Norwegian
Det er sommer.
English translation
It’s summer.
Norwegian · Absolute Beginner
Mauren og gresshoppen
Adapted from The Ant and the Grasshopper
A grasshopper spends the summer singing while an ant stores food for winter.
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En travel maur om sommeren
A busy ant in summer
Norwegian
En gresshoppe hopper og synger.
English translation
A grasshopper hops and sings.
Norwegian
En maur går forbi.
English translation
An ant walks by.
Norwegian
Mauren bærer mat hjem.
English translation
The ant carries food home.
Norwegian
Det er tungt.
English translation
It’s heavy.
Norwegian
Gresshoppen vil snakke med mauren.
English translation
The grasshopper wants to talk to the ant.
Norwegian
Men mauren sparer mat til vinteren.
English translation
But the ant is saving food for the winter.
Norwegian
«Du bør også spare mat», sier mauren.
English translation
“You should save some food too,” says the ant.
Norwegian
Gresshoppen synes det er nok mat nå.
English translation
The grasshopper thinks there’s enough food now.
Norwegian
Den sparer ikke mat.
English translation
It doesn’t save any food.
Norwegian
Mauren går videre med maten.
English translation
The ant keeps going with the food.
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