(EDIT/MERGE) Norsk Vocab & Phrases Practice

ganske

quite / rather

Eg er ganske trøytt i dag, så eg vil leggje meg tidleg.

I’m quite tired today, so I want to go to bed early.

Ha det bra

Goodbye

Går det bra?

billet

ticket

lege

doctor

tannlege

dentist (tooth doctor)

gjerne

gladly

øl

beer

bruning

beer (slang: brun flaske" / brown flask)

pils

beer

billett

ticket

vondt

hurt

rommet / rom

the / room

bordet / bor

the / table

høsten

Autum

gjerne

gladly

født

born

fredlig

peaceful

koble

connect

hyggelig

nice

Common uses of hyggelig:

• Respond to thanks: "Bare hyggelig" is a polite way to say "you're welcome" or "my pleasure"

• In greetings, use “hyggerlig” to mean "nice to meet you"

• Adjective for people: “En hyggelig person" = "a nice person"

• For situations or things: "Det var hyggelig" to mean "That was nice"

• Describe a cozy atmosphere: It can be used to describe a pleasant, cozy setting, such as "en hyggelig kafé" (a nice cafe).

Hyggelig å møte deg 

Nice to meet you

Bare hyggelig

You're welcome (polite)  / My pleasure

Det var hyggelig

That was nice

Det er ganske hyggelig

It/That is quite nice.

Det var ganske hyggelig

It/That was quite nice.

hilse

greet

Hilse på Lali fra meg

Say hello to Lali for me

Du hadde riktig

You were correct.

Hunden min blir aldri sliten.

My dog ​​never gets tired.

Ingenting er gratis.

Nothin is free.

lett

easy

dårlig

bad (unwell, ill)

Jeg er veldig sulten.

I am very hungry.

Slutt å rundt grøten.

Stop beating around the bush. 

Skal vi stikke? 

Should we leave?

Det var digg 

That was awesome/cool

Åh, det høres skikkelig digg ut! 

Oh, that sounds really nice/delicouse!

Det er ugler i mosen 

Trouble’s afoot/ something's up

Jeg vil gjerne ha ... 

I would like to (gladly) have/buy …

jeg må til sengs 

I need to go to bed 

Av og til 

Off and on / Occasionally 

Vi for sjå

We shall see

Skjer'a?

What’s up? (informal)

Du kan ikkje seie noko på det!!!

You can’t say anything about it…

på grunn av

because of

fordi

because

Jeg er redd på grunn av Eli.

I am afraid because of Eli.

Fordi Eli beit meg.

Because Eli bit me.

Det er sant.

That's true. 

Det er ikkje sant. “Det ekje sant.”

That’s not true.

Jeg er enig

I agree.

Jeg er ikke enig. “Eg ekje enig.”

I disagree

Jeg synes det er litt kald.

I think it's a bit cold.

Jeg er ikke sikker på denne.

I'm not sure about this one.

Kva tanker du om Finnmark?

What do you think about Finnmark?

Slapav

Relax/Chill

Kjempe

very

There's no real difference to veldig. Men, kjempe tends to feel a bit more informal than veldig, but they mean the same thing.

It's kind of like in English where you might say really heavy or super heavy or very heavy. They all mean the same thing, but a news anchor probably would say very heavy.

skikkelig

really

Det var skikkelig bra

It was really good

Jeg har ikkje nokke.

I don’t have enough.

Takk for sist 

It's good to see you 

Alt i alt

All in all, overall 

Det finnes ikke dårlig vær, bare dårlige klær. 

There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes 

Hei sann

Hey there

Snakkes

Talk to you later/see ya 

Så vidt jeg vet, hundene er glade.

As far as I know, the dogs are happy.

Av og til

Sometimes / Every so often

Noen ganger

Sometimes

faktisk

actually (emphasis)

egentlig

actually

Egentlig trenger hun to vesker

Actually she needs two purses.

Sjæl

Me too / Agree (slang)

Sjøl

self

Han gjorde det sjøl.

He did it himself.

backa

I agree (slang)

din sin

yours (dialect)

gjorde

do

å skilles

• presens: skiller seg

• preteritum: skiltes

• presens perfektum: her skilt seg

to separate

• present tense: Jeg skiller meg ut fra gruppen.

å velge

• presens: velger

• preteritum: valgte

• presens perfektum: har valgt

i løpet av…

during

å bygge

• presens: bygger

• preteritum: bygde

• presens perfektum: har bygd

build

å sitte

• presens: sitter

• preteritum: satt

• presens perfektum: har sittet

sit

skikkelig

properly (kinda like “very”)

å gå

• presens: går

• preteritum: gikk (“jikk”)

• presens perfektum: har gått

go

å dra

• presens: drar

• preteritum: dro

• presens perfektum: har dratt

to go (very universal word)

Få skikkelig betaling for sitt arbeid

Get paid properly for your work (labor)

i narhen av skolen

i neighborhood / area of the school

kjempe

a lot / giant / very very

Definition: indicates that applies to a large extent or reinforcing something; usually referencing something with nice, good, with positive qualities.

Kan du gjenta?

Can you repeat?

Fordi jeg er nysgjerrig.

Because I’m curious.

Er du sjalu?

Are you jealous?

Spør hverandre.

Ask each other.

nok

enough

noke (noe)

enough, soemthing

“nokke” is a dialect of noe

Ha du nokk?

Do you have enough?

Nokken annet?

Kan vi gjore nokken annet?

Anything else?

Can we do something else?

en penn: – Hvor mange penne har du? – Jeg har én.

ei pølse: – Hvor mange pølse spiser du? – Bare ei.

et eple: – Hvor mange epler kjøper du? – Jeg kjøper ett.

a pen: – How many pens do you have? – I have one.

a sausage: – How many sausages do you eat? – Just one.

an apple: – How many apples do you buy? – I buy one.

pg. 40 number practice