Basic Norwegian Vocabulary and Phrases

A comprehensive vocabulary set covering common Norwegian words, conversational phrases, numbers, and expressions with phonetic pronunciations.

Hello

Hei (hay)

Good morning

God morgen (goo MOR-en)

Good evening

God kveld (goo kvell)

Goodbye

Ha det bra (hah deh brah)

See you later

Vi ses (vee sehs)

Please

Vær så snill (vair saw snill)

Thank you

Takk (tahk)

Thank you very much

Tusen takk (TOO-sen tahk)

You're welcome / Here you go

Vær så god (vair saw goo)

Sorry / Excuse me

Unnskyld (OON-shewl)

Yes

Ja (yah)

No

Nei (nay)

I don't understand

Jeg forstår ikke (yay for-STOHR IK-eh)

Do you speak English?

Snakker du engelsk? (SNAH-ker doo ENG-elsk)

How are you?

Hvordan går det? (VOR-dahn gor deh)

I'm fine

Det går bra (deh gor brah)

What's your name?

Hva heter du? (vah HAY-ter doo)

My name is…

Jeg heter… (yay HAY-ter)

Nice to meet you

Hyggelig å møte deg (HEW-geh-lee oh MUR-teh day)

Where are you from?

Hvor kommer du fra? (voor KOM-er doo frah)

One

En (ehn)

Two

To (too)

Three

Tre (tray)

Four

Fire (FEE-reh)

Five

Fem (fem)

Six

Seks (seks)

Seven

Syv (sewv)

Eight

Åtte (OT-teh)

Nine

Ni (nee)

Ten

Ti (tee)

Water

Vann (vahn)

Coffee

Kaffe (KAH-feh)

Bread

Brød (brur)

Milk

Melk (melk)

Fish

Fisk (fisk)

Meat

Kjøtt (shurt)

Cheese

Ost (oost)

Breakfast

Frokost (FROO-kost)

I'm hungry

Jeg er sulten (yay air SOOL-ten)

Cheers!

Skål! (skawl)

Where is…?

Hvor er…? (voor air)

Left

Venstre (VEN-streh)

Right

Høyre (HOY-reh)

Straight ahead

Rett frem (ret frem)

Train

Tog (tohg)

Bus

Buss (booss)

Airport

Flyplass (FLEW-plahss)

Ticket

Billett (bil-LET)

Station

Stasjon (stah-SHOON)

Street

Gate (GAH-teh)

How much does it cost?

Hvor mye koster det? (voor MEW-eh KOS-ter deh)

Expensive

Dyrt (dewrt)

Cheap

Billig (BIL-lee)

I would like…

Jeg vil gjerne ha… (yay vil YAIR-neh hah)

Store

Butikk (boo-TIK)

Open

Åpen (OH-pen)

Closed

Stengt (stengt)

Do you take cards?

Tar dere kort? (tar DAY-reh kort)

The bill, please

Regningen, takk (RAY-ning-en tahk)

Money

Penger (PENG-er)

Today

I dag (ee dahg)

Tomorrow

I morgen (ee MOR-en)

Yesterday

I går (ee gor)

Now

Nå (naw)

Monday

Mandag (MAHN-dahg)

Friday

Fredag (FRAY-dahg)

Sunday

Søndag (SURN-dahg)

Week

Uke (OO-keh)

Month

Måned (MAW-ned)

Year

År (ohr)

I

Jeg (yay)

You

Du (doo)

Friend

Venn (ven)

Mother

Mor (moor)

Father

Far (fahr)

Sister

Søster (SURS-ter)

Brother

Bror (broor)

Child

Barn (bahrn)

Man

Mann (mahn)

Woman

Kvinne (KVIN-neh)

To be

Å være (oh VAIR-eh)

To have

Å ha (oh hah)

To go

Å gå (oh gaw)

To want

Å ville (oh VIL-eh)

To eat

Å spise (oh SPEE-seh)

To learn

Å lære (oh LAIR-eh)

Good

God (goo)

Big

Stor (stoor)

Small

Liten (LEE-ten)

Beautiful

Vakker (VAH-ker)

Help!

Hjelp! (yelp)

I love you

Jeg elsker deg (yay EL-sker day)

I'm learning Norwegian

Jeg lærer norsk (yay LAIR-er norsk)

Can you speak slower?

Kan du snakke saktere? (kahn doo SNAH-keh SAHK-teh-reh)

I don't know

Jeg vet ikke (yay vet IK-eh)

Where is the toilet?

Hvor er toalettet? (voor air too-ah-LET-eh)

House / Home

Hus / Hjem (hoos / yem)

Mountain

Fjell (fyell)

Sea

Hav (hahv)

Welcome

Velkommen (VEL-kom-en)