Norwegian Vocabulary Flashcards
hi, good day, good evening, welcome, and, or, also
Hei, god dag, god kveld, velkommen, og, eller
hai.
Go dahg
aw, ehlair,
awsoh
He
Han
Never
always
Aldri (ahl-DREE)
alltid (ahl-TEE)
Always
Altid
(ahl-TIH)
to feel
I feel
I felt just like that (just so)
I have felt like that so)
å føle (ferleh)
jeg føler
jeg følte meg akkurat sånn (sahn)
Jeg har følt
Enough
nok
nohk (vowel clipped)
Big, little, wide (broad), thin
stor, liten, bred, tynn
I speak English German, French, Spanish, Dutch and Russian
Jeg snakker engelsk tysk, fransk, spansk, nederlandsk og russisk
I want to be fluent
jeg vil være flytende
yai vihl vahr-uh flihtn-uh
language
språk (sprawk)
I
Jeg (yai)
You (thou)
du (doo)
He
Han (hahn)
She
hun (huen)
it
det (deh)
we
vi (vee)
you (plural)
dere (dehreh)
they
de (day)
to speak
å snakke (aw SNAHK-yeh)
to learn
å laere (oh lah-rah)
OH, LARA, TO LEARN!
I can
jeg kan
I will speak, I want to speak
jeg vil snakke
How goes it?
Hvordan går det?
vawr-dahn gawr deh?
How much
hvor mye
(vor MEE-yeh)
a little
litt
and
og (awg)
or
eller
ELL-eh
Why
hvorfor
(vorFEH)
English
Engelsk (EngIHLSK)
Not much
Ikke mye
Ikkuh MEyuh
There was once a man who….
Det var en gang en mann…
(deh vahr ayn gahng uhn mahn)
who (relative pronoun)
som
(“sohm”)
that was
so wild
det var (deh vahr)
så vill (saw vihl)
was
var
he
han
never
aldri
ahlDREE
his wife did enough
hans kone gjorde nok
forehead, pan
panne
(“pah-nuh”)
There was once….. (fairy tale opening)
Det var en gang….
(“deh war ehn gang”)
who (relative pronoun)
som
sawm
wife
kone
Koh-neh
to baptize (taufen)
å døpe
aw duhr-peh
water
vann
That have I seen
Det har jeg sett
deh har yai seht
I see what he is doing
to see
I saw
Jeg ser hva han gjør
Yai sehr va hahn yer
å se
Jeg sag (saw)
he plays a game
han spiller et spill
(hahn spihler et spihl)
She drinks much tea
Hun drikker mye te
hün drihkeh mee-uh teh
he loves to visit family
han elsker å besøke familien
hahn ELskehr aw besöker fahMEElee-ehn
he likes to go BESERK with his family
to have
to have fun
å ha (oh hah)
å ha det gøy
oh hah duh göy
OH, HAH! DUH GUY is FUN on wheels
Pronounced: goi
I wish to…
Jeg ønsker
Yai uhnskyeh
to shop
å handle
(aw hahn-dluh)
go to the store
gå til butikken
gaw tihl buh-TEEK-ehn
I have a strong interest in Norwegian
Jeg har en sterk interesse for norsk
(jai har ehn stark interesse fohr norshk)
Thanks a lot
tusen takk
tuh-sen tahk
excuse
unnskyld (oon-SHILL)
no
nai
to live somewhere
No, he lives in Norway
nei, Han bor i Norge
Nai, hahn bohr ee Norgyuh
He BORE himself, LIVING in Norway, far from home
It is night
det er natt
deh air naht
good night
god natt
Goh naht
language
easy
to learn
to find
I find that the Norwegian language is easy to learn
Språk (“sprawk”)
lett (“leht”)
å lære (“oh lahrah”)
å finne (“oh fihNUH”)
Jeg finner at det norske språket er lett å lære
Jai fihNUH dat den norshkuh spawkuh ar lett ah lahruh
battles that have changed history
kamper som har endret historie
kahmpair sohm har aendruh eestoreeuh
How do you say that in Norwegian
hvordan sier du det på norsk?
VOOR-dahn SEE-ehr doo deh paw Norshk
What is that?
hva er det?
vah ahr deh
my mother tongue is English
mitt morsmål er engelsk
mitt MORSHmahl ar engelsk
very little
only a little
veldig lite
VAYLdee LEETuh
bare litt
BAHRuh liht
here
her
hahr
HAR HAR it’s HERE
Does one speak English here?
is someone here?
- snakker man engelsk her?
snukkuh mahn eng-elsk hahr? - er noen her?
help me
hjelp meg
yelp mai
My Norwegian stinks
min norske stinker
mihn Norshkeh stinkeh
only English
bare engelsk
bahr-eh
I can only speak a little Norwegian
Jeg kan bare snakke litt norsk
how do you say….?
hvordahn sier du….?
hvohr-dahn seer doo….?
They had a lot to say
de hadde mye å si
Deh hahduh mee aw see
that is a lot to see
det er mye å si
deh ehr mee-uh aw see
good game
bra spill
brah spill
unusual
uvanlig
oo-vahn-LIH
G: ungewöhnlich
YOU VAIN, LEE. UNUSUAL! said Jackson
such
slik
Yes
ja
Yah
no
nai
excuse me
unnskyld. (spelled like “unschooled”)
EWN-shewl
“Excuse me. Are you UNSCHOOLED?”
help me
hjelp meg (yelp mai)
maybe
kanskje
KAHNsheh
(perhaps derived from “chance,” as in “there’s a CHANCE”
Thanks
thanks very much
takk
Tahk
tusen takk
TEW-sen Tahk
is there someone here who speaks English?
er det noen her som snakker engelsk?
only (alleine)
bare
BAHreh
German
Germany
I can speak a little German
tysk (tüsk)
tyskland (tüsklan)
Jeg kan snakke litt tusk
(yai kahn snah-keh liht tüsk)
to slide, to glide, to slip
I glide / slide on the ice
å skli, å gli, å skli
Oh sklee, oh glee, oh sklee
Jeg glir / sklir på isen
I glide with GLEE
I know not what I should do
Jeg vet ikke hva jeg skal gjøre
Yai veht ihkeh va ya I skul yeruh
So nice to hear from you!
Så hyggelig å høre fra deg!
so higlee aw heruh Fra dai (Vai?)
in fact
faktisk
(fahk-tihsk)
on one condition
pa en betingelse
pah uhn behtingihlsuh
many from that city believe in him
to believe
å tro (as troo)
mange fra den byen tror på ham
(mahnye fruh dayn BEEuhn
to seek
to attempt
å søke (aw serk-uh)
å forsøke
to wish
å ønske
aw AWNskuh
to give
now
I will give now tips
å gi (aw yee)
Jeg vil gi nå tips
Yai vil ye naw tips
constantly
constant
stadig
STAWdee
konstant
to get
to receive
I get a letter
å få
å motta
Jeg får et brev
(Yai fohr et brehv)
from an eager young reader
fra en ivrig ung leser
frah uh EEVree oom lehzehr
to write
å skrive
oh SKREEvuh
fresh
“you have become fresh” (you have recovered)
frisk
du har blitt frisk
(doo hahr blitt frihsk)
something
somebody
nothing
nobody, none
thing
fast
faster than
noe (noo-uh)
noen
ikke noe, ingenting
ingen, ingen
ting
rask
raskere enn
ingen
ihn–yeh-TING
ting (ting)
That NOAH is SOMETHING!
I can speak a little Norwegian. Not much.
Jeg kan snakke litt Norsk. Ikke mye.
until now, up to now
inntil nå
to work
I also work
å jobbe, til werke, å arbeide
Jeg arbeider også
to show
he shows him all that he does
å vise
han viser ham alt det han gjør
SHOW your VISA
and also
og også
(awg awsah)
no more
ikke mer
(Ihkeh mayr)
dangerous
farlig
fahr-LEE
Postmaster William Farley was not particularly DANGEROUS
But let’s not talk politics
Men la oss ikke snakke politikk
Mehn lah ohs ikke snakuh politeek
But let’s not talk politics
Men la oss ikke snakke politikk
Mehn lah ohs ikke snakuh politeek
same meaning
the meaning of
samme betydning (Bedeutung)
sah-me beh-tyüd-ning
meningen med
important
viktig
vihk-tee
Call me Benny if you want.
Kall meg Benny hvis du vil.
kahl mai Benny vis doo vill
I can’t. You can’t. You will see.
Jeg kan ikke. Du kan ikke. Du vil se.
(Yai kahn ihkkuh. Doo kahn ihkkuh. Doo vihl seh)
to say
says
said
has said
after a long time, he said…
å si (see)
sier (seer)
sa (saw)
har sagt (sahkt)
Etter lang tid sa han…
enter lawng teed saw hawn…
I was right.
that’s right
correct
Jeg hadde rett
(Yai hadduh reh)
det er riktig
(deh ahr rihk-tih)
korrekt
(kaw-rehkt)
we must go down
vi må gå ned
vee muh gaw neh
a hole in the middle of it
et hull i midten av den
eht hoo ee mitten av-ehn
So, where was I?
Så hvor var jeg?
Saw vohr vahr yai?
is that all there is?
er det alt det er?
(ahr deh ahl deh ahr?)
Just lucky. That’s all.
good luck (luck to you)
Bare heldig (HEHL-dee). Det er alt.
bahr-uh hehl-dihx. day ehr ahl
to be HEALTHY is to be LUCKY
like a HELD is LUCKY
—–
lykke til (lih-keh tihl)
difference
different
forskjell. fohr-SHELL
annerledes, forskjellig (fohr-shell-IH)
ahn-ur-leh-dehs
FOUR SHELLS make a DIFFERENCE
I speak not so much Norwegian
Jeg snakker ikke så mye norsk.
jai snah-kehr ihk-keh suh mee-ah norshk.
Only very little
Bare veldig lite.
bahr-eh vehl-dee leet-tuh
some phrases
Noen fraser.
noo-uhn frah-seh
Can I meet you tomorrow evening?
Kan jeg møte deg i morgen kveld?
Kahn yai mer-teh dai ee-MAWRN tvehl
kind
please
You’re welcome
snil
Vaer så snil (vahr saw snee)
vaer så god (vahr-shoh-goo)
go back
å gå tilbake
aw gaw tihl-bahk-uh