Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Lost and Found: Unveiling the Unexpected Charms of Bergen
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Det brøt ut latter i den smale gaten.
En: Laughter broke out in the narrow street.

Nb: Lars og Ingrid stod forvirret midt i Bergen.
En: Lars and Ingrid stood confused in the middle of Bergen.

Nb: De skulle til fiskemarkedet.
En: They were supposed to go to the fish market.

Nb: Men de gikk feil vei.
En: But they went the wrong way.

Nb: De endte på en strikkekonvensjon.
En: They ended up at a knitting convention.

Nb: I det fjerne kunne de høre sjøen.
En: In the distance, they could hear the sea.

Nb: Men det var ikke en vanlig lyd av sjøen.
En: But it wasn't the usual sound of the sea.

Nb: Det var lyden av mennesker, latter, og barn som ropte.
En: It was the sound of people, laughter, and children shouting.

Nb: Gatene i Bergen var smale og svingete.
En: The streets in Bergen were narrow and winding.

Nb: Det var lett å gå seg vill.
En: It was easy to get lost.

Nb: Lars og Ingrid hadde tatt feil vei.
En: Lars and Ingrid had taken the wrong way.

Nb: De ville finne tilbake.
En: They wanted to find their way back.

Nb: Men de visste ikke hvilken vei de skulle ta.
En: But they didn't know which way to go.

Nb: De kunne se de snøkledde fjellene.
En: They could see the snow-covered mountains.

Nb: Men de kunne ikke se sjøen.
En: But they couldn't see the sea.

Nb: Henrik var også i Bergen.
En: Henrik was also in Bergen.

Nb: Han var en venn av Lars og Ingrid.
En: He was a friend of Lars and Ingrid.

Nb: Han så dem fra en avstand.
En: He saw them from a distance.

Nb: Han ropte og vinket.
En: He shouted and waved.

Nb: Men de hørte ham ikke.
En: But they didn't hear him.

Nb: De var forvirret.
En: They were confused.

Nb: De visste ikke hvor de skulle gå.
En: They didn't know where to go.

Nb: Da Henrik kom nærmere, gjenkjente de ham.
En: When Henrik got closer, they recognized him.

Nb: Han pekte på veien som ledet til strikkekonvensjonen.
En: He pointed to the path that led to the knitting convention.

Nb: De gikk dit.
En: They went there.

Nb: Strikkekonvensjonen var stort.
En: The knitting convention was big.

Nb: Det var mange mennesker der.
En: There were many people there.

Nb: Det var strikkede gensere, luer, og sokker overalt.
En: Knitted sweaters, hats, and socks were everywhere.

Nb: Alle strikket.
En: Everyone was knitting.

Nb: Noen strikket fort, noen sakte.
En: Some knitted fast, some slowly.

Nb: Det var en nål som gikk gjennom garnet.
En: A needle went through the yarn.

Nb: Det ble til en lue.
En: It turned into a hat.

Nb: En annen nål gikk gjennom et annet garn.
En: Another needle went through another yarn.

Nb: Det ble til en sokk.
En: It turned into a sock.

Nb: Det var som om garnet ble tryllet om til klær.
En: It was as if the yarn was magically transformed into clothes.

Nb: Lars, Ingrid og Henrik gikk gjennom folkemengden.
En: Lars, Ingrid, and Henrik walked through the crowd.

Nb: De så de mange produktene.
En: They saw the many products.

Nb: De så alle som strikket.
En: They saw everyone knitting.

Nb: De ble imponert.
En: They were impressed.

Nb: De forstod at strikking var en stor ting i Bergen.
En: They understood that knitting was a big thing in Bergen.

Nb: De snakket med menneskene.
En: They talked to the people.

Nb: De spurte om veien til fiskemarkedet.
En: They asked for directions to the fish market.

Nb: Men de fikk ikke svaret de håpet.
En: But they didn't get the answer they hoped for.

Nb: De gikk i mange timer.
En: They walked for many hours.

Nb: De ble trette.
En: They got tired.

Nb: Men de ga ikke opp.
En: But they didn't give up.

Nb: De var fast bestemt på å finne fiskemarkedet.
En: They were determined to find the fish market.

Nb: Til slutt, de fant det.
En: Finally, they found it.

Nb: De kunne lukte det før de kunne se det.
En: They could smell it before they could see it.

Nb: Lukten av fisk hang tett i luften.
En: The smell of fish hung thick in the air.

Nb: Fiskemarkedet i Bergen var kjent.
En: The fish market in Bergen was famous.

Nb: Det var alltid travelt.
En: It was always busy.

Nb: Det var alltid folk.
En: There were always people.

Nb: Det var alltid lyden av sjøen.
En: There was always the sound of the sea.

Nb: Og fiskere som solgte sine fangst.
En: And fishermen selling their catch.

Nb: Det var det Lars, Ingrid og Henrik ville se.
En: That's what Lars, Ingrid, and Henrik wanted to see.

Nb: De smilte til hverandre.
En: They smiled at each other.

Nb: De hadde endelig funnet det.
En: They had finally found it.

Nb: Selv om dagen ikke gikk som planlagt, lærte de noe nytt.
En: Even though the day didn't go as planned, they learned something new.

Nb: De oppdaget en ny side av Bergen.
En: They discovered a new side of Bergen.

Nb: De oppdaget strikkekonvensjonen.
En: They discovered the knitting convention.

Nb: Og de fikk se fiskemarkedet.
En: And they got to see the fish market.

Nb: De tenkte tilbake på dagen.
En: They thought back on the day.

Nb: De lo av seg selv.
En: They laughed at themselves.

Nb: De hadde gått seg vill.
En: They had gotten lost.

Nb: Men de hadde hatt det gøy.
En: But they had fun.

Nb: Og de hadde lært at det alltid er verdt å gå på eventyr.
En: And they learned that it's always worth going on an adventure.

Nb: Bergen hadde vist dem noe nytt.
En: Bergen had shown them something new.

Nb: Noe uventet.
En: Something unexpected.

Nb: Noe de ville huske.
En: Something they would remember.

Nb: De ville alltid huske den dagen de gikk seg vill i Bergen.
En: They would always remember the day they got lost in Bergen.

Nb: Og hvordan de fant veien til strikkekonvensjonen.
En: And how they found their way to the knitting convention.

Nb: Og fiskemarkedet.
En: And the fish market.

Nb: De ville alltid huske Bergen.
En: They would always remember Bergen.

Nb: Og de ville alltid huske hverandre.
En: And they would always remember each other.

Nb: Og de ville alltid se tilbake på den dagen med et smil.
En: And they would always look back on that day with a smile.

Nb: For det var ikke bare en dag de gikk seg vill.
En: Because it wasn't just a day they got lost.

Nb: Det var dagen de oppdaget Bergen på en ny måte.
En: It was the day they discovered Bergen in a new way.

Nb: Og det var en dag de ville huske for alltid.
En: And it was a day they would remember forever.


Vocabulary Words:

• Laughter: Latter
• Narrow: Smal
• Street: Gaten
• Confused: Forvirret
• Bergen: Bergen
• Fish market: Fiskemarkedet
• Wrong way: Feil vei
• Knitting convention: Strikkekonvensjon
• Sea: Sjøen
• Usual: Vanlig
• Sound: Lyd
• People: Mennesker
• Children: Barn
• Shouting: Roping
• Streets: Gatene
• Winding: Svingete
• Lost: Gå seg vill
• Mountains: Fjellene
• Snow-covered: Snøkledde
• Friend: Venn
• Distance: Avstand
• Shouted: Ropte
• Waved: Vinket
• Clothes: Klær
• Products: Produktene
• Impressed: Imponert
• Talking: Snakket
• Directions: Veien
• Answer: Svaret
• Walked: Gikk
• Tired: Trette
• Determined: Bestemt
• Found: Fant
• Smell: Lukte
• Air: Luft
• Famous: Kjent
• Busy: Travelt
• Fishermen: Fiskere
• Catch: Fangst
• Smiled: Smilte
• Planned: Planlagt
• Learned: Lærte
• New: Nytt
• Side: Side
• Remember: Huske
• Adventure: Eventyr
• Showed: Vist
• Unexpected: Uventet
• Look back: Se tilbake
• Forever: For alltid