Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: The Bun Eating Competition: A Day of Laughter and Triumph
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Lars, en ung mann med rødt hår og briller, bodde i Oslo.
En: Lars, a young man with red hair and glasses, lived in Oslo.

Nb: Oslo var en stor by med mange mennesker.
En: Oslo was a big city with many people.

Nb: Det var også mange konkurranser.
En: There were also many competitions.

Nb: Lars likte konkurranser.
En: Lars liked competitions.

Nb: En dag var det bollespisekonkurranse.
En: One day, there was a bun eating competition.

Nb: Dette var en tradisjon i Norge.
En: This was a tradition in Norway.

Nb: Lars var veldig spent.
En: Lars was very excited.

Nb: Ingrid, en jente med langt, blondt hår, skulle også være med.
En: Ingrid, a girl with long, blond hair, was also participating.

Nb: Ingrid var morsom og vennlig.
En: Ingrid was funny and friendly.

Nb: Hun var veldig glad i boller.
En: She loved buns very much.

Nb: Lars og Ingrid kjenner hverandre fra før og var gode venner.
En: Lars and Ingrid knew each other already and were good friends.

Nb: Lars laget kaffe for seg selv.
En: Lars made coffee for himself.

Nb: Han likte varm kaffe.
En: He liked his coffee hot.

Nb: Ved et bord satt han med sin kaffekopp.
En: He sat at a table with his coffee cup.

Nb: Ingrid satt ved siden av ham.
En: Ingrid sat next to him.

Nb: De begge hadde mange boller foran seg.
En: They both had many buns in front of them.

Nb: Plutselig skjedde det noe.
En: Suddenly something happened.

Nb: Lars mistet taket på kaffekoppen.
En: Lars lost his grip on the coffee cup.

Nb: Den varme kaffen sølte over på Lars.
En: The hot coffee spilled onto Lars.

Nb: "Å nei!
En: "Oh no!"

Nb: " ropte Lars.
En: shouted Lars.

Nb: Kaffen var veldig varm.
En: The coffee was very hot.

Nb: Lars hoppet opp av smerte.
En: Lars jumped up from the pain.

Nb: Ingrid begynte å le.
En: Ingrid started to laugh.

Nb: Hun lo og lo.
En: She laughed and laughed.

Nb: Hun kunne ikke slutte.
En: She couldn't stop.

Nb: "Stakkars Lars," sa hun mellom latteren.
En: "Poor Lars," she said between her laughter.

Nb: "Du er alltid så klønete!
En: "You're always so clumsy!"

Nb: " Lars ble litt flau.
En: Lars felt a little embarrassed.

Nb: Men han kunne ikke hjelpe å le selv.
En: But he couldn't help laughing himself.

Nb: Så begynte konkurransen.
En: Then the competition started.

Nb: Lars og Ingrid spiste boller.
En: Lars and Ingrid ate buns.

Nb: De spiste mange boller.
En: They ate many buns.

Nb: Men Lars var fortsatt litt varm fra kaffen.
En: But Lars was still feeling a little hot from the coffee.

Nb: Han måtte ta av seg genseren og så begynte han å spise igjen.
En: He had to take off his sweater and then he started eating again.

Nb: Det var veldig spennende.
En: It was very exciting.

Nb: Alle så på dem.
En: Everyone was watching them.

Nb: Til slutt var det slutt.
En: Finally, it was over.

Nb: Ingrid hadde spist flest boller.
En: Ingrid had eaten the most buns.

Nb: Hun var vinneren.
En: She was the winner.

Nb: "Gratulerer," sa Lars og klappet for henne.
En: "Congratulations," said Lars and clapped for her.

Nb: Ingrid smilte bredt.
En: Ingrid smiled widely.

Nb: Etterpå gikk de hjem.
En: Afterward, they went home.

Nb: Lars hadde fortsatt vondt etter kaffen.
En: Lars still had pain from the coffee.

Nb: Men han var glad.
En: But he was happy.

Nb: Han var glad for Ingrid hadde vunnet.
En: He was happy that Ingrid had won.

Nb: Og han var glad for de hadde hatt det gøy sammen.
En: And he was happy that they had had fun together.

Nb: Som en oppsummering, var det en spennende dag for Lars og Ingrid.
En: In summary, it was an exciting day for Lars and Ingrid.

Nb: Selv om Lars hadde sølt kaffe på seg selv, hadde de begge hatt det gøy.
En: Despite Lars spilling coffee on himself, they both had fun.

Nb: Og Ingrid viste at hun var den beste til å spise boller.
En: And Ingrid showed that she was the best at eating buns.


Vocabulary Words:

• Lars: Lars
• young man: ung mann
• red hair: rødt hår
• glasses: briller
• Oslo: Oslo
• big city: stor by
• many people: mange mennesker
• competitions: konkurranser
• liked: likte
• bun eating competition: bollespisekonkurranse
• tradition: tradisjon
• excited: spent
• Ingrid: Ingrid
• girl: jente
• long: langt
• blond hair: blondt hår
• also participating: skulle også være med
• funny: morsom
• friendly: vennlig
• loved: glad i
• know each other: kjenner hverandre
• already: fra før
• good friends: gode venner
• made coffee: laget kaffe
• liked: likte
• hot: varm
• coffee cup: kaffekopp
• sat next to him: satt ved siden av ham
• many buns: mange boller
• lost his grip: mistet taket