{"id":2212,"date":"2016-05-28T13:09:43","date_gmt":"2016-05-28T13:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=2212"},"modified":"2016-05-28T13:09:43","modified_gmt":"2016-05-28T13:09:43","slug":"colour-your-tongue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/colour-your-tongue\/","title":{"rendered":"Colour your tongue!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Can you imagine a day without farger<\/b> (colours)? It\u2019s no wonder that many language courses are quick to introduce a few colours. Here are the basic ones in Norwegian \u2013 can you guess the meaning of the words?<\/p>\n

1 r\u00f8d<\/b><\/p>\n

2 bl\u00e5<\/b><\/p>\n

3 gul<\/b><\/p>\n

4 gr\u00f8nn<\/b><\/p>\n

5 brun<\/b><\/p>\n

6 oransj <\/b>[oRANSH]<\/p>\n

7 lilla<\/b><\/p>\n

8 svart <\/b>(or sort<\/b>)<\/p>\n

9 hvit <\/b>[veet]<\/p>\n

10 gr\u00e5<\/b><\/p>\n

Yes, that\u2019s right: red \u2013 blue \u2013 yellow \u2013 green \u2013 brown \u2013 orange \u2013 lilac \u2013 black \u2013 white \u2013 grey<\/i>. Except for gul<\/b>, I guess they\u2019re quite transparent for an English speaker (svart<\/b> is, historically, the same word as \u201dswarthy\u201d<\/i>). You\u2019re also bound to meet the word rosa<\/b>, which means rose-coloured or pink.<\/p>\n

Se min kjole<\/b><\/a> (Look at my dress) is a children\u2019s song which uses a lot of colour words:<\/p>\n

Se min kjole, den er gr\u00f8nn som gresset,<\/b>
\nlook at my dress, it\u2019s green like the grass<\/i>
\nalt hva jeg eier, det er gr\u00f8nt som den<\/b>
\nall that I own is green like it<\/i>
\nDet er fordi jeg elsker alt det gr\u00f8nne,<\/b>
\nthat\u2019s because I love everything green,<\/i>
\nog fordi en jeger er min venn<\/b>
\nand because a hunter is my friend<\/i><\/p>\n

Se min kjole, den er bl\u00e5 som havet<\/b> (the ocean)<\/i>,\u00a0<\/b>
\nalt hva jeg eier, det er bl\u00e5tt som den.<\/b>
\nDet er fordi jeg elsker alt det bl\u00e5,<\/b>
\nog fordi en sj\u00f8mann <\/b>(sailor)<\/i> er min venn<\/b><\/p>\n

Se min kjole, den er hvit som sneen <\/b>(the snow)<\/i>,\u00a0<\/b>
\nalt hva jeg eier, det er hvitt som den<\/b>
\nDet er fordi jeg elsker at det hvite,<\/b>
\nog fordi en m\u00f8ller <\/b>(miller)<\/i> er min venn<\/b><\/p>\n

Se min kjole, den er r\u00f8d som rosen <\/b>(the rose)<\/i>,<\/b>
\nalt hva jeg eier, det er r\u00f8dt som den<\/b>
\nDet er fordi jeg elsker alt det r\u00f8de,<\/b>
\nog fordi et postbud <\/b>(postman)<\/i> er min venn<\/b><\/p>\n

Se min kjole, den er sort som kullet <\/b>(the coal)<\/i>,<\/b>
\nalt hva jeg eier, det er sort som den<\/b>
\nDet er fordi jeg elsker alt det sorte,<\/b>
\nog fordi en feier <\/i><\/b>(chimney sweep)<\/i> er min venn<\/b><\/p>\n

The song is a bit old-fashioned so it uses a word like sneen<\/b> instead of sn\u00f8en<\/b>. Maybe you\u2019ve also remarked that some colour words have strange declinations, such as bl\u00e5<\/b> becoming bl\u00e5tt<\/b> with a double T in the neuter. But let\u2019s save the grammar talk for another post! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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