Thanksgiving

Here is a comprehensive guide to help you tell your classmates about your Thanksgiving trip to Minnesota. I've broken down about 75 words into categories, followed by sentences describing exactly what you did.

📝 Vocabulary List (Ordliste)

Food & Drink (Mat og Drikke)

1. Kalkun – Turkey

2. Potetstappe – Mashed potatoes

3. Brun saus – Gravy (Brown sauce)

4. Tyttebærsyltetøy – Lingonberry jam (often used for Cranberry sauce)

5. Tranebær – Cranberry

6. Gresskarpai – Pumpkin pie

7. Lefse – Lefse (A Minnesota staple!)

8. Eggelikør – Eggnog

9. Gryterett – Casserole / Hotdish

10. Tater-tot gryterett – Tater-tot hotdish

11. Søtpoteter – Sweet potatoes

12. Middag – Dinner

13. Et herremåltid – A feast

14. Rester – Leftovers

15. Met – Full (stomach)

16. Kaffe – Coffee

17. Julekaker – Christmas cookies (if you started early!)

Places & Nature (Steder og Natur)

18. Minnesota – Minnesota

19. Skogen – The woods / forest

20. Innsjøen – The lake

21. Hytta – The cabin

22. Huset – The house

23. Kjøpesenteret – The mall

24. Mall of America – Mall of America

25. Byen – The city

26. Flyplassen – The airport

27. Hjemstedet – Hometown / Home place

28. Midtvesten – The Midwest

29. Naturen – Nature

30. Et tre – A tree

31. Snø – Snow

32. Is – Ice

33. Kulde – Cold (noun)

34. Vinter – Winter

People (Folk)

35. Familie – Family

36. Slektninger – Relatives

37. Tante – Aunt

38. Onkel – Uncle

39. Søskenbarn – Cousin

40. Foreldre – Parents

41. Gamle venner – Old friends

42. En barndomsvenn – A childhood friend

43. Gjester – Guests

Activities (Aktiviteter)

44. Å besøke – To visit

45. Å reise – To travel

46. Å fly – To fly

47. Å kjøre – To drive

48. Å gå tur – To go for a walk

49. Å ake – To go sledding

50. Å stå på ski – To ski

51. Å lage mat – To cook

52. Å bake – To bake

53. Å pynte – To decorate

54. Å sette opp juletreet – To put up the Christmas tree

55. Å spille dataspill – To play video games

56. Å se på film – To watch a movie

57. Å gå på kino – To go to the cinema

58. Å handle / Å shoppe – To shop

59. Å slappe av – To relax

60. Å prate / Å snakke – To chat / talk

61. Å feire – To celebrate

62. Å sove lenge – To sleep in

Adjectives & Descriptions (Beskrivelser)

63. Koselig – Cozy

64. Kaldt – Cold

65. Deilig – Delicious

66. Tradisjonell – Traditional

67. Morsomt – Fun

68. Hyggelig – Nice / Pleasant

69. Travel – Busy

70. Stille – Quiet

71. Mett – Full (after eating)

72. Takknemlig – Grateful / Thankful

73. Sliten – Tired

74. Lang – Long (trip)

75. Fantastisk – Fantastic

🗣 Example Sentences (Setninger)

Here is how you can put it all together to tell your classmates about your break.

The Trip & Location:

1. I ferien reiste jeg hjem til Minnesota.
   (During the break, I traveled home to Minnesota.)

2. Jeg bodde hos tanta mi.
   (I stayed with/at my aunt's.)

3. Huset hennes ligger langt inne i skogen.
   (Her house is located deep in the woods.)

4. Det var veldig stille og rolig der.
   (It was very quiet and peaceful there.)

5. Det var ganske kaldt, men vi hadde ikke mye snø.
   (It was quite cold, but we didn't have much snow.)

Food & Thanksgiving:

6. Vi feiret Thanksgiving med hele familien.

(We celebrated Thanksgiving with the whole family.)

7. Vi spiste kalkun, potetstappe og mye god saus.

(We ate turkey, mashed potatoes, and lots of good gravy.)

8. Tanta mi laget en fantastisk "tater-tot hotdish".

(My aunt made a fantastic tater-tot hotdish.)

9. Vi spiste også lefse, som er en skandinavisk tradisjon.

(We also ate lefse, which is a Scandinavian tradition.)

10. Til dessert fikk vi gresskarpai og eggelikør.

(For dessert, we had pumpkin pie and eggnog.)

Activities:

11. En dag dro jeg til Mall of America for å shoppe.

(One day I went to the Mall of America to shop.)

12. Jeg møtte noen gamle venner fra videregående.

(I met some old friends from high school.)

13. Vi dro på kino og så en ny film.

(We went to the cinema and saw a new movie.)

14. Hjemme hos tanta mi spilte jeg dataspill med søskenbarnet mitt.

(At my aunt's house, I played video games with my cousin.)

15. Vi gikk også en lang tur i skogen.

(We also went for a long walk in the woods.)

16. Vi satte opp juletreet og pyntet huset til jul.

(We put up the Christmas tree and decorated the house for Christmas.)

17. Jeg slappet av og koste meg hele uka.

(I relaxed and enjoyed myself the whole week.)