NORWEGIAN CULTURE
Useful phrases | Pronunciation | English |
Unnskyld! | oohn-sheell | Excuse me / sorry! |
Hjelp! | jehlp | Help! |
Vær så god! | vaer soh goo | Please (as in “please help yourself”) |
Takk for nå. | takk for noh | Thank you for this time together. |
God sommer! | goo sohm-mer | Have a nice summer! |
God tur! | goo tewhr | Have a nice trip! |
More numbers | Pronunciation | English |
tjueen | kjew-eh-ehn* | twenty-one |
tjueto | kjew-eh-too | twenty-two |
tjuetre | kjew-eh-treh | twenty-three |
tjuefire | kjew-eh-fee-reh | twenty-four |
tjuefem | kjew-eh-fehmm | twenty-five |
tjueseks | kjew-eh-sehks | twenty-six |
tjuesju | kjew-eh-shew | twenty-seven |
tjueåtte | kjew-eh-oht-teh | twenty-eight |
tjueni | kjew-eh-ni | twenty-nine |
tretti | treht-tee | thirty |
førti | fuhr-tee | forty |
femti | fehmm-tee | fifty |
seksti | sehks-tee | sixty |
sytti | suht-tee | seventy |
åtti | oht-tee | eighty |
nitti | neet-tee | ninety |
hundre | hewn-dreh | hundred |
tusen | tew-sehn | thousand |
*Note: the “kj” sound is a cross between “sh” and “ch” |