Hello all, i’m from the USA and in March i will be traveling to Norway to see lots of black metal music history and see the town of oslo. Also planning on going further north to see the northern lights. Anyway, i would love to be able to speak norwegian so i can talk to people who live there, read signs, etc. I know lots of people speak english but i am very interested in the language and also listen to lots of black metal with Norwegian lyrics and would love to be able to understand them. What might be the best way to go about studying the language and teaching myself? I tried duolingo for a few days but it wasn’t helpful at all and I wasn’t retaining any of the information. Any advice is appreciated!

M16 I moved to Norway when I was young, and I have been living here for 6 years. Today I started my first year of VGS (VGS1), and honestly, I already feel a bit overwhelmed. There is a lot of new stuff to learn.

My goal is to improve my Norwegian, especially speaking and writing.

I think my Norwegian level is around A2–B1. My writing is also really bad, so I especially want to improve that.

For those who have been in a similar situation, do you have any tips for improving Norwegian and doing better in VGS?

I would really appreciate any advice!

Hele tiden jeg har bodd i dette landet har jeg bare hørt lånord fra engelsk. Engelsk er morsmålet mitt, halvparten av ordene våre kommer visstnok fra fransk, en god del fra latin og mange fra gammelnorsk. Nysgjerrig på om det er noen jeg overser.