{"id":1512,"date":"2012-12-19T23:21:05","date_gmt":"2012-12-19T23:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=1512"},"modified":"2014-08-22T18:40:07","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T18:40:07","slug":"getting-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian \u2013 Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"

For those who are new to Norwegian, the whole language may seem a bit intimidating: There are so many words and dialects, so what is correct and what isn\u2019t? And those bell-like but impossible-to-pronounce Norwegian sounds, won\u2019t the Norwegians just be laughing behind my back as soon as I open my mouth (and they hear my saucy, Texan accent)?<\/p>\n

The good news is that Norwegian really isn\u2019t that complicated. I\u2019ve heard standard bokm\u00e5l Norwegian (as taught here at Transparent) has one of the most straightforward grammars of any European language. Furthermore, being used to a great number of dialects (even in formal settings like official broadcasts), Norwegians are exceptionally tolerant when it comes to language variation. They\u2019ll enthusiastically help you in your first, rambling conversations \u2013 even if you make\u00a0hus<\/strong>\u00a0rhyme with \u2019loose\u2019.<\/p>\n

The following phrases might help you getting started:<\/p>\n

Hei, jeg heter Gordon\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0[hay, yi HEHTer] Hi, my name\u2019s Gordon\u2026<\/p>\n

Hva heter du?<\/strong>\u00a0[va HEHTer doo] What\u2019s your name?<\/p>\n

Jeg kommer fra USA\/Canada\/England.<\/strong>\u00a0[yi KOMer frah oo es ah\/CAHNahdah\/ENGlahn] I come from the US\/Canada\/England.<\/p>\n

Hvor kommer du fra?<\/strong>\u00a0[vor KOMer doo frah] Where do you come from?<\/p>\n

Er det f\u00f8rste gang du er i Norge?<\/strong>\u00a0[erh deh FIRST-eh gahng doo erh ee Nore-gheh?] Is it your fist time in Norway?<\/p>\n

Ja, det er f\u00f8rste gang jeg er i Norge.<\/strong> Yes, it\u2019s my first time in Norway.<\/p>\n

Jeg er sulten\/t\u00f8rst\/tr\u00f8tt.<\/strong>\u00a0[yi erh sooltn\/tirst\/tret] I\u2019m hungry\/thirsty\/tired.<\/p>\n

Jeg m\u00e5 p\u00e5 do.<\/strong>\u00a0[yi maw paw doh] I need a toilet.<\/p>\n

Hvor er toalettet?<\/strong>\u00a0[vor erh toh-ah-LET-eh] Where\u2019s the toilet?<\/p>\n

Kan jeg l\u00e5ne telefonen?<\/strong>\u00a0[kan yi LAW-neh teleFOHN-ehn] May I borrow the phone?<\/p>\n

Du er s\u00f8t.<\/strong>\u00a0[doo erh surt] You\u2019re sweet.<\/p>\n

Hva koster det?<\/strong>\u00a0[va KOSTer deh] How much does it cost?<\/p>\n

Det koster 100 kroner.<\/strong>\u00a0[deh KOSTer HOONDreh KROHNer] It costs 100 Kroner.<\/p>\n

V\u00e6rs\u00e5god!<\/strong>\u00a0[VARE-saw-goh] Here you are!<\/p>\n

Takk.<\/strong> Thanks.<\/p>\n

Ingen \u00e5rsak.<\/strong>\u00a0[EENG-ehn AWR-sahk] You\u2019re welcome.<\/p>\n

Ha det bra!<\/strong>\u00a0[hah deh bra] Good bye! (Literally: Have it good!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

For those who are new to Norwegian, the whole language may seem a bit intimidating: There are so many words and dialects, so what is correct and what isn\u2019t? And those bell-like but impossible-to-pronounce Norwegian sounds, won\u2019t the Norwegians just be laughing behind my back as soon as I open my mouth (and they hear…<\/p>\n

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