{"id":388,"date":"2010-06-17T12:59:34","date_gmt":"2010-06-17T12:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=388"},"modified":"2010-06-17T12:59:34","modified_gmt":"2010-06-17T12:59:34","slug":"norwegian-units-of-measurement-and-conversions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/norwegian-units-of-measurement-and-conversions\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian units of measurement and conversions"},"content":{"rendered":"

The United States is pretty much the only industrialized nation in the world that doesn\u02d9t use the metersystem<\/strong> (metric system) as a means of measurement. \u00a0For me, learning ord<\/strong> (words) related to m\u00e5leenheter<\/strong> (units of measurement) in et fremmed spr\u00e5k<\/strong> (a foreign language) can be quite difficult. I have enough trouble p\u00e5 engelsk<\/strong> (in English) trying to remember how many pints are in a gallon and how many feet are in a mile. \u00a0Beyond learning ordene<\/strong> (the words) themselves, I also find it difficult to learn omregninger<\/strong> (conversions), especially for those m\u00e5leenheter<\/strong> whose verdier <\/strong>(values) change on a regular basis, such as valuta<\/strong> (currency).<\/p>\n

So, I intend to provide you with vokabul\u00e6r<\/strong> that will help you describe lengde <\/strong>(length), volum<\/strong> (volume), areal<\/strong> (area), vekt<\/strong> (weight), and penger<\/strong> (money).<\/p>\n

tomme<\/strong> – inch (literally thumb, is about 2.54 cm)<\/p>\n

fot<\/strong> – foot (one foot is about 30.48 cm)<\/p>\n

mil, landmil<\/strong> – Norwegian mile (which is 7.018 American miles)<\/p>\n

fjerdingsvei<\/strong> – quarter mile (a quarter of a Norwegian mil<\/strong>, or 2.82 km)<\/p>\n

romm\u00e5l<\/strong> – gallon (about 3.8 liters)<\/p>\n

en halvliter<\/strong> – basically a pint (about .473 liters)<\/p>\n

tonn<\/strong> – ton<\/p>\n

unse –<\/strong> ounce (an ounce is about 28.35 grams)<\/p>\n

pund<\/strong> – pound (1 pound is about .4536 kg)<\/p>\n

krone<\/strong> – crown \u00a0(today the Norwegian crown is worth about 15.6 cents)<\/p>\n

grad<\/strong> – degree (Norway uses celsius)<\/p>\n

It\u00b4s equally important to know how to describe the st\u00f8rrelse<\/strong> of of clothing items and containers.<\/p>\n

en kopp <\/strong>– a cup<\/p>\n

et glass<\/strong> – a glass<\/p>\n

ei flaske<\/strong> – a bottle<\/p>\n

en bolle<\/strong> – a bowl<\/p>\n

en tallerken<\/strong> – a plate<\/p>\n

ei sleiv<\/strong> – a scoop or ladle<\/p>\n

en skje<\/strong> – a spoon, a spoonful<\/p>\n

liten<\/strong> – small<\/p>\n

middel<\/strong> – medium<\/p>\n

stor <\/strong>– large<\/p>\n

Norwegian sizing for both pants and shirts are typically numerical. \u00a0I\u00b4ve found that this is getting more and more popular here in the U.S. in some of the stores I shop in. \u00a0It makes more sense to me because the numbers seem to allow for greater specificity. \u00a0Or maybe I just fit into European clothing better than clothing that you find in the malls in the U.S.<\/p>\n

Hopefully now you can describe items via st\u00f8rrelser<\/strong> and know a few omregninger<\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The United States is pretty much the only industrialized nation in the world that doesn\u02d9t use the metersystem (metric system) as a means of measurement. \u00a0For me, learning ord (words) related to m\u00e5leenheter (units of measurement) in et fremmed spr\u00e5k (a foreign language) can be quite difficult. I have enough trouble p\u00e5 engelsk (in English)…<\/p>\n

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