i was curious if you could recommend any books/resources for learning Norwegian? (or just your favorite language resources in general) thank you!
In terms of books like textbooks:
The Mystery of Nils (A1/A2) and Mysteriet om Nils (B1/B2) are pretty great imo.
Norwegian Tutor from Teach Yourself has been an absolute life-saver for grammar
Also from Teach Yourself is Norwegian Short Stories, which has vocab lists for each story
Enjoy Norwegian is good for higher intermediate (although Iāve never really clicked with it)
Another one I never clicked with but is used in a lot of language schools is PĆ„ Vei (A1/A2 level)
Lesnorsk norskkurs - texts from A1-B2 level
I do actually think the Duolingo course is okay tbh (the audioās sometimes a bit strange, but as far as free resources go itās really good imo!)
Memrise is also a popular resource: hereās a link to the first of their Norwegian courses (never clicked with it myself, but a lot of people like it)
Lingohut is also pretty good!
CALST is awesome for helping you learn to speak specific dialects
Iāve not tried using it, but Bnorsk seems to be a website where you can learn Norwegian for free
I also take classes on italki (if youāre interested in giving it a go then lmk so I can give you a referral code and get you a few dollars off your first lesson. Iāve also taken lessons from a number of tutors and can maybe help you find the best one for you)
Hereās a bunch of Norwegian instagram accounts you can follow
This is a website with set expressions and idioms in Norwegian
Bildetema is good for vocabulary - you see pictures with the Norwegian words next to them, and you can click on them to see how theyāre pronounced. There are lots of different topics too!
ung.forskning.no is quite good if youāre like B1 level and interested in science because the articles are quite short and basically made for younger readers so the language isnāt so difficult (a number of them also have corresponding podcast episodes, so you can read the article to learn a bit about the topic and then listen to the podcast)
Drops and uTalk (both apps) also have Norwegian available to learn (Iām not a huge fan of them, but you might be!)
I also use the Anki app on my phone to create flashcards (thereās a free knock-off version and a legit version that costs like Ā£20+. I use the free one and itās fine).
Norskpodden is a good podcast for learners as they also have a transcript
LƦr Norsk NƄ! is also aimed at learners
NorsklƦrer Karense has her own podcast too (A2+)
I quite like Smartere pĆ„ 10 minutter as well because itās interesting and itās short and the presenter speaks in clear Oslo dialect. If youāre still not used to listening in Norwegian, you can slow it down to half speed. (B1+)
Oppdatert is also not too long, the presenters speak quite clearly and itās about current affairs (B1+)
While I absolutely do not endorse the authorās awful transphobic views, I know a lot of people are interested in reading the Harry Potter books as a way to expand their vocabulary, and it sure would be a shame if you could find all the PDFs free online and not have to give money to that aforementioned author. (Side note: the translator uses āomforladelsā as a translation for āsorryā which like no actual Norwegian person apart from maybe in some dialects uses ever. Also remember itās a translation, and the translator has tried to maintain a sense of āBritishnessā, so some of the language isnāt entirely natural)
You can also search ebooks by language (including Norwegian) and download them for free from here (definitely 100% not illegal in any way shape or form *shifty glance*)
If you prefer to buy Norwegian ebooks actuallyĀ legally, you can do so here.
Special shoutout to Norwegian Done Easy because Markus is my italki tutor and heās awesome (plus Iām featured! So you can see my silly little face Norwegianing as hard as it can!)
NorsklƦrer Karense (Iām uhh not actually a fan BUT she has lots of useful videos for like A1-B2 level. Thereās also a lot of useful information about culture and moving to Norway and integration and test-taking)
Prebenās Norwegian Academy (heās from Nord-Norge, so you get some dialect exposure too)
Norskkurset (itās not updated for a little while but there are some good videos there!)
Norwegian Teacher Karin (another one thatās not updated for a while but still has some good videos)
Norwegian With Tor (for a little TromsĆø dialect)
Hope thatās enough to get you started/keep you going! Let me know if you have any questions :)
