{"id":1165,"date":"2011-08-16T13:28:47","date_gmt":"2011-08-16T13:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=1165"},"modified":"2014-08-22T17:38:52","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T17:38:52","slug":"how-to-ask-for-directions-in-norwegian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/how-to-ask-for-directions-in-norwegian\/","title":{"rendered":"How to ask for Directions in Norwegian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am notorious for getting lost.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t matter if I\u2019ve been somewhere a<br \/>\nhundred times before, I can still manage to get lost.\u00a0 The mode of transportation makes no<br \/>\ndifference either.\u00a0 I\u2019ll lose my way in a<br \/>\ncar, on foot, on 2 wheels, you name it.<br \/>\nLandmarks or something else that catches my eye will aid my orientation<br \/>\nmuch more than road names and turns.\u00a0 I<br \/>\ncan read a map, but if I attempt to find a place just on memory alone, I will<br \/>\nfail 9 times out of 10.<\/p>\n<p>I have been in Chicago on a business trip since Friday and<br \/>\nwe have gone to the same place every day-Navy Pier.\u00a0 It is not too far from our hotel, but far<br \/>\nenough that with briefcases we take a taxi or the trolley.\u00a0 I woke up early this morning to run to Navy<br \/>\nPier and what do you know, I got lost.<br \/>\nNot totally lost, but zig-zagged around a lot and actually went 3 blocks<br \/>\n(and Chicago blocks aren\u2019t small) past the hotel because I was on a street<br \/>\nparallel to the street the hotel is on.<br \/>\nGo figure.<\/p>\n<p>In case you are wondering why I thought to write about this,<br \/>\nit reminded me of when I lived in Oslo and I would go out for a run and<br \/>\nintentionally get lost. That sounds a bit odd, I know, but it gave me the<br \/>\nopportunity to see so much more of the city than I probably would have<br \/>\notherwise.\u00a0 It also forced me to find my<br \/>\nway around.\u00a0 As long as I know I am safe<br \/>\nand I don\u2019t have any obligations in the near future that I have to attend, I<br \/>\nthink it\u2019s kind of fun getting lost in a place that you are not totally<br \/>\nfamiliar with.<\/p>\n<p>I was able to find my way back to my hotel this morning and<br \/>\nget ready in time to meet my colleagues.<br \/>\nI usually don\u2019t stop to ask someone for directions because I like to<br \/>\nthink that I can figure it out myself.<br \/>\nSometimes I can, but often I cannot.<br \/>\nSo, then I have to ask for directions.<br \/>\nHere you will find a list of common questions a lost person is likely to<br \/>\nask:<\/p>\n<p><strong>I hvilken retning skal jeg g\u00e5?\u00a0<\/strong> In which direction should I walk?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hvor er den gaten<br \/>\nder?<\/strong>\u00a0 Where is that street there<br \/>\n(pointing to a map)?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hvor er jeg?<\/strong>\u00a0 Where am I?<\/p>\n<p><strong>M\u00e5 jeg g\u00e5 enda<br \/>\nvidere \u00e5 n\u00e5 Karl Johans Gate<\/strong>?\u00a0 Do I<br \/>\nneed\u00a0 to go much further to reach Karl<br \/>\nJohans Gate?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hvor er sykehuset?<\/strong>\u00a0 Where is the hospital?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Er jeg I n\u00e6rheten av<br \/>\nskolen?<\/strong>\u00a0 Am I in the vicinity of the<br \/>\nschool?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hvor kan jeg finne<br \/>\nkinesisk mat?<\/strong>\u00a0 Where can I find<br \/>\nChinese food?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Har jeg \u00a0g\u00e5tt for langt?<\/strong>\u00a0 Have I gone too far?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hvor mye lengre m\u00e5<br \/>\njeg kj\u00f8re f\u00f8r jeg er der?<\/strong>\u00a0 How much<br \/>\nlonger must I drive before I am there?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kan du fortelle meg<br \/>\nhvordan jeg kan g\u00e5 fra der til der?<\/strong><br \/>\nCan you tell me how I can walk from there to there?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"218\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2011\/08\/imagesCA864FLG.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><p>I am notorious for getting lost.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t matter if I\u2019ve been somewhere a hundred times before, I can still manage to get lost.\u00a0 The mode of transportation makes no difference either.\u00a0 I\u2019ll lose my way in a car, on foot, on 2 wheels, you name it. 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