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- Lucas: Velkommen til Learn Norwegian with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 186! Can you believe it? Lucas: I know. And today we've got a great verb that's super useful in everyday life. Luna: Oh, I love practical verbs. What is it? Lucas: It's 'å trekke' — to pull. Luna: Å trekke. That sounds a bit like 'to trek' in English. Lucas: Exactly! But in Norwegian, it means to pull. Let's start with the infinitive: å trekke. Luna: Å trekke. Lucas: Good. Now in present tense: jeg trekker — I pull. Luna: Jeg trekker. Lucas: Perfect. And if you want to ask someone: trekker du? — Do you pull? Luna: Trekker du? Lucas: Yes. Now let's put it in a real situation. Imagine you're at a door that says 'trekk' — pull. Luna: Oh, right! On doors in Norway, it says 'trekk' for pull and 'dytt' for push. Lucas: Exactly. So you might say: trekke døren — pull the door. Luna: Trekke døren. Lucas: Or if you're at the airport with a suitcase: jeg trekker en koffert — I'm pulling a suitcase. Luna: Jeg trekker en koffert. That's useful. I always end up pulling mine. Lucas: And if someone is pulling too hard, you can say: ikke trekk så hardt — don't pull so hard. Luna: Ikke trekk så hardt. That's a good one. Lucas: Let's practice. Repeat after me: å trekke. Luna: Å trekke. Lucas: Jeg trekker. Luna: Jeg trekker. Lucas: Trekker du? Luna: Trekker du? Lucas: Trekke døren. Luna: Trekke døren. Lucas: Trekke en koffert. Luna: Trekke en koffert. Lucas: Ikke trekk så hardt. Luna: Ikke trekk så hardt. Lucas: Great! Now let's make a little scene. Imagine I'm at the door, and I say: 'Skal vi gå inn? Du må trekke døren.' — Shall we go in? You have to pull the door. Luna: Skal vi gå inn? Du må trekke døren. Got it. So I pull the door. Lucas: Yes. And then you say: 'Jeg trekker døren.' — I'm pulling the door. Luna: Jeg trekker døren. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's try another one. Imagine you're at the airport with a heavy suitcase. I ask: 'Trekker du kofferten?' — Are you pulling the suitcase? Luna: Trekker du kofferten? Yes, jeg trekker kofferten. Lucas: Excellent. And if it's too heavy, you could say: 'Kofferten er tung. Jeg trekker, men den går sakte.' — The suitcase is heavy. I pull, but it goes slowly. Luna: Kofferten er tung. Jeg trekker, men den går sakte. I can picture that. Lucas: Let's do one more. Imagine you're helping someone move furniture. You say: 'Vi trekker sofaen sammen.' — We pull the sofa together. Luna: Vi trekker sofaen sammen. That's teamwork. Lucas: Exactly. So today we've learned: å trekke, jeg trekker, trekker du?, trekke døren, trekke en koffert, ikke trekk så hardt. Luna: That's a lot of useful pulling phrases. I feel like I can handle any pulling situation now. Lucas: And if Fexingo has been helping you pull your Norwegian along, you can support the show at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It helps keep things ad-free. Luna: Yeah, it's a small way to say thanks if you're finding it useful. We really appreciate it. Lucas: Now, let's do a quick review. I'll say the English, you try the Norwegian. Luna: Okay, bring it on. Lucas: To pull. Luna: Å trekke. Lucas: I pull. Luna: Jeg trekker. Lucas: Do you pull? Luna: Trekker du? Lucas: Pull the door. Luna: Trekke døren. Lucas: Pull a suitcase. Luna: Trekke en koffert. Lucas: Don't pull so hard. Luna: Ikke trekk så hardt. Nailed it. Lucas: You did great. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time. Ha det bra! Luna: Ha det bra!