Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: First Day in Bergen: A Friendship Begins
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Story Transcript:

Nb: På en solrik morgen i Bergen, våknet Ingrid med sommerfugler i magen.
En: On a sunny morning in Bergen, Ingrid woke up with butterflies in her stomach.

Nb: Hun skulle starte på en ny skole.
En: She was about to start at a new school.

Nb: Hennes første dag på videregående var her.
En: Her first day of high school had arrived.

Nb: Hun var spent, men også nervøs.
En: She was excited but also nervous.

Nb: Ingrid kikket ut av vinduet.
En: Ingrid looked out the window.

Nb: Solstrålene traff de gamle husene i nabolaget.
En: Sunlight hit the old houses in the neighborhood.

Nb: Hun tok på seg de nye klærne hun hadde valgt dagen før.
En: She put on the new clothes she had picked out the day before.

Nb: De fikk henne til å føle seg trygg.
En: They made her feel confident.

Nb: I et annet hus i Bergen, gjorde Lars seg også klar for dagen.
En: In another house in Bergen, Lars was also getting ready for the day.

Nb: Han var spent på å møte nye mennesker.
En: He was excited to meet new people.

Nb: Lars likte å spille gitar og håpet å finne noen nye venner som delte hans interesse.
En: Lars liked to play the guitar and hoped to find some new friends who shared his interest.

Nb: Ingrid og Lars visste ikke at de snart skulle møtes.
En: Ingrid and Lars didn’t know that they would soon meet.

Nb: Ved inngangen til skolen var det kaos.
En: At the school entrance, it was chaotic.

Nb: Elever gikk inn og ut, pratet og lo.
En: Students were going in and out, chatting and laughing.

Nb: Ingrid kjente ingen.
En: Ingrid didn’t know anyone.

Nb: Hun stod stille og prøvde å finne klasserommet.
En: She stood still, trying to find her classroom.

Nb: Plutselig snublet hun og bøker fløy ut av hendene hennes.
En: Suddenly, she tripped and books flew out of her hands.

Nb: En høy, mørkhåret gutt kom løpende til.
En: A tall, dark-haired boy came running over.

Nb: "Hei, trenger du hjelp?" spurte Lars med et smil.
En: “Hi, do you need help?” Lars asked with a smile.

Nb: Ingrid rødmet lett.
En: Ingrid blushed slightly.

Nb: "Ja, takk," svarte hun.
En: “Yes, thank you,” she answered.

Nb: Sammen plukket de opp bøkene.
En: Together, they picked up the books.

Nb: "Jeg heter Lars," sa han.
En: “My name is Lars,” he said.

Nb: "Ingrid," svarte hun og smilte tilbake.
En: “Ingrid,” she replied, smiling back.

Nb: De gikk sammen til klasserommet.
En: They walked to the classroom together.

Nb: Læreren, fru Johansen, hilste dem velkommen.
En: The teacher, Mrs. Johansen, welcomed them.

Nb: Vinduene i klasserommet ga utsikt over fjellene.
En: The classroom windows offered a view of the mountains.

Nb: Det var vakkert.
En: It was beautiful.

Nb: Undervisningen startet, og begge lyttet nøye.
En: The lesson started, and both listened carefully.

Nb: I friminuttet satte Ingrid og Lars seg sammen i kantinen.
En: During the break, Ingrid and Lars sat together in the cafeteria.

Nb: De begynte å prate om alt mulig.
En: They started talking about all sorts of things.

Nb: Ingrid fortalte at hun likte å tegne.
En: Ingrid shared that she liked to draw.

Nb: Lars delte sin lidenskap for musikk.
En: Lars talked about his passion for music.

Nb: Tiden fløy.
En: Time flew by.

Nb: Etter skolen bestemte de seg for å gå en tur langs Bryggen.
En: After school, they decided to take a walk along Bryggen.

Nb: Det var mange folk der, og luften var fylt med lukten av sjø og fisk.
En: There were many people there, and the air was filled with the smell of the sea and fish.

Nb: De pratet om sine drømmer og planer.
En: They talked about their dreams and plans.

Nb: Ingrid drømte om å bli kunstner.
En: Ingrid dreamed of becoming an artist.

Nb: Lars ønsket å bli en kjent musiker.
En: Lars wanted to become a famous musician.

Nb: De fant ut at de kunne hjelpe hverandre med å nå målene sine.
En: They discovered that they could help each other reach their goals.

Nb: Dagen gikk mot slutten.
En: The day was coming to an end.

Nb: Solen sank bak fjellene og kastet et gyllent skjær over byen.
En: The sun sank behind the mountains, casting a golden glow over the city.

Nb: De følte begge at en ny vennskap var begynt.
En: They both felt that a new friendship was beginning.

Nb: Ved slutten av dagen, når de gikk hver til sitt hjem, visste de at denne dagen hadde forandret livet deres.
En: By the end of the day, when they went to their respective homes, they knew that this day had changed their lives.

Nb: De så frem til mange flere dager fylt med vennskap og nye eventyr på den nye skolen.
En: They looked forward to many more days filled with friendship and new adventures at the new school.

Nb: Ingrid og Lars visste at de alltid ville støtte hverandre.
En: Ingrid and Lars knew that they would always support each other.

Nb: Og slik ble den første dagen på videregående i Bergen starten på et sterkt vennskap som kunne tåle alt.
En: And so, the first day of high school in Bergen marked the beginning of a strong friendship that could withstand anything.


Vocabulary Words:

• butterflies in her stomach: sommerfugler i magen
• excited: spent
• nervous: nervøs
• neighborhood: nabolaget
• confident: trygg
• chaotic: kaos
• chatting: pratet
• blushed: rødmet
• together: sammen
• classroom: klasserommet
• entrance: inngangen
• mountains: fjellene
• beautiful: vakkert
• carefully: nøye
• cafeteria: kantinen
• passion: lidenskap
• discover: fant ut
• dreams: drømmer
• plans: planer
• artist: kunstner
• walk: gå en tur
• air: luften
• smell: lukten
• sea: sjø
• golden glow: gyllent skjær
• friendship: vennskap
• support: støtte
• withstand: tåle
• adventures: eventyr
• lesson: undervisningen