Skole og utdanning (school and education)
The school system from barnehage to university, talking to your child's school, and relative clauses with som.
15 minutes · A free lesson from A2: Hverdagen (everyday life) · Roman and Urdu pronunciation guides and English meanings are shown under each phrase
Children in Norway can go to a barnehage (kindergarten) and start school in the year they turn six. School lasts ten years: barneskole for years 1 to 7 and ungdomsskole for years 8 to 10. Most young people then go on to videregående skole (upper secondary school), on a general programme or a vocational one that can lead to a fagbrev (a trade certificate). After that come høyskole and universitet.
| barnehage | Say barnehhaguh | بارنےہاگَ | Means: kindergarten, nursery |
| barneskole | Say barnuhskooluh | بارنَسکُولَ | Means: primary school (years 1 to 7) |
| ungdomsskole | Say ungdomsskooluh | اُنگدومسسکُولَ | Means: lower secondary school (years 8 to 10) |
| videregående skole | Say veedehrehgohannuh skooluh | ویدےرےگواننَ سکُولَ | Means: upper secondary school |
| fagbrev | Say fagbruhv | فاگبرَو | Means: a trade certificate |
| høyskole | Say hoyskooluh | ہوئسکُولَ | Means: a university college |
| universitet | Say ooneevasheetuht | اُونیواشیتَت | Means: a university |
School words
som joins a description to a noun, whether it is a person or a thing: Læreren som underviser i matte, heter Ole. · Skolen som barna går på, ligger i nærheten. When som is the object of its clause, you can leave it out: Boka jeg leser, er spennende. When it is the subject, it must stay: Eleven som kom for sent, satt bakerst.
| som | Say soom | سُوم | Means: who, which, that; as |
| Læreren som underviser i matte, heter Ole. | Say laarehruhn soom unnarveesuhr ee matuh, hehtuhr ooluh. | لارےرَن سُوم اُننارویسَر ای ماتَ, ہےتَر اُولَ. | Means: The teacher who teaches maths is called Ole. |
| Skolen som barna går på, ligger i nærheten. | Say skooluhn soom barna gohr poh, liguhr ee narhehtuhn. | سکُولَن سُوم بارنا گور پو, لِگَر ای نارہےتَن. | Means: The school (that) the children go to is nearby. |
| Boka jeg leser, er spennende. | Say booka yai lehsuhr, ehr spehnnehnnuh. | بُوکا یائی لےسَر, اےر سپےننےننَ. | Means: The book I am reading is exciting. |
| Eleven som kom for sent, satt bakerst. | Say ehlehvuhn soom kom for sehnt, sat bakasht. | اےلےوَن سُوم کوم فور سےنت, سات باکاشت. | Means: The pupil who came late sat at the back. |
Talking to the school
Telling the school
- Sønnen min er syk i dag og kommer ikke på skolen.Say: soennuhn meen ehr suek ee dag oh kommuhr ikuh poh skooluhn.سوےننَن مین اےر سیُک ای داگ او کوممَر اِکَ پو سکُولَن.Means: My son is ill today and is not coming to school.
- Kan datteren min få fri på fredag?Say: kan datehruhn meen foh free poh frehda?کان داتےرَن مین فو فری پو فرےدا?Means: Can my daughter have Friday off?
Asking
- Hvordan går det med henne på skolen?Say: vordan gohr deh meh hehnnuh poh skooluhn?ووردان گور دے مے ہےننَ پو سکُولَن?Means: How is she getting on at school?
- Hva kan vi gjøre hjemme for å hjelpe?Say: va kan vee yoeruh yehmmuh for oh yehlpuh?وا کان وی یوےرَ یےممَ فور او یےلپَ?Means: What can we do at home to help?
Utviklingssamtale
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- Lærer: Velkommen. Emil har det fint i klassen, og han har mange venner.Say: vehlkommuhn. ehmeel har deh fint ee klassuhn, oh han har manguh vehnnuhr.وےلکوممَن. اےمیل ہار دے فِنت ای کلاسسَن, او ہان ہار مانگَ وےننَر.Means: Welcome. Emil is doing well in the class, and he has many friends.
- Mor: Så bra å høre. Hvordan går det med lesingen?Say: soh bra oh hoeruh. vordan gohr deh meh lehsinguhn?سو برا او ہوےرَ. ووردان گور دے مے لےسِنگَن?Means: Good to hear. How is his reading going?
- Lærer: Han leser bedre nå, men han trenger å øve hjemme hver dag.Say: han lehsuhr buhdreh noh, mehn han trehnguhr oh oevuh yehmmuh vehr dag.ہان لےسَر بَدرے نو, مےن ہان ترےنگَر او اوےوَ یےممَ وےر داگ.Means: He reads better now, but he needs to practise at home every day.
- Mor: Hvilke bøker bør han lese?Say: vilkuh boekuhr boer han lehsuh?وِلکَ بوےکَر بوےر ہان لےسَ?Means: Which books should he read?
- Lærer: Bøker som han synes er morsomme. Biblioteket har mange fine bøker for barn.Say: boekuhr soom han suenuhs ehr moshommuh. bibleeootehkuht har manguh feenuh boekuhr for barn.بوےکَر سُوم ہان سیُنَس اےر موشوممَ. بِبلیُوتےکَت ہار مانگَ فینَ بوےکَر فور بارن.Means: Books that he thinks are fun. The library has lots of good books for children.
Say it out loud (50 seconds): Fortell om skolegangen og utdanningen din. Hvilket fag likte du best?Say: furtehl om skoolehganguhn oh utdanninguhn deen. vilkuht fag liktuh doo behst?فُرتےل اوم سکُولےگانگَن او اُتداننِنگَن دین. وِلکَت فاگ لِکتَ دُو بےست?Means: Talk about your schooling and your education. Which subject did you like best?
A model answer
Jeg gikk på skole i Peshawar i tolv år. Etterpå studerte jeg økonomi på universitetet. Faget som jeg likte best, var matematikk. Nå vil jeg ta en utdanning i Norge, slik at jeg kan jobbe her.Say: yai yik poh skooluh ee pehs-havar ee tol ohr. ehtarpoh stoodartuh yai oekoonoomee poh ooneevasheetehtuht. faguht soom yai liktuh behst, var matehmatik. noh vil yai ta ehn utdanning ee norguh, shleek at yai kan yobuh hehr.یائی یِک پو سکُولَ ای پےسہاوار ای تول اور. اےتارپو ستُودارتَ یائی اوےکُونُومی پو اُونیواشیتےتَت. فاگَت سُوم یائی لِکتَ بےست, وار ماتےماتِک. نو وِل یائی تا اےن اُتداننِنگ ای نورگَ, شلیک ات یائی کان یوبَ ہےر.Means: I went to school in Peshawar for twelve years. Afterwards I studied economics at university. The subject I liked best was mathematics. Now I want to get an education in Norway, so that I can work here.
Lesson quiz
Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.
Quick check: What is “ungdomsskole”?
- Kindergarten
- Years 8 to 10 of school
- University
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B: Years 8 to 10 of school — barneskole is years 1 to 7 and ungdomsskole years 8 to 10.
Quick check: What does a “fagbrev” show?
- That you are qualified in a trade
- That you finished primary school
- That you passed a driving test
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A: That you are qualified in a trade — A vocational programme at upper secondary school can lead to a fagbrev.
Quick check: Choose the word that joins the clauses: “Læreren ___ underviser i matte, heter Ole.”
- hvem
- hva
- som
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C: som — som is used for people and for things.
Quick check: Which sentence can drop “som”?
- Boka som jeg leser, er spennende.
- Eleven som kom for sent, satt bakerst.
- Mannen som bor her, er lege.
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A: Boka som jeg leser, er spennende. — som can go when it is the object of its clause: jeg leser boka.
Quick check: What is an “utviklingssamtale”?
- A school trip
- A meeting with the teacher about your child's progress
- An exam at the end of the year
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B: A meeting with the teacher about your child's progress — Parents and the teacher meet to talk about how the child is doing.
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