Archive for 'Language'
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…
Dialekta Posted by kari on Sep 1, 2010
Try not to be confused with the norsk I use in this post-I am intentionally using different dialects to expose you to what I hear on a daily basis:) I have written on this topic before and I´m sure I will again. I just find dialekter (dialects in traditional bokmål, dialekta i nord Norge for…
How to pronounce L in Norwegian Posted by kari on Aug 26, 2010
It has been requested that I write a post on hvordan bokstaven l uttales (how the letter l is pronounced). By the way, I like suggestions for writing material, so keep them coming! Thanks, Jens. Not only is it good to write more posts about pronunciation, but I was actually just thinking about l sounding…
Norwegian language is logical Posted by kari on Jun 10, 2010
It is my personal belief that the Norwegian language is more logical than English-it just makes more sense to me. I’ve said before that I had a native Norwegian professor in college who said that the Norwegian language is barbaric, it’s simple. She is absolutely right. I would like to share a list of words…
English language in Norway Posted by kari on Apr 30, 2010
I have written on this topic before and I imagine I will again; the use of engelsk (English) in Norway continues to rise. Engelsk is used increasingly in høyere utdannelse (higher education), forskning (research), arbeidsplass (work place) and daglig språk (daily language). Requirements for English proficiency are on the rise at schools and in the job…
Norwegian verb ‘to do’ Posted by kari on Apr 22, 2010
Once in a while, I need to throw a post in hear that really focuses on a specific part of the language. It’s fun to focus on verbs because they allow you to say so much, especially the verb å gjøre (to do)! Vår er her (spring is here) and all I can think about…