{"id":2262,"date":"2016-08-27T13:53:37","date_gmt":"2016-08-27T13:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=2262"},"modified":"2016-08-27T13:53:37","modified_gmt":"2016-08-27T13:53:37","slug":"fun-and-special-words-in-norwegian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/fun-and-special-words-in-norwegian\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun and special words in Norwegian"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sometimes learning Norwegian vocabulary can be really fun \u2013 you discover items that make you giggle or shake your head in disbelief: How could anyone even think<\/i> of an expression like that? Below are some words that I myself find really great. What are your<\/i> favourites? Please drop a line in the comments section. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

A kr\u00f8llalfa<\/b> is the @ sign. It literally means \u201dcurly alpha\u201d!<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re an attp\u00e5klatt<\/b> [AHTT-paw-klahtt] (more or less \u201dadd-on blob\u201d) you\u2019re many years younger than your siblings. It might not be the most charming description, but the sound is great. \ud83d\ude42 An attp\u00e5klatt <\/b>might cause ammet\u00e5ke<\/b> (breast-feeding fog), which is a kind of confusion that some mothers feel the first weeks after giving birth.<\/p>\n

Speaking of families, what do you call your parents\u2019 cousins kids? Norwegian\u2019s got a word for that: tremenning<\/b>. Okay, let\u2019s sum up: People with the same parents = siblings. People with the same grandparents = cousins. People with the same great grandparents = tremenninger<\/b>. Neat, huh? Now I\u2019m sure you understand what it means when a d\u00f8l <\/b>(person from a dal<\/b>, valley) introduces you to her firmenning<\/b>\u2026<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re really raus<\/b> (generous), you probably don\u2019t mind offering somebody else brorparten<\/b> (\u201dthe brother part\u201d = the biggest portion, the lion\u2019s share) of your f\u00e5rik\u00e5l <\/b>(sheep-in-cabbage, a dish), before you light up your engangsgrill <\/b>(one-time grill) and raise your utepils<\/b><\/a> (beer drunk outside when the weather is nice) or rusbrus <\/b>(\u201dintoxication lemonade\u201d, an alcohol ic drink that tastes like a soft drink) for a loud sk\u00e5l <\/b>(cheers!)<\/p>\n

L\u00e6rertyggis<\/b> literally means \u201dteacher\u2019s chewing gum\u201d, but it\u2019s the kind of clay that you can use to glue your posters to a hard wall \u2013 or maybe to fasten your minnepinne<\/b><\/a> (memory stick) somewhere before you forget it\u2026<\/p>\n

Okay, this last one is cheap. But please tell me: Which other language has a funnier word for \u201dwhoopie cushion\u201d: prompepute<\/b>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Sometimes learning Norwegian vocabulary can be really fun \u2013 you discover items that make you giggle or shake your head in disbelief: How could anyone even think of an expression like that? Below are some words that I myself find really great. What are your favourites? Please drop a line in the comments section. \ud83d\ude42…<\/p>\n

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