LESSON NOTES

Survival Phrases S1 #24

Riding the Norwegian Bus: What is
the Next Stop?

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Norwegian
English
Vocabulary
Sample Sentences
Grammar
Cultural Insight

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NORWEGIAN
1.

Er dette Bergen?

2.

Hva er neste stopp?

3.

Neste stopp er Bergen.

ENGLISH
1.

Is this Bergen already?

2.

What is the next stop?

3.

The next stop is Bergen

VOCABULARY
Nor w e gian

English

C lass

Bergen

Bergen

stopp

stop, station

noun

neste

next

noun

dette

this (neutral)

pronoun

hva

what

adverb

SAMPLE SENTENCES

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Hvor er Bergen?

Neste stopp er Oslo S.

"Where is Bergen?"

"The next stop is Oslo central station."

Sving til hyre rundt neste hjrne.

Hva er dette?

"Please turn right at the next corner."

"What is this?"

Hva vil du gjre?

"What do you want to do?"

GRAMMAR
In the previous lesson, we learned how to ask the bus driver if the bus goes to your
destination.
Once on the bus, you'll also need to know where to get off. Use the phrase Er dette ...? This
phrase means "Is this ...?" Just use whichever city and the name of the stop there at the end of
the sentence. Let's try with the city of Bergen, one of Norway's biggest tourist destinations,
which is famous for its harbor. Er dette Bergen?
The first word is er, which is Norwegian for "is." It is followed by dette, which we have seen in
previous lessons, which means, "this." It's that simple.
Another way of inquiring could be to ask what the next stop is. In Norwegian, the phrase is
Hva er neste stopp? "What's the next stop?" Let's break down these words. Hva er neste
stopp? Hva is "what," neste means "next," and stopp is "stop."
As an answer, you might get Neste stopp er Bergen. Start preparing to get off if you hear this
because it means, "The next stop is Bergen."

CULTURAL INSIGHT
Quick Tip #1

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Use the front door when getting on the bus and all the others when getting off. This may not
be the rule in every city but it will be more comfortable not having to fight the tide against you.
Quick Tip #2

Bergen is famous for its UNESCO-listed harbor with a famous fish market and the city
aquarium. Other good tourist places are the Geiranger fjord not far from Bergen and
Trondheim famous for its great nightlife and cathedral.

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