeg rydder på bordet. Luna: Jeg rydder på bordet. I'm cleaning the table. Okay. Lucas: Now let's try the question: Rydder du på bordet? Luna: Rydder du på bordet? Are you cleaning the table? Yes, I am! Lucas: Great job. Let's review all the phrases one more time. We have: å rydde. Luna: Å rydde. Lucas: Jeg rydder. Luna: Jeg rydder. Lucas: Rydder du? Luna: Rydder du? Lucas: Rydde rommet. Luna: Rydde rommet. Lucas: Rydde på bordet. Luna: Rydde på bordet. Lucas: You know, if these little lessons are actually helping you make progress, I want to mention something. The reason we can keep doing this without ads is because some listeners choose to support the show. Luna: Yeah, it's all listener-supported. If you've been finding the episodes useful, you can help keep it going at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Exactly. No pressure, just if you want to. And now, back to rydding! Let's put it in a sentence: I morgen skal jeg rydde rommet. Luna: I morgen skal jeg rydde rommet. Tomorrow I will clean the room. That's good to plan. Lucas: Now, let's say: Han rydder på kjøkkenet. He is cleaning the kitchen. Luna: Han rydder på kjøkkenet. He cleans the kitchen. Or is cleaning. Lucas: Yes, it's the same form. One more for the road: Vi rydder huset. We clean the house. Luna: Vi rydder huset. That sounds like a family chore. Lucas: It is. Okay, let's do a quick listen and repeat session. I'll say a phrase, you repeat. Luna: Sounds good. Lucas: Å rydde. Luna: Å rydde. Lucas: Jeg rydder. Luna: Jeg rydder. Lucas: Rydder du? Luna: Rydder du? Lucas: Rydde rommet. Luna: Rydde rommet. Lucas: Rydde på bordet. Luna: Rydde på bordet. Lucas: Excellent! Now, if you want to say 'I need to clean up', you say: Jeg må rydde. Luna: Jeg må rydde. I must tidy up. That's a good one. Lucas: And if someone asks you 'why'? Hvorfor må du rydde? Why do you have to clean? Luna: Hvorfor må du rydde? Maybe because I spilled something. Lucas: Then you can say: Fordi det er rotete. Because it's messy. Luna: Fordi det er rotete. I'll remember that. Lucas: Alright, we've covered a lot. Let's do a final check. If I say 'rydde', what does it mean? Luna: To clean up or tidy up. Lucas: And 'jeg rydder'? Luna: I clean up. Lucas: Rydder du? Luna: Are you cleaning up? Lucas: Perfect. You've got it. Practice these phrases around the house, and soon you'll be rydding like a pro. Luna: Takk, Lucas! I'll make sure to rydde my desk before next episode. Lucas: That's the spirit. Thanks for joining us today. Practice these until we meet again. Ha det bra! Luna: Ha det bra!