A month ago I welcomed this lovely and warm Norwegian hand-knitted vintage sweater from @cambridgeraspberryberet ! Especially I knit myself and that sweater is a masterpiece to me… All stitches are lined up regularly, no mistakes, just perfect! MA has been warmer than usual and I don’t really have many chance to wear it. I wouldn’t be convenient when it starts snowing, but I kind of hope the temperature would drop down and I enjoy all of my winter clothes without sweating lol
body and facial parts ( since i never properly learned them) + plurals 1. en fot - a foot (føfter, føttene) 2. en hånd - a hand (hender, hendene) 3. en arm - an arm (armer, armene) 4. et øye - an eye (øyne,øynene) 5. en nese - a nose (neser, nesene) 6. et øre - an ear (ører, ørene) 7. en mage - a stomach (mager magene 8. et ansikt - a face (ansikter, ansiktene) 9. et bein-ben - a leg (ben/bein, beina/bena) 10. en panne - a forehead (panner, pannene) 11. en hake - a chin (haker, hakene) 12. en leppe - a lip (lepper, leppene) 13. en skulder - a shoulder (skuldre, skuldrene) 14. en legg - a calf (legger, leggene) 15. et lår - a thigh (lår, lårene) 16. en midje - a waist (midjer, midjene) 17. en kjeve - a jaw (kjeve, kjevene) 18. en nakke\hals - back of the neck(throat)front of the neck (nakker nakkene/halser, halsene 19. en øyenvipp - an eyelash (øyevipper, øyevippene) 20. et kinn - a cheek (kinn, kinnene)
Norwegians, if you can, please feel free to correct these! Some I couldn’t find or can’t tell if they are correct.
it has just occured to me that i don’t know how to say “to touch” in norwegian
Normally we say “å ta på” (literally: to take on (take on me makes much more sense now I just realized)), but you can also say “å røre” or “å berøre” (I think the latter is a little more formal).
Examples:
Ikke rør kniven! - Don’t touch the knife!
Kan du slutte å ta på meg? Det er ubehagelig. - Can you stop touching me? It’s uncomfortable.
Det er forbudt å berøre maleriene. - It is forbidden to touch the paintings.
“Take On Me” being a bad translation and still becoming so popular has always been one of my favorite things.
Er tegnspråk en form for kroppsspråk? Is sign language a form of body language Engelsk er morsmålet mitt. English is my mother tongue. Hvordan uttrykker hun seg selv? How does she express herself? Det kommer an på hva slags dialekt man har. It depends on what kind of dialect you have. Hvor mange norske dialekter kan du? How many Norwegian dialects do you know? Fremmedspråk er ikke like fremmede når du kan snakke dem. Foreign languages aren’t as foreign when you know how to speak them. Jeg er tospråklig, men jeg kan ikke engelsk. I am bilingual, but I cannot speak English.
Paret hilste meg velkommen. The couple bid me welcome. Hun hilser aldri på meg. She never says hi to me. Hyggelig å hilse på deg. Nice to meet you. Med vennlig hilsen. With best regards. Metaforen er død. The metaphor is dead. Hva rimer på lilla? What rhymes with purple? Må dikt rime? Do poems have to rhyme? Ikke tolk det bokstavelig. Don’t interpret that literally. Klærne våre var ganske formelle. Our clothes were quite formal.
For mange forkortelser gjør teksten uleselig. Too many abbreviations make the text illegible. Grammatikken er språkets skjelett. Grammar is the skeleton of language. Ordet betyr noe annet i den konteksten. The word means something else in that context. Vi har både muntlige og skriftlige kilder. We have both oral and written sources. Ordforrådet mitt gikk fra null til over tre tusen ord. My vocabulary went from zero to over three thousand words. Søknaden hans inneholdt altfor mange skrivefeil. His application contained far too many typographical errors. Det er svært viktig å ha en skriftlig, klar og tydelig avtale om lønn. It is very important to have a written, clear and straightforward agreement about pay.
Sjelen har intet kjønn. The soul has no gender. Det er bare et uttrykk. It is just an expression. Hvordan uttaler du etternavnet ditt? How do you pronounce your last name? Det hjelper ikke å klage over det som har skjedd. It does not help to complain about that which has happened. Dette er ikke den offisielle versjonen. This is not the official version.
Norsk og finsk er gjensidig uforståelige. Norwegian and Finnish are mutually unintelligible. Har du oversettelsen av setningen? Do you have the translation of the sentence? Ikke nevn navnet hans. Don’t mention his name. Elevene kommuniserte i kode. The pupils communicated in codes. Det er mange spennende jobber for dem som har mestret matematikk. There are many exciting jobs for those who have mastered mathematics. En ordbok med synonymer kalles en synonymordbok. A dictionary with synonyms is called a thesaurus.
Dette motsier ingenting. This contradicts nothing. Har du funnet noen sitater fra kjente bøker eller filmer? Have you found some quotes from well-known books or movies? Dansk var skriftspråk i Norge i mer enn fire hundre år. Danish was the written language in Norway for more than four hundred years. Det finnes er ingen vokaler i det arabiske alfabetet. There are no vowels in the Arabic alphabet. Vennene mine ville prate om filmens budskap. My friends wanted to chat about the movie’s message.
Heeeeey guys!!I hope 2017 has been treating you well so far!!ೕ(•̀ᴗ•́)
Seeing as a lot of my followers want to learn Norwegian due toSkam, I figured we could kick-start the vocab-lessons with a list of common spices in Norwegian, in honor of oh-boy-you-know-which-couple.Sooo let’s just get right to it!
å faste to catch (fange=catch, faste = to not eat)
å mette to feed (satisfy)
å verke to ache
å klø to itch
å ha nytte av to have benefit of
å plukke opp to pick up
å samle to collect
å glemme to forget
å være sikker på to be certain about
å hende to happen
å vise fram to show
å gruble pa to meditate (think hard about something)
å strekke to stretch
å klare seg selv to manage oneself
å sy to sew
å skryte av to brag
å dele to split/share
å tillate to allow
å nøye seg med to be satisfied with
å være stiv to be stiff
å knaske to munch
å fortrenge to displace (fortrenge=forgetting something(sometimes traumatic) by choice/ -ish)
å regne med to reckon that
å forlate to abandon
å betrakte som to be regarded as
å gjenvinne to resgain
å angå to relate
å innrede to decorate
å havne på to end up at
å eie to own
å jage to chase
å utestenge to ban
å få lov to be allowed
å søke om to apply for
å erstatte to replace
å vedta to adopt
å lenke seg sammen to unite together
å hevde to claim
å pynte set to dress up
å være gjestfri to be welcomed
å være blid to be sweet
å føre til to lead to
å sette sig preg to leave its mark
å legge merke til to notice
å legge vekt på to emphasize
å låse fast to lock
å forslage to suggest
å etterfølge av to follow behid by
å peke på to point at
å være preget av to be characterised by
å bli oppfordret to be encouraged
å bekymre seg to worry
å utnytte to utilize
å legge til rette to facilitate
å tilspisse seg to toughten
å ha behov for to need
å oppheve to cancel
å sørge for to ensure
å lykkes to succeed
å begrense to narrow
å avklare to clarify
å slite med to struggle with
å lide av to suffer from
å være bekymret for to be concerned about
å sette i gang to initiate
å holde munn to shut up
å fremstå to appear
å forbinde to associate
å dyrke to cultivate
å plyndre to plunder
å utveksle to exchange
å bosette seg to estabilish
å slå seg med to settle down
å få kjennskap til to gain knowledge of
å tørre to dare
å rive ned to tear down
å kreve to require
å svekke to weaken
å forestille seg to imagine
å være smigret to be flattered
å ha intrykk av to have the impression
å være avhengig av to depend on
å være knyttet til to be connected to
å ta hensyn til to show consideration
å bli valgt til to be elected
å stemme på to vote for
å ha ansvar for to be responsible for
å fokusere på to focus on
å jobbe for to work for
å inneholde to contain
å utgjøre av to consist of
å gjøre opp to make up
å være laget av to be made of
å tyde påto suggest
å klage over to complain about
å skylde på to blame
å resultere i to result in
å være interessert i to be interested in
å interessere seg for to be interested for
å spille en viktig rolle to play an important role
å være i ferd med to be about to
å lete etter to search for
å gå i stykker to break down
å skade seg to injure onself
å forvente at to expect that
å bidra til to contribute to
å stemme med to match with
å legge fram to sumbit
å herske over to rule a country/place
å angre på to regret
å beskytte av to protect
å finne ut to find out
å finne opp to invent
å være dekket av to be covered of
å kikke inn to peep
å riste på to shake (something)
å sikte til at to aim at
å fordele to allocate
å oppleve to experiance
å beherske to master
å utføre to carry out
å påvirke to influence
å forhindre to prevent
å styrke to strenghten
å øke to increase
å redusere to reduce
å planlegge to plan
å tåle to tolerate
å fastslå to determine
å etterlate seg to leave behind
å danne to form
å bekrefte to confirm
å overføre to transfer
å sammenfatte to summarize
å lukke to close
å vekke to arouse
å ivre to urge
å nå to reach
So this is said to be on level B2/C1 but some of them are really easy so idk.It comes from my notes that I was taking during doing course on memrise so if something is wrong let me know and I will correct it!!!! Have fun learning guys.
Blåmandag: a day you don’t feel great, especially because of a hangover.; lit. “Blue Monday”. Derived from the Norse name of Shrove Monday, the day following Fastelavn (Northern European version of the Carnival before Lent). The association of the colour blue and feeling down is also found in English (”feeling blue”).
Du store alpakka! An expression of surprise; lit. “great alpaca!“ Originates from the book series “Stompa” from the 1950s
Griseflaks: to be in great luck; lit. “pig’s luck”. Probably originates from Danish (”svineheld”) and pig farming. Pigs could easily die, which would entail great economic loss, but with good care one had a bigger chance of success.
Hardhaus: a tough person. Composed of “hard” (”hard”) and Norse “haus” (”head”). A hard head could be seen as a negative thing (consider “treskalle” (”wood head”, foolish person), but in this context, the hard head entails that the subject can endure many a hardship and is a strong character.
Kladeis: a splotch, daub, or blob. Derived from “kladas”, meaning “blob”, and again related to “klatt” (again “blob”) from Low Saxon “klask”, a soft, wet lump.
Klappet og klart: everything is ready; lit. “clapped and ready“. Likely originates from an old wedding tradition where, when the marriage was arranged, one would slap their back, so that they would not forget. Presumably, the expression used to be “å bli klappet sammen” (”to get clapped together”) which later evolved.
Lapskaus: untranslatable. A thick stew of meat and vegetables. From English “lobscouse” which means roughly the same. Unknown origin, but possibly composed of “lob” (lump) and “course” (like in a main course), which could then be taken to mean a dish made out of lumps, which is rather fitting.
Overhodet: “at all”, “completely”; lit. “over the head”. Of the same origin as Modern German “überhaupt”. When people in Middle Low German times bought cattle, the entire flock was bought which was “over the head”; i.e., “at all”.
Skippertak:a desperate last-minute effort, all-nighter; lit. “the skipper’s effort”. A piece of tough work that even the skipper (captain of ship) had to contribute to while at sea.
Stopp en halv:“wait a minute”; lit. “stop a half”. Also from the boating domain, from English "stop and haul”, which sounds similar. The command was used when knots had to be tightened on the rig. “Stop en halv” is etymologically incorrect, since “half” has nothing to do with “haul”, and the correct version “stop en hal” (stopp and pull/drag) also exists but is far less common in writing.
Tigerstaden:Alternative name for Oslo; lit. “the tiger town”. Outside of the main train station in Oslo is a big statue of a tiger. The tiger originates from a poem written by national writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, in which a horse and a tiger fight. The fight is a metaphor for the city brutally attacking the rural towns. In the poem, the tiger is meant to be a negative symbol, but today, the statue is a popular tourist attraction and most inhabitants associate it with strength and pride.
Å ha svin på skogen: to not inform about income or valuables one possesses so as to avoid having to pay tax for it; lit. “to have pigs on the forest”. Originally from old farmers’ strategy of sending pigs out into the forest to avoid them being counted as part of the tax they had to pay to the king.
Å snakke fra leveren:to speak openly, frankly; lit. “to talk from the liver”. In times when anatomy and bodily functions were still largely unmapped. It was believed that the emotions came from the liver, and that whatever a person was saying was a result of their feelings. Being moved to say something honest was thus a result of whatever was going on in their liver.
Å være en kløpper:to be someone very handy. Another naval expression that originates from clipper ships (merchant ships). The name of the ships comes from “clip” (to cut or to move swiftly) which meant that the ships were very fast-moving. The crew was consequently called clippers, which became “kløpper” in Norwegian. The crew members were known to be exceptionally skilled and hard-working, and the term soon encompassed all kinds of talented people.
Quick reminder for Norwegian-learners that it’s julekalender season which means julekalender TV shows (kids shows with 20-minute episodes every day up until Christmas that tell a Christmas story), some of which are available worldwide on NRK TV (if you scroll down a little way you’ll find them!) I watched Julekongen last year and this year I’m watching Snøfall! They’re perfect for getting you into the Christmas mood and because they’re aimed at kids the vocab isn’t too hard :)
Barn som blir født fra år 2000, er født i det 21. århundret.
høytider (Kristne)
I påske pleier vi å spise lammekjøtt.
Mange nordmenn går i kirkaijula.
ikke Kristne:
Det er mange som faster under/iramadan.
Under/i Eid feirer mange at ramadan er ferdig.
årstider & tider på døgnet - når vi snakker om den tida vi er inne i nå, eller den tida som nettop har vært eller snart kommer. NOTE: substantiv i ubestemt form.
it has just occured to me that i don’t know how to say “to touch” in norwegian
Normally we say “å ta på” (literally: to take on (take on me makes much more sense now I just realized)), but you can also say “å røre” or “å berøre” (I think the latter is a little more formal).
Examples:
Ikke rør kniven! - Don’t touch the knife!
Kan du slutte å ta på meg? Det er ubehagelig. - Can you stop touching me? It’s uncomfortable.
Det er forbudt å berøre maleriene. - It is forbidden to touch the paintings.
“Take On Me” being a bad translation and still becoming so popular has always been one of my favorite things.
