An appointment with Gabriele

You may not feel ready to discuss your morning routine with
people you don’t know, most of us are not. It’s OK. Yunha,
Gabriele and their friends share facilities with other students, so
for them this vocabulary may come in handy.

Jeg har lyst på…

As many Norwegians, Yunha usually has a cup of coffee in the
morning. To express her craving for coffee, she says:

-Jeg har så lyst på en kopp kaffe. (I would really like a cup of coffee.)

This gives you a way to express what you want, like “Jeg har lyst på et
glass vann” (I would like a glass of water) or “Jeg har lyst på frokost.” (I
would like breakfast.) The “så” Yunha slips into the expression adds
some weight to her craving.

Jeg pleier å…
Yunha usually drinks coffee in the morning. It’s something she does on
a regular basis. In Norwegian we have a great verb to express that the
action is habitual, “pleier” (usually do something). The interviewer asks:

-Pleier du å drikke kaffe om morgenen? (Do you usually drink coffee in

the morning?)
-Ja, jeg pleier alltid å drikke kaffe om morgenen. (Yes, I always drink
coffee in the morning.)

It’s possible to exchange the verb “å drikke” (to drink) with other verbs
like “å dusje” (to shower) or “å spise” (to eat).

-Pleier du å spise om morgenen? (Do you usually eat in the morning?)

-Ja, jeg spiser alltid om morgenen. (Yes, I always eat in the morning.)

Dress code
Yunha wants everything to be right when she goes to Gabriele, so she
asks the interviewer’s opinion on what to wear. As you can see from
the videos, the dress code is quite informal in Norway, but still, you
may be invited for a walk in the woods. “Hva skal jeg ha på meg?”
(What shall I wear?). Don’t worry! «Du kan ha på deg det samme som
nå.» (You can wear the same thing as now.)