What Did You Do at the Weekend? — Hva gjorde du i helga?

Dialogue in Norwegian with English translation

Teacher Ingrid: God morgen! Hva gjorde dere i helga?Good morning! What did you do at the weekend?

Nora: Jeg var på hytta med familien min.I was at the cabin with my family.

Narrator: Det var kaldt, men sola skinte.It was cold, but the sun was shining.

Nora: Vi gikk på ski og drakk kakao.We went skiing and drank cocoa.

Teacher Ingrid: Så fint! Og du, Leo — hva gjorde du?How nice! And you, Leo — what did you do?

Leo: Jeg spilte fotball på lørdag. Vi vant tre–null!I played football on Saturday. We won three–nil!

Ruslan: Jeg var der også! Leo scoret to mål.I was there too! Leo scored two goals.

Leo: Og Ruslan reddet ballen tre ganger.And Ruslan saved the ball three times.

Alina: Jeg hjalp mamma hjemme. Vi bakte brød.I helped Mum at home. We baked bread.

Mum: Alina vasket hele kjøkkenet etterpå.Alina washed the whole kitchen afterwards.

Alina: Om kvelden så vi en film på TV.In the evening we watched a film on TV.

Denys: Filmen het «Reisen til fjellet». Den var spennende!The film was called “The Journey to the Mountain”. It was exciting!

Denys: På søndag tok vi bussen til byen og kjøpte nye sko.On Sunday we took the bus to town and bought new shoes.

Maria: De kostet fire hundre kroner, men de var på tilbud.They cost four hundred kroner, but they were on offer.

Teacher Ingrid: Bra jobbet, alle sammen! Hørte dere verbene? Var, gikk, spilte, bakte.Well done, everyone! Did you hear the verbs? Var, gikk, spilte, bakte.

Nora: Det er preteritum — noe som allerede har skjedd.That is the past tense — something that has already happened.

Norwegian words from this comic