Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Discovering Hygge: The Tale of Failed Norwegian Waffles
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Dette er historien om Anders, Ingrid og Lars.
En: This is the story of Anders, Ingrid, and Lars.

Nb: De var tre venner i Oslo.
En: They were three friends in Oslo.

Nb: En dag fikk de en idé.
En: One day they got an idea.

Nb: De ville lage vafler.
En: They wanted to make waffles.

Nb: Anders fant frem en oppskrift.
En: Anders found a recipe.

Nb: Ingrid hentet vaffeljernet.
En: Ingrid fetched the waffle iron.

Nb: Lars tok med melk, egg og mel.
En: Lars brought milk, eggs, and flour.

Nb: De ville lage norske vafler.
En: They wanted to make Norwegian waffles.

Nb: De ville vise "kos" til en utlending.
En: They wanted to show "hygge" to a foreigner.

Nb: Utlendingen het John.
En: The foreigner's name was John.

Nb: Han var fra England.
En: He was from England.

Nb: Han visste ikke om "kos".
En: He didn't know about "hygge".

Nb: Han visste ikke om norske vafler.
En: He didn't know about Norwegian waffles.

Nb: Anders, Ingrid og Lars ville vise ham.
En: Anders, Ingrid, and Lars wanted to show him.

Nb: De begynte å lage vafler.
En: They started making waffles.

Nb: Ingrid pisket eggene.
En: Ingrid beat the eggs.

Nb: Lars blandet melet og sukkeret.
En: Lars mixed the flour and sugar.

Nb: Anders helte i melken.
En: Anders poured in the milk.

Nb: De hadde det gøy.
En: They had fun.

Nb: Men det gikk ikke bra.
En: But it didn't go well.

Nb: Vaflene stekte fast.
En: The waffles stuck to the iron.

Nb: Røyken fylte rommet.
En: Smoke filled the room.

Nb: Alarmen gikk av.
En: The alarm went off.

Nb: John ble redd.
En: John was scared.

Nb: Det var ikke "kos".
En: It wasn't "hygge".

Nb: "Er dette kos?
En: "Is this hygge?"

Nb: " spurte John.
En: asked John.

Nb: "Er dette norske vafler?
En: "Are these Norwegian waffles?"

Nb: " Anders, Ingrid og Lars så på hverandre.
En: Anders, Ingrid, and Lars looked at each other.

Nb: De skjønte noe.
En: They understood something.

Nb: "Kos" var ikke bare å lage vafler.
En: "Hygge" was not just about making waffles.

Nb: De stengte av alarmen.
En: They turned off the alarm.

Nb: De åpnet vinduet.
En: They opened the window.

Nb: De satte seg ned.
En: They sat down.

Nb: De lo litt.
En: They laughed a little.

Nb: De snakket med John.
En: They talked to John.

Nb: De forklarte mer om "kos".
En: They explained more about "hygge".

Nb: "Kos er ikke bare vafler", sa de.
En: "Hygge is not just waffles," they said.

Nb: "Kos er å være sammen.
En: "Hygge is being together.

Nb: Kos er å dele tid.
En: Hygge is sharing time.

Nb: Kos er å prøve nye ting.
En: Hygge is trying new things.

Nb: Kos er selv om ting blir galt.
En: Hygge is even when things go wrong."

Nb: " John smilte.
En: John smiled.

Nb: Han forsto litt mer.
En: He understood a little more.

Nb: Han sa, "Jeg har lært noe nytt.
En: He said, "I have learned something new.

Nb: Jeg liker norske kos.
En: I like Norwegian hygge.

Nb: Selv uten vafler.
En: Even without waffles."

Nb: " Anders, Ingrid og Lars smilte også.
En: Anders, Ingrid, and Lars smiled too.

Nb: De var glad de prøvde.
En: They were glad they tried.

Nb: Selv om vaflene mislykket.
En: Even though the waffles failed.

Nb: De lærte å se på "kos" på en ny måte.
En: They learned to look at "hygge" in a new way.

Nb: De ryddet opp sammen.
En: They cleaned up together.

Nb: De lo sammen.
En: They laughed together.

Nb: De snakket sammen.
En: They talked together.

Nb: Det var kos.
En: That was hygge.

Nb: Da forstod John virkelig hva "kos" var.
En: Then John truly understood what "hygge" was.

Nb: Dette er slutten på historien.
En: That is the end of the story.

Nb: Anders, Ingrid, Lars og John ble venner.
En: Anders, Ingrid, Lars, and John became friends.

Nb: "Kos" ble en del av dem.
En: "Hygge" became a part of them.

Nb: Og selv om vaflene ikke var bra, var dagen full av kos.
En: And even though the waffles weren't good, the day was full of hygge.

Nb: Det er det som er viktig.
En: That's what's important.

Nb: For å forstå "kos", må du føle det.
En: To understand "hygge," you must feel it.

Nb: Du må dele det.
En: You must share it.

Nb: Til og med, mislykkede norske vafler kan være koselige.
En: Even failed Norwegian waffles can be cozy.

Nb: Det er hva Anders, Ingrid, Lars og John lærte den dagen.
En: That's what Anders, Ingrid, Lars, and John learned that day.

Nb: Og det er en viktig leksjon for oss alle.
En: And it's an important lesson for us all.


Vocabulary Words:

• Anders: Anders
• Ingrid: Ingrid
• Lars: Lars
• friends: venner
• Oslo: Oslo
• waffles: vafler
• recipe: oppskrift
• waffle iron: vaffeljernet
• milk: melk
• eggs: egg
• flour: mel
• Norwegian waffles: norske vafler
• hygge: kos
• foreigner: utlending
• John: John
• England: England
• making: lage
• beat: piske
• mixed: blandet
• sugar: sukker
• poured: helte
• failed: mislykket
• smoke: røyk
• room: rom
• alarm: alarm
• scared: redd
• understood: forsto
• explained: forklarte
• cleaned up: ryddet opp