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It's interesting to see the origin of some Scottish slang, we say "braw" for good and "bairn" for child!
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Both words come from Scots and are closely related to those found in norwegian.
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I think you can default to 'bra', but 'god' sounds more natural to me if you're speaking about certain things, like good food or being good at something.
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The translation says "bra" can be either "well" or "good." So is this sentence a response to a question like: "How are you?" - "Oh I'm good, thanks." Or is it like a begrudging thanks like: "I got you a sweater for Christmas!" - "Well...thanks..." ???
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Bra is a positive word, so it cannot be used as in your second example. You can say something like "Uh... takk?" though, if you want to be mean to poor 'ol grandma!
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I think that it means 'well' just in the context of "How are you doing?" "I'm doing well, thank you", maybe rather than well as a word to lead into a sentence "Well, I think that I could..."
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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he, so that's where it comes from http://www.gateworld.net/wiki/Bra'tac
Can somebody explain when these should be used?: -God -Bra -Fin -Flott -Hyggelig
For takk, does it only mean thank you or could you out thanks and it still be correct?
