Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Building Dreams: A Bonding Journey with IKEA
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Lars var en tøffing.
En: Lars was a tough guy.

Nb: Ingrid, hans søster, var en smarting.
En: Ingrid, his sister, was a smart girl.

Nb: Begge bodde i hjertet av Oslo, i en flott leilighet med utsikt over den travle Karl Johan gate.
En: Both lived in the heart of Oslo, in a nice apartment overlooking the busy Karl Johan street.

Nb: En dag kom en stor pakke til leiligheten.
En: One day, a big package arrived at the apartment.

Nb: Det var et IKEA møbel.
En: It was an IKEA furniture.

Nb: Navnet var nesten umulig å uttale.
En: The name was almost impossible to pronounce.

Nb: Lars, med hans sterke armer, løftet det lett.
En: Lars, with his strong arms, lifted it easily.

Nb: Men da han åpnet pakken, fant de ikke instruksjonene.
En: But when he opened the package, they couldn't find the instructions.

Nb: "Å nei, hva skal vi gjøre nå?
En: "Oh no, what should we do now?"

Nb: " spurte Ingrid, som så på alle bitene som nå lå spredt over stuegulvet.
En: asked Ingrid, looking at all the pieces now scattered on the living room floor.

Nb: Lars sa, "Ikke vær redd, Ingrid.
En: Lars said, "Don't worry, Ingrid.

Nb: Jeg bygde et Lego-slott en gang.
En: I once built a Lego castle.

Nb: Hvor vanskelig kan dette være?
En: How hard can this be?"

Nb: "De satte i gang.
En: They got started.

Nb: Lars fikk jobben med å skru, og Ingrid prøvde å sette sammen delene.
En: Lars took on the job of screwing, and Ingrid tried to put the pieces together.

Nb: De passet ikke alltid, men de prøvde likevel.
En: They didn't always fit, but they kept trying.

Nb: Tiden gikk.
En: Time passed.

Nb: Solen forsvant.
En: The sun disappeared.

Nb: OSLO-skiltet i bakgrunnen blinket i natten.
En: The OSLO sign in the background blinked in the night.

Nb: Stuen ble fylt med ekstra skruer og deler.
En: The living room filled with extra screws and parts.

Nb: Lars begynte å bli bekymret.
En: Lars started to get worried.

Nb: Var dette virkelig riktig?
En: Was this really right?

Nb: Men han prøvde å være modig.
En: But he tried to be brave.

Nb: Ingrid smilte og sa, "Ikke vær redd, Lars.
En: Ingrid smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, Lars.

Nb: Sammen kan vi klare alt.
En: Together we can do anything."

Nb: "De jobbet og jobbet.
En: They worked and worked.

Nb: Bitene ville ikke passe, men de prøvde og prøvde.
En: The pieces wouldn't fit, but they kept trying.

Nb: Den store klokken på Karl Johan slo tolv.
En: The big clock on Karl Johan struck twelve.

Nb: Oslolivet sov, men Lars og Ingrid var våkne.
En: Oslo life slept, but Lars and Ingrid were awake.

Nb: Plutselig sto møblet der - større enn de trodde.
En: Suddenly, the furniture stood there - bigger than they thought.

Nb: Men delene var borte.
En: But the pieces were missing.

Nb: Alt var borte - unntatt én skrue.
En: Everything was gone - except for one screw.

Nb: Lars så på skruen.
En: Lars looked at the screw.

Nb: Han så på Ingrid.
En: He looked at Ingrid.

Nb: Ingrid så på skruen og så på Lars.
En: Ingrid looked at the screw and looked at Lars.

Nb: Så begynte de begge å le.
En: Then they both started to laugh.

Nb: "Vi klarte det, Lars!
En: "We did it, Lars!"

Nb: " ropte Ingrid.
En: shouted Ingrid.

Nb: De ga hverandre en stor klem.
En: They gave each other a big hug.

Nb: Ja, de hadde ekstra deler.
En: Yes, they had extra parts.

Nb: Men det betydde ikke noe.
En: But it didn't matter.

Nb: De hadde bygget et IKEA-møbel.
En: They had built an IKEA furniture.

Nb: De hadde vist at de kunne gjøre noe vanskelig sammen.
En: They had shown that they could do something difficult together.

Nb: Og der stod det - det nydelige møblet i deres stue.
En: And there it stood - the beautiful furniture in their living room.

Nb: Med en ekstra skrue og et extra smil, gikk de til sengs.
En: With an extra screw and an extra smile, they went to bed.

Nb: Hadde dette vært lett?
En: Was this easy?

Nb: Nei.
En: No.

Nb: Men de hadde klart det, og det var det beste av alt.
En: But they had accomplished it, and that was the best part of all.

Nb: Leiligheten i Oslo ble stille.
En: The apartment in Oslo became quiet.

Nb: Utenfor, blinket OSLO-skiltet fortsatt.
En: Outside, the OSLO sign still blinked.

Nb: Lars og Ingrid sov.
En: Lars and Ingrid slept.

Nb: De sov med et smil.
En: They slept with a smile.

Nb: De visste at sammen klarte de alt - selv å bygge IKEA-møbler uten instruksjoner.
En: They knew that together they could do anything - even build IKEA furniture without instructions.


Vocabulary Words:

• Lars: Lars
• Ingrid: Ingrid
• tough: tøff
• smart: smart
• Oslo: Oslo
• apartment: leilighet
• package: pakke
• IKEA: IKEA
• name: navn
• pronounce: uttale
• sister: søster
• smart: smarting
• pieces: biter
• living room: stue
• floor: gulv
• screws: skruer
• instructions: instruksjoner
• worried: bekymret
• brave: modig
• smile: smil
• sleep: sov
• build: bygge
• difficult: vanskelig
• together: sammen
• extra: ekstra
• bed: seng
• accomplished: klart
• beautiful: nydelige
• sign: skilt