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lutefisk Posted by kari on Aug 12, 2009
Literally “lye fish”-the first word that comes to my mind is yuck. Lutefisk is a traditional dish of the Nordic countries (namely Norway, Sweden, and the Swedish-speaking part of Finland) made from dried or salted whitefish (klippfisk) or stockfish (air-dried whitefish) that goes through various treatments soaked in lye (lut). For those of you who don’t…
Lange ord Posted by kari on Aug 6, 2009
long words. Norsk is notorious for long words, most of which are conglomerations of several words. A professional linguist would probably be able to tell you why this is the case, but I can give speculation a shot-why create an entirely new word when you can use 2 or more existing words to describe something? …
Transportmidler Posted by kari on Jul 28, 2009
Modes of transportation. Definitely something you want to know how to talk about when you are preparing to travel to another country. In Norway, you’ll want to know about biler (cars), busser (busses), tog (trains), trikken (the trolley), tbanen (the subway), ferger (ferries), og mer (and more). You will want to know how to get to…
Matlaging Posted by kari on Jul 13, 2009
In our flat in Oslo, rinsing ferske reker (fresh shrimp) Cooking. There are a few words and phrases that are important to know regarding matlaging. Let’s start with the very basics. Some of this will be review from previous posts, but practice is good! frokost is breakfast (pronounced “froo-coast) lunsj is lunch (pronounced “loonsh”) middag…
Sailing Posted by kari on Jul 9, 2009
the Jacqueline Renee Vi står til rors I just found a new hobby-sailing. My boyfriend and I spent last weekend learning how to sail. I had been out sailing with my dad a couple of times, but it was years ago and I forgot most of the things he taught me about sailing. Unless you…
4. juli i Norge Posted by kari on Jul 9, 2009
My friend, Espen, enthusiastically waving the American flag. 4th of July in Norway. On July 4th, 1534, Christian III was elected King of Denmark and Norway. However, there is an annual July 4th celebration in Oslo, Norway for a different reason-American Independence Day. In fact, there is a Lincoln Monument in Vigelandsparken (refer to an earlier post I wrote…
Bergen-the meadow among the mountains Posted by kari on Jun 18, 2009
Situated in probably my favorite part of Norway, Bergen got it’s name from the old Norse words “berg” or ”bjørg” (both meaning hill or mountain) and ”vin” (a word which now is the word for wine, but in old Norse meant meadow or pasture). Bergen is situated among what are known as ”de syv fjell,” which means…