Archive for February, 2017
Norwegian Stress Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Feb 28, 2017
If you want to talk with the natives, you have to hit an uttale (pronunciation) that is not too far off. 🙂 Of course, having a bit of accent is okay, as long as people don’t need to guess whether you meant hat or head. Stress is one of those little details that do matter…
Reading a Norwegian Cafe Menu Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Feb 25, 2017
Liker du å gå på kafé? (Do you like going to cafés?) Although Norway is not Italia (Italy), you can find koselige kaféer in most byer (towns and cities). Even in very small bygder (Norwegian-style villages), there often is a place where you can buy kaffi med noko attåt. Yes, that is usually written in…