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- Lucas: Hei Luna, ready for another Norwegian lesson? Luna: Hei Lucas, I am so ready. What are we learning today? Lucas: Today we are going to talk about a verb that gets the heart pumping. It's 'å løpe'. Luna: Å løpe. That sounds like something active. Lucas: Exactly. 'Å løpe' means to run. Like when you jog in the park or sprint to catch the bus. Luna: Oh, I do a lot of that. Running for the bus. Lucas: Then this is the perfect verb for you. Let's start with the base form: 'å løpe'. Luna: Å løpe. Lucas: Great. Now, to say 'I run', you say 'jeg løper'. Luna: Jeg løper. Lucas: Perfect. 'Jeg løper' – I run. You can use it for any time you are running. Luna: So if I say 'jeg løper til butikken', that means I run to the store? Lucas: Exactly. You are catching on. Now, if you want to tell someone else they run, you say 'du løper'. Luna: Du løper. You run. Lucas: Good. Let's put it together. 'Jeg løper, du løper.' We are running through this. Luna: Jeg løper, du løper. I like that rhythm. Lucas: Now, let's add a little action. How about we say 'let's run'? That is 'la oss løpe'. Luna: La oss løpe. Let's run. That sounds like a fun invitation. Lucas: It is. You could say it to a friend when you want to go for a run together. Luna: La oss løpe i parken. Let's run in the park. Lucas: Beautiful. And if someone is really fast, you can say 'han løper fort' – he runs fast. Luna: Han løper fort. He runs fast. That's a handy one. Lucas: Let's practice all of these one more time. 'Å løpe.' Luna: Å løpe. Lucas: 'Jeg løper.' Luna: Jeg løper. Lucas: 'Du løper.' Luna: Du løper. Lucas: 'La oss løpe.' Luna: La oss løpe. Lucas: And 'han løper fort.' Luna: Han løper fort. Lucas: You are doing so well. Now, let me tell you a tiny story. I was in the park yesterday, and I saw a dog running. The owner said, 'Han løper fort!' Luna: Han løper fort. That dog was fast. Lucas: Exactly. And I thought, that is a perfect example of today's verb. Luna: So if I see my friend running to catch a bus, I could say 'hun løper'. Lucas: Yes, 'hun løper' – she runs. You've got it. Luna: I love this. It feels so useful. Lucas: Speaking of useful, a quick honest thing. A handful of listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that is literally what funds making this many of these. Luna: Yeah, no ads means we can keep it simple and focused on the language. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Norwegian, that link is a nice way to keep it going. Luna: For sure. And now back to running. Let's do a quick scene. Lucas: Good idea. Imagine you are at a race. Someone says 'la oss løpe'. What do you do? Luna: I run! 'Jeg løper'. Lucas: And you are off. Now, if you want to say 'I run every morning', you say 'jeg løper hver morgen'. Luna: Jeg løper hver morgen. I run every morning. That is a great habit. Lucas: It is. And you could say 'du må løpe' – you must run. But let's not get too demanding. Luna: Du må løpe. I'll remember that for urgent situations. Lucas: Alright, let's do a final round of repetition. 'Å løpe.' Luna: Å løpe. Lucas: 'Jeg løper.' Luna: Jeg løper. Lucas: 'Du løper.' Luna: Du løper. Lucas: 'La oss løpe.' Luna: La oss løpe. Lucas: And 'han løper fort.' Luna: Han løper fort. Lucas: Perfect. You are ready to run through Norway with these phrases. Luna: Tusen takk, Lucas. That was fun. Lucas: Takk, Luna. Remember to practice these until we chat again. See you next time.