NORWEGIAN BASIC WORDS & PHRASES For Travel!
Compliments: Norway Tourism Board
Basic Words & Phrases
Yes = Ja
No = Nei
Thank you = Takk
Please = Vær så snill
Excuse me = Unnskyld meg
Hello = Hallo
Goodbye = Ha det
I do not understand = Jeg forstår ikke
Where is …? = Hvor er …?
How much is the fare? = Hvor mye koster billetten?
One ticket to …, please. = En billett til …, takk.
Train = Tog
Bus = Buss
Underground/tube/metro = T-bane Tram = Trikk
I would like to buy… = Jeg vil gjerne kjøpe…
How much does this cost? = Hvor mye koster dette?
Do you have…? = Har du…?
Police station = Politistasjon Hospital = Sykehus
Store/shop = Butikk
Counting to 10
One = En
Two = To
Three = Tre
Four = Fire
Five = Fem
Six = Seks
Seven = Syv
Eight = Åtte
Nine = Ni
Ten = Ti
Dates & Schedule
Day = Dag
Week = Uke
Month = Måned
Year = År
Today = I dag
Yesterday = I går
Tomorrow = I morgen
Days of Week
Monday = Mandag
Tuesday = Tirsdag
Wednesday = Onsdag
Thursday = Torsdag
Friday = Fredag
Saturday = Lørdag
Sunday = Søndag
Norwegian pronounciation
A as in father
E as in wedding
I as in meat
U as in hood
Æ as in mad
Ø as in blurt
Å as in hall
Special Norwegian pronunciations:
KJ, KI and KY make a soft k-sound without actually blocking the throat, so that the air makes a sound as it squeezes out.
SJ, SKY, SKJ and SKI as in shop J as in yes R is a little more “sharp” than in English
The Norwegian alphabet
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Æ Ø Å
