The whole of December is building up towards the most important holiday of the year for many people. Shops and supermarkets try to add Christmas atmosphere by putting on decorations and playing Christmas music. You also probably have a Christmas playlist. As it happens, most Christmas songs we hear are in English, even here in …
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Some people are surprised at the fact that Norwegians do not use as many polite phrases as people do in other languages. Norwegians don’t even use a direct equivalent of the English “please”. However, when it comes to giving thanks in different contexts, the Norwegian language has a lot to offer! We will take a …
If you want to start learning Norwegian, to greet people and introduce yourself is a must. Learn how to make your first steps in Norwegian in this post! How to say “Hi!” There are different ways to greet people in Norwegian. Here are the most common ones: Hei! – Hi! Hallo! – Hello! Heisann! – …
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In English, a phrasal verb is a verb that is followed by a preposition (or an adverb), which takes a completely different meaning from before. In Norwegian, we call these verbs “partikkelverb”. Here are 10 phrasal verbs you need to know when you learn Norwegian: 1. Se etter – to look for Jeg ser etter …
“Noen” and “noe” sound very similar in Norwegian, but we actually use them quite differently. Someone and something “Noe” means “something”: Vi må si noe! – Vi must say something! And we use “ikke noe” to say “no”: Vi har ikke noe sukker. – We have no sugar. “Noen” mans “someone”: Det er noen i huset. – There …
When you learn Norwegian, it one of those words that causes most pain! 😀 This adjective, which means “little”, “small”, breaks too many rules and confuses learners the most! When to use liten, lita, lite? “Liten” (small) changes its form depending if we use nouns in masculine/”male” (en gutt), feminine/”female” (ei jente) or neuter (et …
If you started learning Norwegian in Norway, chances are that your first words were “dørene lukkes” and a bunch of other phrases that you hear daily in Oslo metro. Today we suggest you learn Norwegian with some typical phrases from Oslo T-bane! 😀 T-bane Norwegian T-bane – short from “tunelbane” or “tunnel track”. Dørene lukkes. …
It is always a bit of a struggle to find a good dictionary when you learn a new language. You might find yourself scrolling through Google search and then get stuck with Google translate, which is not always accurate. So, what kind of dictionary should you go for? A good dictionary should be simple to …
“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 …
