From a dialogue, people having lunch
English translation: Hey, you're looking great!
| 19:43 Jul 8, 2007 |
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| 5 +1 | Hey, you're looking great! |
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8 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Hey, you're looking great! Explanation: The 'a (for "da") is a filler/emphasizer, as would be something like "hey" at the beginning of the sentence in American English. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 mins (2007-07-08 19:53:42 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- You might want to continue the excerpt "Are you on some sort of secret diet or something?" |
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18 hrs confidence: 
Are you looking great! Explanation: The reversed order VS (stressed 'you') in colloquial speech should match the Norwegian 'a here. |
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