{"id":1673,"date":"2014-02-27T21:25:09","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T21:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=1673"},"modified":"2014-08-22T19:00:05","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T19:00:05","slug":"the-little-words-you-always-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/the-little-words-you-always-need\/","title":{"rendered":"The little words you always need"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you listening?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No matter how much grammar you studied, no matter how perfect your pronunciation is\u2026 If you don\u2019t know how to say uh-huh<\/em>\u00a0in the right way, you\u2019re lost. Why should the one who\u2019s entertaining you keep on talking, if you don\u2019t provide any feedback?<\/p>\n

Here are some words to help make your conversations run smoother:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022 ja<\/strong>, jo<\/strong>, nei<\/strong>. Yes and no. Both ja<\/strong> and jo<\/strong> mean yes. Jo<\/strong> is used to answer a negatively phrased question (\u201dIsn\u2019t she lovely?\u201d)
\n\u2022 ja da<\/strong>, jo da<\/strong>, nei da<\/strong>. These are stronger, more like \u201dyes, of course\u201d and \u201doh, not at all\u201d. People in Eastern Norway often say jo\u2019a<\/strong> instead of jo da<\/strong>.
\n\u2022 m(-m)<\/strong>. \u201duh-huh\u201d. Take care with this one! Depending on how it\u2019s pronounced, it might mean either yes<\/em>\u00a0or no<\/em>. The only way to really learn it is to keep listening to Norwegians talking\u2026
\n\u2022 greit<\/strong>, ok<\/strong>. Both mean \u201dokay\u201d. Sometimes ok<\/strong> has the American pronunciation; most often, however, it simply sounds like the letters o k<\/strong> [oh kaw].
\n\u2022 akkurat<\/strong>, akkurat ja<\/strong>, skj\u00f8nner<\/strong> (\u201dI understand\u201d) are just some of the words you can use to say \u201dI see.\u201d
\n\u2022 oi<\/strong>, sier du det<\/strong> (\u201dsay you that\u201d), spennende<\/strong> (exciting), herregud<\/strong> (my God). These words can be used to express admiration and surprise (\u201dwow\u2026\u201d etc.)
\n\u2022 huff<\/strong>, uff da<\/strong>, nei og nei<\/strong>, stakkars deg!<\/strong> (poor you!) are used to show that you understand that something is difficult for the speaker.
\n\u2022 nei?!<\/strong> can cover various situations of disbelief
\n\u2022 fy faen!<\/strong> is a swear word, but a great thing to say when you\u2019re feeling indignated.
\n\u2022 vel\u2026<\/strong> indicates hesitation
\n\u2022 kult!<\/strong> means \u201dcool!\u201d<\/p>\n

And now, a little dialogue:<\/em><\/p>\n

Det er f\u00f8rste gang jeg er i Norge! Det er veldig spennende!<\/strong>\u00a0It\u2019s my first time in Norway! It\u2019s very exciting!<\/em>
\nMm.<\/strong>
\nI g\u00e5r var vi oppe p\u00e5 Preikestolen!<\/strong>\u00a0Yesterday we were on Preikestolen!<\/em>
\nOi!<\/strong>
\nVi hadde tatt med oss kikkert og kamera. Kari er veldig glad i \u00e5 fotografere.<\/strong>\u00a0We had brought binoculars and a camera. Kari loves photographing.<\/em>
\nAkkurat.<\/strong>
\nP\u00e5 vei ned mistet hun kameraet i bakken, og alle bildene ble \u00f8delagt!<\/strong>\u00a0On the way back [down], she lost her camera on the ground, and all the pictures got destroyed!<\/em>
\nUff da.<\/strong>
\nJa, ikke sant? Hun var veldig lei seg i flere dager. Men vet du hva? N\u00e5 har produsenten gitt oss et helt nytt kamera!<\/strong>\u00a0Yes, (tragic) isn\u2019t it? She was very unhappy for several days. But you know what? Now the manufacturer has given us a wholly new camera!<\/em>
\nNei?!<\/strong>
\nJo da, et flunkende nytt kamera! Og det kan ta bilder i m\u00f8rke!<\/strong>\u00a0Oh yes, a brand new camera! And it can take pictures in the dark!<\/em>
\nKult!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Are you listening? No matter how much grammar you studied, no matter how perfect your pronunciation is\u2026 If you don\u2019t know how to say uh-huh\u00a0in the right way, you\u2019re lost. Why should the one who\u2019s entertaining you keep on talking, if you don\u2019t provide any feedback? Here are some words to help make your conversations…<\/p>\n

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