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Reading a Norwegian Cafe Menu Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Feb 25, 2017
Liker du å gå på kafé? (Do you like going to cafés?) Although Norway is not Italia (Italy), you can find koselige kaféer in most byer (towns and cities). Even in very small bygder (Norwegian-style villages), there often is a place where you can buy kaffi med noko attåt. Yes, that is usually written in…
Verbs in the Mirror Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Jan 31, 2017
Koser dere dere? (Are you enjoying yourselves?) No, the double dere (you guys) isn’t a mistake – it’s a fun reflex of the Norwegian system of refleksive verb (reflexive verbs). There is a difference between I wash myself and I wash the dog, so speakers of many languges found a way to refer back to…
100 Basic Words in Norwegian Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Nov 27, 2016
Sometimes linguists come up with stuff that’s really useful for language learners. Even if science is not your thing, I hope you’ll like the Swadesh list as much as I do. 🙂 It’s a list of 100 ”core ideas” that speakers of most languages can express – just simple things like ”sun” or ”foot”. (This…
Driving with no Licence in Norway Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Oct 19, 2016
Have you ever been driving behind a really slow car with a red L in the rear window? If it was in Norway, it meant that the driver in front of you was doing øvelseskjøring! The word means ”practice driving”, and as far as I’m aware, the thing only exists in Norway… Det er veldig…
Basic shapes in Norwegian Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Sep 30, 2016
You’ve got the colours, and now you need formene (the shapes). 🙂 You can certainly guess what sirkel [SEERkel] means. Another word for the roundest of shapes is runding (”round thing”). Strek is a common word for linje [LEENyeh] (line). When you’re drawing shapes, it’s hard to avoid streker. Some of them get together to…
10 Great Posts for Beginners Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Aug 31, 2016
Are you new to the Norwegian language? 🙂 In that case: Velkommen! On this blog you’ll find a wide variety of topics of everything related to Norwegian language and culture. Whether you come to Norway for the fjords and valleys or want to watch ”Troll Hunter” without subtitles, there should be something for you here…
Fun and special words in Norwegian Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Aug 27, 2016
Sometimes learning Norwegian vocabulary can be really fun – you discover items that make you giggle or shake your head in disbelief: How could anyone even think of an expression like that? Below are some words that I myself find really great. What are your favourites? Please drop a line in the comments section. 🙂…