{"id":2136,"date":"2015-10-23T15:55:13","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T15:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=2136"},"modified":"2015-10-23T15:58:03","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T15:58:03","slug":"norwegians-love-kos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/norwegians-love-kos\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwegians Love Kos"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Peiskos!<\/a>

Peiskos!<\/strong> (Photo courtesy of Sigrun & Ragnar at Flickr<\/a>, CC License.)<\/p><\/div>\n

N\u00e5 skal vi kose oss! <\/b>(Now let\u2019s cozy up\/enjoy ourselves!)<\/p>\n

In Iceland, I\u2019ve been told, they have this vits<\/b> (joke) about the stereotypical Norwegian being a hyperactive sportsman: Always trekking, skiing or running around in the most expensive and chic sportswear! Well, it\u2019s certainly true that mange nordmenn elsker friluftsliv<\/b> (many Norwegians love outdoor life). And people in Norway often joke about being f\u00f8dt med ski p\u00e5 beina<\/b> [furt meh shee paw BYEnah] (born with skis on their legs). But sometimes, especially when it\u2019s h\u00f8st<\/b> (autumn) and cold outside (and no snow yet, mind you!), even serious athletes like \u00e5 kose seg<\/b> (to cozy up, to enjoy oneself) indoors.<\/p>\n

Kos<\/b> (coziness) is a nice little word. You can attach it to almost any other noun to describe a social setting where you\u2019re relaxing and having a good time with vennene dine<\/b> (your friends) or familien din<\/b> (your family). Peiskos<\/b> means enjoying life in front of a peis <\/b>(open fireplace). A pleasant barbecue session can be described as grillkos<\/b> \u2013 and so on! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Kos <\/b>can be turned into the adjective koselig<\/b> (cozy, nice). If you\u2019re the expressive kind of person and your friends and you are enjoying some tv-kos<\/b> (\u201dtelevision coziness\u201d) with a spennende tv-serie<\/b> (exciting tv serial) and a bowl of snop<\/b> (candy) and some glasses of brus<\/b> (lemonade), you may exclaim: \u00c5, s\u00e5 koselig!<\/b> (Oh, how cozy [it is]!)<\/p>\n

Det er veldig koselig p\u00e5 hytta<\/a><\/b> (it\u2019s very cozy in the cabin). Especially when it is dark and rainy outside and you can light some candles, drikke en kaffet\u00e5r <\/b>(take a sip of coffee), lese ei god bok<\/b> (read a good book), legge kabal<\/b> (play solitaire) or spille kort<\/b> (play cards). Should all this hjemmekos<\/b> (\u201dstay-at-home-coziness\u201d) make you feel just a little bit suffocated, there\u2019s no need to worry: Naturen<\/b> (Nature) is just outside d\u00f8ra<\/b> (the door), and soon sn\u00f8en<\/b> (the snow) will be there! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

N\u00e5 skal vi kose oss! (Now let\u2019s cozy up\/enjoy ourselves!) In Iceland, I\u2019ve been told, they have this vits (joke) about the stereotypical Norwegian being a hyperactive sportsman: Always trekking, skiing or running around in the most expensive and chic sportswear! Well, it\u2019s certainly true that mange nordmenn elsker friluftsliv (many Norwegians love outdoor life)…<\/p>\n

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