God dag,
Here is a quick pronunciation guide for Norwegian words and Norwegian phrases. Through this I am practicing a bit. It has been nice though trying to get a handle on the language. Norwegian is amazingly phonetic, so that has been a blessing. The humor being that my friends in Norway are sending me papers to check for them in English. In the same manner, I am constantly asking them how to use their language. I guess that is what you call collaborative learning.
Alas, even though I do not think I have a strong southern accent it seems magnified when I try to speak in Norwegian.
And so, below find my language lesson.
Tusen takk!
Pronunciation guide:
•A as in father
•E as in bed
•I as in beat
•U as in food
•Æ as in mad
•Ø as in hurt
•Å as in ball
•Most consonants are pronounced similar to English, with these exceptions:
•J is pronounced like the "y" in yes
•R is a little more "rolled" than the English R
•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
Quick Items:
Yes = Ja
No = Nei
Thank you = Takk
Thank you very much = Tusen takk
You're welcome = Vær så god
Please = Vær så snill
Excuse me = Unnskyld meg
Hello = Hallo
Goodbye = Ha det
I do not understand = Jeg forstår ikke
How do you say this in Norwegian? = Hvordan sier man dette på norsk?
Getting Around:
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
Norwegian Subway, Underground = T-bane
Airport = Flyplass
Train station = Jernbanestasjon
Bus station = Busstasjon
Are there any vacancies for tonight? = Er det noe ledig for i natt?
No vacancies = Alt opptatt.
How much does this cost? = Hvor mye koster dette?
What is this? = Hva er dette?
I'll buy it. = Jeg kjøper det.
I would like to buy ... = Jeg vil gjerne ha ...
Do you have ... = Har du ...
Do you accept credit cards? = Tar dere kredittkort?
Norwegian Tourist Information = Turistinformasjon
Museum = Museum
Bank = Bank
Norwegian police station = Politistasjon
Hospital = Sykehus
Store, Shop = Butikk
Restaurant = Restaurant
Church = Kirke
Restrooms = Toalett
Numbers:
one = en
two = to
three = tre
four = fire
five = fem
six = seks
seven = sju
eight = åtte
nine = ni
ten = ti
Days of the Week:
Day = Dag
Week = Uke
Month = Måned
Year = År
Monday = mandag
Tuesday = tirsdag
Wednesday = onsdag
Thursday = torsdag
Friday = fredag
Saturday = lørdag
Sunday = søndag
Today = I dag
Yesterday = I går
Tomorrow = I morgen
