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Norwegian words that are the same as English words! Posted by kari on Mar 16, 2011
There are more words than you may think that are exactly the same in Norwegian as they are in English. They are of course pronounced differently, but are indeed written the same way and have the same meaning. Even better than cognates, right? 🙂 And some of these include: problem (pro-bleh-em) finger (fing-err) flip the…
Betyr vs. Mene-Norwegian verbs “to mean” Posted by kari on Mar 14, 2011
Betyr vs. Mener In English, we use the word “mean” in several different ways as a verb. In Norwegian, there are 2 separate verbs-“å bety” and “å mene” (in their infinitive forms). In English, we can say “to tidy means to clean up.” In Norwegian, one would say “å rydde betyr å vaske opp,” but…
Cantus Choral Ensemble at Mindekirken in Minneapolis Posted by kari on Mar 8, 2011
I attended a superb concert yesterday at ‘den norske lutherske‘ (the Norwegian Lutheran) Mindekirken Church in Minneapolis yesterday. It was a nice blast from the past as I taught an adult Norwegian class there several years ago. Although it isn’t in the greatest location, the Church is beautiful. It was built in 1922 an…
Useful Norwegian phrases Posted by kari on Mar 5, 2011
I think it´s time for a random post with phrases to learn that will help you out in conversation and also assist you in better understanding Norwegian news if you challenge yourself to read aviser. I just looked through a couple of them and picked out phrases that I think are very useful to know…
Norwegian Street Food Posted by kari on Mar 1, 2011
I´m sure it seems odd to think about Norway as a place with a lot of street food. Before I lived there, I didn´t imagine there would would be so many options, nor did I think Norwegians would be keen on street food. Not the case at all! There are plenty of options for street…
The Christian Radich-Norwegian tall ship Posted by kari on Feb 27, 2011
I probably never would have heard of the Christian Radich were it not for my father whose dream it is to sail on this ship. The Christian Radich is a Norwegian full rigged ship with 3 masts that accommodate 27 sails (14, 600 square feet of sail!). The ship is 240 feet long including…
The Norwegian verb ´to be´ Posted by kari on Feb 24, 2011
å være eller å ikke være-to be or not to be. det er spørsmålet-that is the question. Alright, I couldn´t resist after I decided to write a post about the verb ´to be´-å være. This is a verb that we probably use more than any other. In some or another we talk about ourselves and…