Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: The World on My Shirt: A Lesson in Bravery and Self-Expression
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Hans var en hyggelig mann.
En: Hans was a friendly man.

Nb: Han likte kafé i byen.
En: He liked the café in the city.

Nb: Den lå nær togstasjonen.
En: It was close to the train station.

Nb: Den var full av folk.
En: It was full of people.

Nb: Alle snakket.
En: Everyone was talking.

Nb: Alle lo.
En: Everyone was laughing.

Nb: En dag gikk Hans til kaféen.
En: One day, Hans went to the café.

Nb: Han hadde på seg sin nye, blå skjorte.
En: He was wearing his new blue shirt.

Nb: Han følte seg kjekk.
En: He felt handsome.

Nb: Han så en gruppe turister.
En: He saw a group of tourists.

Nb: De var vakre.
En: They were beautiful.

Nb: Fra andre land.
En: From other countries.

Nb: Hans visste det.
En: Hans knew it.

Nb: De snakket engelsk.
En: They were speaking English.

Nb: Han ville snakke med dem.
En: He wanted to talk to them.

Nb: Han ble nervøs.
En: He became nervous.

Nb: Hans bestilte kaffe.
En: Hans ordered coffee.

Nb: Den kom i en stor, hvit kopp.
En: It came in a large, white cup.

Nb: Røyken steg opp.
En: Steam rose.

Nb: Hans tok en slurk.
En: Hans took a sip.

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

Nb: Han kunne ikke vente.
En: He couldn't wait.

Nb: Hans tok koppen.
En: Hans took the cup.

Nb: Han gikk mot turistene.
En: He walked towards the tourists.

Nb: Han smilte.
En: He smiled.

Nb: Da skjedde uhellet.
En: Then the accident happened.

Nb: Han var for nær bordet.
En: He was too close to the table.

Nb: Kaffen sølt utover skjorten.
En: The coffee spilled onto his shirt.

Nb: Den var nå full av brune flekker.
En: It was now covered in brown stains.

Nb: Skamfull.
En: Embarrassed.

Nb: Turistene så ham.
En: The tourists saw him.

Nb: De lo ikke.
En: They didn't laugh.

Nb: Kanskje de forsto.
En: Maybe they understood.

Nb: Men Hans følte seg dum.
En: But Hans felt foolish.

Nb: Han gikk til badet.
En: He went to the bathroom.

Nb: Han prøvde å vaske skjorten, men flekkene var tunge.
En: He tried to wash the shirt, but the stains were heavy.

Nb: Hans ville gråte.
En: Hans wanted to cry.

Nb: Han følte seg opprørt.
En: He felt upset.

Nb: Han kunne ikke snakke med turistene.
En: He couldn't talk to the tourists.

Nb: Skjorten hans var skitten.
En: His shirt was dirty.

Nb: En av turistene kom inn.
En: One of the tourists came in.

Nb: Det var en kvinne.
En: It was a woman.

Nb: Veldig vakker.
En: Very beautiful.

Nb: Hun sa noe på engelsk.
En: She said something in English.

Nb: Hans forstod ikke.
En: Hans didn't understand.

Nb: Men hun pekte på skjorten hans og smilte.
En: But she pointed at his shirt and smiled.

Nb: Hvordan kunne hun smile?
En: How could she smile?

Nb: Hans følte seg enda mer dum.
En: Hans felt even more foolish.

Nb: Så hentet kvinnen en penn fra vesken sin.
En: Then, the woman took a pen out of her bag.

Nb: Hun begynte å skrive på Hans sin skjorte.
En: She started writing on Hans's shirt.

Nb: Ordene var på engelsk.
En: The words were in English.

Nb: Hans kunne ikke lese.
En: Hans couldn't read.

Nb: Men kvinnen smilte.
En: But the woman smiled.

Nb: Hun forklarte.
En: She explained.

Nb: Alle flekkene var øyene på et kart.
En: All the stains were the islands on a map.

Nb: Hun sa det var verden, og at Hans nå hadde verden på skjorten sin.
En: She said it was the world and that Hans now had the world on his shirt.

Nb: Hun lo litt.
En: She laughed a little.

Nb: Det fikk Hans til å føle seg bedre.
En: It made Hans feel better.

Nb: Kvinnen sa Hans var modig.
En: The woman said Hans was brave.

Nb: Hans ble overrasket.
En: Hans was surprised.

Nb: Han spurte hvorfor.
En: He asked why.

Nb: Kvinnen sa at det mest modige en person kan gjøre, er å prøve nye ting, selv når de er redde.
En: The woman said the bravest thing a person can do is to try new things, even when they are scared.

Nb: Hans forstod nå.
En: Hans understood now.

Nb: Han smilte.
En: He smiled.

Nb: Hans var modig.
En: Hans was brave.

Nb: Han var ikke dum.
En: He wasn't foolish.

Nb: Hans bestemte seg for å prøve igjen.
En: Hans decided to try again.

Nb: Hans gikk ut av badet.
En: Hans left the bathroom.

Nb: Han følte seg stolt.
En: He felt proud.

Nb: Han kunne snakke med turistene.
En: He could talk to the tourists.

Nb: Han kunne være hvem han ville være.
En: He could be whoever he wanted to be.

Nb: Han hadde verden på skjorten sin.
En: He had the world on his shirt.

Nb: Historien endte bra.
En: The story ended well.

Nb: Hans lærte en lekse.
En: Hans learned a lesson.

Nb: Han lærte å være modig.
En: He learned to be brave.

Nb: Han lærte å le av seg selv.
En: He learned to laugh at himself.

Nb: Og han lærte at han kunne være hvem han ville være.
En: And he learned that he could be whoever he wanted to be.

Nb: Alle materialer han trengte, var hans sølte kaffe og en vennlig, vakker turist.
En: All he needed was his spilled coffee and a friendly, beautiful tourist.


Vocabulary Words:

• Hans: Hans
• friendly: hyggelig
• café: kafé
• city: byen
• train station: togstasjonen
• people: folk
• talking: snakket
• laughing: lo
• day: dag
• wearing: hadde på seg
• blue: blå
• shirt: skjorte
• felt: følte
• handsome: kjekk
• group: gruppe
• tourists: turister
• beautiful: vakre
• other countries: andre land
• know: visste
• speaking: snakket
• English: engelsk
• wanted: ville
• talk: snakke
• nervous: nervøs
• ordered: bestilte
• coffee: kaffe
• large: stor
• white: hvit
• cup: kopp
• steam: røyken