Cafe and restaurant in Norwegian
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen. Play the ten Norwegian words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Norwegian phrases in this lesson
- 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
The standard phrase for requesting a table. Restaurants in Norway often do not require reservations for small groups at lunch, but booking ahead for dinner is wise in cities.
Menus in tourist areas and cities are often available in English. Do not hesitate to ask for an English menu: "Har dere meny på engelsk?"
Salmon, cod and dried stockfish are the classics.
A genuine compliment to a cook or server. "Deilig" means delicious or wonderful. Norwegians are not effusive by nature, so saying this will be genuinely appreciated as sincere praise.
The Norwegian toast, shared across Scandinavia. Make eye contact when you clink glasses. Looking away is considered bad form and, according to the old saying, brings bad luck.