Norwegian - Spanish Vocabulary and Grammar Review

Vocabulary and language concept flashcards covering core Norwegian verbs, nouns, adjectives, time conventions, idiomatic expressions, and grammatical contrasts found in the lecture notes.

å skape

To create (Spanish: crear).

å sørge for

To make sure of or guarantee (Spanish: asegurarse de / garantizar).

å stå på egne bein

To be independent or stand on one's own two feet (Spanish: ser independiente / valerse por sí mismo).

å rekke

To arrive in time for, catch, or have enough time for something (Spanish: llegar a tiempo / tener tiempo para / alcanzar).

å pusse opp

To renovate, remodel, or refurbish (Spanish: reformar / renovar).

folkelig

Popular, informal, accessible, or close to ordinary people (Spanish: popular / cercano a la gente / accesible).

skummelt

Scary, spooky, or frightening (Spanish: aterrador / que da miedo).

selvstendighet

Independence or autonomy (Spanish: independencia / autonomía).

stillingsbrøk

Employment fraction or working-hours percentage (Spanish: fracción de jornada laboral / porcentaje o fracción de jornada laboral).

oppsigelsestid

Notice period before termination of employment (Spanish: periodo de preaviso).

niste

A packed lunch or prepared food to take away (Spanish: almuerzo para llevar / comida preparada para llevar).

samboer

A domestic partner or cohabitant with whom one lives (Spanish: pareja con la que convives).

halv elleve

Time expression indicating 10:30 (halfway to eleven, not 11:30; Spanish: 10:30 / la mitad del camino hacia las once).

kvart over / kvart på

Time expressions meaning quarter past and quarter to (Spanish: y cuarto / menos cuarto).

skåling

A toast or the act of toasting and clinking glasses (Spanish: brindis / acción de brindar).

rushtid

Rush hour (Spanish: hora punta).

dongeri

Denim or jean fabric (Spanish: tela vaquera / denim).

blant annet

Among other things (Spanish: entre otras cosas).

kveldsmat

Light supper or late evening meal (Spanish: cena ligera).

mett

Full or sated after eating (Spanish: lleno / saciado).

sparkesykkel

A kick scooter (Spanish: un patinete).

T-bane

The metro or subway system, specifically used in Oslo (Spanish: el metro).

bærekraft

Sustainability (Spanish: sostenibilidad).

friluftsliv

Outdoor life or open-air living (Spanish: vida al aire libre).

nordlys

Northern lights or aurora borealis (Spanish: una aurora boreal).

ved

Firewood (Spanish: leña); the notes clarify it can also function as a preposition depending on context.

lettskyet

Partly cloudy or lightly clouded with scattered clouds (Spanish: hay algunas nubes / está poco nuboso).

yr

Drizzle (Spanish: llovizna).

bygård

An urban apartment building or tenement block (Spanish: un edificio de viviendas).

hybel

A single rented room, bedsit, or small studio apartment (Spanish: una habitación / pequeño apartamento).

en gryteklut

A potholder; the notes highlight that 'en gryteklut' (masculine) is the standard grammatical form rather than neuter (Spanish: un agarrador de cocina).

å ha god råd

To have sufficient money or be in a comfortable financial situation (Spanish: tener suficiente dinero / estar desahogado económicamente).

å savne noen

To miss someone (Spanish: echar de menos a alguien).

å bli kjent med

To get to know someone or become acquainted with someone (Spanish: conocer a / llegar a conocerse).

å slippe å

To not have to do something or to be exempt from doing something (Spanish: no tener que / librarse de).

å ta vare på

To take care of, look after, or preserve (Spanish: cuidar de / conservar).

annenhver uke

Every other week or every two weeks (Spanish: cada dos semanas / una semana sí y otra no).

å gå ut på dato

To expire or pass its expiration date (Spanish: caducar).

ut vs. ute

Dynamic motion outward ('ut' = toward the outside) versus static location outside ('ute' = outside; Spanish: hacia fuera vs. fuera).

hjem vs. hjemme

Dynamic motion homeward ('hjem' = towards home) versus static location at home ('hjemme' = at home; Spanish: hacia casa vs. en casa).

å synes vs. å tro

Expressing a personal subjective opinion based on experience ('å synes') versus expressing an assumption or belief ('å tro'; Spanish: parecer u opinar vs. creer).

å legge vs. å ligge

The transitive action of placing or putting down ('å legge', present: legger, past: la, participle: lagt) versus the state of lying down or being located ('å ligge', present: ligger, past: lå, participle: ligget).