Learn Norwegian ten words at a time
Ten short games: the 102 most useful Norwegian words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.
Greetings and politeness
Hello, please, thank you, sorry: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- Hallohah-LOO
- Hello
- God morgengoo MOR-gen
- Good morning
- God kveldgoo KVEL
- Good evening
- Ha det brahah deh BRAH
- Goodbye
- Vi sesvee SEHS
- See you
- Vær så snillvair saw SNIL
- Please
- Takktahk
- Thank you
- Bare hyggeligBAH-reh HEWG-eh-lee
- You're welcome
- Beklagerbeh-KLAH-ger
- Sorry
- UnnskyldOON-shil
- Excuse me
- Hyggelig å treffe degHEWG-eh-lee aw TREF-eh day
- Nice to meet you
Order anything by pointing
I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu.
- Jeg vil gjerne ha...yay vil YAIR-neh hah
- I would like...
- DenneDEN-eh
- This one
- Hvor mye koster det?vor MEW-eh KOS-ter deh
- How much is it?
- RegningenRAY-ning-en
- The bill, please
- Med kortmeh KORT
- By card
- Kontantkon-TAHNT
- In cash
- VannVAHN
- Water
- KaffeKAH-feh
- Coffee
- Teteh
- Tea
- Ølurl
- Beer
- Uten...OO-ten
- Without...
Yes, no and the essentials
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it.
- JaYAH
- Yes
- NeiNAY
- No
- Okoh-KAY
- Okay
- Jeg forstår ikkeyay for-STOHR ik-eh
- I don't understand
- Snakker du engelsk?SNAHK-er doo ENG-elsk
- Do you speak English?
- Kan du gjenta det?kahn doo YEN-tah deh
- Can you repeat that?
- Sakte, takkSAHK-teh, tahk
- Slowly, please
- Hva er dette?vah air DET-teh
- What is this?
- Jeg trenger...yay TRENG-er
- I need...
- Kan du hjelpe meg?kahn doo YEL-peh may
- Can you help me?
Counting to ten
One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers.
- Enehn
- One
- ToTOO
- Two
- TreTREH
- Three
- FireFEE-reh
- Four
- FemFEM
- Five
- Seksseks
- Six
- Sjushoo
- Seven
- ÅtteOT-teh
- Eight
- Ninee
- Nine
- TiTEE
- Ten
Shops and hotels
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk.
- Har dere...?hahr DEH-reh
- Do you have...?
- Hvor er...?vor AIR
- Where is...?
- ÅpentAW-pent
- Open
- Stengtstengt
- Closed
- En pose?en POO-seh
- A bag?
- For dyrtfor DEWRT
- Too expensive
- Jeg har en reservasjonyay hahr en reh-ser-vah-SHOON
- I have a reservation
- Er frokost inkludert?air FROO-kost in-kloo-DEHRT
- Is breakfast included?
- Hva er wifi-passordet?vah air VEE-fee PAS-oor-eh
- What's the wifi password?
- Kan jeg...?kahn yay
- Can I...?
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen.
- Et bord til toet BOOR til too
- A table for two
- Menyen, takkmen-EW-en tahk
- The menu, please
- Hva anbefaler du?vah AN-beh-fah-ler doo
- What do you recommend?
- Jeg spiser ikke...yay SPEE-ser IK-eh
- I don't eat...
- Jeg er allergisk mot...yay air ah-LER-gisk moot
- I'm allergic to...
- Kjøttshut
- Meat
- KyllingSHIL-ing
- Chicken
- Fiskfisk
- Fish
- Det er deiligdeh air DAY-li
- It's delicious
- SkålSKAWL
- Cheers
Meeting people
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes.
- Hvordan har du det?VOR-dan hahr doo deh
- How are you?
- Det går bradeh gohr BRAH
- I'm fine, thanks
- Og du?oh DOO
- And you?
- Hva heter du?vah HEH-ter doo
- What's your name?
- Jeg heter...yay HEH-ter
- My name is...
- Hvor kommer du fra?vor KOM-er doo frah
- Where are you from?
- Jeg kommer fra...yay KOM-er frah
- I'm from...
- Jeg liker detyay LEE-ker deh
- I like it
- Det er vakkertdeh air VAHK-ert
- It's beautiful
- Velkommenvel-KOM-en
- Welcome
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- Hvor er toalettet?vor air too-ah-LET-eh
- Where is the toilet?
- Hvordan kommer jeg til...?VOR-dan KOM-er yay til
- How do I get to...?
- Til venstretil VEN-streh
- To the left
- Til høyretil HOY-reh
- To the right
- Rett fremret FREM
- Straight ahead
- HerHAIR
- Here
- JernbanestasjonenYAIRN-bah-neh-stah-shoo-nen
- Train station
- Bussboos
- Bus
- FlyplassenFLEW-plas-en
- Airport
- En billett, takken bil-LET tahk
- One ticket, please
Time and days
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please.
- NåNAW
- Now
- SenereSEH-neh-reh
- Later
- I dagee DAHG
- Today
- I morgenee MOR-en
- Tomorrow
- I kveldee KVEL
- Tonight
- Når?nor
- When?
- Når åpner dere?nor AWP-ner DEH-reh
- What time does it open?
- Et øyeblikket OY-eh-blik
- One moment, please
- Minuttermi-NOOT-er
- Minutes
- TimerTEE-mer
- Hours
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- Hjelp!YELP
- Help!
- Ring legenring LEH-gen
- Call a doctor
- Politietpoo-li-TEE-eh
- Police
- Apotekah-poo-TEK
- Pharmacy
- SykehusSEW-keh-hoos
- Hospital
- Jeg har gått meg villyay hahr got may VIL
- I'm lost
- Jeg føler meg ikke brayay FUL-er may ik-eh BRAH
- I don't feel well
- Det ble stjåletdeh bleh SHYAW-let
- It was stolen
- Det er en nødsituasjondeh air en NURD-si-too-ah-shoon
- It's an emergency
- La meg være i fredlah may VAIR-eh ee FREHD
- Leave me alone