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What to learn  |
Grammar |
Pronunciation |
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1 Going to Trondheim
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From Oslo by train
From Rome by plane
From Bergen by boat
From Hamburg by car |
Introducing oneself
Simple statements and questions
Simple negative statements
Numbers |
Personal pronouns
Verbs, present tense
Nouns, three genders
Question words
Word order
Nationalities |
The alphabet
Norwegian and English letters compared |
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2 Arrival in Trondheim
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To Moholt studentby
The airport express coach
Bus to Moholt
To the reception |
Asking for help
Asking for directions
The days
The time |
Personal pronouns, object form
Auxiliary verbs + infinitive
Nouns, indefinite and definite form
Question words, hvilken
Word order |
Vowels
Norwegian and English vowels compared |
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3 Settling in at the student housing area
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The key
The bed-sitter
First meeting with Anna
Breakfast with Frank |
Rooms and furniture
Colours
Ordinals |
Reflexive pronouns
Nouns, genitive, irregular forms
Adjectives, main pattern
Adverbs
Prepositions, i and på |
Diphthongs |
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4 Everyday life
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At Moholt center
At Solsiden
A shopping trip
At the police station |
Going to the shopping centre
Going to the police station
Food and drink
Clothes |
Demonstrative pronouns
Verbs, infinitive
Adjectives, other patterns
Liten and annen |
Consonants
Silent letters |
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5 In town
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An old man
Tourist in Trondheim
E-mail home
Nidarosdomen cathedral |
Talking about the past
A little bit about Trondheim |
Verbs, past tense
Adjectives in -el, -en
Time expressions
Words for quantities |
Consonant clusters |
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6 At the university
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Starting at Dragvoll
Home from Gløshaugen
The sports centre
Norwegian class |
Going to Dragvoll and Gløshaugen campus
Going to a Norwegian class
Handy vocabulary for students |
Verbs, present perfect
Verbs, irregular
Adjectives, definite form
Word order, subordinate clauses |
Long or short vowels
Stress
Word tones |
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7 Family & Spare time
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Family
Spare time |
Talking about family relations
Talking about spare time
Time expressions |
Possessive pronouns
Som (who/which)
Da and når (when) |
Retroflex sounds |
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8 Going on a trip & Being ill
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Trip to Oppdal
Peter is ill |
Talking about the weather
Months and seasons
Describing pain and discomfort |
Reflexive possessives, sin
Adjectives, comparison
Prepositions, time expressions |
Reductions |
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9 In the office & At a conference
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The office
A conference |
Handy vocabulary when working at the university
Writing an e-mail
Going to a conference |
Word order, main clause / subordinate clause
Fordi and derfor
Short answers |
Connected speech |
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10 A trip to Oslo & Christmas in Norway
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Trip to Oslo
Christmas in Norway |
Regions in Norway
A little bit about Oslo
Celebrating a Norwegian Christmas |
Så - adverb, conjunction, verb
Prepositions, about place
Prepositions, til and hos
Comma rules |
Speech rhythm
Unstressed syllables
Rhythm unit: The foot
Initial unstressed syllables
One last hint |
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