Feelings.\u00a0 You may have heard before that in an initial encounter, at least, Norwegians are cold,\u00a0unfriendly, and sometimes seemingly emotionless\u00a0people.\u00a0 If you are from the midwest, you probably hear this about your neighbors (and perhaps yourselves) who descend from northern Europeans.\u00a0 This is a stereotype to which I do not fully subscribe, for I have had many encounters with Norwegians who are very open and friendly.\u00a0 I can say that people from the midwest are typically much quieter and more reserved than people from the east coast, for example.\u00a0 Either way, the stereotype is out there and probably will be for a long time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I will tell you hvordan jeg f\u00f8ler meg i morges <\/strong>(how I feel this morning-and notice that the verb is reflexive)-litt deprimert <\/strong>(a little depressed)-it is Oct. 12 today and it is snowing in Minnesota.\u00a0 We are supposed to get up to 3 inches of sn\u00f8<\/strong> today.\u00a0 Can you believe that?\u00a0 To really appreciate how deprimerende <\/strong>this is, you must know that our vinter <\/strong>lasts until March.\u00a0 That is a long vinter <\/strong>and it is way too early to be this cold and snowing!<\/p>\n Let’s learn how to say how you feel p\u00e5 norsk.<\/strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Here are the conjugations of the verb itself:\u00a0<\/p>\n jeg f\u00f8ler meg, du f\u00f8ler deg, han\\hun f\u00f8ler seg, vi f\u00f8ler oss, dere f\u00f8ler dere, de f\u00f8ler seg.\u00a0<\/p>\n Now let’s learn some more feeling words.<\/p>\n lykkelig<\/strong>-happy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 tr\u00f8tt<\/strong>-tired\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sur<\/strong>-mad\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 forferdelig<\/strong>-awful<\/p>\n trist <\/strong>-sad\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 forvirret-<\/strong>confused\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sjalu<\/strong>-jealous\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fantastisk-<\/strong>fantastic<\/p>\n stolt<\/strong>-proud\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 d\u00e5rlig<\/strong>-bad\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 syk<\/strong>-sick\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0heldig<\/strong>-lucky<\/p>\n Jeg er stolt av broren min.<\/strong>\u00a0 I am proud of my brother.<\/p>\n Hun\u00a0f\u00f8ler seg syk i dag.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0She feels sick today.<\/p>\n Han f\u00f8ler seg heldig i dag og derfor skal til casinoen<\/strong> (I have no idea if Norwegian even has a word for casino…there are no casinos in Norway).\u00a0 He feels lucky today and therfore he is going to the casino.<\/p>\n Vi er tr\u00f8tte.<\/strong>\u00a0 We are tired.<\/p>\n De f\u00f8ler seg forferdelige.<\/strong>\u00a0 They feel awful.<\/p>\n Hannah er litt sjalu.<\/strong>\u00a0 Hannah is a little jealous.<\/p>\n As in English, one can either use the verb ‘to feel’ or ‘to be’ when one describes f\u00f8lelser.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n Hvordan f\u00f8ler du deg i dag?\u00a0 <\/strong>How do you feel today?<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Feelings.\u00a0 You may have heard before that in an initial encounter, at least, Norwegians are cold,\u00a0unfriendly, and sometimes seemingly emotionless\u00a0people.\u00a0 If you are from the midwest, you probably hear this about your neighbors (and perhaps yourselves) who descend from northern Europeans.\u00a0 This is a stereotype to which I do not fully subscribe, for I have…<\/p>\n