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Norwegian language guide
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Standardization institution	Norwegian Language Council, Norwegian Academy of Language and Literature, Ivar Aasen-sambandet
ISO 639-1	no
ISO 639-2	nor
ISO 639-3	nor
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Norwegian is the language spoken in Norway. Norwegian officially consists of two languages: Bokmål or the language of books, the most widely used, and Nynorsk or Neo-Norwegian. Nynorsk is mostly used in southwestern Norway.

Pronunciation

d: silent at the end of the word god (good) therefore gives "gou".
g: "gu" before a, o, u, ø, å; "y" before i, e, y, æ; silent at the end of a word and in -ig.
h: always sucked except in hv (hva, hvordan ...) where it is silent.
j: "y"
k: "kh" before a, o, u, ø, å; hissing "ch" as in German ich before e, i, y, in kj and sk
r: pronounce in English before a consonant but in another case it is rolled

Vowels

at: "To"
e: "é"
i: "i"
o: "Where"
u: "ue"
y: "uye"
ø: "had"
To: "oh"
æ: "è"

Consonant

b: "bé"
vs: "this"
d: "of"
f: "èf"
g: "ford"
h: "hô"
j: "yodd"
k: "kô"
the: "èl"
m: "em"
not: "in"
p: "pe"
q: "what"
r: "èr"
s: "ès"
t: "you"
v: "vé"
w: "dobbelt vé"
x: "ex"
z: "set"

Common diphthongs

at: "had u"
ei: "eï"
øy: eye
sj / sk / skj: sh
eg: have

List of phrases

For this guide, we are using polite form for all expressions, on the assumption that you will be speaking most of the time with people you do not know.

Based

Hello.: goddag! ("goudag")
How are you ?: Hvordan har from det? ("vordan 'har du dè")
Very well thank you.: Takk, bra ("tak bra")
What's your name ?: Hva heter du? ("will be from")
My name is _____.: Jeg heter ____ ("iaï eter")
Nice to meet you.: hyggelig å treffe deg (higgeuli ô trèfe daï)
Please: vær så snill ("vèr sô snil")
Thank you.: takk
You're welcome: vaer så god (vèr sô gou)
Yes: Ja ("ia")
No: Nei ("nèï")
Yes: Jo ("io")
excuse me: Unnskyld ("oun'chuld")
Sorry.: Beklager
Goodbye: Ha det bra ("ha de bra")
I do not speak _____.: Jeg snakker ikke _______
Do you speak French ?: Snakker from fransk?
Does anyone speak French here?: Er det noen som snakker fransk her?
Help !: hjelp! (hielp)
Good morning): God morgen! / God dag! ("gou morgen / dag")
Good evening.: God kveld! ("gou kvel")
Good night: God natt! ("gou natt")
I do not understand: Jeg forstår ikke. ("iaï forchtô iké")
Where are the toilets ?: Hvor er toalettet ... ("vor er toalète")
shit!: faen

Problems

Don't bother me.: Ikke forstyrr meg. (ikeu fochtur mèï)
Go away !: Gå deg vekk !! (Gô daï vek)
Do not touch me !: Ikke rør meg! (ikeu reur mèï)
I'll call the police.: Jeg skal ringe politiet. (Ièë skal ringeu politieu)
Police !: Politi! (X)
Stop! Thief !: Tyv! (tuv)
Help me please!: Hjelp meg, vær så snill! (ièlp mèï, vè chô snil)
It's an emergency.: Det haster. (haste)
I am lost.: Jeg har gått meg vill / Jeg har mistet veien. (ièï har gôt mèï vil / ièï har misteut vaïeun)
I lost my bag.: Jeg har mistet vesken min. (Ièï har misteut veskeun min)
I lost my wallet.: Jeg har mistet lommeboken min. (ièï har misteut loumeboukeun min)
I'm sick: Jeg er syk (ièï è chuk)
I am in pain.: Jeg har vondt. (ièï har vount)
I am hurt.: Jeg er såret. (I am sure)
I need a doctor.: Jeg trenger in doktor / lege. (ièï trèngeur en doktor / legueu)
May I use your phone ?: Kan jeg bruke telefonen din? (Kan ièï brukeu telefoneun din)

Numbers

1: in
2: to
3: be
4: fire
5: fem
6: seks
7: sju / syv
8: summer
9: or
10: ti
11: elleve
12: tolv
13: tretten
14: fjorten
15: femten
16: seksten
17: sytten
18: wait
19: nitten
20: tjue
21: tjue en
22: tjue to
23: still be
30: tretti
40: førti
50: femti
60: seksti
70: sytti
80: åtti
90: nitti
100: hundre
200: to hundre
300: be hundre
1000: tusen
2000: to tusen
1,000,000: in million
half: halv
less: mint (X)
more: sea (X)

Time

now: n / A
later: senere
before: før
morning: morgen
in the morning: morgen (X)
afternoon: ettermiddag (X)
evening: kveld
In the evening: kveld
night: natt

Time

What time is it?: Hva er klokken? / Hvor mye er klokka?

one o'clock in the morning: Klokka er en i morgen (Kloka èr en i moren)
two o'clock in the morning: Klokka er to i morgen (Kloka èr to i moren)
nine o'clock in the morning: Klokka er ni i morgen (Kloka èr ni i moren)
midday: middag (middag)
one p.m: Klokka er en på ettermiddag (Kloka èr en pô eteurmida)
two in the afternoon: Klokka er to på ettermiddag (Kloka èr to pô éteurmida)
six in the evening: klokken seks
seven o clock in the evening: klokken sju
a quarter to seven, 6:45 p.m.: kvart på sju
quarter past seven, 7:15 p.m.: kvart over sju
half past seven, 7:30 p.m.: halv åtte (a half before eight)
midnight: midnatt (X)

Duration

_____ minutes): ______ minutter
_____ time): ______ time
_____ days): ______ døgn
_____ week (s): ______ uke
_____ month: ______ måned
_____ year (s): ______ år
weekly: ukentlig (X)
monthly: månedlig (X)
annual: X (X)

Days

today: i dag
yesterday: i går
tomorrow: i morgen
this week: i uke
last week: forrige uke
next week: neste uke

Monday: mandag
Tuesday: tirsdag
Wednesday: onsdag
Thursday: torsdag
Friday: fredag
Saturday: lørdag
Sunday: søndag

Month

If those who speak the language use a calendar other than Gregorian, explain it and list the months.

January: januar
February: februar
March: March
April: april
may: may
June: juni
July: Juli
August: August
September: september
October: oktober
November: november
December: desember

Write time and date

Give examples of how to write time and date if it differs from French.

Colors

black: svart
White: hvit
Grey: grå (X)
red: rød
blue: blå
yellow: gul
green: grønn
orange: orange (X)
purple: fiolett (X)
Chestnut: Brown

Transport

Bus and Train

How much does the ticket cost to go to ____?: Hva koster billeten for å dra til____?
A ticket for ____, please.: In ticket til ____, takk
Where is this train / bus going?: hvor går toget / bussen?
Where is the train / bus to ____?: Hvor er toget for å dra til ____?
Does this train / bus stop at ___? Stanser debt toget til____?
When does the train / bus to XXX leave? Når toget / bussen til _____ går?
When will this train / bus arrive in _____?: Når debt toget / denne bussen blir til _____?

Directions

Where is _____ ? ?: Hvor er (X _____)
...the train station ?: ... stasjonen (X?)
...the bus station ?: X (X?)
... the airport?: flyplassen (X)
... the city center?: by centrum (X)
... the suburbs?: X (X?)
...the hostel ?: X (X)
...the hotel _____ ?: hotellet (X)
... the French / Belgian / Swiss / Canadian embassy?: fransk / belgisk / canadisk ambassaden (X)
Where are there paintings of ...: Hvor ligger det ____ i mass / massvis (vour ligueur dice __ i masseu / masseuvis)
... restaurants?: ...restaurant? X (X)
... bars?: barer (X)
... sites to visit?: Steder å se (ô sé stédeur)
Can you show me on the map?: Kan du vis meg på planen? (kan du vis mèï pô planeun?)
Street: gate (X)
Turn left: Sving til venstre. (sving til vènstreu)
Turn right.: sving til høyre. (sving til heuireu)
left: venstre (venstreu)
right: høyre (heuilreu)
straight: Fram (fram)
in the direction of _____: (på veien) til / word _____ ((på veien) til / mout)
after _____: bak _____ (X)
before _____: før _____ (X)
Locate the _____.: Legg merk til ___ (lèg merk til)
crossroads: veikryss (X)
North: north (X)
South: syd (X)
is: øst (X)
Where is: vest (X)
at the top: høy / oppe (heui / oup)
downstairs: lav / ned (lav / nèd)

Taxi

Taxi!: Drosje! (X!)
Take me to _____, please.: Kjør til _____ vær så snill (cheur til ___ vè chô snil)
How much does it cost to go to _____?: Hvordan mye koster det til å gå til _____? (hvourdan muyeu kôsteur de til ô gô til _____?)
Bring me there, please.: Bring meg der, vær så snill (bring mèï dèr, vè chô snil)

Housing

Do you have free rooms?: Har du fri rom? (har du fri roum?)
How much does a double room cost?: Hvor mye kostet ett rom for to person? (X?)
Is there in the room ...: Finnes det __ inn i rommet? (finneus de ___ in i roumeu?)
...sheets ?: lakener (lakeuneur?)
...a bathroom ?: badrom ('X?)
...a phone ?: telefon (X?)
...a television ?: fjernsyn (X?)
Can I visit the room?: X (X?)
You don't have a quieter room?: Har du ingen roligere rom? (har du ingeun roulie-eureu roum?)
... bigger ?: stører ( steurer X?)
...cleaner ?: renere (reneureu X?)
...less expensive?: billigere (bili-eureu X?)
well, I take it.: Vel, det tar jeg (vèl, dice tar ièï)
I plan to stay _____ night (s).: Jeg ville gjerne bli ___ natt (er) (ièï villeu yèrneu bli ___ nat (eur))
Can you suggest me another hotel?: Kan du forslå meg en annen hotel? (Kan du forslô mèï en anneun hotel?)
Do you have a safe?: X (X?)
... padlocks?: X (...)
Is breakfast / dinner included?: Er frokosten inkludert? (èr foukosteun inkludert?)
What time is breakfast / dinner?: X (?)
Please clean my room.: Kan of the forrense mitt rom? (Kan du for-rénse mit roum?)
Can you wake me up at _____ o'clock?: Kan du vekke meg klokken___ (kan du vékke mèï klokeun ___)
I want to notify you of my departure: Jeg city gjerne dra (ièï vileu yèrneu dra)

Silver

Do you accept euros?: Godtar of the euro? (X?)
Do you accept Swiss francs?: ? (X?)
Do you accept Canadian dollars?: X (X?)
Do you accept credit cards ?: Godtar of the bankkort? (Goutar of the bank-kort?)
Can you change me?: (X?)
Where can I change it?: X (X?)
Can you change me on a traveler's check?: X (X?)
Where can I redeem a traveler's check?: X (X?)
What is the exchange rate?: X (X?)
Where can I find an ATM?: Hvor kan jeg ends up in bankautomat? (X?)

Eat

A table for one person / two people, please.: And edge til to personer, vær så snill (et bour til tou persouneur, vè chô snil)
Can I have the menu ?: Får jeg få menuen? (fôr ièï fô menuyeun?)
Can I visit the kitchens?: X (X?)
What is the specialty of the house ?: X (X?)
Is there a local specialty?: X (X?)
I am vegetarian.: Jeg er vegetarkost (X)
I do not eat pork.: Jeg spiser ingen gray / svin (Ièï spisor ingen gray / svin)
I only eat kosher meat.: X (X)
Can you cook light? ('with less oil / butter / bacon): Kan du lagge lett mat (med mindre X / smør / flesk (kan du lagueu lett mat? (me mindreu X / smeur / flèsk))
menu: spisekart ('X)
à la carte: i spisekart (X)
breakfast: frokost (X)
to eat lunch: lunsj, middag, spise (X)
tea: you (X)
supper: kveldsmat (X)
I want _____: Jeg city gjerne ha ____ (Ièï vileu yèrneu _____)
I would like a dish with _____.: X (X _____)
chicken: kylling (X)
beef: oksekjøtt (X)
deer: hjort (X)
Fish: fisk (X)
some salmon: laks (X)
tuna: Tunfisk (X)
whiting: sjømat (X)
cod: torsk (X)
seafood: X (X)
of the dulse: X (X)
lobster: Hummer (X)
herring: sild (X)
clams: X (X)
oysters: X (X)
mussels: blåskjell (X)
some snails: X (X)
frogs: frosk (X)
Ham: skinke (X)
pork / pig: purk (X).
wild boar: X (X)
sausages: pølse (X)
cheese: ost (X)
an egg: egg (X)
a salad: salat (X)
vegetables: grønsak (X)
fruits: frukt (X)
bread: brød (X)
toast: toast (X)
pasta: X (X)
rice: laugh (X)
Beans: X (X)
Can I have a drink of _____?: Jeg ville gjerne ett glass ____ (Ièï vileu yèrneu et glas _____?)
Can I have a cup of _____?: Jeg ville gjerne in kop (Ièï vileu yèrneu en kop _____?)
Can I have a bottle of _____?: Jeg ville gjerne in flask (Ièï vileu yèrneu en flask _____?)
Coffee: kaffe (X)
tea: you (X)
juice: juice (X)
sparkling water: vann med kullsyre (X)
water: vann (X)
beer: øl (X)
red / white wine: rødvin / hvitvin (X)
Can I have _____?: Får jeg ha ___ (fôr ièï ha __)
salt: salt (X)
pepper: pepper (X)
butter: smør (X)
Please ? (grab the waiter's attention): X (X)
I finished: Jeg er klar (Jeg èr klar)
That was delicious..: Det var in deilighet (Dé var en daïli-hèt)
You can clear the table.: Du får forrene bordet (du fôr for-réneu bourdeu)
The bill, please.: X. (X)

Bars

Do you serve alcohol?: serverer dere alkohol? (X)
Is there table service?: X (X?)
One beer / two beers, please.: in øl / to øl, takk (X)
A glass of red / white wine, please: and glass rødvin / hvitvin, takk. (X)
A big beer, please.: in stor øl, takk (X)
A bottle, please.: in flaske, takk. (X)
_____ (hard liquor) and _____ (mixer), please.: _____ and _____, please. (X)
whiskey: whiskey (X)
vodka: vodka (X)
rum: rom (X)
water: vann (X)
soda: soda (X)
Schweppes: X (X)
Orange juice: callsinjuice (X)
Coca Cola: Coca Cola (X)
Do you have appetizers (in the sense of chips or peanuts)? X (X)
Another one, please.: X (X)
Another for the table, please.: X (X)
What time do you close ?: X (X)

Purchases

Do you have this in my size?: X (X)
How much does it cost ?: hvordan mye koster det? (vourdan mye kosteur dé?)
It's too expensive !: det er kostbart / det er for dyr (dere for hard)
Could you accept _____?: X (X)
Dear: kostbart / dyr (X)
cheap: billig (X)
I can't pay him / her.: Jeg kan ikke betale det (ièï kan ikkeu betaleu dice)
I do not want it: X (X)
You are fooling me.: X (X)
I am not interested.: Jeg er ikke interesert (Ièï èr ikkeu interest)
well, I'll take it.: Vel, jeg skal ta det (vèl, ièï skal your die)
Could I have a bag?: X (X)
Do you ship abroad?: X (X)
I need...: X (X)
... toothpaste.: tannkrem (X)
... a toothbrush.: tannbørste (X)
... tampons.: tampong (X)
...soap.: såpe (sop)
... shampoo.: sjampo (X)
... an analgesic (aspirin, ibuprofen): aspirin, ibux. (X)
... medicine for a cold.: X. (X)
... stomach medicine.: medisin for magen (X)
... a razor.: barberkniv (barberkniv)
... batteries.: batteri (bateri)
... an umbrella: paraply (X)
... an umbrella: paraply (X)
... sunscreen.: solkrem (X)
... of a postcard.: postkort (X)
... postage stamps.: frimerke (X)
...writing paper.: X (X)
... a pen.: penn (X)
... of books in French.: franske bøker (X)
... magazines in French.: franske blader (X)
... newspapers in French.: franske advise (X)
... from a French-Norwegian dictionary.: in fransk-norsk ordbok (X)

Drive

I would like to rent a car.: X. (X)
Could I be insured?: X (X)
stop (on a panel): stop (X)
One Way: X (X)
yield: X (X)
parking forbidden: X (X)
speed limit: fartsgrense (X)
gas station: bensinstasjon (X)
gasoline: bensin (X)
diesel: diesel (X)

Authority

I did not do anything wrong..: Jeg har ikke gjort noe galt / ulovlig. (X)
It is a mistake.: Debt er and mistak. (X)
Where are you taking me?: Hvor fører dere meg? (X)
Am I under arrest?: Er jeg under arrestasjon? / Arresterer dere meg? (X)
I am a French / Belgian / Swiss / Canadian citizen.: Jeg er fransk / belgisk / sveitsisk / kanadisk statsborger. (X)
I am a French / Belgian / Swiss / Canadian citizen.: Jeg er fransk / belgisk / sveitsisk / kanadisk statsborger. (X)
I have to speak to the French / Belgian / Swiss / Canadian Embassy / Consulate.: Jeg må snakke med ambassaden / med den franske / belgiske / sveitsiske / kanadiske konsulaten. (X)
I would like to speak to a lawyer.: Jeg ønsker å snakke med en advokat. (X)
Could I just pay a fine?: X (X)

Country

Norway: Norge
United States: Amerika, USA
France: Frankrike
I am from the USA: Jeg kommer fra USA
I am French: Jeg er fransk ("iaï èr fransk")

Sports

Soccer: Fotball (foutbol)
Basketball: Basketball (basket'bol)
Tennis: Tennis

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