As someone new to learning norwegian-, I must say, as easy as this language may be to comprehend for English speakers, the pronounciation is probably the hardest part about this language
Hi, I want to learn norsk and then study at Norway. I would like to make some friends and practice Norwegian. Moving and studying abroad became not just a dream, but a goal ))
Btw we usually don’t use «velbekomme» (kinda old people who say that) Hello=hallo/halo (used) Hi= hei (more used) Hey=Halla (teenages says it for slang) You welcome= bare hyggelig (kinda, tho) Just say «bare hyggelig» or «you welcome» (in english) (We say many thing in english) We use «Ha det bra» But most commend «hade» or «hadde»😉 «Unnskyld» can mean sorry, excuse me and apologize, too Something u didn’t know? If u have a question to norwegian country or language leave a comment😉
Do you have any suggestions for Norwegian RU-vid channels (that speak in Norwegian instead of English)? I’m learning on duolingo and from a few Norwegian friends, but I’d love to get as much exposure to the language as possible!
Tusen takk! I have been studying Bokmål for a month and your insight towards how the language is used on a daily basis is really helpful. takk ijen of beklager min dårlige norsk
I've been in Norway for 2 years now, but it's still hard for me to make a friends! They're really hard to talk or don't to understand them ! But at least they give u smile and act nice. Even though they are your friend at school, but they wouldn't say "Hi" to you in the outside! That's abit confusing but yeah. And i dont meant all are the same but most of them the people I have met in Norway!
What I loved about the Norwegian people in general besides the language is that they have no ego, they never brag about themselves and most people are very sweet and talk soft. They don’t care if You are a mailman or a doctor, so remember to never brag about yourself (like Americans) and your skills in conversation , and things in general are very informal between people. I was so shocked how they even talk to their boss like a equal and friend, and that you could talk to your boss(using first name) and not be afraid of him or her going nuts. Norwegians are a little introvert, but that changes as soon as you get to know them. And don’t be afraid to not speak very well Norwegian in the beginning, everyone speak perfect English. The perfect way to start a conversation with Norwegians are the weather, nature, ski sport and questions about Norway. Don’t talk about religion or politics, that’s something you can do when you get to know people, it’s seen as a private personal matter. And most Norwegians I met was atheist and very well educated and knowledgeable. Smart people
Thank you Nora. Everything is very simple and clear, I like it. I am from Ukraine and I know English and everything is very clear to me. Thank you, my good and beautiful girl.
@@parsley3550 I think the same😂😐It could be also (to spanish speakers) a mistake because It seems similar to "simpático/a" in this language. You know the meaning, pleasant, likeable, nice. Etc.
in French sympathique is very friendly, I think it's what he means :) Why did the British not use the French meaning of this word in the first place ? come on! lol :-)
I do appreciate these lessons, but I personally have a hard time understanding the correct pronunciations .. The speaking is a little too fast for me. Thanks and I'm trying.
As a half-swede-half-norwegian living in Sweden, I came here to learn how to "be more norwegian" when speaking to my relatives on my fathers side - But I must say that I pretty much just ended up repeating words almost identical to swedish over and over again! Hahaha! 😂 ...Whatever, I'll just keep speaking swedish, we all understand each other anyways... 😋
I'm watching a Norwegian TV series and I just love the rhythmic pattern of their speech. It's very easy for me to imitate. It kind of reminds of how melodic the Irish accent is.
It's actually quite few silent letters it is just her accsent that are so weird (oslo/østlandsdialekt), and she don't speak really clearly. I'm Norwegian and cringe when she talks cause she don't speaks like you should in Norwegian...
I'm trying to pick up some Norwegian for my trip to Oslo and as Austrian I must admit that many words remind me of German and others of English. This language will be a pleasure to learn. ❤
Thank you so much for this. It is really helpful. As a native English speaker, I find Norwegian to be a fascinating language with some similarities to English, so perhaps a little easier for me to learn than other global languages. This is a great video with many handy phrases - so useful for understanding the basics. :)
Nynorsk have even more similarities as it removed the influence from Danish (Bokmål, which is spoken in the video, is essentially Danish as spoken by foreigners). Some examples: somme, fridom, same etc.
as a native Turkish speaker and a advanced English speaker I really liked this language! i think grammar is pretty similar to English and the pronunciation has similar sounds to Turkish. I feel like i can learn it pretty fast.
I'm trying to learn Norwegian so I can move to Norway! It's where my ancestors are from and I want to return to those roots ❤ Videos like this have been a huge help along with using duolingo
I'm British Somali but my dad and mum and family all grew up spread around the world. My dad was born in Somalia but moved to Norway (apeshit distance) as a child whilst my mum grew up with her family in the Netherlands (they are both somali genetically) Both of them moved to the UK roughly 30 or so years ago and both ended up in the same city in England. They found each other, got married and kids, me being one of them and since my dad is technically half Norwegian and that me and my siblings have Norwegian passports, I wanted to learn Norwegian so here I am. Note that half of the family i live with knows norwegian alongside 2 or 3 other languages
Thanks for the clear and concise explanations. Knowing that Tusen means Thousand makes it so much easier to remember, keep the mnemonics coming, Tusen Takk!!
How to pronounce Æ, Ø, and Å Æ: You pronounce Æ like the "a" in "basket" Ø: You pronounce Ø like the "u" in "tuck" Å: You pronounce Å like the "o" in "over"
There should be a pronunciation section below every sentence/word.. for example in "Unnskyld" we never heard the "d" at the end, and such grammatical specifications are of great importance to us.
Funnily enough, Norwegian is meant to be one of the easiest languages an english-speaker can learn, mostly because it is north-germanic, which means a lot of the words are similar to its English counter-part. The most difficult part is perhaps the vocals 1 and 2, where depending on your tone and pitch, the meaning of a word can change.
@@proserpina2002 "Halla, jeg heter Christian, hyggli å møte 'ræ.", "Snakkær'u engelsk?", "Takk ska'ru ha.", "Snakkas a." Does this help or hurt? lol. jk, I already know. yw.
Norwegian accent reminds me of my father's province's dialect in the Philippines---ILONGGO. They singsong the words very much like how you do it. I'm learning it now. Tusen Takk.
Some words are the same or almost the same in Dutch launguage. That's because we share Germanic launguage somehow. I love the way you teach us, and i love your cute smile and calming attitude as well which makes me so comfortable and willing to learn. Takk takk :)
It's mostly because the language has been heavily influenced by low german since the hanseatic times and due to the german influence in Schleswig-Holstein that was Danish for a long time. As Danish was influenced by German and Bokmål is a reluctantly Norwegianized form of Danish, it's quite similar. But spoken Norwegian (not like on this video) is very different
@@cucumber_zucker No one dubs our films so everything is in English and we have a really high level of English in the school (don't ask why a Norwegian is here, is fun to sometimes see these type of things :D) it sure is weard the friend didn't understand
Worth mentioning that compound numbers are pronounced in the old way in many parts of Norway. So instead of "femtiseks" for 56, we say "seks og femti". Also we say "tyve" instead of "tjue", and "tredve" instead of "tretti". By the way, the word "unnskyld" should not be pronounced too hard, as it will come across as rude.
As a Texan (The South, USA), we always express lots of gratitude and expect the same in return. For this reason, people may be considered rude by us without knowing it. Although it’s not expected, I always use more formal and meaningful thanks in other languages. Always “Tusen Tack!” and a quick nod or lowering eyes, or direct eye contact and pleasant smile!
Wow the numbers in Norwegian are so easy compared to the Danish numbers. I speak Danish fluently, and have been living in Denmark for over 6 years. But sometimes I still struggle with the numbers, like when I need to write down a phone number 😄 It would be so much easier if we used the Norwegian numbers instead 🙂
We do have norwegian/swedish numbers in danish too, but we rarely use them only when speaking to norwegian or swedish people. Just say "femtisyv" instead of syvoghalvtreds, or "ottetifire" instead of "fireogfirs"; every dane would understand you.
Thank you for making these tutorials. Grandfather 13 xs above came to America in 1630. Abel Huse. My Grandpa taught me some Norwegian but we spoke German, Italian, and at school and in public it was English. I'm enjoying speaking it again so thank you for the lessons. Tussen Tak, sa hyggilig de vag. Sorry for the spelling, I'm trying to find the Norwegian Vocabulary I used to have. Then I'll be able to write in my native language.
I am learning Norwegian Atm and it is really easy. I can speak about a quater of casual talk and this helped with remembering some of the phrases. Thank you
As a Norwegian who just stumbled opon this video at 3 in the morning, good luck to all you trying to learn Norwegian and secondly be aware this mostly helps you in the south east araound oslo becaus good luck understanding somone from Stavanger, Haugesund, Bergen or the North cuz this video wont help you much with that.
@@lulecrypto591 They speak perfect english there, but if its for studying i would recomend you look up basic bokmål but also try to listen out for the diffrences in the "bergens dialect" example the endings are totaly diffrent and also the pitch is also very diffrent.
I’ve been wanting to learn Norwegian for awhile. My confidence is not the best though. I hope watching this video will help me boost my confidence and try learning.
I am part Norwegian, and love my Norwegian heritage. This summer, like most summers, I have some family from Norway coming over to the US to visit us. I wanna surprise them with a bit of Norwegian!
As a portuguese speaker It's not so simple as spanish, english and italian but many people said that Norwegian is pretty easy to learn and they are lying to me 💀😁
Personally I think Dutch is the hardest but most people in the Netherlands can speak perfect English which is quite embrassing as I can only speak English as I'm English and Tagalog because of my wife
Ethan McCormack deutch? Tf? I’ve had like 5 one hour deutch lessions and the prononsiation is not hard at all! I feel like taiwanese or swedish is alot harder
Native US English speaker, recently got to around B2 in German. I swear, if I heard this on the street I wouldn't even think I was hearing a germanic language. The pronunciation makes me think japonic.
@@theviewfinder1652 A lot of them do, yeah, but the majority of them also speak norwegian aswell. But my friend shows off when he speaks it and I don't understand 😂
My bestemor was born in Norway but my mom and I were born in the United States. I desperately want to learn so when I go to Norway over the next summer I can speak to all my relatives. Plus, I want to speak with my mom. She taught herself and doesn’t know spelling and spelling is really important for me when learning a language so I need another source. Also I kind of want an accent. My mom has a bit of an accent when talking but I barely have an accent. My mom told me if you spend a month there you will pick up an accent and possibly bring it back home. I do know some things. Like numbers and days of the week and the being verb and thank you and tusen takk. I know family names (brother, sister, mother, etc.) I know a few names of animals and foods as well (but it’s really random). It’s strange, I do understand a lot more than I can actually say myself though. I understand what my mom says and what my grandparents would say without really 100% being sure of what I think I heard. I also know a couple phrases. But otherwise my pronunciation is slightly weak due to me being a little shy to speaking it can definitely get better as I practice more. I also know almost no verbs.
i looked up whats the easiest language for English speakers and this was #1. i thought it would be a plus since 3 of my friends are Norwegian but the pronunciation is difficult
