This section contains 400 of the most used phrases in Norwegian. This should help you improve your speaking, reading and writing. Exploring the whole list will make it easier to start conversations and understand what was said to you. I divided this section into 4 pages, the first 100 are listed on this page, then the rest here: phrases 2, phrases 3, phrases 4. Each page contains 100 common expressions. Going through each 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.
Phrases Tips
To make sure you are more likely to remember each expression, try to first to read the sentence without hearing it, then click to hear how it is prnounced, then read it out loud 3 times while imagining yourself vividly talking to somone. Also try to practice what you memorized from time to time, to make it stick.
Here are the first 100 common phrases. You will find a lot of them are about greeting someone, introducing yourself or asking where someone is from ... etc. Basically, these are expressions which you might use when starting a conversation with someone you have just met.
Phrases in Norwegian
Phrases
Norwegian
Audio
How are you? (informal)
Hvordan har du det?
How are you? (formal)
Hvordan har du det?
What's up? (colloquial)
Hva skjer?
I'm fine, thank you!
Jeg har det bra, takk!
Hi!
Hei!
Good morning!
God morgen!
Good afternoon!
God ettermiddag!
Good evening!
God kveld!
And you? (informal)
Og du?
And you? (formal)
Hva med deg?
Good
Bra
We speak two languages
Vi snakker to språk
They speak four languages
De snakker fire språk
I visited one country
Jeg besøkte ett land
She visited three countries
Hun besøkte tre land
She has one sister
Hun har en søster
He has two sisters
Han har to søstre
Welcome!
Velkommen!
Do you like it here?
Trives du her?
See you later!
Ser deg senere!
Thank you very much!
Tusen takk!
I really like it!
Jeg liker det kjempegodt!
Happy
glad / lykkelig
Sad
trist
Thank you!
Takk!
You're welcome! (in response to "thank you")
Ingen årsak / bare hyggelig
Have a nice day!
Ha en fin dag!
Good night!
God natt!
Have a good trip!
God tur!
It was nice talking to you!
Det var hyggelig å snakke med deg!
Am I right or wrong?
Har jeg rett eller tar jeg feil?
Is he younger or older than you?
Er han yngre eller endre enn deg?
Is the test easy or difficult?
Er testen lett eller vanskelig?
Is this book new or old?
Er dette en ny eller gammel bok?
This is so expensive
Dette er veldig dyrt
More Sentences
English
Norwegian
Audio
Languages
I don't speak Korean
Jeg snakker ikke koreansk
I love the Japanese language
Jeg elsker det japanske språket
I speak Italian
Jeg snakker italiensk
I want to learn Spanish
Jeg har lyst til å lære spansk
My mother tongue is German
Mitt morsmål er tysk
Spanish is easy to learn
Spansk er lett å lære
Origins
He has a Moroccan rug
Jeg har et marockansk teppe
I have an American car
Jeg har en amerikansk bil
I love French cheese
Jeg elsker fransk ost
I'm Italian
Jeg er italiensk
My father is Greek
Min far er gresk
My wife is Korean
Min kone er koreansk
Countries
Have you ever been to India?
Har du vært i India?
I came from Spain
Jeg kommer fra Spania
I live in America
Jeg bor i Amerika
I want to go to Germany
Jeg vil reise til Tyskland
I was born in Italy
Jeg ble født i Italia
Japan is a beautiful country
Japan er et vakkert land
Long time no see
Lenge siden sist
I missed you
Jeg savnet deg
What's new?
Hva er nytt?
Nothing new
Intet nytt
Make yourself at home!
Føl deg som hjemme!
Have a good trip
Ha en god tur
Can I practice Italian with you?
Can jeg øve italiensk med deg?
I speak French but with an accent
Jeg snakker fransk, men med en aksent
I was born in Miami
Jeg ble født i Miami
I'm from Japan
Jeg er fra Japan
The letter is inside the book
Bokstavene er inni boken
The pen is under the desk
Pennen er under pulten
Directions
Anvisninger
Can I help you?
Kan jeg hjelpe deg?
Can you help me?
Kan du hjelpe meg?
Can you show me?
Kan du vise meg?
Come with me!
Bli med meg!
Downtown (city center)
Sentrum
Excuse me! (to ask someone)
Unnskyld meg!
Go straight
Gå rett frem
How can I get to the museum?
Hvordan kan jeg komme meg til museumet?
How long does it take to get there?
Hvor lang tid tar det å komme seg dit?
I'm lost
Jeg har gått meg bort
I'm not from here
Jeg er ikke herfra
It's far from here
Det er langt herifra
It's near here
Det er nært her
One moment please!
Ett øyeblikk, takk!
Turn left
Gå til venstre
Turn right
Gå til høyre
Questions?
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Here are the rest of the Norwegian phrases: phrases 2, phrases 3, phrases 4. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Norwegian homepage.
