Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Snapshots and Sun Salutations: A Day at Frogner Park
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Eirik og Ingrid hadde en idé.
En: Eirik and Ingrid had an idea.

Nb: De skulle ta bilder av Vigeland-statuene i Frogner Park.
En: They would take pictures of the Vigeland statues in Frogner Park.

Nb: Det var sol, og alle var glade.
En: It was sunny, and everyone was happy.

Nb: Eirik og Ingrid gikk inn i parken med kamera.
En: Eirik and Ingrid entered the park with a camera.

Nb: De kom til Monolitten.
En: They came to the Monolith.

Nb: Det er en stor statue.
En: It's a large statue.

Nb: "La oss starte her," sa Eirik.
En: "Let's start here," said Eirik.

Nb: "God idé," svarte Ingrid og løftet kameraet.
En: "Good idea," replied Ingrid, lifting the camera.

Nb: De stilte seg ved statuen.
En: They stood by the statue.

Nb: Eirik skulle posere først.
En: Eirik would pose first.

Nb: "Stå sånn," sa Ingrid og viste med hendene.
En: "Stand like this," said Ingrid, demonstrating with her hands.

Nb: Eirik prøvde.
En: Eirik tried.

Nb: Ingrid tok bilde.
En: Ingrid took the picture.

Nb: Så var det Ingrids tur.
En: Then it was Ingrid's turn.

Nb: De flyttet til Sinnataggen.
En: They moved to the Angry Boy statue.

Nb: Eirik og Ingrid prøvde å stå som den lille gutten.
En: Eirik and Ingrid tried to pose like the little boy.

Nb: Det var vanskelig.
En: It was difficult.

Nb: De lo mye.
En: They laughed a lot.

Nb: En gruppe mennesker kom mot dem.
En: A group of people approached them.

Nb: "Er dere med på yoga?"
En: "Are you here for yoga?"

Nb: spurte en dame.
En: asked a lady.

Nb: Eirik og Ingrid så på hverandre.
En: Eirik and Ingrid looked at each other.

Nb: De visste ikke hva de skulle si.
En: They didn't know what to say.

Nb: "Eh, ja," svarte Eirik, litt forvirret.
En: "Uh, yes," answered Eirik, a bit confused.

Nb: Alle satte seg på matter.
En: Everyone sat down on mats.

Nb: Eirik og Ingrid fulgte etter.
En: Eirik and Ingrid followed.

Nb: Instruktøren begynte å snakke.
En: The instructor began to speak.

Nb: "Velkommen til sommer yoga," sa hun.
En: "Welcome to summer yoga," she said.

Nb: "Vi begynner med enkle øvelser."
En: "We'll start with some simple exercises."

Nb: Eirik og Ingrid prøvde å følge instruksjonene.
En: Eirik and Ingrid tried to follow the instructions.

Nb: "Dette føles mer som en statue," hvisket Eirik til Ingrid.
En: "This feels more like a statue," Eirik whispered to Ingrid.

Nb: Ingrid nikket og smilte.
En: Ingrid nodded and smiled.

Nb: De hadde allerede en plan.
En: They already had a plan.

Nb: Kanskje yoga kunne hjelpe dem å posere bedre.
En: Maybe yoga could help them pose better.

Nb: Etter yogaen kom instruktøren bort til dem.
En: After yoga, the instructor came over to them.

Nb: "Bra jobbet," sa hun.
En: "Good job," she said.

Nb: "Vil dere bli med neste gang?"
En: "Would you like to join next time?"

Nb: Eirik og Ingrid var glade.
En: Eirik and Ingrid were happy.

Nb: "Kanskje," svarte de.
En: "Maybe," they replied.

Nb: De fortsatte å ta bilder.
En: They continued to take pictures.

Nb: Med yoga-øvelser i hodet klarte de å lage morsomme og kreative statuer.
En: With yoga exercises in mind, they managed to make funny and creative statues.

Nb: På slutten av dagen hadde de mange gode bilder.
En: By the end of the day, they had many good pictures.

Nb: "Vi gjorde det," sa Eirik.
En: "We did it," said Eirik.

Nb: "Ja, og vi gjorde yoga også," lo Ingrid.
En: "Yes, and we did yoga too," laughed Ingrid.

Nb: De gikk ut av parken og visste at de hadde hatt en uventet, men fantastisk dag.
En: They walked out of the park, knowing they had an unexpected but fantastic day.


Vocabulary Words:

• idea: idé
• pictures: bilder
• statues: statuene
• sunny: sol
• entered: gikk inn
• camera: kamera
• monolith: monolitten
• large: stor
• demonstrating: viste
• pose: posere
• angry: sinnataggen
• boy: gutten
• difficult: vanskelig
• laughed: lo
• group: gruppe
• approached: kom mot
• yoga: yoga
• lady: dame
• confused: forvirret
• mats: matter
• instructor: instruktøren
• exercises: øvelser
• whispered: hvisket
• nodded: nikket
• creative: kreative
• managed: klarte
• unexpected: uventet
• fantastic: fantastisk
• happy: glade
• replied: svarte