Archive for 'Culture'
norske navn Posted by kari on Oct 27, 2009
Norwegian names (notice there is no “er” ending on the indefinite plural “names” because navn is a one-syllable “et” noun). It’s always for me to learn about names and their origins or what name something equates to in my own language. Names are kind of funny things, right? It seems people can always come up…
Hvor mye vet du om Norge? Posted by kari on Sep 21, 2009
How much do you know about Norway? I thought it would be fun to learn some interesting facts that you may not have known about Norway. Visste du at (Did you know that) Norway’s kystlinje (coastline) is about 25,000km/15,500 miles long? Visste du at Norway has more than 45,000 øyer (islands) within it’s domain? Visste…
kjærlighet Posted by kari on Sep 19, 2009
Love. How could I forget the importance of knowing how to discuss love, dating, etc. in Norwegian? These kinds of things usually peak interest in beginning foreign language students. It’s nice to be able to ask someone out on a date and then to be able to ask them about their interests when you are…
Familie Posted by kari on Sep 16, 2009
Family. I have not yet written a post about familie and I think knowing how to talk about the different members of a family is a good thing. It’s nice to know the word for all of the family members and then to be able to ask questions and reply to questions with answers with…
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…