LANGUAGE LIGHTHOUSE

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Det er nå 200 år siden Norge skilte lag fra Danmark.

det	er	nå	to hundre	år	siden	Norge	skilte	lag	fra	Danmark
it	is	now	two hundred	years	ago	Norway	split	apart	from	Denmark

Narrator: It's now 200 years since Norway became independent from Denmark.

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Det er mange grunner til at dette skjedde, men det viktigste var språket.

det

er

mange

grunner

til

at

dette

skjedde

men

det

viktigste

var

språket

it

is

many

reasons

to

that

this

happened

but

the

[most] important

was

the language

Narrator: There are many reasons this happened, but the most important was the language.

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Som alle vet er dansk et merkelig og uforståelig språk, men det var ikke alltid slik.

som

alle

vet

er

dansk

et

merkelig

og

uforståelig

språk

men

det

var

ikke

alltid

slik

as

everyone

knows

is

Danish

a

weird

and

incomprehensible

language

but

it

was

not

always

like this

Narrator: As everyone know, Danish is a weird and incomprehensible language, but it as not always like this.

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For å forstå hva som skjedde må vi tilbake i tid.

for	å	forstå	hva	som	skjedde	må	vi	tilbake	i	tid
for	to	understand	what	that	happened	must	we	back	in	time

Narrator: To understand what happened we have to go back in time.

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Vi befinner oss i Danmark. Året er 1814.

vi	befinner	oss	i	Danmark	Året	er	atten fjorten
we	find	us	in	Denmark	(the) year	is	eighteen fourteen

Narrator: We find ourselves in Denmark. The year is 1814.

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På denne tiden snakket nordmenn og danskere samme språk, nemlig norsk.

på	denne	tiden	snakket	nordmenn	og	danskere	samme	språk	nemlig	norsk
at	this	time	spoke	Norwegians	and	Danes	same	language	namely	Norwegian

Narrator: At this time, Norwegians and Danes spoke the same language, namely Norwegian.

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Neimen, goddag kjære nordmann! Er du klar for et stykke ærlig arbeide?

neimen	goddag	kjære	nordmann	er	du	klar	for	et	stykke	ærlig	arbeide
why	hello	dear	Norwegian	are	you	ready	for	a	piece	honest	work

Dane: Why, hello, my dear Norwegian! Ready for an honest day's work.

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Så klart, kjære danske.

så	klart	kjære	danske
of	course	dear	Dane

Norwegian: Of course, dear Dane.

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Jammen, det er bra! Da går vi.

jammen	det	er	bra	da	går	vi
well	that	is	good	then	walk	we

Dane: Good! let's go then!

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Det norske språket gjorde det enkelt for nordmenn og danskere å samarbeide.

det	norske	språket	gjorde	det	enkelt	for	nordmenn	og	danskere	å	samarbeide
the	Norwegian	language	made	it	easy	for	Norwegians	and	Danes	to	cooperate

Narrator: The Norwegian language made it easy for Norwegians and Danes to work together.

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Kan jeg få sage denne gangen?

kan	jeg	få	(å) sage	denne	gangen
may	I	get	to saw	this	time

Dane: May I saw this time?

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Ja, så klart.

ja	så	klart
yes	of	course

Norwegian: Yes, of course.

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Hvor mange trenger vi i dag?

hvor	mange	trenger	vi	i dag
how	many	need	we	today

Norwegian: How many do we need today?

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Femtifem (55).

femtifem

fifty-five

Dane: About fifty-five.

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Femtifem, ja, jeg sjønner.

femtifem	ja	jeg	sjønner
fifty-five	yes	I	understand

Norwegian: Fifty-five. I understand.

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Du og jeg nordmann; vi jobber godt vi.

du	og	jeg	nordmann	vi	jobber	godt	vi
you	and	I	Norwegian	we	work	well	ourselves

Dane: You and I, Norwegian, we work well together.

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Ja, vi gjør det danske.

ja	vi	gjør	det	danske
yes	we	do	that	Dane

Norwegian: Yes, we certainly do, Dane.

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Nordmenn og dansker levde sammen i harmoni og velstand.

Nordmenn	og	dansker	levde	sammen	i	harmoni	og	velstand
Norwegians	and	Danes	lived	together	in	peace	and	prosperity

Narrator: Norwegians and Danes lived together in peace and prosperity.

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Men... En skjebnefull dag skjedde det noe som ville forandre Danmark…. For alltid!

men

en

skjebnefull

dag

skjedde

det

noe

som

ville

forandre

Danmark

for

alltid

but

one

fateful

day

happened

it

something

that

would

change

Denmark

for

always

Narrator: Alas! One fateful day would change Denmark…Forever!

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Hva er det som har skjedd?

hva	er	det	som	har	skjedd
what	is	it	that	has	happened

Norwegian: What has happened?

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Jeg schulle bare drikke litt oschå klarte jeg ikke å schtoppe.

jeg	skulle	bare	drikke	litt	og så	klarte	jeg	ikke	å	stoppe
I	was going to	just	drink	a little	and then	could	I	not	to	stop

Dane: I wasch justh gonna drink and justh couldn't stoph.

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Jeg forstår ikke hva du sier?!?

jeg	forstår	ikke	hva	du	sier
I	understand	not	what	you	saying

Norwegian: What are you saying?

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Jeg schulle bare drikke litt oschå klarte jeg ikke å schtoppe.

jeg	skulle	bare	drikke	litt	og så	klarte	jeg	ikke	å	stoppe
I	was going to	just	drink	a little	and then	could	I	not	to	stop

Dane: I was just going to drink and just couldn't stop. (slurred speech)

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Nei, jeg sjønner ikke.

nei	jeg	sjønner	ikke
no	I	understand	not

Norwegian: No, I don't understand.

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[fyllerør]

fyllerør

gibberish

Dane: [gibberish]

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Alkoholen gjorde at danskerne ikke lenger klarte å snakke normalt.

alkoholen	gjorde	at	danskerne	ikke	lenger	klarte	å	snakke	normalt
alcohol	did	that	[the] Danes	not	anymore	could	to	talk	normally

Narrator: The alcohol disabled the Danish people's ability to speak normally.

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(mere fyllerør)

mere	fyllerør
more	gibberish

Dane: (more gibberish)

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Må jeg sage? (Danish pronunciation)

må	jeg	sage
must	I	saw

Dane: Do I have to saw?

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Om du må?

om	du	må
if	you	must

Norwegian: Do you have to?

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Ja, må jeg? (Danish pronunciation)

ja	må	jeg
yes	must	I

Dane: Yeah, do I have to?

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Nei, du må ikke. Jeg kan ta det jeg.

nei	du	må	ikke	jeg	kan	ta	det	jeg
no	you	have to (must)	not	I	can	take	it	myself

Norwegian: No, you don't have to. I can do it myself.

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Du tror du pisser, men du sviner. Snur du rundt, du glider.(Danish pronunciation)

du	tror	du	pisser	men	du	sviner	snur	du	rundt	du	glider
you	think	you	piss	but	you	poop	turn	you	around	you	slip

Dane: You think you piss, but you poop. Then you turn around and slip.

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Ja, hvor mange trenger vi i dag?

ja	hvor	mange	trenger	vi	i dag
yes	how	many	need	we	today

Norwegian: How many do we need today?

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(Frem og tilbake!!!!)

frem	og	tilbake
forth	and	back

(Norwegian and Dane argue back and forth!)

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Jeg forstår ikke!!

jeg	forstår	ikke
I	understand	not

Norwegian: I don't understand!

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Norge sjønte at samarbeidet ikke lenger var mulig og skrev sin egen grunnlov, for å kunne fortsette arbeidet alene.

Norge

sjønte

at

samarbeidet

ikke

lenger

var

mulig

og

skrev

sin

egen

grunnlov

for

å

kunne

fortsette

arbeidet

alene

Norway

understood

that

cooperation

not

anymore

was

possible

and

wrote

its

own

constitution

to

be

able

continue

(the) work

alone

Narrator: Norway realised cooperation was no longer possible and wrote its own constitution to continue working alone.

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Med sørgmodig hjerte forlot Norge Danmark.

med	sørgmodig	hjerte	forlot	Norge	Danmark
with	sorrowful	heart	forsook	Norway	Denmark

Narrator: With a heavy heart, Norway left Denmark.

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Den dag i dag er dansk fortsatt et forvridd og arbitrært språk.

den	dag	i	dag	er	dansk	fortsatt	et	forvidd	og	arbitrært	språk
up to	day	to	day	is	Danish	still	a	twisted	and	arbitrary	language

Narrator: To this very day, Danish remains a twisted and arbitrary language.

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Men mange danskere drømmer tilbake til storhetstiden, hvor de fortsatt snakket norsk.

men	mange	danskere	drømmer	tilbake	til	storhetstiden	hvor	de	fortsatt	snakket	norsk
but	many	Danes	dream	back	to	the golden age	where	they	still	talked	Norwegian

Narrator: And many Danish people dream back to the golden age, when they still spoke Norwegian.