Hello everyone,

Here you will find some basic Norwegian vocabulary and phrases to get you started learning this beautiful language.

Norwegian grammar is really NOT that difficult. Verbs are especially easy and if you know some German and English, learning Norwegian will be a breeze. Of course, if you know Swedish, Norwegian will be almost second nature. So have fun and begin ...å snakke norsk!

Salutations:

Hei! God dag! (God - pronounced goo)

Farewells:

Ha det! (det - pronounced without the final "t") Ha det bra! Vi sees! (literally: See you)

Basics:

Jeg heter ... (My name is...) (Jeg - pronounced yay, no "g" sound)

Jeg bor i ... (I live in...) (bor - pronunced "boor")

Jeg er norsk. (I am Norwegian.) (norsk - pronounced "norshk")

Jeg liker ... (I like...) (liker - pronounced "leeker")

Jeg skal ... (I'm going to...)

Jeg vil reise til ... (I want to travel to...)

Jeg vil betale. ( I want to pay.)

Jeg er fra ... (I am from...)

Jeg er gift ... (I am married.) (gift - pronounced "yift")

Jeg har 2 barn. (I have 2 children.)

Nationalities:

nationality + pronunciation + translation when needed

norsk (norshk)

amerikansk

engelsk

fransk

spansk

svensk (Swedish)

tysk (German)

irsk (irshk) (Irish)

italiensk

Verbs:

å snakke - to speak

å reise - to travel

å lære - to learn

å bo - to live

å spise - to eat

å besøke - to visit

å like - to like

å gjøre - to do ( roughly pronounced "youre")

Some basic questions and answers: See if you can understand them.

1. Q: Hva heter du? A: Jeg heter ... (hva - "va" h at the beginning of a word is always silent)

2. Q: Hvor kommer du fra? A: Jeg kommer fra USA. ("voor" = where)

3. Q: Hvor bor du nå? A: Nå bor jeg i ...

4. Q: Hvor skal du reise? A: Jeg skal til ...

5. Q: Hva liker du å gjøre? A: Jeg liker å reise.

6. Q: Hva vil du spise? A: Jeg vil ha...

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