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Å handle: mat og klær (shopping for food and clothes)

Prices in kroner, sizes and colours, denne, dette and disse, and the phrases you need at the till.

15 minutes · A free lesson from A1: Første steg (first steps) · Roman and Urdu pronunciation guides and English meanings are shown under each phrase

Clothes

en genserSay: ehn gehnsuhrاےن گےنسَرMeans: a jumper, a sweatera jumper, a sweaterDenne genseren er varm.Say: dehnnuh gehnsehruhn ehr varm.دےننَ گےنسےرَن اےر وارم.Means: This jumper is warm.
en jakkeSay: ehn yakuhاےن یاکَMeans: a jacketa jacketJeg trenger en ny jakke til vinteren.Say: yai trehnguhr ehn nue yakuh teel vintehruhn.یائی ترےنگَر اےن نیُ یاکَ تیل وِنتےرَن.Means: I need a new jacket for the winter.
ei bukseSay: ai buksuhآئی بُکسَMeans: a pair of trousersa pair of trousersBuksa er for lang.Say: buksa ehr for lang.بُکسا اےر فور لانگ.Means: The trousers are too long.
en kjoleSay: ehn shooluhاےن شُولَMeans: a dressa dressKjolen koster fem hundre kroner.Say: shooluhn kustuhr fehm hunnruh kroonuhr.شُولَن کُستَر فےم ہُننرَ کرُونَر.Means: The dress costs five hundred kroner.
et skjerfSay: eht sharfاےت شارفMeans: a scarfa scarfHun har et rødt skjerf.Say: hoon har eht roet sharf.ہُون ہار اےت روےت شارف.Means: She has a red scarf.
skoSay: skooسکُوMeans: shoes; a shoeshoesDisse skoene er for små.Say: dissuh skoanuh ehr for smoh.دِسسَ سکوانَ اےر فور سمو.Means: These shoes are too small.
en størrelseSay: ehn stoerehlsuhاےن ستوےرےلسَMeans: a sizea sizeHvilken størrelse bruker du?Say: vilkuhn stoerehlsuh brookuhr doo?وِلکَن ستوےرےلسَ برُوکَر دُو?Means: What size do you wear?

Colours

rødSay: roeروےMeans: redreden rød genser, et rødt skjerf, røde skoSay: ehn roe gehnsuhr, eht roet sharf, roeduh skooاےن روے گےنسَر, اےت روےت شارف, روےدَ سکُوMeans: a red jumper, a red scarf, red shoes
blåSay: blohبلوMeans: blueblueen blå jakkeSay: ehn bloh yakuhاےن بلو یاکَMeans: a blue jacket
grønnSay: groenگروےنMeans: greengreenet grønt husSay: eht groent hoosاےت گروےنت ہُوسMeans: a green house
svartSay: svartسوارتMeans: blackblacksvarte bukserSay: svartuh buksuhrسوارتَ بُکسَرMeans: black trousers
hvitSay: veetویتMeans: whitewhiteen hvit skjorteSay: ehn veet shurtuhاےن ویت شُرتَMeans: a white shirt

To point at something, use denne for en and ei words, dette for et words and disse for the plural, with the noun in its "the" form: denne jakka, dette skjerfet, disse skoene. For "that" and "those": den jakka, det skjerfet, de skoene.

denneSay dehnnuhدےننَMeans: this (with an en or ei word)
detteSay dehtuhدےتَMeans: this (with an et word)
disseSay dissuhدِسسَMeans: these
denne jakkaSay dehnnuh yakaدےننَ یاکاMeans: this jacket
dette skjerfetSay dehtuh sharfuhtدےتَ شارفَتMeans: this scarf
disse skoeneSay dissuh skoanuhدِسسَ سکوانَMeans: these shoes
den jakkaSay dehn yakaدےن یاکاMeans: that jacket
det skjerfetSay deh sharfuhtدے شارفَتMeans: that scarf
de skoeneSay dee skoanuhدی سکوانَMeans: those shoes

In the shop

Asking

At the till

Taking something back

I klesbutikken

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Say it out loud (40 seconds): Du er i en butikk. Spør om prisen og om en annen størrelse, og spør om du kan betale med kort.Say: doo ehr ee ehn bootik. spoer om preesuhn oh om ehn annuhn stoerehlsuh, oh spoer om doo kan buhtaluh meh kurt.دُو اےر ای اےن بُوتِک. سپوےر اوم پریسَن او اوم اےن آننَن ستوےرےلسَ, او سپوےر اوم دُو کان بَتالَ مے کُرت.Means: You are in a shop. Ask about the price and another size, and ask whether you can pay by card.

A model answer

Unnskyld, hva koster denne jakka? Har dere den i en mindre størrelse? Fint, jeg tar den. Kan jeg betale med kort?Say: unshuell, va kustuhr dehnnuh yaka? har dehruh dehn ee ehn minnruh stoerehlsuh? fint, yai tar dehn. kan yai buhtaluh meh kurt?اُنشیُلل, وا کُستَر دےننَ یاکا? ہار دےرَ دےن ای اےن مِننرَ ستوےرےلسَ? فِنت, یائی تار دےن. کان یائی بَتالَ مے کُرت?Means: Excuse me, how much is this jacket? Do you have it in a smaller size? Fine, I'll take it. Can I pay by card?

Lesson quiz

Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.

Quick check: Choose the right word: “___ skoene er for små.” (these)

  1. Denne
  2. Disse
  3. Dette
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B: Disse — skoene is plural, so these is disse.

Quick check: Choose the right form: “et ___ skjerf” (red)

  1. rødt
  2. rød
  3. røde
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A: rødt — An adjective takes -t with an et word: et rødt skjerf.

Quick check: What does “Kan jeg prøve den?” mean?

  1. Can I buy it?
  2. Can I return it?
  3. Can I try it on?
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C: Can I try it on? — å prøve means to try, or to try on.

Quick check: Which question asks for a bigger size?

  1. Kan jeg få en pose?
  2. Har dere denne i en større størrelse?
  3. Kan jeg betale med kort?
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B: Har dere denne i en større størrelse? — større is bigger and størrelse is size.

Quick check: What is a “kvittering”?

  1. A discount
  2. A changing room
  3. A receipt
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C: A receipt — Har du kvitteringen? means do you have the receipt.

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