Pimsleur Norwegian I

Question 1

Do you want just…

Answer 1

Vil du bare…

Question 2

What do you want to have to eat?

Answer 2

Hva vil du ha å spise

Question 3

with

Answer 3

med (meh)

Question 4

much

Answer 4

mye

Question 5

I don’t want

Answer 5

Jeg vil ikke

Question 6

It’s nine o’clock.

Answer 6

Klokka er ni.

Question 7

Five o’clock

Answer 7

Klokka fem.

Question 8

Eight o’clock

Answer 8

Klokka åtte

Question 9

yes

Answer 9

ja

Question 10

End of Unit 10

Answer 10

End of Unit 10

Question 11

just fine, thanks

Answer 11

bare bra, takk

Question 12

I am fine

Answer 12

Jeg har det bra

Question 13

a little later

Answer 13

litt senere

Question 14

But I would like to have something to eat, too.

Answer 14

Men jeg vil gjerne ha noe å spise også.

Question 15

not

Answer 15

ikke

Question 16

When you say, “Jeg vil ikke…” + verb, what do you leave off the verb?

Answer 16

You don’t need the “å”

Question 17

jada

Answer 17

Yes, of course.

Question 18

a street

Answer 18

ei/en gate

Question 19

Ok

Answer 19

Fint

Question 20

a glass of beer

Answer 20

et glass øl

Question 21

I am not well.

Answer 21

Jeg har det ikke bra.

Question 22

yes (to contradict)

Answer 22

jo (pronounced almost like “you”)

Question 23

Do you know?

Answer 23

Vet du?

Question 24

waiter

Answer 24

kelner

Question 25

so

Answer 25

så

Question 26

Me too

Answer 26

Jeg også (osso)

Question 27

to buy

Answer 27

å kjøpe

Question 28

Drammen Road

Answer 28

Drammensveien

Question 29

at your place

Answer 29

hos deg

Question 30

oh

Answer 30

Åh

Question 31

I would like to have beer.

Answer 31

Jeg vil gjerne ha øl. (Notice that there is no partitive here.)

Question 32

just

Answer 32

bare

Question 33

Norwegian

Answer 33

norsk

Question 34

here

Answer 34

her

Question 35

good bye

Answer 35

ha det bra

Question 36

bad

Answer 36

verst

Question 37

Two glasses of beer, please.

Answer 37

To glass øl, takk. (“To” is pronounced almost exactly as in English.)

Question 38

Parliament Street

Answer 38

Stortingsgate

Question 39

I would like…

Answer 39

Jeg vil gjerne…

Question 40

Do you want to have something to eat?

Answer 40

Vil du ha noe å spise?

Question 41

American

Answer 41

amerikansk

Question 42

very

Answer 42

meget

Question 43

That’s fine.

Answer 43

Det er bra.

Question 44

a cup of coffee

Answer 44

en kopp kaffe

Question 45

Akers Street

Answer 45

Akersgata

Question 46

where

Answer 46

hvor

Question 47

a sandwich

Answer 47

et smørbrød (usually open-faced)

Question 48

I don’t want to eat.

Answer 48

Jeg vil ikke spiser.

Question 49

now

Answer 49

nå

Question 50

something

Answer 50

noe

Question 51

I am going to…

Answer 51

Jeg skal…

Question 52

not so much

Answer 52

ikke så mye

Question 53

or

Answer 53

eller

Question 54

over there

Answer 54

der borte

Question 55

I’m sorry

Answer 55

Beklager

Question 56

Me, I don’t know.

Answer 56

Jeg vet ikke, jeg.

Question 57

and

Answer 57

og

Question 58

Do you want just…

Answer 58

Vil du bare…

Question 59

You want

Answer 59

Du vil

Question 60

What time is it?

Answer 60

Hva er klokka?

Question 61

the road

Answer 61

veien

Question 62

I know

Answer 62

Jeg vet

Question 63

who, whom

Answer 63

hvem

Question 64

wine

Answer 64

vin (veen)

Question 65

bye

Answer 65

ha det

Question 66

when?

Answer 66

når?

Question 67

later

Answer 67

seinere (also spelled “senere”)

Question 68

a restaurant

Answer 68

på restaurant (silent t on the end)

Question 69

you

Answer 69

du

Question 70

It’s me.

Answer 70

Det er meg.

Question 71

a little

Answer 71

litt

Question 72

The Theatre Cafe

Answer 72

Teaterkafeen

Question 73

Yes, I would like that.

Answer 73

Ja. Det vil jeg gjerne.

Question 74

do you understand?

Answer 74

forstår du?

Question 75

Do you know where it is?

Answer 75

Vet du hvor det er? (Note the “er” is in the same place as in would be in English.)

Question 76

to do

Answer 76

å gjøre

Question 77

to drink

Answer 77

å drikke

Question 78

English language

Answer 78

engelsk

Question 79

fine, good

Answer 79

bra

Question 80

the cafe

Answer 80

kafeen

Question 81

at my place

Answer 81

hos meg

Question 82

Nine o’clock.

Answer 82

Klokka ni. (no need for “at”)

Question 83

with you?

Answer 83

med deg?

Question 84

Three o’clock

Answer 84

Klokka tre

Question 85

A thousand thanks

Answer 85

Tusen tak

Question 86

I don’t understand English

Answer 86

Jeg forstår ikke engelsk

Question 87

dinner

Answer 87

middag

Question 88

Not I.

Answer 88

Ikke jeg.

Question 89

are

Answer 89

er

Question 90

How are you?

Answer 90

Hvordan har du det?

Question 91

I

Answer 91

Jeg

Question 92

thanks

Answer 92

takk

Question 93

No, thank you.

Answer 93

Nej, takk.

Question 94

shall

Answer 94

skal

Question 95

but

Answer 95

men

Question 96

Hello

Answer 96

God dag.

Question 97

Who is it?

Answer 97

Hvem er det?

Question 98

I would also like to have something to eat (i.e. you want something to eat, and I want something to eat, too.)

Answer 98

Jeg vil også gjerne ha noe å spiser.

Question 99

What is the main meal of the day in Norway? What time is it eaten?

Answer 99

Middag. It’s eaten between 1pm and 8pm

Question 100

I understand a little Norwegian

Answer 100

Jeg forstår litt norsk

Question 101

not so bad

Answer 101

ikke så verst

Question 102

Parliament

Answer 102

stortings

Question 103

You know

Answer 103

Du vet

Question 104

I want

Answer 104

Jeg vil

Question 105

What’s the difference in pronunciation between “når” and “nå”?

Answer 105

“Når” is almost two syllables: “no-ur”

“Nå” is one, held out syllable: “nooo”

Question 106

you have it

Answer 106

du har det

Question 107

Two o’clock

Answer 107

Klokka To

Question 108

Now I understand.

Answer 108

Nå forstår jeg

Question 109

What

Answer 109

Hva

Question 110

to eat

Answer 110

å spise

Question 111

to think

Answer 111

å synes

*for different verbs that translate as “to think,” see this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIT0t7NUXoc

Question 112

how

Answer 112

hvordan

Question 113

no

Answer 113

nei

Question 114

I would like (to do) that.

Answer 114

Det vil jeg gjerne.

Question 115

at the hotel

Answer 115

på hotellet (hotel-a)

Question 116

you speak

Answer 116

du snakker

Question 117

What don’t I understand?

Answer 117

Hva forstår jeg ikke?

Question 118

The Theatre Cafe is on Parliament Street.

Answer 118

Teaterkaffeen er på Stortingsgata

Question 119

or

Answer 119

eller

Question 120

understand

Answer 120

forstår

Question 121

to believe

Answer 121

å tro

Question 122

are you well?

Answer 122

har du det bra?

Question 123

One o’clock.

Answer 123

Klokka ett.

Question 124

Thank you for the coffee (and maybe the whole meal?)

Answer 124

Tak for kaffen.

Question 125

I would like to have something to drink

Answer 125

Jeg vil gjerne ha noe å drikke

Question 126

quite

Answer 126

ganske

Question 127

gladly

Answer 127

gjerne (be sure to say yah-nah)

Question 128

at, on

Answer 128

på

Question 129

Hi

Answer 129

Hei

Question 130

Four o’clock

Answer 130

Klokka fire

Question 131

Excuse me

Answer 131

Unnskyld