Numbers

Norwegian Lesson 6 (Numbers and School)

Duration: 30 mins

The 6th lesson teaches counting in cardinal and ordinal numbers in Norwegian. I also included a vocabulary list about school and finally common daily phrases. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Norwegian Classes.

Numbers

Knowing how to count in Norwegian is essential and should be one of first things to learn. By simply knowing numbers from 1 to 9 you could express large numbers in a simplified way. Cardinal numbers are for counting such as "1, 2, 3 ...". Ordinal numbers represent order or rank such as "1st, 2nd, 3rd ...".

Below is a list of the first 20 cardinal and ordinal numbers that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Norwegian, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.

Numbers in Norwegian

Numbers Norwegian Audio
Oneen
Firstførste
Twoto
Secondandre
Threetre
Thirdtredje
Fourfire
Fourthfjerde
Fivefem
Fifthfemte
Sixseks
Sixthsjette
Sevensyv
Seventhsyvende
Eightåtte
Eighthåttende
Nineni
Ninthniende
Tenti
Tenthtiende
Elevenelleve
Eleventhellevte
Twelvetolv
Twelfthtolvte
Thirteentretten
Thirteenthtrettende
Fourteenfjorten
Fourteenthfjortende
Fifteenfemten
Fifteenthfemtende
Sixteenseksten
Sixteenthsekstende
Seventeensytten
Seventeenthsyttende
Eighteenatten
Eighteenthattende
Nineteennitten
Nineteenthnittende
Twentytjue
Twentiethtyvende
Thirty three (31)trettitre
One hundred (100)etthundre
Three hundred and sixty (360)trehundreogseksti / 360
One thousand (1000)ettusen
Two thousand and fourteen (2014)totusenogfjorten / 2014
One millionen million
Onceén gang
Twiceto ganger

Now we will try to implement some of the numbers above into full Norwegian sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.

Norwegian Numbers in a Sentence

Numbers Norwegian Audio
I'm 30 years oldjeg er tredve år gammel
I have 2 sisters and 1 brotherjeg har to søstre og en bror
English is my first languageEngelsk er mitt førstespråk
Her second language is SpanishHennes andrespråk er spansk

Questions?

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Vocabulary List about School

Below is a list of 26 words related to school and classrooms. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able communicate to a teacher/students many objects in your class.

School Words in Norwegian

School Norwegian Audio
AnswerSvar
Bookbok
Booksbøker
Chairstol
Deskskrivepult
Dictionaryordbok
LaptopBærbar PC
Librarybibliotek
Notebook (paper notebook)Notatbok
Pageside
Paperpapir
Penpenn
Pencilblyant
Questionspørsmål
SchoolSkole
Studentstudent
Teacherlærer
UniversityUniversitet

Daily Conversation in Norwegian

Finally, a couple bonus sentences that you might find useful. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Norwegian Phrases page. Enjoy!

Common Expressions in Norwegian

English Norwegian Audio
I have a questionJeg har et spørsmål
To listenÅ lytte
To readÅ lese
To speakÅ snakke
To thinkÅ tenke
To understandÅ forstå
To writeÅ skrive
What's the name of that book?Hva heter den boken?
What do you do for a living?Hva jobber du med?
I'm a (teacher / artist / engineer)Jeg er (lærer / artist / ingeniør)
Oh! That's good!Åh! Så bra!
Can I practice with you?Kan jeg øve med deg?

Fun Facts

Language Quote: Approximately one new word is added to the English language every two hours and around 4,000 new words are added to the English dictionary every year.

Congratulations! You finished your 6th lesson in Norwegian about numbers, and school terms. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Norwegian Lesson 7. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Norwegian homepage.