Norsk

Norwegian

Germanic

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Also known as: Norwegian, Bokmål, Bokmal

Norwegian (norsk) is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway and closely related to Danish and Swedish; mutual intelligibility is substantial but varies by language pair, medium, and speaker experience. It has two legally equal official written standards, Bokmål and Nynorsk, rather than two corresponding spoken languages. Bokmål developed through the Norwegianization of the Danish written language used during Danish rule, while Ivar Aasen constructed the basis of Nynorsk in the nineteenth century from comparative study of Norwegian dialects. Local dialects remain widely used in public and private life, and neither written standard prescribes a single pronunciation. Norwegian generally has verb-second order in main clauses, and many dialects distinguish two lexical pitch accents, though their realization varies and some dialects lack the contrast.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Norwegian

Water

vann

vɑnː

Fire

ild

ilː

Sun

sol

suːl

Moon

måne

moːnə

Star

stjerne

ˈstjæːɳə

Night

natt

nɑtː

Rain

regn

rɛjn

Snow

snø

snøː

Wind

vind

vɪnː

Earth

jord

juːr

Stone

stein

stæɪn

Mountain

fjell

fjɛlː

Sea

hav

hɑːv

Mother

mor

muːr

Father

far

fɑːr

Daughter

datter

ˈdatːər

I

jeg

jæɪ

You

du

dʉː

We

vi

viː

Name

navn

nɑʋn

Person

menneske

ˈmɛnːəskə

Head

hode

ˈhuːdə

Eye

øye

øjə

Ear

øre

øːrə

Nose

nese

ˈneːsə

Mouth

munn

mʉnː

Tooth

tann

tɑnː

Tongue

tunge

ˈtʊŋə

Hand

hånd

hɔnː

Foot

fot

fuːt

Heart

hjerte

ˈjæʈə

Bone

bein

bæɪn

Blood

blod

bluː

Poop

bæsj

bæʃ

Love

kjærlighet

ˈçæːɭɪˌheːt

Tree

tre

treː

Dog

hund

hʉnː

Cat

katt

kɑtː

Fish

fisk

fɪsk

Bird

fugl

fʉːɡl

Butterfly

sommerfugl

ˈsɔmərfʉːl

Egg

egg

æɡ

Bear

bjørn

bjœːɳ

Horse

hest

hɛst

House

hus

hʉːs

Milk

melk

mɛlk

Honey

honning

ˈhɔnːɪŋ

Salt

salt

sɑlt

Wine

vin

viːn

Rice

ris

riːs

Chocolate

sjokolade

ʃukuˈlɑːdə

Iron

jern

jæːɳ

Wheel

hjul

juːl

Silk

silke

ˈsɪlkə

Book

bok

buːk

Eat

spise

spiːsə

Drink

drikke

drɪkːə

Sleep

sove

ˈsuːvə

One

en

eːn

Two

to

tuː

Three

tre

treː

Four

fire

ˈfiːrə

Five

fem

fɛm

Hundred

hundre

ˈhʉndrə

Hello

hei

hɛɪ

Thank you

takk

tɑkː

Good

bra

brɑː

New

ny

nyː

Red

rød

røː

White

hvit

ʋiːt

Black

svart

svɑʈ

Green

grønn

ɡrœnː

Blue

blå

bloː

Cuckoo

gjøk

jøːk

Woof

voff voff

vɔf vɔf

Cock-a-doodle-doo

kykeliky

kykəliˈkyː

Computer

datamaskin

ˈdɑːtamaˌʃiːn

Wi-Fi

wifi

ˈviːfi

Sushi

sushi

ˈsʉːʃi

Tea

te

tʰeː

Coffee

kaffe

ˈkɑfːə

Sugar

sukker

ˈsʊkːər

Orange

appelsin

ɑpəlˈsiːn

Ninety-nine

nittini

ˈnɪtːiˌniː

Dopamine

dopamin

dʉpaˈmiːn

At sign

krøllalfa

ˈkrœlːɑlfɑ

Internet laughter

lol

lɔlː

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Germanic

Meaning NorwegianNorwegian NynorskSwedishDanishOld NorseLow GermanFaroese
Water vann /vɑnː/ vatn /vɑːtn/ vatten /vatːɛn/ vand /vanˀ/ vatn /vɑtn/ Water /vɑːtɐ/ vatn /vahtn/
Fire ild /ilː/ eld /ɛld/ eld /ɛld/ ild /ilˀ/ eldr /eldr/ Füer /fyːɐ/ eldur /ɛltʊɹ/
Sun sol /suːl/ sol /suːl/ sol /suːl/ sol /soːˀl/ sól /soːl/ Sünn /zʏn/ sól /sɔuːl/
Moon måne /moːnə/ måne /moːnə/ måne /moːnɛ/ måne /mɔːnə/ máni /mɑːni/ Maan /maːn/ máni /mɔaːnɪ/
Star stjerne /ˈstjæːɳə/ stjerne /ˈstjæːɳə/ stjärna /ˈɧæːɳa/ stjerne /ˈsdjɛɐ̯nə/ stjarna /ˈstjarna/ Steern /steːrn/ stjørna /ˈtʃœdna/
Night natt /nɑtː/ natt /nɑtː/ natt /natː/ nat /nad/ nótt /noːtː/ Nacht /naxt/ nátt /nɔtː/
Rain regn /rɛjn/ regn /rɛjn/ regn /rɛŋn/ regn /ʁɑjˀn/ regn /rɛɣn/ Regen /ˈreːɡn̩/ regn /rɛɡn/
Snow snø /snøː/ snø /snøː/ snö /snøː/ sne /sneːˀ/ snjór /snjoːr/ Snee /sneː/ kavi /ˈkɛaːvɪ/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
Norwegian
Jeg vil prøve en dress som jeg så i en butikk overfor hotellet
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with languages in the same classification

I wanna try on a suit I seen ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ek wil 'n pak aanpas wat ek gesien het ‌in 'n winkel oorkant die hotel
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Jeg vil prøve et jakkesæt som jeg så i en butik overfor hotellet
Norwegian
Jeg vil prøve en dress som jeg så i en butikk overfor hotellet

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