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Framtid: skal, vil og kommer til å (talking about the future)

Plans, wishes and predictions — and why vil does not mean will.

12 minutes · A free lesson from A2: Hverdagen (everyday life) · Roman and Urdu pronunciation guides and English meanings are shown under each phrase

Norwegian has several ways to talk about what will happen:

Words for the future

i morgenSay: ee mornای مورنMeans: tomorrowtomorrowVi ses i morgen!Say: vee sehs ee morn!وی سےس ای مورن!Means: See you tomorrow!
i overmorgenSay: ee oovarmorguhnای اُووارمورگَنMeans: the day after tomorrowthe day after tomorrowJeg reiser i overmorgen.Say: yai raisuhr ee oovarmorguhn.یائی رائسَر ای اُووارمورگَن.Means: I am leaving the day after tomorrow.
neste ukeSay: nehstuh ookuhنےستَ اُوکَMeans: next weeknext weekNeste uke skal vi flytte.Say: nehstuh ookuh skal vee fluetuh.نےستَ اُوکَ سکال وی فلیُتَ.Means: Next week we are moving.
om en månedSay: om ehn mohnuhdاوم اےن مونَدMeans: in a monthin a monthKurset begynner om en måned.Say: kushuht buhyuennuhr om ehn mohnuhd.کُشَت بَییُننَر اوم اےن مونَد.Means: The course starts in a month.
snartSay: snartسنارتMeans: soonsoonDet blir snart sommer.Say: deh bleer snart sommuhr.دے بلیر سنارت سوممَر.Means: It will soon be summer.
etter hvertSay: ehtuhr vartاےتَر وارتMeans: gradually, in timegradually, in timeEtter hvert blir det lettere.Say: ehtuhr vart bleer deh lehtehruh.اےتَر وارت بلیر دے لےتےرَ.Means: In time it gets easier.

Planer etter kurset

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Say it out loud (45 seconds): Fortell om planene dine for neste år. Bruk skal, vil og kommer til å.Say: furtehl om planuhnuh deenuh for nehstuh ohr. brook skal, vil oh kommuhr teel oh.فُرتےل اوم پلانَنَ دینَ فور نےستَ اور. برُوک سکال, وِل او کوممَر تیل او.Means: Talk about your plans for next year. Use skal, vil and kommer til å.

A model answer

Neste år skal jeg ta norskprøven på B1. Etterpå vil jeg søke jobb som regnskapsfører. Jeg tror det kommer til å gå bra, fordi jeg øver hver dag.Say: nehstuh ohr skal yai ta noshkproevuhn poh beh ehn. ehtarpoh vil yai soekuh yob soom rehngnskapsfoeruhr. yai troor deh kommuhr teel oh goh bra, fordee yai oevuhr vehr dag.نےستَ اور سکال یائی تا نوشکپروےوَن پو بے اےن. اےتارپو وِل یائی سوےکَ یوب سُوم رےنگنسکاپسفوےرَر. یائی ترُور دے کوممَر تیل او گو برا, فوردی یائی اوےوَر وےر داگ.Means: Next year I am going to take the Norwegian test at B1. After that I want to apply for a job as an accountant. I think it will go well, because I practise every day.

Lesson quiz

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

Quick check: Choose the right word: “Vi ___ flytte neste uke.” (a plan)

  1. vil
  2. skal
  3. blir
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B: skal — skal is for a plan or an arrangement.

Quick check: What does “Jeg vil reise til Pakistan” mean?

  1. I will definitely travel to Pakistan.
  2. I travelled to Pakistan.
  3. I want to travel to Pakistan.
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C: I want to travel to Pakistan. — vil means want, not will.

Quick check: What does “Det kommer til å regne i morgen” mean?

  1. It is going to rain tomorrow.
  2. It rained yesterday.
  3. It wants to rain.
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A: It is going to rain tomorrow. — kommer til å is for something you expect to happen.

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