This is the second page about commonly used phrases in Norwegian. This should help you improve your speaking, reading and writing. Here are the links for the other 3 pages: phrases 1, 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 second 100 common phrases. You will find a lot of them are about giving or asking for directions, asking general questions ... etc.
Common Expressions in Norwegian
Expressions
Norwegian
Audio
Do you speak English?
Snakker du engelsk?
Just a little
Bare litt
What's your name?
Hva heter du?
My name is (John Doe)
Jeg heter (John Doe)
Mr... / Mrs. ... / Miss...
Herr... / Fru... / Frøken
Nice to meet you!
Hyggelig å treffe deg!
You're very kind!
Du er veldig snill!
Where are you from?
Hvor kommer du fra?
I'm from the U.S
Jeg er fra U.S.A
I'm American
Jeg er amerikansk
Where do you live?
Hvor bor du?
I live in the U.S
Jeg bor i U.S.A
Do you like it here?
Trives du her?
I'm 30 years old
jeg er tredve år gammel
I have 2 sisters and 1 brother
jeg har to søstre og en bror
English is my first language
Engelsk er mitt førstespråk
Her second language is Spanish
Hennes andrespråk er spansk
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?
Don't worry!
Ikke bekymre deg!
I cannot remember the word
Jeg husker ikke ordet
I do not speak Japanese
Jeg snakker ikke japansk
I don't know!
Jeg vet ikke!
I'm not fluent in Italian yet
Jeg er ikke flytende i italiensk ennå
I'm not interested!
Jeg er ikke interessert!
No one here speaks Greek
Ingen her snakker gresk
No problem!
Ingen problem!
This is not correct
Dette er ikkje riktig
This is wrong
Dette er galt
We don't understand
Vi forstår ikke
You should not forget this word
Du burde glemme dette ordet
More Expressions
English
Norwegian
Audio
How old are you?
Hvor gammel er du?
I'm (twenty, thirty...) Years old
Jeg er (tyve, tredve...) år gammel
Are you married?
Er du gift?
Do you have children?
Har du barn?
I have to go
Jeg må gå
I will be right back!
Jeg er straks tilbake!
I love you
Jeg elsker deg
She is beautiful
Hun er vakker
They are dancing
De danser
We are happy
Vi er lykkelige
Can you call us?
Kan du ringe oss?
Give me your phone number
Gi meg ditt telefonnummer
I can give you my email
Jeg kan gi deg min e-post-adresse
Tell him to call me
Be han ringe meg
His email is...
Hans e-post er ..
My phone number is...
Mitt telefonnummer er ..
Our dream is to visit Spain
Vår drøm er å besøke Spania
Their country is beautiful
Landet deres er vakkert
Do you accept credit cards?
Tar du bankkort?
How much will it cost?
Hvor mye vil det koste?
I have a reservation
Jeg har en reservasjon
I'd like to rent a car
Jeg vil gjerne leie en bil
I'm here on business / on vacation.
Jeg er her på forretningsreise / på ferie
Is this seat taken?
Er setet ledig?
It was nice meeting you
Det var hyggelig å møte deg
Take this! (when giving something)
Ta denne!
Do you like it?
Liker du det?
I really like it!
Jeg liker det kjempegodt!
I'm just kidding
Jeg bare tuller
I'm hungry
Jeg er sulten
I'm thirsty
Jeg er tørst
How?
hvordan?
What?
hva?
When?
når?
Where?
hvor?
Who?
hvem?
Why?
hvorfor?
Can you repeat?
Kan du gjenta?
Can you speak slowly?
Kan du snakke sakte?
Did you understand what I said?
Skjønte du hva jeg sa?
Don't worry!
Ikke bekymre deg
Excuse me? (i.e. I beg your pardon?)
Unnskyld? / Hva?
How do you say "OK" in French?
Hvordan sier man ""OK"" på fransk?
I don't know!
Jeg vet ikke!
I don't understand!
Jeg forstår ikke!
I need to practice my French
Jeg trenger å praktisere min fransk.
Is that right?
Er det riktig?
Is that wrong?
Er det feil?
Mistake
Uhell / Feil
My French is bad
Fransken min er dårlig
No problem!
Ikke noe problem!
Quickly
Fort / hurtig
Slowly
Sakte
Sorry (to apologize)
Unnskyld
To speak
Å snakke
What does that word mean in English?
Hva betyr det ordet på engelsk?
What is this?
Hva er dette?
What should I say?
Hva skal jeg si?
What?
Hva?
What's that called in French?
Hva er det på fransk?
Write it down please!
Kan du være så snill å skrive det?
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