Sunlit Hustle: Friendship and Fresh Fish in Bergen's Market Fluent Fiction - Norwegian

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Sunlit Hustle: Friendship and Fresh Fish in Bergen's Market
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Story Transcript:

Nb: Henrik stod på torget og så ut over fiskehandlerne.
En: Henrik stood in the market square and looked out over the fishmongers.

Nb: Bergen, byen med de syv fjell, lå badet i sol denne morgenen.
En: Bergen, the city of seven mountains, was bathed in sunshine this morning.

Nb: Mari, hans venn, vinket til ham fra en bod.
En: Mari, his friend, waved to him from a stall.

Nb: Hun solgte torsk, sild og laks.
En: She was selling cod, herring, and salmon.

Nb: Henrik jobbet også her, med sin venn Lars.
En: Henrik also worked here, along with his friend Lars.

Nb: Henrik og Lars startet dagen tidlig.
En: Henrik and Lars started the day early.

Nb: Det første de gjorde var å sortere fisk.
En: The first thing they did was to sort the fish.

Nb: Lukten av fersk fisk fylte luften.
En: The smell of fresh fish filled the air.

Nb: "Se her, Henrik," sa Lars, "denne torsken er stor!"
En: "Look here, Henrik," said Lars, "this cod is huge!"

Nb: Henrik lo.
En: Henrik laughed.

Nb: "Vi kommer til å selge den raskt!"
En: "We'll sell that one quickly!"

Nb: Mari var god til å prate med kundene.
En: Mari was good at chatting with customers.

Nb: Hun smilte alltid og spurte hvordan dagen deres var.
En: She always smiled and asked them how their day was.

Nb: En eldre dame kom til boden hennes.
En: An elderly lady came to her stall.

Nb: "Hei Mari, jeg vil ha to kilo laks," sa hun.
En: "Hi Mari, I'd like two kilos of salmon," she said.

Nb: Mari pakket fisken raskt.
En: Mari packed the fish quickly.

Nb: "Ha en god dag!"
En: "Have a good day!"

Nb: sa hun til damen.
En: she said to the lady.

Nb: Noen timer senere ble torget travlere.
En: A few hours later, the market got busier.

Nb: Folk kom for å kjøpe fisk til middag.
En: People came to buy fish for dinner.

Nb: En mann fra Oslo ønsket å kjøpe krabber.
En: A man from Oslo wanted to buy crabs.

Nb: "Vi har de beste krabbene," sa Henrik og viste ham en stor krabbe.
En: "We have the best crabs," said Henrik, showing him a large crab.

Nb: Mannen nikket og kjøpte fire stykker.
En: The man nodded and bought four.

Nb: Lars hjalp en liten gutt som ville lære om fisk.
En: Lars helped a little boy who wanted to learn about fish.

Nb: "Denne heter makrell," sa Lars og pekte.
En: "This one is called mackerel," said Lars pointing.

Nb: Gutten så overrasket ut.
En: The boy looked surprised.

Nb: "Kan jeg holde den?"
En: "Can I hold it?"

Nb: spurte han.
En: he asked.

Nb: "Selvfølgelig," sa Lars og lo.
En: "Of course," said Lars, laughing.

Nb: Gutten holdt fisken forsiktig.
En: The boy held the fish carefully.

Nb: Midt på dagen ble Henrik bekymret.
En: Around midday, Henrik became worried.

Nb: De hadde ikke nok torsk igjen.
En: They were running out of cod.

Nb: "Hva skal vi gjøre?"
En: "What should we do?"

Nb: spurte han Lars.
En: he asked Lars.

Nb: Men løsningen kom fra en uventet kilde.
En: But the solution came from an unexpected source.

Nb: Mari hadde ekstra torsk i boden sin.
En: Mari had extra cod at her stall.

Nb: "Jeg kan gi...