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Basics
Good morning.
God morgen. (goh moh-ohrn)
Good evening.
God kveld. (goh kvel)
Good night (to sleep)
God natt. (goh naht)
Hello. (informal)
Hei. (hay)
How are you?
Hvordan gr det? (vohrd-ahn gohr deh?)
Fine, thank you.
(o) takk, !are !ra. (yoh)
"hat is your name?
Hva heter du? (#a he-ter du)
$y name is %%%%%% .eg heter %%%%%% . (&ei he-ter %%%%% .)
'ie to meet you.
Hyggelig treffe deg. (Hygg-e-li treff-e dei)
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lease.
#*r s snill.
+hank you.
+usen takk.
oure welome.
are hyggelig. (ar-e hygg-e-li)
/'ote/ $ore like the english0 my pleasure
es.
a.
es (in reply1opposition to a no in a disussion).
o.
'o.
'ei.
23use me. (getting attention)
4nnskyld (meg). (4nn-skyll mei)
23use me. (!egging pardon)
4nnskyld (meg). (4nn-skyll mei)
5m sorry. (for a slight mistake)
eklager. (!e-klag-er)
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5m sorry. (5 really didnt mean it)
eg !eklager. (ei !e-klag-er)
5m sorry.
eg er lei meg. (ei *r lei mei)
/'ote/ 'ot used nearly as often as in 2nglish, this sinerely means you are sorry, or
an even !e interpreted to mean you are sad.
Good!ye
Ha det !ra6 (Ha de !ra)
Good!ye (informal)
Hade6 (Ha-de)
5t was nie seeing1meeting you. Good!ye.
7et var hyggelig treffe deg. Ha det !ra6 (7e var hygg-e-li treff-e dei. Ha de !ra6)
5 ant speak norwegian.
eg snakker ikke norsk. (ei snakk-er ikk-e ns&k)
5 only know a little norwegian.
eg kan !are litt norsk. (ei kan !a-re litt ns&k)
23use me. 7o you know how to speak 2nglish?
4nnskyld, kan du snakke engelsk? (4nn-skyll, kan du snakk-e eng-elsk?)
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5s there someone here who speaks 2nglish?
2r det noen som kan engelsk her? (8r de no-en sm kann snakk-e eng-elsk h*r?)
Help6
H&elp6 (elp6)
Good morning.
God morgen. (Go m-rn)
Good evening.
God kveld. (Go kvell)
Good night.
God natt. (Go natt)
/'ote/ 'ever used as a greeting, unless you you want to make a &oke. +his is
potentially trou!lesome. 5f you must greet someone at night, use Hallo, Hei, Hyggelig
m9te deg ('ie to meet you), or even God dag (even though its in the middle of
night).
Good night (to sleep)
God natt. (Go natt)
5 dont understand (you).
eg forstr :deg; ikke. (ei forst-r :dei; ikk-e)
"here is the toilet1!athroom?
Hvor er toalettet? (#or *r toa-lett-et?)
Problems
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top6 +hief6
>topp tyven6
5 need your help.
eg trenger din h&elp.
/'ote/ $ight sound too strong. >ee !elow for a more reasona!le alternative.
$ay 5 ask you for a little assistane?
=an &eg sp9rre deg om litt h&elp?
5ts an emergeny.
7et er et n9dstilfelle.
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5m lost.
eg har gtt meg !ort.
an you tell me where 5 am?
=an du fortelle meg hvor &eg er?
an you tell me the way to %%%?
=an du fortelle meg veien til %%%?
5 lost my %%%.
eg har mistet %%% :min (sg. m.1f.)1mitt (sg. neu.)1mine (pl.);.
/'ote/ "hile almost any kind of arry-on item an !e alled !ag in 2nglish, in
'orwegian it means a duffle !ag. ou usually have to !e more speifi, here are a few
alternatives, as part of this sentene, you should also read the part in parenthesis to get
the grammar right.
...luggage
!aggas&e(n)
...suitase
koffert(en)
...!akpak
ryggsekk(en)
...duffle !ag
!ag(en)
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...shoulder !ag
skulderveske(n)
...hand!ag
hndveske(n)
...plasti !ag
plastikkpose(n)
...omputer !ag
omputer !ag(en)
...hand!ag
hndveske(n)
...wallet
lomme!ok(en)
...hild1hildren
!arn(et)1!arn(a)
5m sik.
eg er syk.
5ve !een in&ured.
eg har !litt skadet.
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5ve ontrated an in&uriy.
eg har ftt en skade.
5 need a dotor.
eg trenger ( f treffe) en lege.
an 5 use (your) phone?
=an &eg f lne telefonen (din) litt?
Numbers
@
null
A
en
Bto
C
tre
D
fire
E
fem
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seks
s&u, syv
tte
I
ni
A@
ti
AA
elleve
AB
tolv
AC
tretten
AD
f&orten
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AE
femten
A
seksten (seis-ten)
A
sytten (s9tt-en)
A
atten
AI
nitten
B@
t&ue (shoe-e)
/'ote/ 4sed in new ounting system (see !elow).
B@
tyve
21 & Above
'um!ers larger than twenty an !e written several ways in 'orwegian. >ometimeseah word is written separately. >ometimes hyphens are used. Jnd sometimes, the
whole num!er is written as one large word. +here are two ways of ounting from BA-
II.
New Counting System
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+he new ounting is what most people use nowadays. 5t is also pro!a!ly advisa!le for
people not very familiar with 'orwegian to learn this way first.
BA
t&ue en (k&u-e en)
BB
t&ue to
BC
t&ue tre
Old Counting System
+he old ounting system is slightly more illogial, !ut still Kuite a few people use it.
5ts popularity inreases with the age of the speaker. $ost people will pro!a!ly revert
to the new ounting system if they realiLe the speaker is not fluent in 'orwegian, !ut
here it is for ompleteness.
BA
en og tyve (en tyv-e)
BB
to og tyve (to tyv-e)
BC
tre og tyve
Regardless of System
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C@
tretti
D@
f9rti
E@
femti
@
seksti
@
sytti
@
tti
I@
nitti
A@@
(ett) hundre
ABA
(ett) hundre og BA (A@@ BA)
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B@@
to hundre
C@@
tre hundre
A@@@
ett tusen
A@BA
ett tusen og BA (ett tu-sen BA)
AA@@
ett tusen ett hundre (ett tu-sen ett hun-dre)
AABA
ett tusen ett hundre og BA
B@@@
to-tusen
A@@@@@@
en million (en milli-on)
num!er %%%%% (train, !us, et.)
nummer %%%%% (tog, !uss, et) (nomm-er)
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half
halv (hall)
less
mindre (minn-dre)
more
mer
Time
now
n
later
senere
!efore
tidligere (tid-li-re)
morning
morgen (m-rn)
afternoon
ettermiddag
evening
kveld (kvell)
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night
natt
Clock Time
5t is worth noting that whenever you say one olok, you use ett instead of en.
24 Hour System
+he simplest way to say time is to use the BD hour system.
.@@klokka tte null null
AI.C
klokka nitten tretti s&u
A.@A
klokka ett null en
12 Hour System
+here is no universal J$1$ usage in 'orway. 5t an !e hard to hoose the orret
preposition1grammar to use for distinguishing !etween J$ and $ (whih depends a
lot on onte3t, past, future, et), so the easiest is to simply add the time of day after
having said the time.
A@.@@
klokka A@
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A@.@E
fem over A@ (femm v-er ti)
ti over A@
kvart over A@
ti p halv AA
fem p halv AA
halv AA (hall AA)
fem over halv AA
ti over halv AA
kvart p AA
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ti p AA
fem p AA
Duration
%%%%% minute(s)
%%%%% minutt(er)
%%%%% hour(s)
%%%%% time(r)
%%%%% day(s)
%%%%% dag(er)
%%%%% week(s)
%%%%% uke(r)
%%%%% month(s)
%%%%% mned(er) (m-ned1mnt-er)
%%%%% year(s)
%%%%% r
Days
today
i dag
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yesterday
i gr
tomorrow
i morgen (i m-rn)
this week
denne uka
last week
forrige uke (frr-&e u-ke)
ne3t week
neste uke
>unday
>9ndag
$onday
$andag
+uesday
+irsdag
"ednesday
Mnsdag
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+hursday
+orsdag
Friday
Fredag
>aturday
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uly
uli
Jugust
Jugust
>eptem!er
>eptem!er
Mto!er
Mkto!er
'ovem!er
'ovem!er
7eem!er
7esem!er
Writing Time & Date
an E AII
E &an. AII
an E AII
E1A-AII
Colors
!lak
svart
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!lak
sort
/'ote/ mostly arhai
white
hvit (vit)
gray
gr
red
r9d (r9)
!lue
!l
yellow
gul
green
gr9nn
orange
orange (o-rans&)
purple
lilla
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purple
fiolett
!rown
!run
Transportation
Bus & Train
How muh is a tiket to %%%%%?
Hvor mye koster en !illett til %%%%%?
Mne tiket to %%%%%, please.
=an &eg f en !illett til %%%%%.
"here does this train1!us go?
Hvor gr dette toget1denne !ussen?
"here is the train1!us to %%%%%?
Hvor finner &eg toget1!ussen til %%%%%?
7oes this train1!us stop in %%%%%?
>topper dette toget1denne !ussen i %%%%%?
"hen does the train1!us for %%%%% leave?
'r reiser toget1!ussen til %%%%%?
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"hen will this train1!us arrive in %%%%%?
'r kommer vi fram til %%%%%?
Directions
How do 5 get to %%%%% ?
Hvordan kommer &eg til %%%%% ?
...the train station?
...togstas&onen?
...the !us station?
...!ussholdeplassen?
...the airport?
...flyplassen?
...downtown?
...sentrum?
...the youth hostel?
...ungdomsher!erget?
...the %%%%% hotel?
... %%%%% hotel?
...the Jmerian1anadian1Justralian1ritish em!assy1onsulate?
...den amerikanske1kanadiske1australske1!ritiske am!assade1konsulat?
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"here are there (a lot) of...
Hvor kan &eg finne (mange)...
...hotels?
...hoteller?
...restaurants?
...restauranter? (res-tu-rang-er)
...!ars?
...!arer?
...sites to see?
...turistattraks&oner? (tu-rist-att-rak-s&o-ner)
an you show me %%%% on the map?
=an du vise meg %%% p kartet?
street
gate1vei
+urn left.
>nu til venstre.
+urn right.
>nu til h9yre.
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left
venstre (venn-stre)
right
h9yre (h9y-re)
straight ahead
rett fram1rett framover
towards the %%%%%
mot %%%%%
past the %%%%%
for!i %%%%%
!efore the %%%%%
rett f9r %%%%%
"ath for the %%%%%.
>e etter %%%%%.
intersetion
kryss
rounda!out
rundk&9ring (runn-k&9-ring)
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north
nord
south
s9r
east
9st
west
vest
uphill
oppover(!akke) (pp-v-er-!akk-e)
downhill
nedover(!akke) (ned-v-er-!akk-e)
Taxi
+a3i6
+a3i6
/'ote/ +o get a ta3i, either all one !y phone, walk to a ta3i stop, or wave your hand
if you see one (with a lighted roof-sign) driving past.
+ake me to %%%%%, please.
=an du k&9re meg til %%%%%.
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How muh does it ost to get to %%%%%?
Hvor mye vil det koste k&9re til %%%%%?
/'ote/ 4nless its a really long (several hours) and thus ridiulously e3pensive drive
where you an make a speial deal with the driver, its gonna ost as muh as the
meter shows. 23pet an appro3imate reply if any.
+ake me there, please.
=an du k&9re meg dit?
Lodging
7o you have any rooms availa!le?
Har du noen ledige rom?
How muh is a room for one person1two people?
Hvor mye koster et enkelt1do!!elt-rom?
Jre !edsheets inluded in the prie?2r senget9y inkludert i prisen?
5 would like some !edsheets
=an &eg f med senget9y?
7oes the room ome with...
Har rommet...
...a !athroom?
...eget !ad?
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...a telephone?
...egen telefon?
...a +#?
...+#? (te-ve)
$ay 5 see the room first?
=an &eg f se rommet f9rst?
7o you have anything %%%%%?
Har du et %%%%% rom?
...Kuieter
...mer stille
...!igger
...st9rre
...leaner
...renere
...heaper
...!illigere?
M=, 5ll take it.
M=, &eg tar det. (o-k, &ei tar de)
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5 will stay for %%%%% night(s).
eg !lir her %%%%% natt1netter.
an you suggest another hotel?
Har du et annet hotell foresl?
7o you have a safe?
Har du en safe? (har du en seif)
7o you have a loker?
Har du ett ls!art skap?
5s !reakfast1supper inluded?
2r frokost1middag inkludert?
"hat time is !reakfast1supper?
'r er det frokost1middag?
lease lean my room.
=an du vaske rommet mitt.
an you wake me at %%%%%?
=an du vekke meg klokka %%%%%?
5 want to hek out.
=an &eg f s&ekke ut n?
Money
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7o you aept Jmerian1Justralian1anadian dollars?
Godtar du amerikanske1australske1kanadiske dollar?
7o you aept (ritish) pounds?
Godtar du (!ritiske) pund? (Go-tar du !rit-isk-e punn)
7o you aept redit ards?
Godtar du kredittkort?
an you hange money for me?
=an du h&elpe meg veksle penger?
"here an 5 get money hanged?
Hvor kan &eg f vekslet penger?
an you hange a travelers hek for me?
=an du veksle en reises&ekk for meg?
"here an 5 get a travelers hek hanged?
Hvor kan &eg f vekslet reises&ekker?
"hat is the e3hange rate for %%%?
Hva er valutakursen for %%%?
"here is an automati teller mahine (J+$)
Hvor er n*rmeste mini!ank?
Eating
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J ta!le for one person1two people, please.
=an &eg f et !ord for en1to personer?
an 5 look at the menu, please?
=an &eg fr se p menyen?
an 5 look in the kithen?
=an &eg f se k&9kkenet?
/'ote/ +his is usually a grave insult. 5f you feel that !ad a!out eating there, go
somewhere else instead.
5s there a house speialty?
Hva er spesialiteten deres?
5s there a loal speialty?
2r det en lokal rett &eg !9r smake p?
5m a vegetarian.
eg er vegetarianer.
5 dont eat pork.
eg spiser ikke svin.
5m on a diet. an you make it NliteN, please? (less oil1!utter1lard)
eg slanker meg. =an &eg f s lite fett som mulig? (mindre ol&e1sm9r1fett)
fi3ed-prie meal
dagens rett
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a la artO
a la artO
!reakfast
frokost
lunh
lunh
tea (meal)
kaffe og kaker
/'ote/ +his literally means offee and akes in 'orwegian. ou ould of ourse still
order tea, if you prefer that.
supper
middag
5 would like %%%%%.
=an &eg f %%%%%.
5 want a dish ontaining %%%%%.
eg vil ha en rett med %%%%%.
hiken
kylling (k&yll-ing)
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!eef
oksek&9tt
fish
fisk
ham
skinke
sausage
p9lse
heese
ost
eggs
egg
salad
salat
(fresh) vegeta!les
(ferske) gr9nnsaker
(fresh) fruit
(fersk) frukt
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!read
!r9d
toast
ristet !r9d
noodles
nudler
rie
ris
!eans
!9nner
$ay 5 have a glass of %%%%%?
=an &eg f et glass %%%%%?
$ay 5 have a up of %%%%%?
=an &eg f en kopp %%%%%?
$ay 5 have a !ottle of %%%%%?
=an &eg f en flaske %%%%%?
offee
kaffe
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tea (drink)
te
&uie
&uie (&us)
(!u!!ly) water
farris
water
vann
!eer
9l
red1white wine
r9dvin1hvitvin (r9-vin1vit-vin)
$ay 5 have some %%%%%?
=an &eg f litt %%%%%?
salt
salt
(!lak) pepper
(sort) pepper
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!utter
sm9r
23use me, waiter?
4nnskyld, kelner?
5m finished.
eg er ferdig.
5t was deliious.
7et smakte utmerket.
lease lear the plates.
=an du ta med tallerknene.
+he hek, please.
=an &eg f regningen?
Bars
7o you serve alohol?
>erverer dere alkohol?
5s there ta!le servie?
=ommer dere til !ordene?
J !eer1two !eers, please.
=an &eg f en1to 9l?
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J glass of red1white wine, please.
=an &eg f et1to glass r9dvin1hvitvin?
J pint, please.
=an &eg f en halvliter? (hall-i-ter)
5n a !ottle, please.
=an &eg f det p flaske?
%%%%% (hard liKuor) and %%%%% (mi3er), please.
=an &eg f %%%%% og %%%%%?
whiskey
whiskey
vodka
vodka
rum
rom (romm)
water
vann
lu! soda
lu! soda
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toni water
toni
orange &uie
appelsin &uie (app-el-sin &us)
oke (soda)
ola (!rus)
7o you have any !ar snaks?
Har du noe !ar snaks?
Mne more, please.
=an &eg f en til?
Jnother round, please.
2n runde til6
"hen is losing time?
'r stenger dere?
Shopping
7o you have this in my siLe?
Har du denne i min st9rrelse?
How muh is this?
Hvor mye koster den?
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+hats too e3pensive.
7et er for dyrt.
"ould you take %%%%%?
#ille du godtatt %%%%%?
/'ote/ argaining of this type is going to get you nothing !ut puLLled looks and
make people suspiious of you in 'orway. 5t osts how muh the prie-tag says,
unless the goods are damaged, or in some other way deserve a lower prie. +rades
involving insurane, ars, volume re!ates, hotels in the off-season, and a few other
things might !e e3eptions.
e3pensive
dyrt
heap
!illig
5 ant afford it.
eg har desverre ikke rd.
5 dont want it.
'ei, &eg trenger den ikke.
(5 think) oure heating me.
(eg tror) 7u lurer meg.
/'ote/ 5t may not !e wise to tell someone this, unless you are Kuite onfident its true.
2ven then, 5 think it would !e !etter to onsult a native third-party !efore you start
throwing allegetions around.
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5m not interested.
7esverre, &eg er ikke interresert.
M=, 5ll take it.
M=, &eg tar den.
an 5 have a !ag?
=an &eg f en pose?
7o you ship to %%%%?
=an du sende ting til %%%?
5 need...
eg trenger...
...toothpaste.
...tannpasta.
...a tooth!rush.
...en tann!9rste. (tann-!9s&-te)
...tampons.
...tamponger.
...soap.
...spe.
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...shampoo.
...shampoo. (s&am-po)
...pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin or i!uprofen)
...smertestillende. (f.eks 7ispril eller 5!u3)
...old mediine.
...hostesaft.
/'ote/ +his translates as ough lemonade. 5f that doesnt ome lose to what you
need, go to a dotor.
...a raLor.
...en !ar!erh9vel.
...an um!rella.
...en paraply.
...sunsreen lotion.
...solkrem.
...sun!lok lotion.
...sun!lok.
...a postard.
...ett postkort.
...postage stamps.
...frimerker.
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...!atteries.
...!atterier.
...writing paper.
...skrivepapir1!revpapir.
...a pen.
...en penn.
...2nglish-language !ooks.
...engelske !9ker.
...2nglish-language magaLines.
...engelske !lader.
...an 2nglish-language newspaper.
...en engelsk avis.
...an 2nglish-'orwegian ditionary.
...en engelsk-norsk ord!ok.
Driving a car
5 want to rent a ar.
=an &eg f leie en !il?
an 5 get insurane?
=an &eg f forsikring?
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stop (on a street sign)
stop
one way
enveisk&9rt1enveisk&9ring
yield
vikeplikt
no parking
parkering for!udt
speed limit
fartsgrense
gas1petrol station
!ensinstas&on
gas1petrol
!ensin
diesel
diesel
Authority
5 havent done anything wrong.
eg har ikke g&ort noe galt.
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5t was a misunderstanding.
7et var en misforstelse.
"here are you taking me?
Hvor tar dere meg?
Jm 5 under arrest?
2r &eg arrestert?
5 am an Jmerian1Justralian1ritish1anadian itiLen.
eg er en amerikansk1australsk1!ritisk1kanadisk stats!orger.
5 demand to talk to the Jmerian1Justralian1ritish1anadian em!assy1onsulate.
eg forlanger f snakke med den amerikanske1australske1!ritiske1kanadiske
am!assade1konsulat.
5 want to talk to a lawyer.
eg vil ha en advokat.
an 5 &ust pay a fine now?
=an &eg !are !etale !oten n?
/'ote/ 4sually you ant. +hat would mean !ri!ery is aepted. Mne e3eption0
pu!li transportation in Mslo (may!e elsewhere too) if you forgot to !uy a tiket.