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Cognates Posted by kari on May 22, 2009
This post is a long time coming. As you have likely noticed by now if you’ve had any experience with Norwegian, there are many cognates between the Norwegian and the English languages. Several reasons account for this, such as the fact that Norwegian is a Germanic language and Norweigan grammar is probably the simplest grammar…
Grønne ting Posted by kari on May 19, 2009
Green things. I think it is time to focus on adjectives. Today I will focus on the adjective -green- grønn. La oss snakke om grønne ting- let’s talk about green things. Gress er grønt (grass is green). Notice that I removed one ‘n’ and replaced it with a ‘t’ because gress is a neuter noun…
norske adjektiver Posted by kari on Mar 17, 2009
You were probably wondering when I would get into adjectives. Today is your lucky day! Don’t worry-they really aren’t that painful. I’ve said before that pronunciation is the most difficult part of learning the Norwegian language and the grammar is the easy part. Adjectives are no exception to this rule. As long as you follow…
Å uttale norske vokaler Posted by kari on Feb 15, 2009
To pronounce Norwegian vowels. If all that people know about det norske språket (the Norwegian language) is the way that it sounds, they usually assume that it is a really difficult language to learn. I must tell you that I strongly disagree. Norwegian pronunciation usually proves to be the most difficult part of the language for…
Head, shoulders, knees and toes! Posted by kari on Jan 19, 2009
Hodet, skuldrer, kne og tå! Let’s talk about the kropp (body) in this post. My kropp has not felt great lately. We just came out of an arctic spell…I think we endured 86 hours straight of subzero temperaturer. Today is the first relatively nice day (no less than a 45 degree temperatur increase from a week ago…
Modal verbs Posted by kari on Jan 18, 2009
Modale verb (modal verbs) are essential to understand, learn, and use norsk. There are 5 modale verb i norsk: kan, vil, skal, må, bør (can, want, will, must, and should). For eksempel: Jeg kan kaste ballen mot veggen (I can throw the ball against the wall). Hun vil gå på ski i dag (She wants…
Concordia Language Villages Posted by kari on Dec 22, 2008
If you or someone you know is interested in learning a foreign language, check out Concordia Language Villages. I have not yet experienced the language programs that await eager learners in northern Minnesota. However, I have supported CLV by teaching young children Norwegian. Between the winter of 2006 and the spring of 2008, I was a teacher for…