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Regjering Posted by kari on Sep 2, 2009
Goverment. I suppose it’s time that you learn about government in Norway. I think I found the longest description ever of the norsk regjering: parliamentaristisk representativ demokratisk inskrenket monarki (parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy). What does that mean, you might ask? It means that executive power rests with the King (Kong Harald) and his council…
Å kjøre i Norge Posted by kari on Sep 1, 2009
Å kjøre i Norge (to drive in Norway). Driving rules and regulations in Norway are not significantly different than anywhere else, but there are a few to note. First, a few words to learn about driving: å kjøre means to drive en bil means a car en lastebil means a truck en motorsykkel is a motorcycle en vei…
På kino Posted by kari on Aug 27, 2009
Jeg vil gå på kino. I want to go to the movies. Usually summertime is the best season for movies, but it seems to me that the economy has hit Hollywood, as it has every other industry. Perhaps some of you will disagree, but I have not been compelled to see very many movies på…
Ferie Posted by kari on Aug 25, 2009
Norwegians are good at going på ferie (on vacation). Like most Europeans, Norwegians enjoy friluftsliv, outdoor life, such as å gå på tur, å gå på ski, å ta fly til Syden, o.s.v. (and so on). For eksempel, many Norwegians go up to hytter (cabins) in the mountains til påske (for Easter) and they spend a…
Antisemitism in Norway Posted by kari on Aug 24, 2009
My guess is that most of what you hear or read about Norway is positive. Land of the midnight sun, a country where gender equality is a major priority, a place that encourages a healthy lifestyle, environmentally friendly. Rarely are there negative images of Norway portrayed in the media. Whaling is definitely one of the…
På restaurant Posted by kari on Aug 19, 2009
På restaurant means ‘at a restaurant’ (however you do not need to use ‘a’-in Norwegian there are many phrases that alow you to leave the article out i.e. på kino, på tur, på konsert). I must confess that due to the cost of eating out in Norway, I have not dined in very many Norwegian…
seter Posted by kari on Aug 16, 2009
place of mountain pasture. In other words, a traditional seter is a simple wooden cottage in the mountains with a barn where Norwegian bonder (farmers) bring their livestock herds (cattle, goats, and sheep) to be milked after a day of grazing in the mountain pastures. Historically, young women (ei seterjente = a dairymaid) brought the animals to the seter and remained there…