Honestly I think it seems like you’re thinking in English and then translating the English sentences you want to say in your head, if that makes sense. So the fastest way to improve would be to force yourself to think in Norwegian.
I’m not sure how difficult it is to get out of that habit.
I always suggest watching Norwegian shows with norwegian subtitles instead of English.
Also this book is a super great and quick grammar reference. With your vocabulary being as good as it is, I think if you read this front to back in one sitting (it’s not long) your grammar would improve dramatically
Norwegian Verbs And Essentials of Grammar https://www.amazon.com/dp/084428596X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_P1RB8CNYGQY77Y5KRHH9
Sorry to not actually answer the question you asked haha, I will be back on in an hour and if no one has answered yet I will
One of the hacks with Duolingo is to check on the website which contains a lot a material that the phone apps don't. Every skill contains "TIPS" on the learning goals, vocabulary and grammar rules for that section eg https://www.duolingo.com/skill/nb/Adjectives/tips-and-notes
I've been using the Mystery of Nils from Skapago. Each chapter starts with a part of the story then moves onto grammar explanations and then exercises on those new grammar topics. It's pretty concise and easy to sit down and complete a chapter and it's exercises in one sitting.
Part one can be found on amazon.
I listen to a podcast that also has transcription available. First, the host speaks slowly, and in the second part fast. Sometimes I listen around 2x to the same show in one go. My goal is to understand what is being said without the transcription. The podcast is called Norsk for beginners.
I also made a list of things you can watch with and without subtitles. You can check it out here: https://www.notion.so/velkommen/Learn-Norsk-2ba24c46b9ea4f44840f5b77f5848ad3
Feel free to add things to the list by joining the telegram group.
I learned Norwegian some years ago and often bought books when I was in Norway on holiday. But books are very expensive as the amount of the printed books is low compared to other countries with more residents.
Even if I like real books and even if I do not like e-book readers I finally bought an e-book reader.
At the Norwegian online bookstores I opened an account and bought ebooks. These are cheaper than the printed ones and of course without shipping fees. Also Amazon has a lot of „old“ norwegian ebooks from Henrik Ibsen and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson for less than 2 dollars. For example: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson - Synnove Solbakken
So after 4-5 ebooks I saved the money the ebookreader costs.
Do yourself a favour and buy a VPN (I use NordVPN) and use the Norwegian website to read books.
There are literally hundreds of thousands of books to choose from! Anything from Roald Dahl to Disney books, Stephen King, Tolkien. All for free for Norwegian IPs.
It's honestly the best reading resource I've seen for ANY language on the web.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.o2genum.howtosay
That android app uses forvo.com which has a lot of words from many languages. I've checked and both words are available to be listened to.
Så fint - gratulerer :) Eg antar at det var bokmål du lærte deg, men viss du framleis har litt fritid så hadde det kanskje vore nyttig å bli kjend med nynorsk slik at du kan lesa skriftspråket utan vanskar når du startar på UiO. Engelsk er faktisk morsmålet mitt, og eg har laga dette dokumentet her: https://www.docdroid.net/RyTieeg/redditdocument.pdf
Hei! Og velkomen! Eg laga dette dokumentet for nokre månadar sidan, og synest det hadde vore nyttig her: https://www.docdroid.net/RyTieeg/redditdocument.pdf
Eg har undervist i nynorsk her i Edinburgh ved å bruka dokumentet og nokre andre ressursar. Om du har fleire spørsmål, så er det berre å ta kontakt her på r/norsk
awesome idea! I think norwegian works quite well for commands/directions. Grammatically is simple, pronounciation is not very hard and it's short in many imperativ forms (which you will use in this cases) I train my dog in norwegian and it works perfectly.
out of curiosity, where are you based? US?
I'm not native Norwegian but I speak it good enough so here's my go at it. It might not be perfect, so dear natives, please correct me. At least if nobody else chips in, you have something.
I'm going to take a stab at pronouciation in case differs much from how a native english would read it.
(You) "Take left/right" Ta venstre! (take left) Ta høyre! (take right) [ta ho-ee-re check http://www.forvo.com/word/h%C3%B8yre/]
"Watch hands" Pass på hendene! [pass po hendene]
"Left/right/back pocket" Venstre/høyre/bak lomme [venstre/ho-ee-re/baak lumme]
"Call code 2" Ring kode to [ring kude tu]
"Watch my/your back" Pass på baken min [pass po baaken min] Pass på baken din [pass po baaken din]
"Call for assistance" Ring for assistanse / Ring for hjelp (little unsure about preposition here, might be simply "ring assistanse / ring hjelp") [hjelp = he-alp]
"Call for north" Ring for nord / Ring nord [nord = noord]
"Knife/gun/baton/knuckles" Kniv/pistol/batong/knokene (if you meant brass knuckles is knokejern) [k-niv / pistool / batong / knook-an-a]
"Watch bag" Pass på sekken
might not be perfect, but hope it helps anyway
good luck and let us know if it works!
You can purchase courses on Udemy.com for 15 dollars, and it gives you a certificate upon completion. However, I don't think that the Udemy certificate is that valuable. I would ignore the certificate requirement and would focus on learning instead. Good luck!
You can't subscribe until it enters beta. But you can go to the course page and click the button to be notified when the course is available.
For anyone wanting to purchase this book, I recommend this version as it has some of the difficult words and phrases translated to english on the side.
If you go to from addresses outside of Norway most of the content will be region locked. You need a program to change your location in the eyes of the website to access the content.
I prefer a paid VPN like Private Tunnel or PureVPN, as lots of the free ones are hidden cryptominers or loaded with spyware.
I recommend watching children shows or the news on NRK. That is how I improved my comprehension a lot. The news you can always watch regardless of where you live. Some of the other shows work however perfectly fine if you have a VPN (I use NordVPN) to set your location to Norway. It is free content that is generally standardized and makes the vast differences of dialects less of an immediate challenge.
Also check out these wonderful YouTube videos:
She does an amazing job of not only explaining Norwegian grammar and idioms, but also does it in Norwegian and at a slower pace. Highly recommended!
You've already got some pretty good answers so I'm not going to give any translations.
I just thought I'd show you Glosbe, it's a great free online dictionary (multilingual, including both nynorsk and bokmål). It's got at least some of the translations you're asking for (on mobile so haven't checked all of them), but there hasn't been a word I've looked for that I haven't found on there yet. It's always my first source of reference for individual words.
Lykke til!
Oops misunderstanding here I used the term google as in "just generally look up on the internet".
Here is a good dictionary that gives actual examples and pretty reliable translations, and you can even look up phrases too!
Here is a good Norwegian one that pronounces words for you and also translates from Bokmål to English, as well as Bokmål to Nynorsk and such.
I use both a lot.
Words can have more than one meaning, you know... The meaning of American has evolved and is now mostly used for inhabitants of the US. When people hear the word "American", they think of the first meaning: pertaining to the USA.
This article sums it up: http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/American_(word)
Here's the one I got. Works fine. You just have to tell Windows that you're using a Norwegian keyboard.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JSACOJ8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I suggest Urban VPN. It's free and is available as a chrome extension or you can alternatively install it for desktop. I use it all the time for stuff like what you mentioned with no problem. Also works for sites like , but can get a little laggy at certain times depending on how much data you're using.
If you're willing to spend £5/mo (depending on how often this type of thing is a problem for you), I'd also reccomend checking out Mullvad VPN. Wicked easy to connect/disconnect, available for PC and android (possibly iphone and mac as well?) and the server network is really fast.
I also use NordVPN, running on a dedicated router from with WW-DRT loaded on it.
I know the OP is interested in other things, but I use it for geo-locked content on the NRK app. I can successfully cast from an Android phone to any of the Rokus in the house and to our LG Smart TV even though, technically, they’re on different networks. iPhone/iPad - the only device we have that supports AirPlay is the TV, and my Apple devices won’t find the TV when they’re on different networks. I would probably need to reconnect the TV to the VPN router instead.
One thing I can’t figure out is how to get the TV2 Sumo app to work. Nothing plays and I don’t know why, unless they are able to recognize and block VPN traffic.
I've been using NordVPN for half a year, including using Norwegain websites while on travels. About $50 for two years.
F.ex the National library - which has half a million books, mostly for free
øker
I would recommend two books:
1) Norwegian: An Essential Grammar which is very thorough, has many useful examples and is written by Norwegian natives.
Far more accurate and expansive than Norwegian Verbs and Essentials of Grammar which is riddled with typos, weird language and outright errors. Went through some of it with my Norwegian mother and she could not believe how bad it was. Plus there is a review which systematically eviscerates it by a Norwegian native.
2) Norwegian Tutor: Grammar and Vocabulary Workbook
Both work well with each other and should cover the experience you are looking for.
I use Pure VPN. They often have some nice deals. Last year I got a two year subscription for about £30.
Some providers like BBC iPlayer, and Netflix catch on to certain IP addresses and flag them as they find a lot of people are using them simultaneously. But not everywhere does that, and never had an issue with NRK when I was in the UK using it.
For American stuff, you might want to opt for a dedicated IP address add-on. Extra 2 pounds or dollars a month but ought to allow access to American Netflix etc.
Found PureVPN to be pretty fast and stable, too but do some research and see what seems best for you. But for me, I'd say give them a try.
Edit: I should add that it was a black Friday deal for the massive discount!
I use Ordnett - Engelsk stor ordbok. That’s bilingual.
I haven’t yet bought the monolingual one: Ordnett - Norwegian Dictionary.
I think you're right about some IPs being blocked on NordVPN and others being OK. I've just tried once more and it's working again. Looks like it might just be luck based on which NorpVPN IP address you get assigned when you connect.
That's super frustrating! I was watching something using NordVPN on Friday evening and it was working absolutely fine. I just tried again this morning and I'm not getting the usual "Ikke tilgjengelig utenfor Norge" or "Det virker som om du benytter deg av en VPN-tjeneste. Skru av denne tjenesten og prøv igjen." message. Instead won't even load properly and gives me a secure connection failed error.
https://www.duolingo.com/skill/nb/People-and-Pronouns/tips-and-notes
>Den is used to mean it or that when referring back to a masculine or feminine subject.
>Det is used to mean it or that when referring back to a neuter subject, and when introducing a brand new noun that has not yet been mentioned - regardless of the gender of that noun.
I used one called Teach Yourself Norwegian, it had a CD and for me it worked - enough that I could get by in conversational Norwegian. Then i moved here and just picked up more and more. https://www.amazon.com/Yourself-Norwegian-Complete-Course-Package/dp/0071451137
I did purchase this and it’s a good way to start recognising sentences.
I just posted this somewhere else but check out the Read section here.
One of the things you can find there is a list of 372 copyright-free books from The Norwegian Literature and Language Association.
Maybe this can help you for now.
List of Norwegian books . You will find multiple online sources, including a database of 372 online and free books.
(The database is made by The Norwegian Literature and Language Association in co-operation with the National Library.)
For beginners, the podcast list is quite complete I guess.
The Youtube list still can be expanded but for now, it will keep you occupied for a while.
I did not encounter a free course that is focused on speaking. Would love to hear it if somebody knows.
Some ideas:
For now, you will find a list of podcasts and some things to watch. different sources that can be useful.
For now, you will find a list of podcasts and some things to watch.
We started to organize weekly meet-ups with other learners, who are mainly at beginners and intermediate level. It needs a bit of preparation because the goal is to get better at the language.
Anyway our next event is this Saturday, you can read more about it or sign up here: https://www.notion.so/velkommen/Events-Speak-Norsk-9efb480ba43546f3b36fe7dd3fdc136a
You can check out the upcoming events here: https://www.notion.so/velkommen/Events-Speak-Norsk-9efb480ba43546f3b36fe7dd3fdc136a
NordVPN definitely works. I’m in Canada and I just tried a few shows without it, and they didn’t play, saying it wasn’t available outside Norway.
I closed the browser, set the VPN to Norway and tried again, and it worked.
hmm i see, it was sold as "Den ældre Edda (Norwegian Bokmal Edition)" this is the amazon page i guess i figured it would look more like what i've been learning its certainly still readable but im not sure if should be worried about it messing with my learning too much
NordVPN isn't free, but I checked pretty much every Norwegian server they have and they're all detected. (Unsurprisingly, given its size and how easy it is for something like NRK to enumerate their server list)
They made a pretty big step against VPN earlier last year, so much so that I haven't had any luck. Neither ProtonVPN (premium) nor Mullvad works, as far as I know. Maybe other people have better luck.
The only way I've managed to watch NRK is to have a Norwegian friend sharing their IDs...
However, a lot of NRK's content can be watched without a VPN, so make sure you wander around their website and try a few shows. I think everything related to the news works well.
A couple of options: 1) you can listen to Norwegian radio via Radio Garden. 2) Get a VPN and connect to Norway and you'll be able to see TV shows. 3) Many norwegian shows that are offered via Netflix are in Norwegian, and you can watch with English or Norwegian subtitles.
I studied Norwegian in college and we used this textbook. I've always found Norwegian to be one of the easiest languages to learn - and I'm sure that's because of my formal classes and this book.
When I was studying French there were quite a few “dual language” books that I used, but I can’t seem to find similar in Norwegian… I’m wondering if anyone here could recommend something?
It’s a bit different to interlinear in that when you have the book open, one page is in language A and the opposite page is in language B. I attached a link to the French one I used for reference: dual language book french
There's a version of the book "Naiv. Super." by Erland Loe which is used in the Norsk curriculum at St. Olaf College in the US. You can get it on Amazon. It's designed for students, so it has translations of certain words/phrases in the margins, but the level of language is otherwise fairly simple. And it's definitely what I would call a 'calm and realistic' story - it's essentially about a young man in the middle of an early-life crisis as he attempts to make sense of the world. Kind of like Catcher in the Rye. By the time I finished reading it (and taking lots of notes), I found my reading comprehension increased enormously.
I'm using PureVPN. It's cheap (I bought a 2-year subscription for 2$/month) and safe, according to most online sources. There's a problem, though: all but 1 of its Norwegian servers are detected and blocked by NRK, but just download its browser extension, sign in to your account and it should work.
Before getting this VPN, I used Windscribe and never encountered a problem with NRK. A 1-year subscription for Windscribe is 49$ (4$/month), BUT if you don't need to connect to any country but Norway, Windscribe allows you to build your own plan from the countries of your choice and charges you 1$/month for each (you must choose at least 2 countries, and I'm not sure if the custom plan gives you unlimited bandwidth). There's a free plan that includes connection to a Norwegian server as well, but your bandwidth will be limited to 2GB/month (in total, not for each country).
https://www.amazon.com/Engelsk-Norsk-Bla-Ordbok-Willy-Kirkeby/dp/8257310395 Maybe this one? It's an edition from 1999 but the language hasn't changed that much in 20 years, it should be absolutely fine.
there is something (the tips and notes pages available by clicking on the light-bulbs for each section on the website), but it's unfortunately not accessible in the mobile apps.
for example, https://www.duolingo.com/skill/nb/Pronouns/tips-and-notes
> Det is used to mean it or that when referring back to a neuter subject, and when introducing a brand new noun that has not yet been mentioned - regardless of the gender of that noun.
when reading the above, my brain just automatically went to "oh, it must be 'den' because they obviously already know what they're talking about and it must have been a masculine or feminine noun."
i would strongly recommend going to the website and clicking on all of those bulbs and reading all of the material available there.
Hi! I know this post is 3 months old, but I thought I'd answer anyways.
I'm learned Nynorsk simply through using it. That's my main advice for learning Nynorsk, all you have to do is start using it. I started writing it on the internet and in school, and I also started reading stuff in Nynorsk. I am Norwegian myself, and for a Norwegian it shouldn't take much more than 2 weeks to learn nynorsk at a moderate level. At least in my experience.
For non-Norwegians, I don't have as much advice... The Wikipedia article on Nynorsk grammar is fairly good I would say, so that's a place to start. Of course you'll need to use the language to get a hang on it. There's a discord server for users of Nynorsk, If that's something you're interested in. https://discord.com/invite/r8PYW4n. The people there are highly active, and will gladly help you.
I don't know of many books that go into nynorsk, sadly. It's way easier for Norwegians to learn Nynorsk, as almost all the resources are in Norwegian. I hope my answer helped somewhat :P
You could search Nasjonalbiblioteket.
This search gives you all books with "Fjellklatring" in the subject description:
;subject=Fjellklatring*
Unfortunately, there are only 2 books in this search available without a Norwegian IP address, and one of them is in English. However, as far as I can see, they don't block vpn servers. At least not the one I tested with ProtonVPN. That will give you access to another 63 books, and there are more books available "at certain conditions". For all books, there is a lot of information available, including ISBN no, which is useful if you will search elsewhere for a copy.
The user interface at may be a little bit tricky. One important feature to be aware of is the filter "Vis alle objekter". You need to choose this option to include books you are not allowed to view.
Deliciae from DuoLingo has a reply to a music thread that links quite a few Norwegian songs. In another thread she offers some examples of singer/songwriter type of musicians. Not exactly up the alley of a metal fan, but I enjoy metal as well but still like some of the more folk-like singers. The music is really pretty good, but the thing is that the words are a lot easier to pick out.
Using a VPN is the easy option (albeit not free). I've used the NRK site to stream shows before while using NordVPN. That being said, I've read something about NRK cracking down on VPN use recently, so take this with a grain of salt.
ExpressVPN is working for me right now (it ended up getting fixed maybe a week after this post)
I haven't been on nrk as much lately so I can't say if it's been more consistent than some others recently, but it seems fine at the moment
This answer helped me from HiNative:
“Her - Here Der - There Hit - Towards a location close by Dit - Towards a location far away
Jeg er HER borte! - I am over HERE! DER er ingenting - THERE is nothing. Kan du komme HIT? - Can you come to this location? Hvorfor skal vi DIT? - Why are we going to that location?”
https://hinative.com/en-US/questions/603975
I also recommend you to read short & useful Duolingo lessons.
One option is to follow online courses that help build basic vocab. I for instance like using Memrise, it helps you get a basic understanding.
More advanced steps are to try and read siomple articles, like those intended for children, and grab a dictionary (online) and build your own vocab list (optionally using memrise) It's hard work, but it helps you tackle things and sooner or later, you can start working on understanding the language.
Although this is still beyond you, I read articles and then look up all the words I am still missing: https://www.memrise.com/course/5763277/norwegian-expressiona-and-vocab-from-articles/
But like I said, this is beyond you, start with simple online vocab and build it.
I also downloaded a torrent for norwegian language learning resources, and I can say I would recommend the "på vei" books.
Also, on futurelearn you can find a course for Norwegian which starts in about 10-15 days.
On amazon there is a book with short stories in Norwegian that are really useful, I have a few in the languages I am learning, and they start out really simple and get progressively more challenging, quite cheap and you can get them on kindle, so is worth a look!
I don't think this is what you are looking for but there is a really useful app called DuoCompanion (someone posted about it about a week ago). It is a flash card app where you sign in to your duo lingo account and it creates flash cards for you on all the words you have seen on your course. It is very good - I'd recommend!
There is an expression in English which has the same meaning: "I would almost say..."
https://ludwig.guru/s/I+would+almost+say
It's a way of qualifying your statement.
In Norwegian, you can say "Jeg hadde nesten sagt...(statement)", or, more informally verbal, "(statement), holdt jeg på å si".
Hallo, i like møte! Jeg lærer norsk også.
I found that twitch is pretty cool. Theres some cool norwegian streamers that help me listen. I started learning with duolingo. I eventually started using preply.com for an actual teacher.
Personally I used Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator to just mimic my default UK layout and then add the three extra characters as key combinations with AltGr
You can create a custom keyboard layout with the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator. What I did was load the English keyboard in the creator and then repurpose the AltGr key so that:
This tutorial will get you started, but it’s really rather simple. Note that in the linked tutorial he sets a dead key, whereas I, as I mentioned before, repurposed the AltGr key (do this by checking the box on the left that says Alt+Ctrl (AltGr) and then clicking your desired key set it. Also, once you’ve followed the instructions and saved the layout etc., restart your PC – at first, the new layout would not work for me, leading me to delete my custom layout and retry multiple times before discovering that the problem was simply that you need to restart your computer for the new layout to work!
Hey, maybe try Glosbe https://glosbe.com/nb/en/
You can enter words or even entire phrases into the search (both from norsk to engelsk and vice versa). It isn't perfect but it has been an incredible help with translating things that are not direct word for word translations.
Try glosbe instead. It lists for swallow:
and gives example sentences in both languages.
Jesus Mary Joseph this is confusing please tell me you know a little bit more about this website (http://ikindalikelanguages.com/labs/lesson.php?id=187) like something i can click on that has someone saying this word. You said it's pronounced "jæ" but i don't even know how "æ" is pronounced, i haven't found anything about pronunciation on that website, nevermind the alphabet
You can either add it yourself or alternatively ask them about it. In theory, any user could do it, too, with your permission, but I think it's better if you decide what it should look like on there. You could send an e-mail to [email protected] or ask in the forum if you'd like to ask them. If I can help you with anything instead, just give me a shout.
Actually, considering the amount of hours you already have, you might help Norwegian become a supported language:
https://www.lingq.com/newlanguage/
Last time I checked, they were still waiting for recordings of the mini stories. They have all the translations, but the sound quality of the recordings was too bad. Should you want to help them with, that'd be one more reason to contact them.
It would definitely help your site become more popular.
Thanks again!
Maybe try this page
https://languagedrops.com/word/en/english/norwegian/translate/here/
https://languagedrops.com/word/en/english/norwegian/translate/i_have_lunch/
You can hear the pronunciation of both words
This is the course I was referencing btw, you can't find it from within Memrise, but if you sign into Memrise on a web browser (on a computer or just from Safari on your phone) then you can add this course and then it will show up on your phone
https://www.memrise.com/course/189711/a1-beginner-norwegian-with-audio/
Jeg mistenker at både steam og gog.com sin versjon inneholder norsk språk som du kan velge ved installasjonen, selvom de begge er merket med kun engelsk. Det koster deg ingenting å kjøpe det på steam og sjekke for så å søke refund om det ikke stemmer som jeg sier :)
I’ve paired this book with Duolingo : Get Started in Beginner's... https://www.amazon.com/dp/1473612705?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share This particular series has online audio as well, so that’s nice for proper pronunciation. It’s also helpful to listen to fluent speakers online (via YouTube or whatever). Good luck!
I’ve paired this book with Duolingo : Get Started in Beginner's... https://www.amazon.com/dp/1473612705?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share This particular series has online audio as well, so that’s nice for proper pronunciation. It’s also helpful to listen to fluent speakers online (via YouTube or whatever). Good luck!
I just bought this book (The Mystery of Nils) based on the great reviews. It's a nice beginner book and has many free resources:
https://www.amazon.com/Mystery-Nils-Part-Norwegian-Beginners/dp/3945174007/ref=sr\_1\_3?dchild=1&keywords=mystery+of+nils&qid=1633440692&sr=8-3
The Nelsbok version of "Naiv. Super." might be exactly what you're looking for. It's a fairly famous novel, the language is uncomplicated, and the book includes many annotations and definitions but still requires a basic level of understanding of Bokmål and even then you'll find parts of it kinda challenging. As for the story itself, it reminds me a lot of Catcher in the Rye, though I'm not quite finished with it yet.
Nelsbok also offers a version of "Jernvognen" which I haven't read, but is next on my list.
If you change your Amazon URL to a non-tracking one, then it shouldn't be stopped by the automatic reddit spam filter.
https://www.amazon.com/Mystery-Nils-Part-Norwegian-Beginners/dp/3945174007/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Short-Stories-Norwegian-Beginners-vocabulary/dp/1529302595
Really good for beginners, I bought and started reading about a month into Duolingo as well so similar position to you :)
Mullvad is the way to go. I'm a network admin and have been using it for years.
Pros that you probably care about:
Huge pros that you probably don't care about, but are worth mentioning:
If you are norwegian and have an address in Norway you can create a NRK account and use it without a vpn.
If not, the easiest solution would probably be to buy a vpn service. I personally use Mullvad vpn. If you are going for the cheapest option, then NordVPN is probably the cheapest.
If you happen to have a very kind somewhat nerdy computer friend located in Norway, you could get him to set up a vpn server on his home network, or he could already have it set up from before. Which then you could connect to when you want to watch NRK
Just signed up to the April course, interested to see how it is.
I need a kick up the arse so hopefully this course can keep me on track and keep me learning.
Is this the correct book?
Colloquial Norwegian: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0415470374/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabc_WVZEGQJGV1ZZWENRR5KY
Det ser ut til å være en faktisk kryssord-app. Men mulig den er lokasjon- eller språkstyrt (og kanskje bare dukker opp om du er bosatt i Norge eller om du har norsk som språk på telefonen – jeg vet ikke)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.havos.g.arrowcrossword
You’ll have to use a VPN to make it seem like you’re connecting from Norway, I use one called Mullvad, but there’s plenty of options on the market. Just avoid free VPNs, since they all have to make money somehow, and usually they end up doing it with your data.
Puggs samlede. A kid’s book, but from a troll’s perspective. Some unusual sentences, unless your father routinely ate owls.
I got it off amazon a while back:
https://www.amazon.com/Naiv-Super-Nelsbok-1-Norwegian/dp/0976307200/
It is fantastic as an intermediate.
You can use this dictionary as well. It doesn't have any bøying unfortunately but you can find bokmål translation to trøndersk words. Den Trønderske Ordboka
For pronunciation I recommend the app "Norwegian Pronunciation" from Sounds Good. You can choose between different mother tongues / first languages.
As a fellow Dutchie: just like when you were learning those other languages: you can't depend too much on other languages when it comes down to pronunciation. (Though they do help a lot when you need to guess the meaning of words)
The german du is like "doe", the norwegian du is like 'duu' (if I may write that in Dutch)
- It's a matter of exposure
- you could install this pronunciation app I'm not saying it's perfect (at least I don't think I've encountered any egregious errors), but it's a lot better than google and a lot better if you have no idea how a word is pronounced.
- you could use naob.no you could look at the 'uttale' section of certain words. That IPA notation might be a bit unusual at first but it helped me when I needed to know if I needed to pronounce an O as 'å' or 'O' (als in een 'oe' klank).
Hmmm... I don’t think I’ve ever gotten that error before. The only error I’ve ever seen is it saying it’s not available outside of Norway. I use NordVPN since I watch a lot of shows on NRK, and this is how it works for me.
NordVPN has worked for me with Netflix geoblocking (I'm only mentioning this particular provider because another one, Private Internet Access, has not). I also recommend watching shows on NRK TV (I think a lot of their content is non-geoblocked). If you can't understand enough just yet, just have it on in the background. It's crucial to get a lot of listening exposure in order to familiarize yourself with the accent(s) and sounds.
Another tip might be torrenting (tell me if this is against the rules, but I don't think Norwegian stores ship internationally) Norwegian versions of animated movies. Watch the English version first so you know what's going on and remember roughly what they are saying, and then watch the Norwegian version. Again I think it's okay to play it a few times in the background. I have used these techniques to study other languages.
Also, when practicing your own speaking, only copy native recordings, don't make your own sentences and read them out loud if you are unsure about pronunciation and accent. Get the good habits in early! Good luck! I'm amazed to see so many people from around the world learning our small insignificant language.
I use CyberGhost VPN and can watch on NRK without any issues. I got a year subscription for only $33 but I think they were running a sale. You might ask around to see if any of your friends will let you use theirs. My VPN can be used on seven devices at a time, so I’ve shared it with a few friends.
On Netflix, try Hjem Til Jul (movie), Ragnarok, and Lilyhammer (shows).
Another option is to go on
100% agree! Great book, and audio is available free online. There is also a second book (Mysteriet om Nils).
Thanks for your comments! Our audios were recorded by Norwegian native speakers to make sure the quality is good and the audios sound natural. However, as you said, people have different voice and intonation, it's hard to say which one is the standard.
For speaking game, we use voice recognition from Google, so it may not be 100% correct as human. Hope that it will be more accurate in the future.
If you are interested in learning more phrases (e.g. all numbers from 0 to 100), I suggest you try our phrasebook https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=simply.learn.norwegian.
Finally, I'll send you a coupon to try the Pro version of Ling app.
It routes your internet traffic to appear like you are from another country, or just another IP address. Nothing can be seen by your internet company and helps get past certain restrictions. Used in China by activists, for example. But not illegal in democracies aside from Russia, or they have a special policy on it.
You can save to get year-long subscriptions if you wanted. Get massive discounts that are well worth it. PureVPN has one at about $40 for a year.
Do some research on how VPNs work, and which one might suit you best. The ones I mentioned are definitely legit, at least. Had good customer service, too. And look for sales among those companies. I reckon they will have special discounts on one year or longer subscriptions around Easter.
Private Internet Access, ExpressVPN and Modheader have all stopped working for me from about the middle of February 2018. It seems like NRK might have done something with their streaming technology. Does anyone have any ideas or solutions on how to watch content that is only available regionally in Norway?
Private Internet Access, ExpressVPN and Modheader have all stopped working for me from about the middle of February 2018. It seems like NRK might have done something with their streaming technology. Does anyone have any ideas or solutions on how to watch content that is only available regionally in Norway?
You might want to look into NordVPN:
They have a moneyback guarantee for 30 days, loads of servers and seem very highly rated. I live in Norway now and use PureVPN for watching stuff from back home in the UK, but they seem to only have one Norwegian server. If are wise to that server they can block it.
With BBC iPlayer, I have had to try a few different UK servers within PureVPN before finding one which wasn't blacklisted by the BBC as a proxy.
Might be the same for dplay and NRK.
I would be wary of hola, as malwarebytes has detected some weird activity from it a bunch of times. Also it is not as stable as paid ones.
Considering NordVPN seems to have one of the largest server counts, and is extremely highly rated, you might want to try a monthly subscription and try some different Norwegian servers until you get one that works. If it doesn't, you can get a refund.
A lot of the stuff on dplay is free, btw without needing to set up an account.
Just to share, as far as the basic Norwegian vocabulary goes, another pretty useful resource you could use is the Beginner Norwegian app - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shex.beginnernorwegian
Norwegians verbs and essentials of grammar is a fantastic companion to any study of the Norwegian language. It's super cheap and really helps you understand how to get a hang of it from the English language
https://www.amazon.com/Norwegian-Verbs-Essentials-Grammar-Louis/dp/084428596X
May I ask which version this corresponds to?
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Tusen Takk!
Naiv Super
This version is made for Norwegian language learners. There is a glossary in the margins with the most difficult words.
https://www.amazon.com/Naiv-Super-Nelsbok-1-Norwegian/dp/0976307200/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1481048839&sr=8-4&keywords=erlend+loe