Ever wondered why Norwegians can’t agree on how to write — or even say — the word “not”?
From Viking runes to Danish rule, and from Ivar Aasen’s language revolution to modern Bokmål, Norwegian has a fascinating linguistic history.
Learn how the language evolved, why Norway has two official written standards, and how you can learn Bokmål that will help you communicate anywhere in the country — dialects and all.
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Read more: Why Norwegian has two written languages and over a thousand dialects
Velkommen til septemberbloggen som handler om norske klær (Norwegian clothes), mote (fashion) og tradisjoner (traditions). Her kan du lese om hvordan friluftsliv (outdoor life) påvirker hverdagsklær (casual clothes), moderne design og mote i Norge.
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Endelig (finally), here is my late July and August blog. I’m writing in English this time, but you’ll find plenty of Norwegian words, expressions, and names throughout, as well as a brief lesson on music (musikk) vocabulary and grammar.
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(Translation in English further below).
Juni er her, og med den kommer den norske sommeren i full blomstring. Sankthansaften, midtsommeraften, sommersolverv eller jonsok – kjært barn har mange navn.
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Why is 17th of May the best day for language students? Because “Hurra!” is the only word you need to say all day! Oh well, - you may need a few more words. “Gratulerer med dagen” is a common greeting among Norwegian people on the day and “Hipp, hipp, HURRA” is the cheering you will hear from kids, and adults, in the parades and throughout the whole day.
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Våren (spring) kan være full av kontraster og ambivalens, og kanskje særlig (especially) i Norge. En dag snør (snows) det og er full vinter, neste (next) dag skinner sola (the sun), snøen smelter og den første hestehoven (coltsfoot) titter frem (appears).
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Read more: Våren og påska i Norge - Spring and Easter in Norway
Februar er den måneden jeg forbinder mest (associate the most) med norsk vinter, snø og skiføre (skiing conditions). Februar er også måneden for Ski -VM (Verdensmesterskap / World Championship) og Vinter-OL (Winter Olympics),og i år er det Ski-VM i Trondheim 26.februar til 9.mars.
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Read more: Februar - vintermåneden / The winter month in Norway.
In this blog I’ll be writing about authentic resources for Norwegian language learners at all language levels, from beginners to more advanced learners. I think there are many useful ways and methods to learn a language,
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Read more: Godt nytt år - Happy New Year, Happy New Resources.
This time I want to write a blog with links especially for those who study Norwegian (or would like to start learning Norwegian) and would like learn about Norwegian December, Advent and Christmas traditions - Juletradisjoner.
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