{"id":2476,"date":"2018-06-24T21:10:24","date_gmt":"2018-06-24T21:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=2476"},"modified":"2018-06-24T21:59:59","modified_gmt":"2018-06-24T21:59:59","slug":"animal-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/animal-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2477\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2477\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2477\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/norway-706711_1920-350x263.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/norway-706711_1920-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/norway-706711_1920-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/norway-706711_1920-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/norway-706711_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Free image from Pixabay; no copyright.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Hunden er menneskets beste venn<\/b> (the dog is man\u2019s best friend), the saying goes. Some would disagree and say <b>katten<\/b> (the cat), or maybe even <b>gullfisken<\/b> (the gold fish) or <b>kanarifuglen <\/b>(the canary), if you\u2019re that kind of person! In any case, <b>dyr<\/b> (animals) are fascinating \u2013 and you need words to discuss them with your fellow humans. Here is a selection of <b>tamme og ville dyr<\/b> (tame and wild animals) in Norway:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\"><b>sauer<\/b> (sheep) are common everywhere, particularly in <b>Vestlandet<\/b> (the west country). The male sheep is called a <b>v\u00e6r<\/b> [vare], and the offspring\u2019s a <b>lam<\/b> (lamb). Many sheep spend the hot season eating lots of yummy <b>gress<\/b> (grass) in the mountains \u2013 until it\u2019s time for the autumn <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/sauesanking\/\"><b>sauesanking<\/b><\/a> (sheep gathering). A classic Norwegian children\u2019s song goes: <b>B\u00e6 b\u00e6 lille lam, har du noe ull? <\/b>(Baa baa little lamb, do you have some wool?)<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><b>geiter<\/b> [yie-ter] (goats). Mmm, Norwegian <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/brown-cheese\/\"><b>geitost<\/b><\/a> \u2013 need I say more? \ud83d\ude42 The male is called a <b>geitebukk<\/b>, and the kid\u2019s a <b>kje<\/b>. Keep an eye on your travel gear \u2013 goats eat everything!<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><b>kuer<\/b> (or <b>kyr<\/b> \u2013 both mean \u201dcows\u201d). I don\u2019t know any country where people drink as much <b>melk<\/b> (milk) as in Norway, so obviously cows are popular! \ud83d\ude42 The male is an <b>okse<\/b> (ox) and their little toddler is a <b>kalv<\/b> (calf).<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">\n<div id=\"attachment_2478\" style=\"width: 243px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2478\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2478\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/aurora-1185471_1280-233x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/aurora-1185471_1280-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/aurora-1185471_1280-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/aurora-1185471_1280-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/aurora-1185471_1280.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Isbj\u00f8rner<\/strong> (polar beers) only live on the islands of <strong>Svalbard<\/strong>, far north of the Norwegian mainland. (Free photo from Pixabay; no copyright.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>ulv, bj\u00f8rn, jerv og gaupe <\/b>(wolf, bear, wolverine and lynx). Farmers hate these <b>rovdyr<\/b> (carnivores), because they sometimes take a sheep for lunch. As a tourist you probably have to travel far into nature and have a lot of luck to see one of these very rare animals\u2026<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><b>reven<\/b> (the fox) is more <b>fredelig<\/b> (peaceful) \u2013 even if nobody knows <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/the-new-gangnam-style-is-norwegian\/\">what it says<\/a>! \ud83d\ude42 It might snatch a <b>h\u00f8ne, hane, kylling <\/b>(hen, rooster, chicken) or a <b>kanin<\/b> [caNEEN]<b> <\/b>(rabbit), though. Also, watch out for <b>\u00f8rner<\/b> (eagles).<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><b>elger og reinsdyr<\/b> (mooses and reindeer) are a bit more common \u2013 that\u2019s why you see those <b>skilter<\/b> (signs) everywhere! \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">a <b>hest<\/b> (horse) is either a <b>hoppe<\/b> (mare), a <b>hingst<\/b> (stallion) or a <b>f\u00f8ll<\/b> (foal).<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">last but not least \u2013 <b>hunder<\/b> get <b>valper<\/b> (puppies); <b>katter<\/b> get <b>kattunger <\/b>(kittens)\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"233\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/aurora-1185471_1280-233x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/aurora-1185471_1280-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/aurora-1185471_1280-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/aurora-1185471_1280-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/aurora-1185471_1280.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><p>Hunden er menneskets beste venn (the dog is man\u2019s best friend), the saying goes. Some would disagree and say katten (the cat), or maybe even gullfisken (the gold fish) or kanarifuglen (the canary), if you\u2019re that kind of person! 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