Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Rediscovering Bryggen: A Journey Through Time and Taste
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Sofie og Lars sitter på toget.
En: Sofie and Lars are sitting on the train.

Nb: Toget er på vei til Bergen.
En: The train is on its way to Bergen.

Nb: Det regner litt ute, men humøret deres er høyt.
En: It's raining a little outside, but their spirits are high.

Nb: De skal besøke Bryggen.
En: They are going to visit Bryggen.

Nb: Bryggen er et UNESCO Verdensarvsted.
En: Bryggen is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Nb: De er veldig spente på turen.
En: They are very excited about the trip.

Nb: Sofie ser ut av vinduet.
En: Sofie looks out the window.

Nb: Fjordene glitrer under den grå himmelen.
En: The fjords are shimmering under the gray sky.

Nb: "Se, Lars!"
En: "Look, Lars!"

Nb: sier hun.
En: she says.

Nb: "Så vakkert det er!"
En: "How beautiful it is!"

Nb: Lars nikker og smiler.
En: Lars nods and smiles.

Nb: Han liker også naturen.
En: He also likes the nature.

Nb: De snakker om fjellene og vannet.
En: They talk about the mountains and the water.

Nb: Toget går sakte, men det gjør ikke noe.
En: The train is going slowly, but it doesn't matter.

Nb: De har god tid.
En: They have plenty of time.

Nb: Etter noen timer kommer de til Bergen.
En: After a few hours, they arrive in Bergen.

Nb: De går ut av toget og kjenner frisk luft.
En: They get off the train and feel the fresh air.

Nb: Det er mange mennesker på stasjonen.
En: There are many people at the station.

Nb: De følger skiltene til Bryggen.
En: They follow the signs to Bryggen.

Nb: Sofie leser en brosjyre om stedet.
En: Sofie reads a brochure about the place.

Nb: "Bryggen er veldig gammel," sier hun.
En: "Bryggen is very old," she says.

Nb: "Bygningene ble laget på 1300-tallet."
En: "The buildings were made in the 1300s."

Nb: Lars ser seg rundt mens de går.
En: Lars looks around as they walk.

Nb: Han merker de fargerike husene.
En: He notices the colorful houses.

Nb: "Det ser ut som en annen verden," sier han.
En: "It looks like another world," he says.

Nb: Husene er smale og høye.
En: The houses are narrow and tall.

Nb: De er malt i rødt, gult og grønt.
En: They are painted in red, yellow, and green.

Nb: Noen av dem står litt skjevt.
En: Some of them are a little crooked.

Nb: Men de er fortsatt veldig fine.
En: But they are still very beautiful.

Nb: De går inn i en av de små butikkene.
En: They go into one of the small shops.

Nb: Der finner de mange suvenirer.
En: There, they find many souvenirs.

Nb: Sofie kjøper en liten trefigur.
En: Sofie buys a small wooden figure.

Nb: "Jeg vil ha noe å huske turen med," sier hun.
En: "I want something to remember the trip by," she says.

Nb: Lars kjøper en bok om Bryggen.
En: Lars buys a book about Bryggen.

Nb: "Jeg vil lære mer om historien," sier han.
En: "I want to learn more about the history," he says.

Nb: Etter en stund blir de sultne.
En: After a while, they get hungry.

Nb: De finner en liten kafe.
En: They find a small café.

Nb: De bestiller fiskesuppe og brød.
En: They order fish soup and bread.

Nb: "Dette smaker fantastisk!"
En: "This tastes amazing!"

Nb: sier Lars.
En: Lars says.

Nb: "Enig," sier Sofie.
En: "Agreed," says Sofie.

Nb: "Dette er den beste suppen jeg har smakt."
En: "This is the best soup I've ever tasted."

Nb: De nyter maten mens de snakker om alt de har sett.
En: They enjoy the food while talking about everything they have seen.

Nb: Dagen går fort.
En: The day goes by quickly.

Nb: Snart må de tilbake til toget.
En: Soon they have to go back to the train.

Nb: De sier farvel til Bryggen og Bergen.
En: They say goodbye to Bryggen and Bergen.

Nb: "Vi må komme tilbake en dag," sier Lars.
En: "We must come back someday," Lars says.

Nb: "Ja, det må vi," sier Sofie.
En: "Yes, we must," says Sofie.

Nb: De setter seg på toget igjen.
En: They sit down on the train again.

Nb: På vei hjem snakker de om dagen.
En: On the way home, they talk about the day.

Nb: De er enige om at det var en fantastisk tur.
En: They agree that it was a fantastic trip.

Nb: Bryggen var enda bedre enn de hadde trodd.
En: Bryggen was even better than they had expected.

Nb: De sovner mens toget beveger seg gjennom landskapet.
En: They fall asleep as the train moves through the landscape.

Nb: De drømmer om gamle hus, smale gater og deilig fiskesuppe.
En: They dream of old houses, narrow streets, and delicious fish soup.


Vocabulary Words:

• train: tog
• spirits: humøret
• excited: spente
• shimmering: glitrer
• gray: grå
• mountains: fjellene
• plenty: god
• brochure: brosjyre
• heritage: verdensarvsted
• colorful: fargerike
• narrow: smale
• crooked: skjevt
• souvenirs: suvenirer
• wooden: tre
• figure: figur
• history: historien
• fish soup: fiskesuppe
• tastes: smaker
• enjoy: nyter
• quickly: fort
• goodbye: farvel
• dream: drømmer
• landscape: landskapet
• fresh air: frisk luft
• station: stasjonen
• signs: skiltene
• buildings: bygningene
• painted: malt
• brochure: brosjyre
• order: bestiller