NORWEGIAN CULTURE

Phrase Pronunciation English
advokat ahd-voo-kaht lawyer
agent ah-gehnt agent, salesman
agronom ah-groo-noom agronomist
ambassadør ahm-bah-sah-duhr ambassador
apoteker ah-poo-teh-kehr pharmacist
arkitekt ahr-kee-tehkt architecht
baker bah-kehr baker
ballettdanser bahl-leht-dahn-sehr ballet dancer
barnevakt bahr-neh-vahkt babysitter
bibliotekar beeb-lee-oo-teh-kahr librarian
biskop bees-kohp bishop
bokhandler book-hahnd-lehr bookseller
bonde boon-deh farmer
brannmann brahn-mahnn firefighter
designer same as in English designer
detektiv deh-tehk-teev detective
dikter deek-tehr poet, author
direktør dee-rehk-tuhr director
dirigent dee-ree-gehnt conducter (of music)
dommer dohm-mehr judge
dykker deek-kehr diver
dyrlege deer-leh-geh veterinarian
elektriker eh-lehk-treek-ehr electrician
feier fai-ehr chimney sweep
filolog fee-loh-lohgh philologist
fisker fees-kehr fisherman
flyger flee-gehr pilot
forfatter fohr-faht-ehr author, writer
forlegger fohr-lehg-ehr publisher
formann fohr-mahnn foreman
forsker fohrsh-kehr scientist
fotograf foo-too-grahf photographer
frisør free-suhr hairdresser
fysiker fee-see-kehr physicist
fysioterapeut fee-see-oo-tehr-ah-powt physiotherapist
gartner gahrt-nehr gardener
general geh-neh-rahl general
geolog geh-oo-logh geologist
grossist groo-seest wholesaler
gullsmed gewll-smeh jeweler
gårdbruker gohr-broo-kehr farmer
husmor hews-moor housewife
ingeniør een-sheh-nee-uhr engineer
jordmor johr-moor midwife
journalist shoor-nah-leest journalist
jurist joo-reest jurist, lawyer
kaptein kahp-tain captain
kasserer kahs-sehr-ehr cashier, treasurer
kelner kehl-nehr waiter
kiropraktor kjee-roo-prahk-toor chiropractor
kirurg kjee-rewrgh surgeon
kjemiker kje-mee-kehr chemist
kjøpmann kjuhp-mahnn merchant, shopkeeper
kokk kohkk cook
komponist kohm-poo-neest composer
konduktør kohn-dook-tuhr conductor (on train, etc.)
konsul kohn-sool consul
lege leh-geh doctor, physician
lektor lehk-toor teacher, secondary school
lærer laer-ehr teacher
maler mah-lehr painter
maskinist mah-skeen-eest machinist
mekaniker meh-kah-neek-ehr mechanic
meterolog meh-teh-oo-roo-logh meteriologist
misjonær meesh-oo-aer missionary
musiker moo-seek-ehr musician
offiser ohff-ee-sehr officer
ordfører oor-fuh-rehr mayor
organist oor-gah-neest organist
oversetter oh-vehr-seht-ehr translator
planlegger plahn-lehg-ehr planner
politiker poo-lee-teek-ehr politician
prest prehst minister, priest
professor proo-fehss-oor professor
psykiater psee-kee-ah-tehr psychiatrist
psykolog psee-koo-logh psychologist
redaktør reh-dahk-tuhr editor
reder reh-dehr shipowner
reiseleder rai-seh-leh-dehr (travel) guide
rektor rek-toor principal
rørlegger ruhr-lehg-ehr plumber
sekretær sehk-reh-taer secretary
selger sehl-gehr salesman
servitør sehr-vee-tuhr waiter
sjømann shew-mahnn sailor
sjåfør shoh-fuhr driver
skipper sheepp-ehr skipper
skuespiller skoo-eh-speel-ehr actor
slakter slahk-tehr butcher
smed smeh smith
snekker snehkk-ehr carpenter
soldat sool-daht soldier
sosiolog soo-see-oo-logh sociologist
statsminister stahts-mee-nees-tehr prime minister
stortingsmann stoor-teengs-mahnn member of parliament
sykepleier see-keh-plai-ehr nurse
tannlege tahnn-leh-geh dentist
tekniker tehk-neek-ehr technician
teolog teh-oo-logh theologist
tolk tohlk interpreter
toller tohl-ehr customs officer
translatør trahns-lah-tuhr translator
trener treh-nehr trainer
urmaker ewr-mah-kehr watchmaker
veterinær veh-teh-ee-naer veteriarian
økonom uh-koo-noom economist