Lesson 9

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to wait for
vente på
the bus
bussen
I wait for the bus.
Jeg venter på bussen.
expensive
dyr
in
om
the winter
vinteren
The bus is expensive in the winter.
Bussen er dyr om vinteren.
the teacher
læreren
She is a teacher.
Hun er en lærer.
clear
klar
It is clear that we need food.
Det er klart at vi trenger mat.
the answer
svaret
the student
studenten
to continue
fortsette
The teacher gives a clear answer, and the student continues to write.
Læreren gir et klart svar, og studenten fortsetter å skrive.
the class
timen
The class starts now.
Timen begynner nå.
the office
kontoret
to send
sende
the email
e-posten
I read e-mail.
Jeg leser e-post.
After the class, the student goes to the office to send an email.
Etter timen går studenten til kontoret for å sende en e-post.
to ask for
be om
I ask for more time.
Jeg ber om mer tid.
the boss
sjefen
the address
adressen
In the email he asks for the boss’s address.
I e-posten ber han om sjefens adresse.
the employee
den ansatte
The employee works late in the evening.
Den ansatte jobber sent på kvelden.
already
allerede
He has already called you.
Han har allerede ringt deg.
I need the address.
Jeg trenger adressen.
The employee had already sent the address yesterday.
Den ansatte hadde allerede sendt adressen i går.
to wait
vente
He waits at the office.
Han venter på kontoret.
the hour
timen
The bus comes in one hour.
Bussen kommer om en time.
I had waited an hour, but the bus did not come.
Jeg hadde ventet en time, men bussen kom ikke.
to ask
spørre
earlier
tidligere
would
ville
I would buy a car.
Jeg ville kjøpe en bil.
to answer
svare
quickly
raskt
I write quickly.
Jeg skriver raskt.
If the student had asked earlier, the teacher would have answered quickly.
Hvis studenten hadde spurt tidligere, ville læreren ha svart raskt.
the employee
ansatt
The boss asks the employees if they can continue the project.
Sjefen spør de ansatte om de kan fortsette prosjektet.
yes
ja
Yes, it is a beautiful day.
Ja, det er en vakker dag.
to stop
slutte
four o'clock
klokken fire
The employees answer yes, but they want to stop at four o’clock.
De ansatte svarer ja, men de vil slutte klokken fire.
five
fem
I have five books.
Jeg har fem bøker.
the summer
sommeren
The office closes at five in the winter, but earlier in the summer.
Kontoret stenger klokken fem om vinteren, men tidligere om sommeren.
to note
notere
I note the price.
Jeg noterer prisen.
cheap
billig
the notebook
notatboken
The teacher writes in a notebook.
Læreren skriver i en notatbok.
We need a notebook for school.
Vi trenger en notatbok til skolen.
I note the address in a cheap notebook.
Jeg noterer adressen i en billig notatbok.
the pen
pennen
The notebook is cheap, but the pen is expensive.
Notatboken er billig, men pennen er dyr.
the university
universitetet
the class
klassen
The class starts in the morning.
Klassen begynner om morgenen.
The university is expensive, but the classes are good.
Universitetet er dyrt, men klassene er gode.
available
ledig
the appointment
timen
He sends an email to the office and asks about an available appointment.
Han sender en e-post til kontoret og spør om ledig time.
I continue to ask because I have not received an answer.
Jeg fortsetter å spørre fordi jeg ikke har fått svar.
the driver
sjåføren
why
hvorfor
I don’t understand why the train is late.
Jeg forstår ikke hvorfor toget er sent.
When the bus arrives late, I ask the driver why we must wait.
Når bussen kommer sent, spør jeg sjåføren hvorfor vi må vente.
polite
høflig
He asks politely about the price.
Han spør høflig om prisen.
the people
folket
People drink coffee in the morning.
Folk drikker kaffe om morgenen.
to sit
sitte
I sit at the table.
Jeg sitter ved bordet.
The driver answers politely, and people continue to sit quietly.
Sjåføren svarer høflig, og folk fortsetter å sitte stille.
I had sent an email, but the employee had not read it.
Jeg hadde sendt en e-post, men den ansatte hadde ikke lest den.
to quit
slutte
to ask for permission
spørre om lov
You must ask for permission before you use the car.
Du må spørre om lov før du bruker bilen.
If you want to quit early, you must ask the boss for permission.
Hvis du vil slutte tidlig, må du spørre sjefen om lov.
who
som
I have a friend who writes music.
Jeg har en venn som skriver musikk.
beyond
utover
The employees who continue to work beyond the summer get an extra day off in the winter.
De ansatte som fortsetter å jobbe utover sommeren, får en ekstra fridag om vinteren.
The university sends an email with the address of the new office.
Universitetet sender en e-post med adressen til det nye kontoret.
The student reads the book about the project.
Studenten leser boken om prosjektet.
The student asks if the bus is cheaper for employees at the university.
Studenten spør om bussen er billigere for ansatte ved universitetet.
completely
helt
The car is completely clean.
Bilen er helt ren.
until
til
nine
ni
I have nine books.
Jeg har ni bøker.
The boss had waited for an answer until nine o’clock.
Sjefen hadde ventet på et svar helt til klokken ni.
when
da
I was hungry when I came.
Jeg var sulten da jeg kom.
finally
endelig
Finally I can drink coffee.
Endelig kan jeg drikke kaffe.
more
flere
We need more books.
Vi trenger flere bøker.
When the answer finally arrived, he could stop sending more emails.
Da svaret endelig kom, kunne han slutte å sende flere e-poster.
I read the newspaper while I wait for the bus.
Jeg leser avisen mens jeg venter på bussen.

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