Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Unexpected Joys: Bergen's Festivals and Serendipitous Fun
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
fluentfiction.org/unexpected-joys-bergens-festivals-and-serendipitous-fun

Story Transcript:

Nb: Norge har mange tradisjoner, og i Bergen er festivaler en stor del av livet.
En: Norway has many traditions, and in Bergen, festivals are a big part of life.

Nb: Byen er kjent for fisk og sjømat.
En: The city is known for fish and seafood.

Nb: En dag bestemmer tre venner seg for å dra på en festival.
En: One day, three friends decide to go to a festival.

Nb: De heter Ola, Ingrid og Magnus.
En: Their names are Ola, Ingrid, and Magnus.

Nb: Solen skinte, og været var perfekt.
En: The sun was shining, and the weather was perfect.

Nb: Ola sier, "Jeg har hørt det er en fantastisk matfestival i dag."
En: Ola says, "I’ve heard there’s a fantastic food festival today."

Nb: Ingrid smiler og svarer, "Ja, de har tradisjonell norsk mat!"
En: Ingrid smiles and replies, "Yes, they have traditional Norwegian food!"

Nb: Magnus nikker ivrig, "Jeg gleder meg til å prøve lutefisk og rømmegrøt."
En: Magnus nods eagerly, "I’m looking forward to trying lutefisk and rømmegrøt."

Nb: De tre vennene gikk til torget i byen.
En: The three friends went to the town square.

Nb: Der var det mange stander.
En: There were many stands.

Nb: De fulgte skiltet som sa "Konkuransse".
En: They followed a sign that said "Competition."

Nb: De tenkte det betydde matkonkurranse.
En: They thought it meant a food competition.

Nb: De var så spent.
En: They were so excited.

Nb: Ved standen var det mange folk.
En: At the stand, there were many people.

Nb: Et bord var dekket med håndlagde ullgensere.
En: A table was covered with handmade wool sweaters.

Nb: Ola, Ingrid og Magnus så seg rundt og skjønte ingenting.
En: Ola, Ingrid, and Magnus looked around and were puzzled.

Nb: Hvor var maten?
En: Where was the food?

Nb: En dame kom bort til dem.
En: A lady came over to them.

Nb: Hun smilte og sa, "Velkommen til strikkekonkurransen!"
En: She smiled and said, "Welcome to the knitting competition!"

Nb: Ola så på genserne og svarte, "Vi trodde det var en matkonkurranse."
En: Ola looked at the sweaters and replied, "We thought it was a food competition."

Nb: Damen lo og sa, "Nei, dette er en konkurranse for beste ullgenser.
En: The lady laughed and said, "No, this is a competition for the best wool sweater.

Nb: Men dere kan hjelpe med å bedømme hvis dere vil!"
En: But you can help judge if you want!"

Nb: Ingrid sa, "Vi vet ingenting om strikking, men vi kan prøve."
En: Ingrid said, "We don’t know anything about knitting, but we can try."

Nb: De satte seg ned og begynte å studere genserne.
En: They sat down and began to study the sweaters.

Nb: Helt uventet hadde de mye moro.
En: Unexpectedly, they had a lot of fun.

Nb: De lo og diskuterte mønstrene og fargene.
En: They laughed and discussed the patterns and colors.

Nb: Til slutt sa Magnus, "Dette var morsomt.
En: Finally, Magnus said, "This was fun.

Nb: Kanskje vi skal lære å strikke?"
En: Maybe we should learn to knit?"

Nb: Ola og Ingrid lo, "Kanskje det!"
En: Ola and Ingrid laughed, "Maybe!"

Nb: sa de i kor.
En: they said in unison.

Nb: Efter konkurransen fant vennene en ekte matstand.
En: After the competition, the friends found a real food stand.

Nb: De spiste lutefisk og rømmegrøt.
En: They ate lutefisk and rømmegrøt.

Nb: De var enige om at dagen hadde vært perfekt, selv om det ikke gikk som planlagt.
En: They agreed that the day had been perfect, even though it didn’t go as planned.

Nb: De lærte at noen ganger kan misforståelser føre til gode opplevelser.
En: They learned that sometimes misunderstandings can lead to great experiences.

Nb: Bergen og dens festivaler hadde gitt dem en overraskende og minnerik dag.
En: Bergen and its festivals had given them a surprising and memorable day.

Nb: Og kanskje en ny hobby!
En: And maybe a new hobby!


Vocabulary Words:

• traditions: tradisjoner
• festival: festival
• seafood: sjømat
• weather: vær
• competition: konkurranse
• stand: stand
• handmade: håndlagde
• sweater: genser
• confused: forvirret
• knitting: strikking
• judge: bedømme
• pattern: mønster
• discussion: diskusjon
• unexpected: uventet
• agree: enig
• misunderstanding: misforståelse
• lead: føre
• experience: opplevelse
• surprising: overraskende
• memorable: minnerik
• hobby: hobby
• shine: skinne
• perfect: perfekt
• eagerly: ivrig
• smile: smil
• nod: nikke
• join: bli med
• laugh: le
• similar: lik
• judge: bedømme