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 lot of time reading Påskekrim (Easter crime, books about crime that Norwegians read during Easter). 

Norwegian workers get 11 paid public holidays off per year and a generous number of vacation days (5 weeks for most people).  Now, this is a touchy subject because obviously you need some sort of money to go på ferie.  However, it seems as though Norwegians enjoy going to their hytter in the mountains to be with familie (family) and venner (friends) just as much as anything else. 

Taking all kinds of ferier (vacations) into consideration, let’s learn some words and phrases that will come in handy.  First, what are some of the things you need to pack?

en koffert is a suitcase

å pakke is to pack

klær are clothes

noen få par sko are a few pair of shoes

en tannbørste is a toothbrush

tannpasta is toothpaste

et kamera is a camera

noe å lese something to read

What are some things you might need to do to prepare?

kjøpe billetter (buy tickets, i.e. for a plane, train, bus…)

bestille plass make reservations

lese turistlitteratur read tourist literature

planlegge aktiviteter plan activities

And what are some things that you hope will not happen på ferie, but often do?

Noen blir syk someone gets sick

Noen mister noe someone loses something

Folk blir lei av hverandre people get sick of each other

Noen blir skadet someone gets hurt

and last, but definitely not least,

Du bruker mye penger  You spend a lot of money!!

 

 

Har du alt?  Do you have everything?

Er du sikker på at du ikke har glemt noe?  Are you sure that you have not forgotten something?