Likestilling og familieliv (equality and family life)
Women and men at work and at home, parental leave, barnehage — and talking about differences without judging.
15 minutes · A free lesson from B1: Selvstendig (independent) · Roman and Urdu pronunciation guides and English meanings are shown under each phrase
Likestilling — equality between women and men — is an important value in Norway, and it is protected by law. Most women and men work, and both parents have weeks of parental leave set aside for them. Most children start barnehage when they are one or two. At home, many couples share the housework and looking after the children.
| Likestilling | Say leekuhstilling | لیکَستِللِنگ | Means: Equality (between women and men) |
| barnehage | Say barnehhaguh | بارنےہاگَ | Means: kindergarten, nursery |
It is against the law to discriminate against someone at work or when they look for housing because of their gender, religion, ethnicity or a disability.
Family and equality
Pappapermisjon
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- Tor: Jeg har nyheter: Jeg skal ha pappapermisjon fra august.Say: yai har nuehehtuhr. yai skal ha papaparmishoon fra owgust.یائی ہار نیُہےتَر. یائی سکال ہا پاپاپارمِشُون فرا آؤگُست.Means: I have news: I'm going on paternity leave from August.
- Ahmed: Så fint! Hvem skal være hjemme med babyen etterpå?Say: soh fint! vehm skal vaaruh yehmmuh meh babueuhn ehtarpoh?سو فِنت! وےم سکال وارَ یےممَ مے بابیُاَن اےتارپو?Means: How nice! Who will stay at home with the baby afterwards?
- Tor: Kona mi begynner på jobb igjen, så da er det min tur.Say: koona mee buhyuennuhr poh yob iyuhn, soh da ehr deh meen toor.کُونا می بَییُننَر پو یوب اِیَن, سو دا اےر دے مین تُور.Means: My wife is going back to work, so then it's my turn.
- Ahmed: Da jeg vokste opp i Pakistan, var det mest mødrene som var hjemme. Nå har jeg lyst til å ta lang permisjon selv.Say: da yai vokstuh op ee pakistan, var deh mehst moedruhnuh soom var yehmmuh. noh har yai luest teel oh ta lang parmishoon sehl.دا یائی ووکستَ اوپ ای پاکِستان, وار دے مےست موےدرَنَ سُوم وار یےممَ. نو ہار یائی لیُست تیل او تا لانگ پارمِشُون سےل.Means: When I grew up in Pakistan, it was mostly the mothers who stayed at home. Now I would like to take a long leave myself.
Say it out loud (60 seconds): Hvordan deler dere på husarbeidet hjemme? Er det likt eller ulikt i hjemlandet ditt?Say: vordan dehluhr dehruh poh hoosarbaiduh yehmmuh? ehr deh likt ehlluhr oolikt ee yehmlannuht dit?ووردان دےلَر دےرَ پو ہُوساربائدَ یےممَ? اےر دے لِکت اےللَر اُولِکت ای یےملاننَت دِت?Means: How do you share the housework at home? Is it the same or different in your home country?
A model answer
Hjemme hos oss deler vi på husarbeidet. Jeg lager mat, og mannen min vasker og handler. I Pakistan var det annerledes da jeg vokste opp, for der gjorde mamma nesten alt. Jeg synes det er bedre å dele, fordi da har begge tid til jobb og familie.Say: yehmmuh hoos os dehluhr vee poh hoosarbaiduh. yai laguhr mat, oh mannuhn meen vaskuhr oh hannluhr. ee pakistan var deh annarlehduhs da yai vokstuh op, for dehr yooruh mamma nehstuhn alt. yai suenuhs deh ehr buhdreh oh dehluh, fordee da har buhgeh tee teel yob oh fameeleeuh.یےممَ ہُوس اوس دےلَر وی پو ہُوساربائدَ. یائی لاگَر مات, او ماننَن مین واسکَر او ہاننلَر. ای پاکِستان وار دے آننارلےدَس دا یائی ووکستَ اوپ, فور دےر یُورَ مامما نےستَن آلت. یائی سیُنَس دے اےر بَدرے او دےلَ, فوردی دا ہار بَگے تی تیل یوب او فامیلیَ.Means: At our home we share the housework. I cook, and my husband does the cleaning and the shopping. In Pakistan it was different when I grew up, because there my mum did almost everything. I think it is better to share, because then both have time for work and family.
Lesson quiz
Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.
Quick check: What does “likestilling” mean?
- equality between women and men
- a law about children
- a kind of leave
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A: equality between women and men — An important value in Norway, protected by law.
Quick check: Which sentence compares without judging?
- Nordmenn gjør alt feil.
- I Pakistan er det vanlig at …, mens i Norge …
- Bare én måte er riktig.
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B: I Pakistan er det vanlig at …, mens i Norge … — Describe both, and let the listener compare. That is what the B1 speaking test asks for.
Quick check: What does “Vi deler på husarbeidet” mean?
- We leave the housework.
- We pay for the housework.
- We share the housework.
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C: We share the housework. — å dele på is to share.
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