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Flink med båter Posted by kari on Feb 5, 2010
Clever with boats. Before Columbus’ time, Norwegians bygde og seilte (built and sailed) the fastest, most maneuverable boats of the Viking and Early Middle Ages. It is no surprise, really, when one considers the sparce arable land and great åpent hav (open sea) that the Norwegians would become sophisticated seafarers-they simply had to make do with the…
norske skikker Posted by kari on Feb 3, 2010
Norwegian customs. You may wonder if nordmenn have specific skikker with regards to å møte og hilse folk (meeting and greeting people), å gi gaver (to give gifts), og å spise (and to eat). Når man treffer noen (When one meets someone), it is customary å stå (stand), håndhilse (shake hands) og presentere seg selv (present one’s…
Dialog Posted by kari on Jan 31, 2010
I haven’t written a dialog in a while and they are always hjelpsom (helpful) when one is learning et annet språk (another language). I’m going to use a simple dialog that I actually just had with my boyfriend after we both woke up. God morgen. Hvordan har du det? Good morning. How are you? God morgen. …
en drosje i Norge Posted by kari on Jan 26, 2010
a taxi in Norway. I have taken en drosje several times in Norway and I can only say good things. Every drosje I rode in was clean and comfortable, and driven by very friendly immigrants. Not that every drosjesjåfør (taxi driver) in Norway is an immigrant, but certainly the majority are. I enjoyed talking with…
what is up with the “e” ending?! Posted by kari on Jan 23, 2010
Doesn’t it seem like almost all norske ord (Norwegian words) end in bokstaven ‘e’ (the letter “e”)? A recent comment on an old post about norsk uttalelse (Norwegian pronunciation) inquired about the ‘e’ ending on so many norske ord. I remember thinking that same thought when I first begynte å lære norsk (began to learn…
å lære norsk Posted by kari on Jan 17, 2010
Hvor mye norsk kan du? How much Norwegian do you know? A topic that is certainly vanlig (common) among people who are learning et nytt språk (a new language). It’s nice to be able to let someone know nivået (the level) you are really at with språket. If you are a beginner with the language…
På biblioteket Posted by kari on Jan 16, 2010
At the library. At some point in your life, you probably spent a significant amount of time på biblioteket. Maybe på grunnskole (grade school), videregåendeskole (high school), universitetet (college), på jobb (at work), eller i fritida (or in freetime). I always thought it was fun å dra til biblioteket (to go to the library) when…