Hei! (hvor enn du er i verden)

@archiveenthusiast That’s a very good question! You’re right about it being a dialect thing. “dey, mey” is the pronunciation used in the Oslo-area and Østlandet (the east) primarily. As you’ve probably noticed there’s not one correct way to speak Norwegian, but language apps/teachers often go for the Oslo-area pronunciation, even though it’s not really more “correct” than any other dialect (back in the day the Oslo West dialect was considered more “proper” but I wouldn’t say it is anymore)

Example of another variant right off the top of my head:

By popular demand, I’m back with some more music recs! This time it’s up and coming

Sebastian Zalo

(«Without You» & «Maybe You Need Someone»)

These couple songs are covers of famous Norwegian songs, recorded for the NRK show De neste, where young singers who might end up as “the next” big artists showcase their talents - I highly recommend checking out all of the covers! (Just look up De neste on Spotify). And Sebastian Zalo is really about to be the next big star, I think.

Type means “type” or “boyfriend”, depending on the context.

Han er ikke min type. - “He’s not my type.”

Han er ikke typen min! - “He’s not my boyfriend!”

However, you CAN for instance say “Hun er ikke min type” (She’s not my type) and “Hun er ikke typen min” and both sentences would mean the same thing (but the latter sentence sounds a little off).

Just stopping by to let you know you should listen to Gabrielle’s new album klipp meg i ti og lim meg sammen (“cut me in ten (pieces) and glue me together”)

(“sunshine in a spotless mind” & “things like ilu“)

These two songs are my personal favourites but you should listen to the entire thing:)

Er det det det heter? (“Is that what it’s called?”)

🇳🇴 Part 1/? - Maria Mena

Maria Mena gets the number one slot, despite singing primarily in English, because she has the most beautiful voice in the kingdom of Norway. No discussion. It is even better live than in recordings, if you can believe it. 

She recently released her first original Norwegian song, Speil (Mirror), and I also highly recommend checking out her covers from “Hver gang vi møtes” (a TV-show in which famous musicians cover each other’s songs - they’re all on Spotify). Her vocals on Karpe’s song Påfugl are heart-wrenchingly beautiful. You might cry without even understanding the words. Now, you have been warned. 

🇳🇴 Part 1/?

Bønner is the indefinite plural of both bean and prayer. This made for a quite the interesting misunderstanding in religion class back when I was in the second grade...but I might tell that story later. 

Examples:

“Jeg er ikke så glad i bønner.” (”I don’t like beans that much”).

“Jeg er ateist, så jeg ber ikke bønner.” (”I’m an atheist, so I don’t pray prayers.”)

🇳🇴Part 1/? - Banneord (Curse words)

Norway is really into banneord that has some connection to the devil. 

First out we’ve got faen, derived from “Fanden”(”The Devil”). It’s probably the most versatile Norwegian curse word of them all. You can use it for basically anything. It is largely used to the same extent as “fuck” in English (even though we also use “fakk” or “fuck”). 

Examples:

Faen ta deg -  Lit. May the devil take you. Fig. Fuck you

Men for faen! - But for fuck’s sake!

En stakkars faen - A poor devil (poor as in miserable. But you can substitute the adjective for any word, really. I.e. “Din heldige faen” (”You lucky bastard”).

Faen! -  Fuck! Used when you stub your toe, you drop something to the ground, you lose a game, etc. etc.