Archive for October, 2014
A Trip to Trondheim Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Oct 31, 2014
Trondheim [TRONN-hime] is the third-largest city of Norge (following Bergen and Oslo). I recently had the chance to visit it and thought I’d share a bit of denne vakre byen (this beautiful city) with you. Trondheim is the capital of Trøndelag, a historical region that links the remote Nordnorge (Northern Norway) to the rest of…
Veries Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Oct 27, 2014
To say something is ”very something”, the ordinary Norwegian word to use is veldig [VELdee]: • Det er veldig flott på fjellet. It is very beautiful in the mountains (literally: on the mountain). • Du synger veldig bra! You sing really well! Another common word is kjempe [beware of the special Norwegian ”kj” sound, it’s like…