Chapter 10 Flashcards
liv/et
life
kjærlighet/en
love
savn/et
longing, privation
for tre år siden
three years ago
begynnelse/n
beginning
flyktning/en
refugee
alene
alone
kjenne, kjente
know
ingen
nobody
- Jeg kjente ingen.
- I don’t know anyone.
på grunn av
because of, on account of
vel
I suppose (modifier indicating that the speaker assumes something)
- De lærte du vel norsk raskt?
- You learned Norwegian quickly, then?
raskt
quickly
kunne (kan, kunne)
could
god i engelsk
speak English well
hans
his
føle seg, -te
feel
ensom, -t, -me
lonely
historie/-a el. -en
story
lande, -et
land
asylmottak/et
asylum reception centre
sted/et
place
langt ute på landet
deep in the countryside
på landet
in the country
trygghet/en
safety
holde seg i form
stay in shape
form/a el. -en
shape
deprimert, -, -e
depressed
lengte etter, -et
long for, miss
over
over
- for litt over et år siden
- a little more than a year ago
endelig
finally
hente, -et
collect, meet
gråte, gråt
cry, weep
klemme, klemte
hug
leilighet/a el. -en
flat, apartment
etasje/n
floor, storey
dugnad/n
voluntary community service
blokk/a el. -en
block of flats
pen, -t, -e
pretty, nice
utenfor
outside
stelle, stelte
look after, tend
male, -te
paint
steke, -te
fry
vaffel/en, vafler
waffles
de andre
the others
like seg, -te
enjoy oneself, like
spille fotball, spilte
play football
barnehage/n
kindergarten, crehe