1L Intro

Question 1

Hyggelig å møte deg.

Answer 1

“Nice to meet you.”

Question 2

Jeg heter Arne.

Answer 2

“My name is Arne.”

Question 3

Jeg er ikke hjemme nå.

Answer 3

I am not at home now.

Question 4

Jeg kjenner ikke henne.

Answer 4

“I don’t know her.”

Question 5

Er du tørst?

Answer 5

“Are you thirsty?”

Question 6

Kan du skrive ned navnet ditt?

Answer 6

“Can you write down your name?”

Question 7

Husker du navnet mitt?

Answer 7

Do you remember my name?

Question 8

Heter du Olav?

Answer 8

“Are you Olav?” (Are you called Olav?)

Question 9

Jeg liker ikke servitøren.

Answer 9

“I don’t like the waiter.”

Question 10

Hva er klokken?

Answer 10

“What time is it?”

Question 11

Hei, Hvordan går det

pronounced
[gåre]?

Along with “hvordan går det” (voordan gor deh; how goes it), it is one of the most common questions you would ask when you really don’t expect the other person to reply anything other than “I’m fine”, which brings us to the next phrase…

https://theculturetrip.com/europe/norway/articles/norwegian-phrases-you-need-to-know/

Answer 11

“Hi, how goes it?” (informal)

Question 12

Har du skiftet navn?

Answer 12

“Have you changed your name?”

Question 13

jeg heter

Heter is the infinitive form of å hete. You will rarely have to use the infinitive form of this verb, so remembering heter is in itself enough.

Answer 13

“my name is” or “I am called

Question 14

Jeg drikker. (without “am”)

Notice that we can directly translate mitt navn er in English as “my name is,” while with jeg heter, you would have to add a verb to make even remote sense of the phrase.

In Norwegian, we do not often use “am (adjective)” like in English. Without delving too deeply into why it is different, instead do yourself a favor and think twice before translating any phrases such as “I
am…,” “you are…,” and so on directly to Norwegian.

Let’s look at some concrete examples.

For Example:
1. Jeg er tørst. (with “am”)
“I am thirsty.” (with “am”)

2. Jeg drikker. (without “am”)
   “I am drinking.” (with “am”)

Answer 14

“I am drinking.” (with “am”)

Question 15

Jeg er tørst. (with “am”)

Notice that we can directly translate mitt navn er in English as “my name is,” while with jeg heter, you would have to add a verb to make even remote sense of the phrase.

In Norwegian, we do not often use “am (adjective)” like in English. Without delving too deeply into why it is different, instead do yourself a favor and think twice before translating any phrases such as “I
am…,” “you are…,” and so on directly to Norwegian.

Let’s look at some concrete examples.

For Example:
1. Jeg er tørst. (with “am”)
“I am thirsty.” (with “am”)

2. Jeg drikker. (without “am”)
   “I am drinking.” (with “am”)

Answer 15

“I am thirsty.” (with “am”)

Question 16

Takk

Answer 16

“thank you”

Question 17

Jepp

Answer 17

“sure,” “yes,” “correct”