Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Braving the Unexpected: How One Pair of Slippers Sparked a Revolution
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Lars bor i Oslo.
En: Lars lives in Oslo.

Nb: Han har tøfler.
En: He has slippers.

Nb: Han liker dem veldig.
En: He likes them a lot.

Nb: De er myke og varme.
En: They are soft and warm.

Nb: Ingrid bor også i Oslo.
En: Ingrid also lives in Oslo.

Nb: Hun er Lars sin venn.
En: She is Lars's friend.

Nb: Men hun liker ikke tøflerne hans.
En: But she does not like his slippers.

Nb: En dag var det et formelt arrangement.
En: One day there was a formal event.

Nb: Lars skulle dit.
En: Lars was supposed to go there.

Nb: Han var hindret i tankene.
En: He was preoccupied in his thoughts.

Nb: Han tenkte på hva han skulle si og gjøre.
En: He was thinking about what to say and do.

Nb: Han var nervøs.
En: He was nervous.

Nb: Plutselig merket han at han hadde tatt på seg tøflerne.
En: Suddenly he realized that he had put on his slippers.

Nb: Men det var for sent.
En: But it was too late.

Nb: Han var allerede der.
En: He was already there.

Nb: Alle så på Lars.
En: Everyone looked at Lars.

Nb: De så ned på hans føtter.
En: They looked down at his feet.

Nb: De lo av hans tøfler.
En: They laughed at his slippers.

Nb: Lars ble rød i kinnene.
En: Lars blushed.

Nb: Han visste at han hadde gjort en feil.
En: He knew he had made a mistake.

Nb: Han ville gå hjem.
En: He wanted to go home.

Nb: Men Ingrid stoppet ham.
En: But Ingrid stopped him.

Nb: Hun tok hånden hans.
En: She took his hand.

Nb: Hun sa, "Det er greit, Lars.
En: She said, "It's okay, Lars.

Nb: Du er modig.
En: You are brave."

Nb: "Lars så på Ingrid.
En: Lars looked at Ingrid.

Nb: Han smilte.
En: He smiled.

Nb: Han var fortsatt flau.
En: He was still embarrassed.

Nb: Men han visste at det ville gå bra.
En: But he knew it would be okay.

Nb: Han gikk inn på arrangementet.
En: He went into the event.

Nb: Han snakket med folk.
En: He talked to people.

Nb: Han var fortsatt nervøs.
En: He was still nervous.

Nb: Men han husket hva Ingrid sa.
En: But he remembered what Ingrid said.

Nb: Mens Lars gikk rundt, merket han noe.
En: As Lars walked around, he noticed something.

Nb: Folk begynte å smile.
En: People started to smile.

Nb: De lo ikke av ham.
En: They didn't laugh at him.

Nb: De så på ham og smilte.
En: They looked at him and smiled.

Nb: De sa, "Lars, tøflene dine er kule!
En: They said, "Lars, your slippers are cool!"

Nb: " Lars ble overrasket.
En: Lars was surprised.

Nb: Han hadde ikke forventet det.
En: He hadn't expected that.

Nb: Etter arrangementet, snakket Lars med Ingrid.
En: After the event, Lars talked to Ingrid.

Nb: Han takket henne.
En: He thanked her.

Nb: Han fortalte henne at han hadde hatt det gøy.
En: He told her he had had fun.

Nb: Han fortalte henne at folk likte tøflene hans.
En: He told her that people liked his slippers.

Nb: Ingrid smilte.
En: Ingrid smiled.

Nb: Hun var glad for Lars.
En: She was happy for Lars.

Nb: Hun visste at tøflene hans var kule.
En: She knew his slippers were cool.

Nb: Fra den dagen, brukte Lars tøflene ofte.
En: From that day on, Lars wore the slippers often.

Nb: Selv på formelle arrangementer.
En: Even to formal events.

Nb: Og hver gang, fikk han komplimenter.
En: And every time, he received compliments.

Nb: Folk likte tøflene hans.
En: People liked his slippers.

Nb: De likte at han var annerledes.
En: They liked that he was different.

Nb: De likte at han var modig.
En: They liked that he was brave.

Nb: Og Ingrid, hun var alltid der.
En: And Ingrid, she was always there.

Nb: Hun støttet alltid Lars.
En: She always supported Lars.

Nb: Selv når han hadde på seg tøflene.
En: Even when he wore the slippers.

Nb: Ingrid var glad for Lars.
En: Ingrid was happy for Lars.

Nb: Og Lars, han var glad for Ingrid.
En: And Lars, he was happy for Ingrid.

Nb: Sammen lærte de at det er greit å være annerledes.
En: Together they learned that it's okay to be different.

Nb: Det er greit å være seg selv.
En: It's okay to be yourself.

Nb: Og på den måten, på en merkelig dag i Oslo, endret et par tøfler alt.
En: And in that way, on a strange day in Oslo, a pair of slippers changed everything.


Vocabulary Words:

• name: navn
• Lars: Lars
• Oslo: Oslo
• slippers: tøfler
• likes: liker
• soft: myk
• warm: varm
• Ingrid: Ingrid
• friend: venn
• formal: formell
• event: arrangement
• nervous: nervøs
• realized: merket
• mistake: feil
• brave: modig
• smiled: smilte
• embarrassed: flau
• people: folk
• cool: kule
• surprised: overrasket
• fun: gøy
• compliments: komplimenter
• different: annerledes
• supported: støttet
• happy: glad
• learned: lærte
• strange: merkelig
• changed: endret
• everything: alt