{"id":2513,"date":"2018-11-23T14:58:37","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T14:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=2513"},"modified":"2019-02-28T14:50:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T14:50:00","slug":"when-is-your-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/when-is-your-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"When is your birthday?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Asking about somebody\u2019s f\u00f8dselsdag<\/strong><\/a> (birthday) might not be the first thing you do. Still, when the topic does pop up, it\u2019s good to be prepared! \ud83d\ude42 Otherwise, the knowledge of how to say datoer<\/strong> (dates) could come handy when planning \u2026 dates.<\/p>\n

You can ask the question itself in two different ways \u2013 both meaning \u201dwhen\u2019s your birthday\u201d:
\nN\u00e5r er bursdagen din? <\/strong>(Also: N\u00e5r har du bursdag?<\/strong>)
\nN\u00e5r er f\u00f8dselsdagen din?<\/strong>
\nSome would say bursdag<\/strong> is a bit more colloquial or \u201deveryday-ish\u201d.<\/p>\n

As you probably know, there are tolv m\u00e5neder<\/strong> (twelve months), also in Norwegian! \ud83d\ude42 The names are quite similar to the English ones, except that they don\u2019t start with a capital letter (unless at the beginning of a new sentence!)
\njanuar <\/strong>[yanoo<\/em>ar]
\nfebruar, mars<\/strong>
\napril <\/strong>[aprEEL]
\nmai<\/strong>
\njuni <\/strong>[YOO<\/em>nee]
\njuli <\/strong>[YOO<\/em>lee]
\naugust<\/strong> [av<\/em>GOO<\/em>ST]
\nseptember, oktober, november, desember<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jeg har bursdag 6. januar\/3. august\/21. november!<\/strong> [\u201dI\u2019ve got birthday\u201d Jan. 6th, Aug. 3rd, Nov. 21st]<\/p>\n

As you can see, writing<\/em> dates in Norwegian is kjempelett<\/strong> (super easy) \u2013 even easier than in English! \ud83d\ude42 In order to pronounce them, we need ordenstallene<\/strong><\/a> (the ordinal numbers) from 1 to 31. Since we\u2019re talking about specific dates (\u201dthe<\/em> 6th of January\u201d rather than \u201da<\/em> 6th of January\u201d), all the ordenstall<\/strong> take the e-<\/strong> ending<\/a> \u2013 so it is f\u00f8rste<\/strong> instead of f\u00f8rst<\/strong>. (You do remember this ending for adjectives etc. describing specific nouns, right? Think en r\u00f8d hatt<\/strong> \u201da red hat\u201d vs. den r\u00f8de hatten <\/strong>\u201dthe red hat\u201d.)<\/em><\/p>\n

f\u00f8rste, andre, tredje, fjerde, femte<\/strong>
\nsjette, syvende, \u00e5ttende, niende, tiende<\/strong>
\nellevte, tolvte, trettende, fjortende, femtende<\/strong>
\nsekstende, syttende, attende, nittende, tjuende <\/strong>(or tyvende<\/strong>)
\ntjuef\u00f8rste, tjueandre, tjuetredje, tjuefjerde, tjuefemte<\/strong>
\ntjuesjette, tjuesyvende, tjue\u00e5ttende, tjueniende, trettiende<\/strong>
\ntrettif\u00f8rste<\/strong>
\nWatch out: <\/em>The dates may appear with or without the word den<\/strong> (the) in front\u2026 When speaking about Norway\u2019s birthday<\/a>, for example, den 17. mai<\/strong> sounds a lot more formal than just 17. mai <\/strong>for \u201dMay 17th\u201d.<\/p>\n

Other things you could answer:
\nJeg har bursdag snart\/i dag\/i morgen<\/strong> (My birthday is soon\/today\/tomorrow)
\nDet er en hemmelighet<\/strong> (That\u2019s a secret)<\/p>\n

So, do you know how to say your birthday in Norwegian? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Asking about somebody\u2019s f\u00f8dselsdag (birthday) might not be the first thing you do. Still, when the topic does pop up, it\u2019s good to be prepared! \ud83d\ude42 Otherwise, the knowledge of how to say datoer (dates) could come handy when planning \u2026 dates. You can ask the question itself in two different ways \u2013 both meaning…<\/p>\n

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