Norwegian Question Words with Pronunciation

Introduction In this short lesson you are going to learn the most common Norwegian question words. You can also hear how they are pronounced by a native Norwegian. The words we are going to learn are who, what, where, why, which and how.  [toc] Norwegian question words with pronunciation ENGLISH NORWEGIAN PRONUNCIATION Who Hvem What Hva Where Hvor… Continue reading Norwegian Question Words with Pronunciation

How to Say Thank You in Norwegian with Pronunciation

In this short article you will learn how to say “thank you” in Norwegian. You can also listen to how a native Norwegian say it, so that you get the pronunciation right. [toc] Thank you in Norwegian The most common way to say “thank you” in Norwegian is “takk”. “Thank you very much” can be translated… Continue reading How to Say Thank You in Norwegian with Pronunciation

Norwegian Colors With Pronunciation

In this article you will learn many colors in Norwegian and listen to how a native Norwegian pronounces them. The colors we are going to look at today are black, white, red, yellow, green, blue, orange and pink. [toc] Video about Norwegian colors The first thing I would recommend doing in order to learn the Norwegian… Continue reading Norwegian Colors With Pronunciation

When do you use the accent aigu, like é, in Norwegian?

[toc] Accent aigu/acute accent/akutt aksent Accent aigu is simply the accent that looks like this: (´). Examples of this are: é, á and ó.  Accent aigu in Norwegian In Norwegian, the main uses of the accent aigu are in names and some loanwords. The reason we use the accent aigu, is to show which part of… Continue reading When do you use the accent aigu, like é, in Norwegian?

Norwegian Tones and Pitch Accents

Introduction A very interesting aspect about the Norwegian language is something called tones or pitch accents. In this article you’ll learn what tones/pitch accents are, learn about the difference in meaning when using the two different Norwegian tones, and hear the difference in pronunciation between tones. You can hear the pronunciation in the video below.… Continue reading Norwegian Tones and Pitch Accents

Basic Norwegian Expressions And Words With Pronunciation

Let’s start this course by learning some basic Norwegian expressions and words. You can hear how they’re pronounced in the video below. [toc] Basic Norwegian expressions and words ENGLISH NORWEGIAN Hi Hei Thanks Takk Thank you very much Tusen takk (literally: a thousand thanks) You’re welcome Bare hyggelig (literally: just nice) What’s your name? Hva… Continue reading Basic Norwegian Expressions And Words With Pronunciation

The Norwegian Alphabet

Introduction You might have encountered the infamous Norwegian letters æ,ø and å at some point. An example of this can be when you’re learning how to conjugate Norwegian verbs and you then find out that the infinitive marker in Norwegian is in fact å. Another example is when you’re learning the Norwegian colors and discover… Continue reading The Norwegian Alphabet