NORWEGIAN CULTURE
When meeting people | Pronunciation | English |
God dag! | goo dagh | Hello (good day)! |
God kveld! | goo kvelh | Good evening! |
Morn! | morhn | Hi! (informal) |
Hyggelig å treffe deg! | hee-geh-lee oh treh-feh-dai | Nice to meet you! |
Small Talk | Pronunciation | English |
Q: Hvordan har du det? | vhor-dan hahr doo deh | How are you? |
A: Bare bra, takk! | bah-reh brah takk | Fine, thank you! |
Q: Hva heter du? | vha heh-tehr doo | What’s your name? |
A: Jeg heter _____ | Jai heh-tehr ______ | My name is ______. |
Q: Hvor gammel er du? | vhor gahmmel aer doo | How old are you? |
A: Jeg er ______. | jai aer ______ | I am ______. |
Now we learn to count | Pronunciation | English |
en | ehn | one |
to | too | two |
tre | treh | three |
fire | fee-reh | four |
fem | fehmm | five |
seks | sehks | six |
sju | shew | seven |
åtte | oht-teh | eight |
ni | nee | nine |
ti | tee | ten |