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This is a video that I thought some of you may enjoy! Some of the differences between Norwegian (Bokmål) & Danish

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would anyone be able to explain when to use which “if” in norwegian to use in sentences

for example, on duolingo i get a sentence like «slangen spør kvinnen om hun vil ha et eple» or «vi kan danse hvis vi vil»

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Dirty Norwegian: swears, insults and other bad words explained

Faen i forbanna kuksugende helvete, for noe jælva dritt. 

Do you wanna learn how to say “fuck in damned cocksucking hell, this is some fucking shit” and more like this in Norwegian? Well, you’re in luck because that’s exactly what I spent a good two hours of my life explaining to you guys.

Also let me know if you have any questions, I’m more than happy to answer!

m, f, nt. = masculine, feminine or neutral nouns

Faen 

The equivalent to fuck. If you stubbed your toe in a table corner, this is what you will yell out in pained frustration. After years of being a swear word it has lost it’s meaning but it’s original meaning comes from fanden, which means the devil. Additional fact: In Denmark they’ll still yell fanden instead of faen. 

A lot of expressions are tied to faen. Here are some examples:

Faen ta deg. (Fuck you.) Fy faen! (Fuck, but emphasized.) Faen i helvete. (Fuck in hell. Again, for emphasis.) Stygg som faen. (Ugly as fuck.) Jeg gir faen. (I don’t give a fuck.) Gi faen. (Knock it off.) … for faen.* ( … for fuck’s sake.)

*Can’t be used alone, you have to fill inn the dots with something else. Usually used when you’re saying something that may contradict what has just been said. Han er jo fæl, for faen / But he’s terrible, for fuck’s sake.

Satan og helvete 

Helvete: means hell, we use this all the time.  Additional fact: Many of you might know of the town in Norway called Hell and how it’s so far north that during the winter, Hell may freeze over. But the word “hell” in Norwegian means luck. Do whatever you like with this information.

Satan: You’ll yell this out the same way you’ll yell out fuck, but it doesn’t have the same dynamic as faen. You may use it as an adjective, however. For emphasis, add svarte at the end.

Satan helvetes fitte! Satan svarte!

Jævla, forbanna og jævel

Jævla is an adjective, kind of like “fucking”, except it can’t be used alone, then you’re not making sense. 

You can use forbanna in two ways: (1) wherever you can use jævla. It’s an adjective, and it describes something cursed. You can also combine forbanna and jævla if you’re really pissed off!  (2) to let people know that you or another person is pissed off. Basically, you ARE forbanna. Usually you add an adverb such as these in front: “fly”, “skikkelig” or “helt” forbanna. “Fly” is exclusively used for forbanna.

Jævla/forbanna idiot. (Fucking idiot.) Hun ble fly forbanna når hun så meg. (She got really pissed off when she saw me.)

Jævel is a noun (m) and means devil. It’s an insult, usually expresses dislike OR someone being mischievous. 

Han er en forbanna liten jævel. (He’s a little fucking bastard.)

MORE SWEARS UNDER THE CUT ! :^)

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ok this might be a stupid question but how do you distinguish between something/someone doing an action and having that action done to them in norwegian?

i.e. how would you distinguish between “What is the reindeer drinking?” and “What is drinking the reindeer?” (excuse the weird example i couldn’t think of anything else and it’s late)

when i try to translate either (by google and just in my brain) it is just «hva drikker reinen?»

#norsk #norwegian #langblr #language blog #language #norway

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hei alle! denne er en nettside fra NRK og den har mange videoer på norsk! (den er for barn men det er lett å forstå fordi de bruk enkle ord)

#norsk #norwegian #langblr #language blog #language #norway #corrections welcome (but pls be nice)

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Temauke 3: Naturen

A few sentences about my home town and nature:

Jeg bor i en by som er ved siden av en skog. Derfor ser jeg ofte hjorter i hagen min. Jeg liker at jeg bor nær skogen fordi jeg ofte kan gå på tur der. Jeg elsker å lære mer om treer og planter. Jeg vet ikke mye, men søsteren min studerte biologi derfor vet hun mye. Nær huset mitt bor også geiter og alpakker. Men jeg tror at jeg kan gå utenfor oftere. Jeg elsker  å sitte i hagen i sola og leser en bok der. Vanligvis trener jeg ikke i naturen fordi det er for mye insekter og engen er ikke rett hos oss. Av og til går jeg på tur for å se på solnedgangen. Detter er alltid vakker!

en hjort - deer

en geit - goat

en alpakka - alpaka

i sola - in the sun

en eng - meadow

en solnedgang - sunset

Other nature-related vocab:

et fjell - a mountain

Det høyeste fjell på jorden er Mount Everest. 

en fjord - a fjord 

Man kann finne mange fjorder i Norge. 

en skog - a forest

Jeg bor ved siden av en skog.

en innsjø - a lake

Min favoritt innsjø i Tyskland er Bodensjøen. 

ei elv- river 

Den lengst elven på jorden er Amazonas. 

en vulkan - a volcano

Eyjafjallajökull er en vulkan i Island. 

en  ørkan - desert 

Sahara er en stør  ørkan i Afrika.

[Please correct me! @hjertespraak​ or anyone else who can! Thank you!]

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A submission to a Norwegian manga competition. I’ll probably make an English version, but I’m curious to see how much people get from context alone :)

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fremtid- future

fortid- past

nåtid- present

#norwegian #norsk #langblr #language blog #language #norway #i keep messing these up so im writing to remember

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Det er ikke bare en mening - forsken viser at dansk er det vanskeligste skandinaviske språket å forstå. Men nordmenn sliter mindre enn svensker, og dansker sliter mer med både norsk og svensk. Her kan du lese noen mulige grunner til det.

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It’s not just an opinion - the science shows that Danish is the most difficult Scandinavian language to understand. But Norwegians struggle less than Swedes, and Danes struggle more with both Norwegian and Swedish. Here you can read some possible reasons for that.

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hei! jeg har et spørsmål om norsk. kan man bruke "bli ferdig med" å snakke om bøker, serier og så videre?

Hei!

Ja, man kan si ”bli ferdig med” / ”være ferdig med“ eller man kan bruke ”ferdig” sammen med et mer spesifikt verb, som i ”å lese ferdig”, ”å se ferdig”, osv.

Eksempler:

Når tror du (at) du blir ferdig med boka du lånte?

Jeg blir nok ferdig med den i kveld.

Er du ikke ferdig med Hobbiten ennå?

Har du ikke lest ferdig Hobbiten ennå?

Jo, jeg ble ferdig med Hobbiten på fredag.

Jeg leste ferdig Hobbiten på fredag. / Jeg leste Hobbiten ferdig på fredag.

Har du sett ferdig Ringenes Herre-trilogien ennå? / Har du sett Ringenes Herre-trilogien ferdig ennå?

Nei, jeg skal se den ferdig i kveld.

Ja, jeg så den ferdig i helgen.

Håper det hjelper!💖

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full drunk

blid lively

å elske noen høyt to love someone so much

villt wildly

å smale to narrow

regnfull rainy

bløt soft

konsonant (en) consonant

regnvåt rain-soaked

troskap (en) loyalty

etterpå afterwards

å glippe to slip away

sliten tired

matador (en) matador

rute (en) window frame

morgendugg (en) morning dew

å titte to stare

på skrå at an angle

å kikke to peek

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me: i love dialects! I love how there are so many different ways to speak the same language and preserving dialects are really important!

also me: fuck anything that isn’t bokmål I can’t understand a fucking thing you’re saying

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La spille med vår over jorden! Og inn i den store naturens musikk der nynner en lyd fra mitt hjerte, en takk for hver vår jeg fikk. Det dunker som hovtramp i brystet av glede og øyet blir vått av væte.

- Knut Hamsun

Let us play with ours above the earth! And into the great nature’s music there hums a sound from my heart, thank you for every spring i got. It thumps like a tramp in the chest of joy and the eye gets wet with moisture.

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åhh jeg ha denne boken men det første ikke andre!! jeg anbefaler det!

Skikkelig spent å starte denne! B2, hit kommer jeg! 

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Super excited to start this one! B2, here I come :’)

Corrections always welcome! Jeg er litt usikkert om ordstillingen her haha. 

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Most Common Verbs in Norwegian 💡 PS: Learn Norwegian with the best FREE online resources, just click here: https://www.norwegianclass101.com/?src=tumblr_special_infograph_verbs_8_022020

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Colours Vocabulary in Norwegian* and Icelandic

*This list features nynorsk rather than bokmål. Bokmål (+ Finnish) list here!

norsk | íslenska | english

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farge | litur | colour

raud | rauður | red

oransje | appelsínugulur | orange

gul | gulur | yellow

grøn | grænn | green

blå | blár | blue

lilla | fjólublár | purple

fiolett | fjólublár | violet

rosa | bleikur | pink

kvit | hvítur | white

svart | svartur | black

grå | grár | grey

brun | brúnn | brown

gull | gullitur | gold

sølv | silfurlitur | silver

fleirfarga | marglitur | multicoloured

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Please let me know if you spot any mistakes!

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Lofoten Nothern Norway

Lofoten is known for excellent fishing, nature attractions such as the northern lights and the midnight sun, and small villages off the beaten track. Kayak between the islands, go fishing for the catch of your life, or look for sea eagles soaring in the sky.  BY

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