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HOOOHHH YEAH BUDDY - now this is one of those things our teachers always tried to drill into our heads when we were younger (a bit like the English “then/than”-issue, I think), so there’s no wonder you’re confused. !(•̀ᴗ•́)و ̑̑

We have a nice little rule that tends to help whenever you encounter this problem:

“Den gang da, hver gang når.” - “That time da - every time når.”

So, to elaborate:

While both “da” and “når” means “when”, “da” is used if the action only happened once, while “når” is used if it’s a habitual action that happens frequently or is going to happen in the future. 

(I suppose you could try to think of “når” as the Norwegian version of “whenever”, though it’s way more frequently used than its English counterpart)

In other words:

“Da mamma kom hjem, var middagen klar.” - “When mom came home, the dinner was ready.”

- here referring to one certain point in time, in which mom came home and the dinner was ready. Dinner isn’t usually ready by the time mom comes home, but in this case, it was.

“Når mamma kommer hjem, er middagen klar.” - “Whenever mom comes home, the dinner is ready.” 

- here implying that (1. habitual) every single time mom comes home, dinner is always ready, OR (2. future) that when mom comes home later today, dinner will be ready. 

Du er jenta mi - You are my girl

Jenta mi - Baby girl

Du er gutten min - You are my boy

Gutten min - (I would use “gutten min” as we in English use “Babe”)

Min eneste - My only one

Min elskede - My beloved

Min dyrebare - My precious

Elskling - Darling

Min kjære - My dear

Kjære - Dear/Love

Søta (to girls only) - Cutie

Søten (to boys) - Cutie

Min skatt - My treasure

Skatt - Treasure

Vennen min - my friend

Snuppa - Babe

Min bedre halvdel - My better half

Kjekken - (mr) Handsome

Hønemor - Overprotective (mother). But also used to women/girls who are cleaning/washing/taking much care of other people and is stressed and worry about her “kids”. 

Lillemor - (lit. Little mother). This is sometimes said to the one amongst friends and in families who cleans, wash, remembers to bring food etc. Its an endearment.

Pusen - My kitten

Pus - Kitten

Godgutten min - My good boy

Engel - Angel

Engelen min - My angel

Prinsessa mi - My princess

Prinsen min - My prince

Søtnoms - Cutiepie (I dont think English has a word for this)

Lykketrollet - Lucky charmer

Månestråle - My moonbeam

Honningblomst - Honey flower. Min honningblomst - My honey flower

Gudinna mi - My Goddess

Godbiten - My good treat

Pusekatt - Pussycat (My delicate flower :P)

Gullet - Lit. The gold. We say it as “gullet mitt” and alone “gullet”. Used as my most precious. 

min lille due - My little dove

Hjertet mitt - My heart

Godjenta mi - My good girl

This entry contains sources and websites for learning the Nordic languages (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, and Icelandic). *Might be updated from time to time.* All websites have audio unless stated otherwise. Most websites are available to learn multiple languages.

Norwegian

http://www.ntnu.edu/web/nox/info -a course in Norwegian brought to you by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Discusses grammar an vocabulary. Free.

http://ielanguages.com/norwegian1.html -a website discussing essential phrases, vocabulary, and rudimentary grammar. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish, and other languages.

http://www.norwegianclass101.com/ -podcasts and videos concerning grammar, vocabulary, and culture. Paid with a 7-day free trial and a small amount of free content.

http://www.internetpolyglot.com/lessons-en-no -games concerning vocabulary. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish, and other languages.

http://www.surfacelanguages.com/language/Norwegian -Reading, listening phrases along with tests to test your knowledge and games. Also has an intro and history of the language. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, and other languages.

http://norwords.com/guides/index.html/ -Phrases, vocabulary, and grammar, and textbooks. Free.

http://readlang.com/#languages -read books in your target language. Supports all Nordic languages and other languages. Free.

http://languageapps.org/norwegian.php -Lessons concerning vocabulary, phrases, and short grammar. Free. Also available in Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Swedish, and other languages. 

http://www.101languages.net/norwegian/ -Website with lessons with vocabulary, phrases, pronunciation and grammar. Also has links to radio, newspapers, and more resources. Even has a basic course. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish and other languages.

http://www.learnnorwegiannaturally.com/ - discusses grammar, vocabulary, 

http://grammatikk.com/ -discusses grammar. Free. No audio.

memrise.com -courses made by members on the site about vocabulary. Free. Some audio. Available in many other languages and topics.

http://www.learnalanguage.com/ -Phrases, vocabulary, culture, verbs, a dictionary and a video blog. Free. No audio also available in Swedish, Danish, and other languages.

http://forvo.com/ -a site that has audio for pronouncing words. Free. Also available in all Nordic languages and more.

http://survivalphrases.com/ -Essential phrases. Somewhat requires registration. Somewhat paid. Also available  in Finnish, Swedish, and other languages.

http://mylanguages.org/index.php -Learn a language with many tools. Free. No audio. Also available in all Nordic languages and more languages.

duolingo.com -Learn a language quickly. Free. Also available in Danish and Swedish.

http://en.bab.la/ -learn vocabulary and some grammar rules. Has a dictionary and games. Free. Also available in Danish, Swedish, Finnish and more languages.

http://www.loecsen.com/ -Compare languages and learn vocabulary. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish and Finnish.

http://learn101.org/ -Learn vocabulary and grammar. Free. Also available in all Nordic languages and more.

Swedish

http://ielanguages.com/swedish.html - a website discussing essential phrases, vocabulary, and rudimentary grammar. Free. Also available in Danish, Norwegian, and other languages.

http://www.swedishpod101.com/ - podcasts and videos concerning grammar, vocabulary, and culture. Paid with a 7-day free trial and a small amount of free content.

http://www.internetpolyglot.com/lessons-en-sv -games concerning vocabulary. Free. Also available in Norwegian, Danish, and other languages.

http://www.surfacelanguages.com/language/Swedish -Reading, listening phrases along with tests to test your knowledge and games. Also has an intro and history of the language. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, and other languages.

http://readlang.com/#languages -read books in your target language. Supports all Nordic languages and other languages. Free.

http://languageapps.org/swedish.php -Lessons concerning vocabulary, phrases, and short grammar. Free. Also available in Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and other languages.

http://www.101languages.net/swedish/ -Website with lessons with vocabulary, phrases, pronunciation and grammar. Also has links to radio, newspapers, and more resources. Even has a head start course. Free. Also available in Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish and other languages.

memrise.com -courses made by members on the site about vocabulary. Free. Some audio. Available in many other languages and topics.

http://www.learnalanguage.com/ -Phrases, vocabulary, culture, verbs, a dictionary and a video blog. Free. No audio also available in Swedish, Danish, and other languages.

http://www.learnalanguage.com/ -Phrases, vocabulary, culture, verbs, a dictionary and a video blog. Free. No audio also available in Norwegian, Danish, and other languages.

http://forvo.com/ -a site that has audio for pronouncing words. Free. Also available in all Nordic languages and more.

http://survivalphrases.com/ -Essential phrases. Somewhat requires registration. Somewhat paid. Also available  in Finnish, Norwegian, and other languages.

http://mylanguages.org/index.php -Learn a language with many tools. Free. No audio. Also available in all Nordic languages and more languages.

duolingo.com -Learn a language quickly. Free. Also available in Danish and Norwegian.

http://en.bab.la/ -learn vocabulary and some grammar rules. Has a dictionary and games. Free. Also available in Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and more languages.

http://www.loecsen.com/ -Compare languages and learn vocabulary. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish and Finnish.

http://learn101.org/ -Learn vocabulary and grammar. Free. Also available in all Nordic languages and more.

Danish

http://ielanguages.com/danish.html -a website discussing esstential phrases, vocabulary, and rudimentary grammar. Free. Also available in Swedish, Norwegian, and other languages..

http://www.danishclass101.com/ -podcasts and videos concerning grammar, vocabulary, and culture. Paid with a 7-day free trial and a small amount of free content.

http://www.internetpolyglot.com/lessons-en-da -games concerning vocabulary. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish, and other languages.

http://www.surfacelanguages.com/language/Danish -Reading, listening phrases along with tests to test your knowledge and games. Also has an intro and history of the language. Free. Also available in Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Icelandic, and other languages.

http://readlang.com/#languages -read books in your target language. Supports all Nordic languages and other languages. Free.

http://languageapps.org/danish.php -Lessons concerning vocabulary, phrases, and short grammar. Free. Also available in Norwegian, Finnish, Icelandic, Swedish, and other languages.

http://www.101languages.net/danish/ - Website with lessons with vocabulary, phrases, pronunciation and grammar. Also has links to radio, newspapers, and more resources. Free. Also available in Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Finnish and other languages.

memrise.com -courses made by members on the site about vocabulary. Free. Some audio. Available in many other languages and topics.

http://www.learnalanguage.com/ -Phrases, vocabulary, culture, verbs, a dictionary and a video blog. Free. No audio also available in Swedish, Norwegian, and other languages.

http://forvo.com/ -a site that has audio for pronouncing words. Free. Also available in all Nordic languages and more.

http://mylanguages.org/index.php -Learn a language with many tools. Free. No audio. Also available in all Nordic languages and more languages.

duolingo.com -Learn a language quickly. Free. Also available in Danish and Swedish.

http://en.bab.la/ -learn vocabulary and some grammar rules. Has a dictionary and games. Free. Also available in Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish and more languages.

http://www.loecsen.com/ -Compare languages and learn vocabulary. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish and Finnish.

http://learn101.org/ -Learn vocabulary and grammar. Free. Also available in all Nordic languages and more.

Finnish

http://www.finnishpod101.com/ -podcasts and videos concerning grammar, vocabulary, and culture. Paid with a 7-day free trial and a small amount of free content.

http://www.surfacelanguages.com/language/Finnish -Reading, listening phrases along with tests to test your knowledge and games. Also has an intro and history of the language. Free. Also available in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, and other languages.

http://readlang.com/#languages -read books in your target language. Supports all Nordic languages and other languages. Free.

http://languageapps.org/finnish.php -Lessons concerning vocabulary, phrases, and short grammar. Free. Also available in Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Swedish, and other languages.

http://www.101languages.net/finnish/ -Website with lessons with vocabulary, phrases, pronunciation and grammar. Also has links to radio, newspapers, and more resources. Even has a conversational course. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian and other languages.

http://venla.info/ -Discusses grammar, vocabulary, and culture. Has exercises. Free. No audio.

http://www.uusikielemme.fi/index.html -Discusses grammar and vocabulary. Free. No audio.

memrise.com -courses made by members on the site about vocabulary. Free. Some audio. Available in many other languages and topics.

http://forvo.com/ -a site that has audio for pronouncing words. Free. Also available in all Nordic languages and more.

http://survivalphrases.com/ -Essential phrases. Somewhat requires registration. Somewhat paid. Also available  in Norwegian, Swedish, and other languages.

http://mylanguages.org/index.php -Learn a language with many tools. Free. No audio. Also available in all Nordic languages and more languages.

http://en.bab.la/ -learn vocabulary and some grammar rules. Has a dictionary and games. Free. Also available in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and more languages.

http://www.loecsen.com/ -Compare languages and learn vocabulary. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish and Finnish.

http://learn101.org/ -Learn vocabulary and grammar. Free. Also available in all Nordic languages and more.

Icelandic

http://www.surfacelanguages.com/language/Icelandic -Reading phrases along with tests to test your knowledge and games. Also has an intro and history of the language. Free. Also available in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, and other languages. No audio.

http://readlang.com/#languages -read books in your target language. Supports all Nordic languages and other languages. Free. No audio.

http://languageapps.org/icelandic.php -Lessons concerning vocabulary, phrases, and short grammar. Free. Also available in Norwegian, Finnish, Danish, Swedish, and other languages.

http://www.101languages.net/icelandic/ - Website with lessons with vocabulary, phrases, pronunciation and grammar. Also has links to radio, newspapers, and more resources. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and other languages.

http://www.nativlang.com/icelandic-language/icelandic-pronunciation.php -discusses Icelandic pronunciation with audio. Free.  

http://www.nativlang.com/icelandic-language/icelandic-grammar.php -Discusses Icelandic grammar. Free. No audio. 

http://icelandiconline.is/index.html -A course in Icelandic brought to you by the University of Iceland. Discusses grammar, vocabulary, etc. Requires registration. Free. 

memrise.com -courses made by members on the site about vocabulary. Free. Some audio. Available in many other languages and topics.

http://forvo.com/ -a site that has audio for pronouncing words. Free. Also available in all Nordic languages and more.

http://mylanguages.org/index.php -Learn a language with many tools. Free. No audio. Also available in all Nordic languages and more languages.

http://learn101.org/ -Learn vocabulary and grammar. Free. Also available in all Nordic languages and more.

Dictionaries

http://www.freelang.net/ -A downloadable dictionary available in many languages. Free. No audio.

Links

http://www.openculture.com/freelanguagelessons -Links to more language learning sites.

http://norsk.rkevin.com/resources/ -Links to more Norwegian resources.

Need help memorizing things?

quizlet.com -Games to help memorizing things.

Listening comprehension is difficult in any language but with Norwegian it can be a real challenge when you add the seemingly endless number of dialects in. I’ve managed to make it my best skill, but only after I became obsessed with improving it. The main way I did was by using podcasts! They’re a great free resource that have helped me greatly over my two and a half years of learning this lovely language.

I thought I’d throw together a list of my favorites to share for anyone looking for something to listen to. The advice I give to anyone who is trying to improve their listening comprehension is to listen to something you enjoy and listen to the same episode more than once before continuing. Slow it down if you need to! It will be frustrating but it’s the only way to improve (I’ve found at least). I got into the groove of listening to something every day and now I rarely have problems understanding what my teachers and friends say to me - even if they speak in dialect.

Comedy/Humor 

Dustene http://podcast.badeog.no/dustene My absolute favorite. Comprised of Fanny Vaager, Hasse Hope and Magnus Devold. (I swear this isn’t my favorite just because a few of my questions have been answered on the show…)

O-Fag http://ofag.eikern.net Ylvis in podcast form! 

Misjonen https://www.p4.no/programmer/misjonen With the much adored (by me) Atle Antonsen and Johan Golden 

Radioresepsjonen https://radio.nrk.no/serie/radioresepsjonen Hosted by Bjarte Tjøstheim, Steinar Sagen & Tore Sagen

Non-Comedy 

Filmpolitiet https://radio.nrk.no/serie/filmpolitiet Movie, TV and game reviews

Språkteigen https://radio.nrk.no/serie/spraakteigen A Norwegian podcast about Norwegian!

Ekko https://radio.nrk.no/serie/ekko Various topics

For Beginners

Klar Tale http://www.klartale.no/klartale-podcast Basically a podcast version of the website. This is the only one I can really recommend to beginners that I’ve listened to.

Vegard and Helene at the premiere of Singing in the rain…:)

( picture from this -> ( x )  article about Vegard’s twitter account being hacked…)

å formgi to design 

å forandre to change

å nekte to refuse

å skille seg to divorce

å heve to raise

å dirre to tremble

å løfte to lift  

å kile to tickle

å rekke opp to raise up

å svette to sweat

å stønne to moan  

å bryte ut to break out

å faste to catch

å mette to feed

å verke to ache

å kløre to itch  

å ha mytte av to have benefit of

å plukke opp to pick up

å samle to collect

å glemme to forget

å være sikkert på to be certain about    

å hende to happen

å vise fram to show

å gruble pa to meditate

å strekke to stretch

å klae seg selv to manage oneself

å sy to sew

å skryte av to brag

å dele to split/share

å tillate to allow

å nøye seg med to be satisfied with 

å være stiv to be stiff

å knaske to munch

å fortrenge to displace

å regne med to reckon that

å forlate to abandon

å betrakte som to be regarded as

å gjenvinne to regain

å angå to relate   

å innrede to decorate

å havne på to end up at   

å eie to own

å jage to chase

å utestenge to ban

å få lov to be allowed   

å søke om to apply for 

å erstatte to replace

å vedta to adopt

å lenke seg sammen to unite together

å hevde to claim

å pynte set to dress up

å være gjestfri to be welcomed

å være blid to be sweet

å føre til to lead to

å sette sig preg to leave its mark

å legge merke til to notice

å legge vekt på to emphasize  

å låse fast to lock   

å forslage to suggest

å etterfølge av to follow behid by

å peke på to point at   

å være preget av to be characterised by

å bli oppfordret to be encouraged

å bekymre seg to worry

å utnytte to utilize

å legge til rette to facilitate

å tilspisse seg to toughten

å ha behov for to need

å oppheve to cancel

å sørge for to ensure

å lykkes to succeed

å begrense to narrow

å avklare to clarify

å slite med to struggle with

å lide av to suffer from

å være bekymret for to be concerned about

å sette i gang to initiate

å holde munn to shut up

å fremstå to appear   

å forbinde to associate

å dyrke to cultivate

å plyndre to plunder

å utveksle to exchange

å bosette seg to estabilish

å slå seg med to settle down   

å få kjennskap til to gain knowledge of   

å tørre to dare 

å rive ned to tear down

å kreve to require

å svvekke to weaken

å forestille seg to imagine

å  være smigret to be flattered

å ha intrykk av to have the impression

å være avhengig av to depend on 

å være knyttet til to be connected to

å ta hensyn til to show consideration

å bli valgt til to be elected

å stemme på to vote for   

å ha ansvar for to be responsible for

å fokusere på to focus on   

å jobbe for to work for

å inneholde to contain

å utgjøre av to consist of 

å gjøre opp to make up

å  være laget av to be made of

å tyde på  to suggest

å klage over to complain about

å skylde på to blame 

å resultere i to result in 

å være interessert i to be interested in

å interessere seg for to be interested for

å spille en viktig rolle to play an important role

å være i frerd med to be about to

å lette etter to search for

å gå i stykker to break down

å skade seg to injure onself

å forvente at to expect that

å bidra til to contribute to

å stemme med to match with

å legge fram to sumbit

å herske over to rule a country/place

å angre på to regret

å beskytte av to protect

å finne ut to find out

å finne opp to invent

å være dekket av to be covered of

å kikke inn to peep

å riste på to shake

å sikte til at to aim at

å fordele to allocate

å oppleve to experiance

å beherske to master

å utføre to carry out 

å påvirke to influence

å forhindre to prevent

å styrke to strenghten

å øke to increase

å redusere to reduce

å planlegge to plan

å tåle to tolerate

å fastslå to determine 

å etterlate seg to leave behind

å danne to form

å bekrefte to confirm

å overføre to transfer

å sammenfatte to summarize

å lukke to close

å vekke to arouse

å ivre to urge

å nå to reach

Please feel free to add your own personal suggestions as well if you have any!

Ane Brun

Virvelvind

Cir.Cuz

Original

Før jeg dør

Supernova (feat. Julie Bergan)

Daniel Kvammen

Du Fortenar Ein Som Meg

Ingen Vega Utanom

DeLillos

Kokken Tor

Smaken av Honning

Dum Dum Boys

Slave

Fredrik William Olsen

Helt uten tanke

Gabrielle

Ring meg

Nattergal

Høster

Regn fra blå himmel

Sitter her

Medvind (Med Vin)

Gåte

Grusomme skjebne

Knut liten og Sylvelin

Sjå Attende

Bendik og Årolilja

Gnom

Takk som byr

Gunnhild Sundli

Du e nær

John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen

Hull i Himmelen

Ingebjørg Bratland

Ingen som du

Innertier

Langt igjen å gå (feat. Lex Press)

Du Er Ung (feat. Thomas Gregersen)

Kaizers Orchestra

Hjerteknuser

Resistansen

Ompa til du dør

Kari Bremnes

Nytt Imellom Oss

Karpe Diem

Snøhvit

Katastrofe

Holde rundt deg

Kate Havnevik

Se Meg

Katzenjammer

Vi tenner våre lykter

Kråkesølv

Skredder

Ikke rart vi blir sprø

Lars Vaular

Nonsens

Magnus Eliassen

Stor

Til dem du e glad i (med Kråkesølv)

Maria Mena

Mitt lille land

Marit Larsen

Vår beste dag

Moddi

Togsang

Morgan Sulele

Bare min

Oslo Ess

Alt Jeg Trenger

Postgirobygget

en solskinnsdag

Siri Nilsen

Alle snakker sant

Skambankt

Som En Sirene

Sondre Justad

Nu har du mæ

Det e over

Slave

Tilbake

Bli hos mæ (Sam Smith - Stay with me cover)

Sval

Tidsfrist

Fasitsvar

Plan B

Unge Ferrari

Hvis Du Vil

Valkyrien Allstars

Kom Hjem

Vamp

Månemannen

På Bredden

Nok Ein Sang Om Havet

Tir n'a Noir

Vanja

Du Sto Der Å Lo

Wardruna

Helvegen

Today, May 17th, is Norway’s national day. Norway is the Scandinavian country that celebrates their national day the most.This day in 1814, Norway left its 400-year long union with Denmark and became an independent nation with its own constitution (although they kinda entered a union with Sweden until 1905). All over the country, people wear the national costume (bunad) and celebrate Norway’s independence and democratic rights in parades.

From a parade in Oslo.

May 17th is mostly a day for children and there is a “rule” that children must receive as many ice creams, hot dogs and soft drinks as they want. Usually at schools or in parks there are activities for children where entire communities gather after they’ve marched. 

Usually a lot of kindergartens and elementary schools marches to the resident of the royal family, where they wave to all the children passing by.

The Royal Family

It’s also the last day of russetiden, the celebration of graduating upper secondary school. People celebrating russetiden can be spotted in this outfit:

Norway’s national costumes (bunad) vary a lot in colour and pattern, but they usually look a lot like this:

These outfits are usually very expensive, so not everyone has one. It is much more common for girls than for boys to wear bunads.

In the parades, there are usually marching bands and people singing patriotic songs, such as these:

Norway’s national anthem, Ja, vi elsker (Yes, we love).

Norge i rødt hvit og blått (Norway in red, white and blue). This is my personal favourite.

I hope everyone in Norway has a great Constitution Day today!