{"id":2044,"date":"2015-03-31T23:59:05","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T23:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=2044"},"modified":"2015-04-01T00:00:38","modified_gmt":"2015-04-01T00:00:38","slug":"going-short","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/going-short\/","title":{"rendered":"Going short"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OMG! OK, it\u2019s forkorting <\/b>(abbreviation) time. LOL.\u00a0\ud83d\ude42\u00a0BTW,\u00a0YOLO, so let\u2019s get down to it:<\/p>\n

osv. = og s\u00e5 videre <\/b>= \u201dand so further\u201d = etc.: Vi m\u00e5 betale eiendomsskatt osv. <\/b>(We\u2019ve got to pay property tax etc.)<\/p>\n

osb. = og s\u00e5 bortetter = osv. <\/b>in Nynorsk Norwegian.<\/p>\n

f.eks. = for eksempel <\/b>= for example: Vil du til Nordnorge, kan du reise med f.eks. Hurtigruta.<\/b> (If you want to got to Northern Norway, you can travel with the Hurtigruta ferry, for example.)<\/p>\n

obs = observant<\/b> = <\/b>please note: Obs! Husk \u00e5 kj\u00f8pe k\u00e5lrot. <\/b>(NB! Remember to buy swedes. [Vegetables, not people from Sweden!]) \u2013 Obs! is also the name of a Norwegian retail chain.<\/p>\n

bl.a.<\/b> = blant annet\/blant andre<\/b> = among other things: De bes\u00f8kte bl.a. Trysil. <\/b>(They visited Trysil and other places.)<\/p>\n

kr = kroner <\/b>= Kroner: 5 kg poteter kr 20.<\/b> (5 kilo potatoes 20 Kroner.)<\/p>\n

el. = eller <\/b>= or: Kaffe el. te.<\/b> (Coffee or tea.)<\/p>\n

inkl. = inklusive <\/b>= included: H\u00f8yfjellshotell inkl. frokost. <\/b>(Highland hotel, breakfast included.)<\/p>\n

mfl. = med flere <\/b>= \u201dwith several\u201d = and more (persons): Til 17. mai skal kongen mfl. holde tale. <\/b>(For May 17th<\/sup> the king and others will deliver a speech.)<\/p>\n

kl. = klokka <\/b>= o\u2019 Clock: Moroa starter kl. 10. <\/b>(The fun starts at 10.)<\/p>\n

m.a.o.<\/b> = med andre ord <\/b>= in other words: Hun var m.a.o. full. <\/b>(In other words, she was drunk.)<\/p>\n

ca.<\/b> = circa<\/b> [SEERkah] = approximately: Det tok ca. en time \u00e5 komme ned. <\/b>(It took [us] more or less an hour to get down.)<\/p>\n

o-l\u00f8p = orienteringsl\u00f8p <\/b>= orienteering (a sport where you run to find hidden controls in the wilderness).<\/p>\n

stk. = stykk(e) <\/b>= piece. Prisen er 30 kroner per stk. <\/b>(The price is 30 Kroner a piece.)<\/p>\n

PS<\/b> Of course, there are many other forkortinger<\/b>, f.eks. <\/b>in the realm of matlaging<\/b> (cooking): Bruk 2 ss mel og 1 ts sukker.<\/b> (Use 2 tablespoonfuls of flour and 1 teaspoonful of sugar.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

OMG! OK, it\u2019s forkorting (abbreviation) time. LOL.\u00a0\ud83d\ude42\u00a0BTW,\u00a0YOLO, so let\u2019s get down to it: osv. = og s\u00e5 videre = \u201dand so further\u201d = etc.: Vi m\u00e5 betale eiendomsskatt osv. (We\u2019ve got to pay property tax etc.) osb. = og s\u00e5 bortetter = osv. in Nynorsk Norwegian. f.eks. = for eksempel = for example: Vil du…<\/p>\n

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