{"id":1411,"date":"2012-06-20T13:28:59","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T13:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=1411"},"modified":"2014-08-22T18:19:21","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T18:19:21","slug":"greetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/greetings\/","title":{"rendered":"Greetings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hei!<\/strong> is the universal greeting in Norway. It is pronounced with a rising tone, as if you\u2019re really enthusiastic about something! (I guess there\u2019s a reason why the Swedes always make jokes about Norwegians being hyper! \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 ) In most of the country, it sounds like it\u2019s halfway between the English greetings hi!<\/em> and hey!<\/em>
\nIn some parts of Vestlandet,<\/a> however, it sounds just like English hi<\/em>, so just say that, if you\u2019re unsure! (But keep the enthusiasm!)<\/p>\n

Hallo?<\/strong> is something you might say when receiving a phone call and you\u2019re not sure who it is (like hello?<\/em> in English). It\u2019s also okay to say hallo!<\/strong> when shaking someone\u2019s hand, if you feel hei!<\/strong> is too happy-go-lucky. If you see a friend of yours higher up the mountain, hallo!<\/strong> is also an excellent attention shout to use while waving your arms.<\/p>\n

God morgen!<\/strong> [gohMORen] works just like good morning<\/em> in English: A nice thing to say when the person next to you has just woken up from sleep, or when you see your colleages or friends for the first time in the morning. (Go\u2019 morgen<\/strong> is even the name of a popular yoghurt with in-the-box cereals.)<\/p>\n

God dag!<\/strong> [goDAG] does not exist in English: It literally means \u201dgood day!\u201d and can be used during any of the light hours \u2013 in theory, at least. My gut feeling tells me it\u2019s a bit old-fashioned to use a lot in 2012, and that you should rather go for hei<\/strong> or hallo<\/strong>\u2026 (Feel free to disagree in the comments!)<\/p>\n

God kveld!<\/strong> [goKVELL] means \u201dgood evening\u201d, and is used, well, when you wish to wish someone a good evening\u2026<\/p>\n

Say god natt!<\/strong> [goNATT] (good night) only<\/span> if your intention is to really go to sleep\u2026 If you do meet someone while walking in the dark, use hei<\/strong>, hallo<\/strong> or god kveld.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ha det bra!<\/strong> [ha-deh-BRA] is used when taking leave. It means \u201dhave it good!\u201d, that is, \u201dI wish that you may have a good time!\u201d Most Norwegians shorten it to<\/p>\n

Ha det!<\/strong> [HAH-deh] (Bye!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Hei! is the universal greeting in Norway. It is pronounced with a rising tone, as if you\u2019re really enthusiastic about something! (I guess there\u2019s a reason why the Swedes always make jokes about Norwegians being hyper! \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 ) In most of the country, it sounds like it\u2019s halfway between the English greetings hi! and hey!…<\/p>\n

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