Norwegian letter(s)

d
ig
eg
h
j, gj, hj
kj, tj
sj, skj
sl
ki, ky, kei, ky
ski, sky, skei, sky
gi, gy, gei, gy
g + other vowels
sk + other vowels
-egn, -egl, -gn
ng

English sound
silent at end of word; and in -ld, -nd, -rd
ee
ay
silent before consonants, such as in hvyuh, as in yes
sh, but softer and more palatalized (as in German)
sh
shl
sh, but softer and more palatalized (as in German)
sh
yuh
guh
sk
g is silent
nasalized, as in singer and not finger
ah as in cat
ay, but with lips rounded
aw as in saw

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j

ahh
bay
say
day
ay
ef
gay
haw
ee
yod

k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t

kaw
el
em
en
ooh
pay
koo
air
ess
tay

u
v
w
x
y
z

ooh
vay
dobbel-veh
eks
ew (lips rounded)
set
ah (as in cat)
ay (lips rounded)
aw

Singular
Indefinite Plural
Definite Plural
en fisk
fisker
some fish
fiskene
en hage
hager
some gardens
hagene
en baker
bakere
some bakers
bakerne
et vindu
vinduer
some windowvinduene
the windows
et hus
hus
some houses
husene
et barn
barn
some children
barna
Nouns in Norwegian (Bokml) have two genders, masculine and neuter, which adjective
feminine (which Nynorsk retains), but since feminine nouns can be written as masculine
indefinite articles that correspond with these genders: en for masculine nouns and et for
neuter noun and it takes the indefinite article et. The majority of nouns in Norwegian are
used in Norwegian is the genitive (showing possession), and it is easily formed by ad
possession. However, if the noun already ends in -s, then you
Singular
and
ender
bok
bker
bonde
bnder
fot
ftter
hnd
hender
hndkle
hndklr
kne (n)
knr
kraft
krefter
ku
kyr
natt
netter
mann
menn
rand
render
rot
rtter
sted (n)
steder
stang
stenger
strand
strender
tang
tenger
tann
tenner
tre
trr
t
tr
ye
yne

Irregular Indefinite Plural

duck(s)
book(s)
peasant(s)
foot(feet)
hand(s)
hand towel(s)
knee(s)
strength
cow(s)
night(s)
man(men)
edge(s)
root(s)
place(s)
bar(s)
beach(es)
pincher(s)
tooth(teeth)
tree(s)
toe(s)
eye(s)

Singular = Indefinite Plural

angrep (n)
besk (n)
eventyr (n)
feil
forhold
hve (n)
kreps
mus
mygg
sild
sko
spiker
ting
vpen

Definite Plural
the fishes
the gardens
the bakers

the houses
the children
line and neuter, which adjectives must agree with when modifying nouns. Technically there is a third
ns can be written as masculine nouns, Im including feminine nouns in the masculine category. Ther
for masculine nouns and et for neuter nouns. In the vocabulary lists, a noun followed by (n) means
ority of nouns in Norwegian are masculine, so they take the indefinite article en.The only case of no
n), and it is easily formed by adding an -s to the noun. This is comparable to adding -s in English to
un already ends in -s, then you add nothing (unlike English where we add - or -s).

Singular = Indefinite Plural

attack(s)
visit(s)
tale(s), story(ies)
error(s), mistake(s)
circumstance(s)
opportunity(ies)
crawfish(es)
mouse(s)
mosquito(es)
herring(s)
shoe(s)
nail(s)
thing(s)
weapon(s)

Technically there is a third gender,

masculine category. There are two
n followed by (n) means that it is a
e en.The only case of nouns that is
to adding -s in English to show
or -s).

jeg
du
han
hun
den
det
man
vi
dere
de
meg
deg
ham
henne
den
det
man
oss
dere
dem

I am
you are
he is
she is
it is
it is
one is
we are
you are
they are

I
you (singular)
he
she
it (masc.)
it (neut.)
one
we
you (plural)
they
me
you (singular)
him
her
it (masc.)
it (neut.)
one
us
you (plural)
them
Present

jeg er
du er
han er
hun er
den er
det er
man er
vi er
dere er
de er
Past

I was
you were
he was
she was
it was
it was
one was
we were

jeg var
du var
han var
hun var
den var
det var
man var
vi var

you were
they were

dere var
de var
Has / Have to

I have
you have
he has
she has
it has
it has
one has
we have
you have
they have

jeg har
du har
han har
hun har
den har
det har
man har
vi har
dere har
de har
Had to

I had
you had
he had
she had
it had
it had
one had
we had
you had
they had

jeg hadde
du hadde
han hadde
hun hadde
den hadde
det hadde
man hadde
vi hadde
dere hadde
de hadde
Questions

who
what
why
when
where
which
how
how much
how many
how long
where from
what kind of

hvem
hva
hvorfor
nr
hvor
hvilken, hvilket, hvilke
hvordan
hvor mye
hvor mange
hvor lenge
hvorfra
hva slags
Numbers

0
1

null
en, ett

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
1,000
million
billion
trillion
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th

to
tre
fire
fem
seks
sju
tte
ni
ti
elleve
tolv
tretten
fjorten
femten
seksten
sytten
atten
nitten
tjue
tjueen, tjueett
tjueto
tretti
frti
femti
seksti
sytti
tti
nitti
hundre
tusen
million
milliard
billion
frste
annen, andre
tredje
fjerde
femte
sjette
sjuende

8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
30th
40th
50th
60th
70th
80th
90th
100th
1,000th

ttende
niende
tiende
ellevte
tolvte
trettende
fjortende
femtende
sekstende
syttende
attende
nittende
tjuende
tjuefrste
tjueandre
trettiende
frtiende
femtiende
sekstiende
syttiende
ttiende
nittiende
hundrede
tusende
Colors

orange
pink
purple
blue
yellow
red
black
brown
gray
white
green

oransje
rosa
lilla
bl, bltt, bl
gul, gult, gule
rd, rdt, rde
svart, svart, svarte
brun, brunt, brune
gr, grtt, gr
hvit, hvitt, hvite
grnn, grnt, grnne
Time

What time is it?

It is 2.
6:20

Hva er klokken?
Klokken er to.
tjue over seks

half past 3
quarter past 4
quarter to 5
10 past 11
20 to 7
noon
midnight
in the morning
in the evening
Its exactly
About/around 8.
now
early
earlier
soon
late
later
in 10 minutes
in 15 minutes
in a half hour
in an hour
right now
at once
immediately
At 8.

halv fire
kvart over fire
kvart p fem
ti over elleve
tjue p sju
middag
midnatt
om morgenen
om kvelden
Den er nyaktig
omtrent tte
n
tidlig
tidligere
snart
sent
senere
om ti minutter
om et kvarter
om en halvtime
om en time
akkurat n
med en gang
straks
klokken tte

Common Word

sometimes
always
never
often
usually
now
and
but
or
very
already
perhaps
both
some
again
between
a lot, many
of course
a little
not at all
svensk,

dansk,
fransk,
italiensk,
spansk,
tysk,
nederlandsk,
russisk,
japansk

here
there
with
each other
almost
really?
it is
there is/are
Days / Time

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
day
morning
afternoon
evening
night
today
tomorrow
this morning
tomorrow morning
tomorrow afternoon
tomorrow night
day after tomorrow
tonight
last night
yesterday
day before yesterday

week
next week
weekend
daily
weekly
Month

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
month
last month
monthly
year
this year
last year
yearly
Season

in
in
in
in

(the)
(the)
(the)
(the)

winter
spring
summer
fall

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Questions about Weather

Hows theweather?
Its cold
Its warm
Its beautiful

Its
Its
Its
Its
Its
Its

bad
clearing
icy
windy
cloudy
humid/muggy

What temperature is it?

Its foggy
The fog is lifting
Its snowing
Its raining
Its going to storm
Theres thunder
Theres lightning
Its freezing (cold as ice)
Its hailing
Relations

parents
mother
father
son
daughter
brother
sister
grandfather
grandmother
grandson
granddaughter
cousin (male)
cousin (female)
niece
nephew
uncle
aunt
boy
girl
child / baby
adult
man

woman
friend (male)
friend female)
present
past
future

God morgen
God kveld
Ha det bra
Vr s snill
Ingen rsak / Vr s god
Herr / Fru / Frken
Hvordan har du det?
Bra / Drlig
Jeg heter
Hvor kommer du fra?
Unnskyld
Jeg bor i
Hvor gammel er du?
Jeg vet [ikke.]
Jeg snakker engelsk.
Hallo / God dag
God natt
Hei / Ha det
(Tusen) Takk
Ja / Nei
Velkommen!
Hvordan gr det?
Hva heter du?
Hyggelig treffe deg!
Jeg er fra
Hvor bor du?
Jeg vil gjerne ha / Jeg skulle gjerne hatt
Jeg er ____ r (gammel)
Snakker du norsk?
Snakk langsomt
Hva heter p norsk?
Jeg forstr [ikke.]
Hva er dette?
Hvor mye koster dette?
Jeg er trst
Jeg er syk
Kom inn / hit
Forstr du?
Vr s snill gjenta / Vennligst gjenta
Hvor er ?

Jeg er sulten
Jeg er trett
Jeg tror [ikke] det
Ta plass
Stans! / Stopp!
Jeg har gtt meg bort
Fare!
Vent litt!
Det var synd.
Skl!
Jeg elsker deg.
Straks!
Hjelp
Pass p!
Hvor langt er det?
Velbekomme!
Lykke til!
Jeg savner deg.
Common Word

noen ganger / av og til

alltid
aldri
ofte
vanligvis
n
og
men
eller
veldig / svrt
allerede
kanskje
begge
noe(n)
igjen
mellom
mye / mange
selvflgelig / sklart
litt
ikke i det hele tatt / slettes ikke /overhodet
Swedish,

Danish,
French,
Italian,
Spanish,
German,
Dutch,
Russian,
Japanese

her
der
med
hverandre
nesten
virkelig?
det er
det finnes
Days / Time

mandag
tirsdag
onsdag
torsdag
fredag
lrdag
sndag
dag
morgen
ettermiddag
kveld
natt
i dag
i morgen
i dag morges
i morgen tidlig
i morgen formiddag
i morgen kveld
i overmorgen
i kveld
i gr kveld
i gr
i forgrs

uke
neste uke
helg
daglig
ukentlig
Month

januar
februar
mars
april
mai
juni
juli
august
september
oktober
november
desember
mned
forrige mned
mnedlig
r (n)
i r
i fjor
rlig
Season

om
om
om
om

vinteren
vren
sommeren
hsten

vinter
vr
sommer
hst
Questions about Weather

Hvordan er vret?
Det er kaldt
Det er varmt
Det er pent

Det
Det
Det
Det
Det
Det

er drlig
lysner
er isete
blser
er overskyet
er fuktig

Hvor mange grader er det?

Det er tke
Tken letner
Det snr
Det regner
Det blir storm
Det tordner
Det lyner
Det er iskaldt
Det hagler
Relations

foreldre
mor
far
snn
datter
bror
sster
bestefar
bestemor
barnebarn
barnebarn
fetter
kusine
niese
nev
onkel
tante
gutt
jente, pike
barn
voksen
mann

kvinne
venn
venninne
kjenne to know (people/places)
kjenner
kjente
skal / vil kjenne

Good Morning
Good Evening
Goodbye
Please
Dont mention it / Youre welcome
Mister / Misses
How are you?
Good / Bad
My name is (I am called)
Where are you from?
Excuse me / Sorry
I live in
How old are you?
I [dont] know.
I speak English.
Hello / Good Day
Good Night
Hi / Bye
Thank you (very much)
Yes / No
Welcome!
How its going?
Whats your name?
Pleased to meet you!
Im from
Where do you live?
I would like
I am ____ years (old).
Do you speak Norwegian?
Speak slowly
How do you say in Norwegian?
I [dont] understand.
What is this?
How much does this cost?
Im thirsty
Im sick
Come in / here
Do you understand?
Please repeat
Where is ?

Im hungry
Im tired
I [dont] think so
Have a seat.
Stop!
Im lost
Danger!
Wait a minute!
Thats too bad!
Cheers! (toast)
I love you.
Immediately! / Soon!
Help!
Watch out!
How far is it?
Have a good meal!
Good luck!
I miss you.

vite to know (facts)

vet
visste
skal / vil vite