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Norwegian words and phrases I use daily Posted by kari on Oct 5, 2010
I started thinking about all the ord (words) and fraser (phrases) I use daglig (daily) and came up with a list that I think would be useful for those learning norsk. Some of them are hilsener (greetings), some are uttrykker (expressions). den e god — sounds good (literally ´that is good´). One says this often…
Doing Norway Cheaply and non-touristy Posted by kari on Oct 1, 2010
My friend and I are currently in Bergen sitting in Burger King, not to eat American greasy food, but actually to use gratis trådløst internett (free wireless internet) because apparently it is not common for cafés to offer this. So here we are amongst the smells and American veggepynt (wall decorations). We are both slightly…
Northern Norwegian Posted by kari on Sep 28, 2010
Although I learned bokmål in college and lived in Oslo for 8 months, I came out of it all speaking nordnorsk (northern Norwegian) and I constantly have to explain why. My best friend from college is half norsk, half amerikansk-norsk far og amerikansk mor. His father comes from a small bygd (a country settlement, smaller…
Finnmark-rein og stein Posted by kari on Sep 23, 2010
I returned yesterday from a 2 day trip in Finnmark, Norways northernmost fylke (county). This was my first time north and east of Tromsø (in the north). My friend who I accompanied warned me, ´det er ingenting å se deroppe, bare stein og rein´(there´s nothing to see up there, just rocks and reindeer). He was…
´hos´a Norwegian word with many meanings Posted by kari on Sep 20, 2010
I find the word hos quite interesting. Until recently I didn´t know it had so many betydninger( meanings). The other day a Norwegian was asking me if I thought Norwegian was a hard language to learn. I explained that although French and Spanish are the only other languages of which I have some comprehension, I…
Norwegians are generally in great shape! Posted by kari on Sep 15, 2010
The jakttur (hunting trip) that I just returned from has confirmed my belief that nordmenn are generally in very good shape. This tur is an annual tradition for this group and most of the guys hike around their hytter (cabins) or gå på ski (ski) or some other activity, but several of them literally don´t…
Salangen Hunting Trip Posted by kari on Sep 14, 2010
I have recently gotten back from my first jakttur (hunting trip) and could not have had a better time. Although I didn´t have a hagle (shotgun), it was an absolutely incredible experience just to be there. I was more of a spotter 🙂 We were hunting for fjellrype (mountain grouse), which are very well camoflauged…