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Verbs. Study set 2.

In this section you are going to learn some important Norwegian verbs. This is Study set 2 of two. Verbs begynne – begin bety – mean Example: Hva betyr det? – What does it mean? bruke – use; spend Example: Bruke mye tid på noe – spend a lot of time on something dra – …

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Verbs. Study set 1.

Download the verb list here. In this section you are going to learn some important Norwegian verbs. This is Study set 1 out of two. Verbs åpne – open bytte – change; exchange Example: Jeg vil bytte rom. – I want to change room. danse – dance dele – share; divide Example: Vil du dele …

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Locations and directions

As you can see, most adverbs of location add -e at the end. Compare the two: Jeg må gå ut. – I have to go out. Jeg er ute. – I am outside. Jeg skal hjem snart. – I will go home soon. Jeg er hjemme nå. – I am at home now. Other adverbs …

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Adjectives

In this section you are going to learn some common adjectives in Norwegian. For your convenience, they are divided into two parts. god – good dårlig – bad fantastisk – fantastic fin – nice, lovely riktig – correct ny – new forrige – previous neste – next gratis – free billig – cheap dyr – …

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Adjectives to describe people

In this lesson you are going to learn some common adjectives to describe people. Adjectives gammel – old ung – young pen – pretty, handsome glad – happy; pleased trist – sad hyggelig – nice, pleasant snill – kind sint – angry sur – grumpy sterk – strong høy – tall; high lav – short; …

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Study

In this section you are going to learn some words connected to studies. Studies (et) universitet – university (en) skole – school å studere – to study å lære – to learn å forklare – to explain å forstå – to understand å bety – to mean å gjenta – to repeat (et) ord – …

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Free time

In this section you are going to learn some words connected to free time. Free time (en) tid – time Example: Jeg har mye tid. – I have a lot of time. (en) fritid – free time å gå på tur – to go for a walk/to go for a hike. Example: Jeg liker å …

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Other pronouns

alene – alone alt – everything alle – everyone, all både … og – both … and Example: Både Maria og Isak danser bra. – Both, Maria and Isak dance well. annen (“annet” in neuter) – another andre – other (plural) begge – both hver – every, each som – that, which noen – somebody …

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Useful expressions

In this section you are going to learn some useful expressions in Norwegian. Gratulerer med dagen! – Happy Birthday! It literally means “I congratulate you with the Day!”. Besides for birthdays, Norwegians also use it during the Consitution Day, on the 17th of May. Takk for sist. Takk for sist! literally translates as “Thank you …

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Adverbs

In this section, you are going to learn the most common adverbs in Norwegian. Adverbs of frequency aldri – never av og til – sometimes ofte – often alltid – always lite – little mye – a lot Adverbs of time nå – now før – before allerede – already tidlig – early snart – …

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