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Hello Goodbye! Posted by on May 29, 2013

Having your first conversation in a foreign language is always a feat. If you know how to say ”hello” and ”goodbye”, you have the tools to break the ice – and to sneak away, if the whole thing gets too embarrassing! Hei! is the normal way to say ”hi!” The sound lies somewhere between English…

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Greetings Posted by on Jun 20, 2012

Hei! is the universal greeting in Norway. It is pronounced with a rising tone, as if you’re really enthusiastic about something! (I guess there’s a reason why the Swedes always make jokes about Norwegians being hyper! 🙂  ) In most of the country, it sounds like it’s halfway between the English greetings hi! and hey!…

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