Basics
Good
morning.
God morgen. (goh moh-ohrn)
Good evening.
God kveld. (goh kvel)
Good night (to
sleep)
God natt. (goh naht)
Hello. (informal)
Hei. (hay)
How are you?
Hvordan går det? (vohrd-ahn gohr
deh?)
Fine, thank you.
(Jo) takk, bare bra. (yoh tak, barae
brah)
What is your name?
Hva heter du? (Vah he-ter du)
My name is ______.
Jeg heter ______. (yei hee-ter
_____.)
Nice to meet you.
Hyggelig å treffe deg. (Hygg-e-li å treff-e
dei)
Please.
Vær så snill.
Thank you.
Tusen takk.
You're welcome.
Bare hyggelig. (Bar-e
hygg-e-li)
More like the english: my
pleasure
Yes.
Ja. (ya)
Yes (in reply/opposition to a no in a discussion).
Jo. (yo)
No.
Nei. (naye)
Excuse me. (getting
attention)
Unnskyld (meg). (Unn-shill
mei)
Excuse me. (begging
pardon)
Unnskyld (meg). (Unn-shill
mei)
I'm sorry. (for a slight
mistake)
Beklager (be-klag-er)
I'm sorry. (I really didn't
mean it)
Jeg beklager så mye (Jei be-klag-er så
mye)
I'm sorry.
Jeg er lei meg. (Jei ær lei
mei)
Not used nearly as often as in english, this sincerely means you
are sorry, or can even be interpreted to mean you are sad (usually
not associated with guilt).
Goodbye
Ha det bra! (Ha de bra)
Goodbye (informal)
Hade! (Ha-de)
It was nice seeing/meeting you.
Goodbye.
Det var hyggelig å treffe deg. Ha det bra! (De
var hygg-e-li å treff-e dei. Ha de bra!)
I can't speak norwegian.
Jeg snakker ikke norsk. (Jei snakk-er ikk-e
nåsjk)
I only know a little norwegian.
Jeg kan bare litt norsk (Jei kan ba-re litt
nåsjk)
Excuse me. Do you know how to speak
English?
Unnskyld, kan du snakke engelsk? (Unn-skyll,
kan du snakk-e eng-elsk?)
Is there someone here who speaks
English?
Er det noen som kan engelsk her? (Ær de no-en
såm kann snakk-e eng-elsk hær?)
Help!
Hjelp! (Yelp!)
Good morning.
God morgen. (Go må-årn)
See hello above
Good evening.
God kveld. (Go kvell)
See hello above
Good night.
God natt. (Go natt)
Never used as a greeting, unless you you want to make a joke. This
is potentially troublesome. If you must greet someone at night, use
Hallo, Hei,
or Hyggelig å møte deg (Nice to meet
you), or even God dag (even though it's
in the middle of night).
Good night (to
sleep)
God natt. (Go natt)
I don't understand (you).
Jeg forstår [deg] ikke. (Jei forst-år [dei]
ikk-e)
Where is the toilet/bathroom?
Hvor er toalettet? (Vor ær
toa-lett-et?)
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