The Norwegian course
Learn Norwegian ten words at a time
Norsk
Ten games of ten words: the hundred 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.
Norwegian challenge
Do you know the essentials? 25 quick questions from across the course. Score high and you are ready for the trip.
Norwegian · Lesson 1 of 10
Greetings and politeness
Hello, thanks, please: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- Hallohah-LOO
- Hello
- Heihai
- Hi
- God morgengoo MOR-gen
- Good morning
- God nattgoo NAHT
- Good night
- Tusen takkTOO-sen TAHK
- Thank you very much
- Takktahk
- Thanks
- Bare hyggeligBAH-reh HEWG-eh-lee
- You're welcome
- Vær så snillvair saw SNIL
- Please
- UnnskyldOON-shil
- Excuse me
- Ha det brahah deh BRAH
- Goodbye
Norwegian · Lesson 2 of 10
Order anything by pointing
One beer please, one of these please, the bill: survive any menu.
- En øl, takken UHL tahk
- One beer please
- En av disseen ahv DIS-eh
- One of these
- KaffeKAH-feh
- Coffee
- To, takktoo tahk
- Two please
- En tilen TIL
- One more
- Hvor mye koster det?vor MEW-eh KOS-ter deh
- How much?
- RegningenRAY-ning-en
- The bill
- Kan jeg fåkahn yay FAW
- May I / Could I have
- SkålSKAWL
- Cheers
- PrositPROH-sit
- Bless you
Norwegian · Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials
The tiny words that carry half of every conversation.
- JaYAH
- Yes
- NeiNAY
- No
- Okoh-KAY
- Okay
- Ja, det er greityah deh air GRAYT
- Sure, no problem
- Jeg vet ikkeyay veh IK-eh
- I don't know
- Jeg forstår ikkeyay for-STOHR ik-eh
- I don't understand
- Snakker du engelsk?SNAHK-er doo ENG-elsk
- Do you speak English?
- LittLIT
- A little
- Selvfølgeligsel-FUL-ye-li
- Of course
- Alt er braahlt air BRAH
- Everything is fine
Norwegian · Lesson 4 of 10
Numbers and money
Counting, prices, paying by card or cash.
- En / EttEN / ET
- One
- ToTOO
- Two
- TreTREH
- Three
- FireFEE-reh
- Four
- FemFEM
- Five
- TiTEE
- Ten
- HundreHOON-dreh
- One hundred
- KroneKROO-neh
- Krone (kr)
- Med kortmeh KORT
- By card
- Kontantkon-TAHNT
- In cash
Norwegian · Lesson 5 of 10
At the supermarket
Bread, milk, a bag, nothing else thanks: the checkout routine.
- BrødBRUH
- Bread
- MelkMELK
- Milk
- OstOOST
- Cheese
- VannVAHN
- Water
- En pose?en POO-seh
- A bag?
- Har dere...?hahr DEH-reh
- Do you have...?
- Hvor er...?vor AIR
- Where is...?
- DenneDEN-eh
- This one
- Ikke noe merik-eh noo-eh MAIR
- Nothing else
- Ha en fin daghah en fin DAHG
- Have a nice day
Norwegian · Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, a compliment to the kitchen.
- Et bord til toet BOOR til too
- A table for two
- Menyen, takkmen-EW-en tahk
- The menu please
- En flat whiteen FLAT white
- A flat white
- Et glass vinet GLAHS veen
- A glass of wine
- En Ringnesen RING-nes
- A Ringnes
- FårikålFAW-ri-kawl
- Fårikål
- Det er deiligdeh air DAY-li
- It's delicious
- Uten isOO-ten EES
- Without ice
- Ta medtah MEH
- To take away
- Behold vekslepengenebeh-HOL VEK-sleh-peng-eh-neh
- Keep the change
Norwegian · Lesson 7 of 10
Small talk and neighbors
How are you, nice day, see you soon: superficial and proud of it.
- Hvordan har du det?VOR-dan hahr doo deh
- How are you? (polite)
- Hvordan går det?VOR-dan gohr deh
- How are you? (casual)
- Det går bradeh gohr BRAH
- I'm fine
- Og du?oh DOO
- And you?
- Hva skjer?vah SHAIR
- What's new?
- Fint vær, ikke sant?fint VAIR ik-eh sahnt
- Nice weather, huh?
- Vi sees snartvee SEH-es SNAHRT
- See you soon
- Ha en god kveldhah en goo KVELL
- Have a nice evening
- Hils til familienHILSS til fah-MEE-lyen
- Say hi to the family
- Alt godtahlt GOT
- All the best
Norwegian · Lesson 8 of 10
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?
- VenstreVEN-streh
- Left
- HøyreHOY-reh
- Right
- Rett fremret FREM
- Straight ahead
- HerHAIR
- Here
- DerDAIR
- There
- TrikkenTRIK-en
- The tram
- JernbanestasjonenYAIRN-bah-neh-stah-shoo-nen
- The train station
- En billett, takken bil-LET tahk
- One ticket please
- Stopp her, takkSTOP hair tahk
- Stop here please
Norwegian · Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days
Today, tomorrow, later, the weekend.
- I dagee DAHG
- Today
- I morgenee MOR-en
- Tomorrow
- I gåree GOHR
- Yesterday
- NåNAW
- Now
- SenereSEH-neh-reh
- Later
- Hva er klokken?vah air KLOK-en
- What time is it?
- MandagMAHN-dahg
- Monday
- LørdagLUR-dahg
- Saturday
- SøndagSUN-dahg
- Sunday
- HelgenHEL-en
- The weekend
Norwegian · Lesson 10 of 10
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
- Lommeboken minLOM-eh-boo-ken meen
- My wallet
- Det ble stjåletdeh bleh SHYAW-let
- It was stolen
- Det hasterdeh HAHS-ter
- It's urgent