When you are learning a new language, the fun part starts when you go beyond the basics and start learning weird and funny idioms and sayings. In our mother languages, we don’t even notice when we are using idioms and figures of speeches, but in another language, these things can be quite funny if we …
“Should I study Nynorsk or Bokmål?” is the question Norwegian language learners often ask, as if those were two different languages. Let us destroy some myths and make things clear about Bokmål, Nynorsk and Norwegian dialects. Myth 1: Nynorsk and Bokmål are two different languages. There are two official languages in Norway: Norwegian and Sami. …
In this lesson we are going to learn some Christmas vocabulary and find out more about some Norwegian Christmas traditions. The song we are going to listen to is called “Hey ho” by Freddy Kalas. Here is the song and the task: Do you know all the missing words? (en) peis – (a) fireplace, the fireplace …
Your ultimate guide to Christmas decorations vocabulary in Norwegian 😀 The beginning of December gives one an unofficial permission to start Christmas preparations. 😀 Of course many people start decorating houses and choose Christmas gifts right after Halloween, but many others also patiently wait until December 1st to open the first little door of their …
For many learners it is difficult to distinguish some short adverbs that name places and directions. In English we say only “outside”, “upstairs”, but in Norwegian such adverbs have two forms: “ut” and “ute”; “opp” and “oppe”. One form you use for expressing the direction, while the other for naming a location. Let us take …
Learn the most common colors in Norwegian and practice their usage with our quizzes! Now practice with our flashcards! How to use colors in Norwegian Remember that colors are adjectives. Here are some basic rules for using them: Add the ending -t when colors describe an indefinite neuter noun in singular: et rødt hus. …
In this lesson we are going to learn Norwegian with music! We will focus on the use of most common adjectives in singular and learn some words used to describe places. The song we are going to listen to is called “Lite og Stort” and it is performed by a Norwegian band No. 4. Listen to …
