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Most Common Norwegian Words
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Essential Norwegian vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| hus | house | hoos |
| vann | water | van |
| mann | man | man |
| kvinne | woman | KVIN-ne |
| barn | child | barn |
| venn | friend | ven |
| tid | time | teed |
| dag | day | dahg |
| liv | life | leev |
| verden | world | VER-den |
| land | country | land |
| by | city | boo |
| arbeid | work | AR-beid |
| penger | money | PENG-er |
| mat | food | maht |
| familie | family | fa-MI-li-e |
| bil | car | beel |
| bok | book | book |
| skole | school | SKOO-le |
| gate | street | GAH-te |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| være | to be | VÆ-re |
| ha | to have | hah |
| gjøre | to do | YUH-re |
| gå | to go | goh |
| komme | to come | KOM-me |
| si | to say | see |
| se | to see | seh |
| vite | to know | VI-te |
| spise | to eat | SPEE-se |
| drikke | to drink | DRIK-ke |
| sove | to sleep | SOO-ve |
| arbeide | to work | AR-bei-de |
| tenke | to think | TEN-ke |
| elske | to love | EL-ske |
| ta | to take | tah |
| gi | to give | yee |
| forstå | to understand | for-STOH |
| ville | to want | VIL-le |
| lese | to read | LEH-se |
| skrive | to write | SKREE-ve |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| stor | big | stoor |
| liten | small | LEE-ten |
| god | good | goo |
| dårlig | bad | DOR-lig |
| vakker | beautiful | VAK-ker |
| ny | new | noo |
| gammel | old | GAM-mel |
| ung | young | oong |
| glad | happy | glahd |
| trist | sad | trist |
| sterk | strong | sterk |
| rask | fast | rask |
| sakte | slow | SAK-te |
| varm | hot | varm |
| kald | cold | kald |
| lett | easy | let |
| vanskelig | difficult | VAN-ske-lig |
| viktig | important | VIK-tig |
| fri | free | free |
| sann | true | san |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| veldig | very | VEL-dig |
| også | also / too | OS-so |
| alltid | always | AL-teed |
| aldri | never | AL-dri |
| ofte | often | OF-te |
| nå | now | noh |
| allerede | already | al-le-RE-de |
| fortsatt | still / yet | FORT-sat |
| kanskje | maybe | KAN-she |
| bra | well | brah |
| raskt | quickly | raskt |
| her | here | hehr |
| der | there | dehr |
| sammen | together | SAM-men |
| bare | only / just | BAH-re |
| virkelig | really | VIR-ke-lig |
| mye | a lot | myeh |
| litt | a little | lit |
| for mye | too much | for myeh |
| straks | immediately | straks |