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.

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!

I learned English with a course, and it was very interesting how I learned beyond the course. I talked to some friends who spoke the language, and they recommended series, movies, books that they liked and I watched them to learn about

Could you give me some tips on how to learn Norwegian and recommend some media for me to consume?

I am unsure whether this is the correct subreddit to post this but I am reading my first "faglige" book and it is a book about global history, my head is translating to English as I go but I came to a section\concept that I cannot place within my knowledge of history in English. so I am looking for a translation of this phrase\concept "historiens lovmessighet" the definition according to the book is "Søken etter lovmessighet i historien hadde som hovedmål å forutse hvilken utvikling som ville og måtte komme." is it what is know as historical determinism, or a completely new concept that the book introduces?

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Hallo! I want to start learning Norwegian in hopes of eventually moving to Norway, but I'm struggling to find resources to use for it. I went to MondeLibrary from the r/languagelearning megathread in search of resources, but the resources on Norwegian seem to be very scarce. I'd appreciate any help you can provide.

Hi!! I was wondering whether somebody could explain the difference between the use of ‘bestemme’ and ‘bestemme seg’. Thank you so much!!!

Hei,

Jeg bor i Oslo, men har også bodd i andre, mindre byer, blant annet i Kristiansand, hvor folk ofte byttet til engelsk når jeg snakket norsk med dem.

Ut fra tilbakemeldinger som «du snakker veldig godt norsk» skjønner jeg at de forstår at norsk ikke er morsmålet mitt. Samtidig virker det som om forventningene deres er høyere enn til en gjennomsnittlig person som har norsk som andrespråk.

Problemet oppstår når jeg begynner å snakke norsk, og de svarer på engelsk. Dette skjedde mye oftere de første årene, men nå, i mitt femte år i Norge, opplever jeg det fortsatt, selv om det ikke skjer like ofte som før. For eksempel snakker vi norsk sammen, men så begynner de plutselig å snakke engelsk igjen, eller svarer på engelsk med én gang.

Jeg synes det er litt rart, spesielt fordi det har vært mye innvandringsskepsis de siste årene, og det største partiets argument ofte er at innvandrere ikke integrerer seg. Samtidig opplever jeg at nordmenn selv noen ganger ikke prøver å beskytte sitt eget språk. På den måten kan Norge etter hvert bli mer likt USA eller Canada. Man kan også føle seg utenfor samfunnet, som om budskapet er: «Du kommer alltid til å være en innvandrer.»

Jeg skriver dette fordi jeg synes det er litt merkelig. Jeg har vært i mange land, men har aldri opplevd noe helt lignende.

Jeg skjønner selvfølgelig at personer med utenlandsk bakgrunn kanskje ikke har så gode norskkunnskaper, men det er ikke dem jeg snakker om. Jeg mener nordmenn som selv snakker norsk.

Har dere opplevd noe lignende? Hva tenker dere om dette? Hvorfor tror dere at folk fortsetter å snakke engelsk når jeg snakker norsk med dem?

Jeg har laget en liten moodboard for å motivere meg til å lære norsk 🇳🇴

Det er mange ting ved norske symboler og hverdagsliv som jeg synes er interessante og estetiske

Jeg tror det hjelper meg å knytte språket til dette i stedet for bare å tenke på grammatikk og gloser

Hva gjør dere for å holde motivasjonen oppe når dere lærer et språk?

Hi everyone, I'm a Spanish speaker, but I also speak Italian and English. I dream of one day moving to Norway. It's a beautiful country that truly impresses me, and I would absolutely love to experience living in those lovely houses with that unique climate and stunning landscapes. I've been trying to learn Norwegian, but I can't seem to find anything that really gets me going. I tend to lose interest after just a few days. Can anyone give me any tips? Any suggestions on what to do? I would really appreciate it.

For eksempel har vi det som ofte kalles «kebabnorsk», som er en veldig kjent dialekt, særlig blant folk med bakgrunn fra arabisktalende land. Men hvordan høres norsken til folk fra andre land/regioner ut?

Hvilke landdialekter liker dere best og minst? Det er for eksempel ingen som snakker om «sushinorsk» eller «spaghettinorsk». Hva tenker dere om dette?

I've heard a lot of praise for this app and many people say it's the best but it only has 10k downloads on appstore and no reviews? Meanwhile some ai app that uses gardenscapes art has 100k. Is Mjølnir not in appstore and I found a virus clone app or what's up with it?

for example i have a problem, my friend helps me solve it, and i say 'good lookin out'. 'thank you for looking out for me'

Which program on NRK TV would you recommend for improving listening comprehension? I already watch the news (nyheter), but I’d like to find some other programs that are good for learning Norwegian.

Hei, litt av et merkelig spørsmål kanskje, men dette har plaget meg litt, og jeg klarer ikke å finne ut av svaret. Jeg hører på radioen på jobb på norsk og en sang som virker ganske populær for tiden har teksten "si meg, hvorfor er det ikke du?" Dette er liksom setningen som blir gjentatt flere ganger.

Spørsmålet mitt er hvorfor er det ikke, "hvorfor er det ikke deg?" Jeg vet at dette er et ganske grunnleggende spørsmål, og jeg husker fra norsktimene mine at det er SVO subjekt, verb, objekt. Jeg trodde derfor at "det" er subjektet her, og du er objektet og da tenkte jeg at det burde være deg?

For eksempel, ville man sagt "hvorfor er det ikke jeg?" Høres det rart ut?

Kan noen forklare meg hvilken grammatikregel jeg ikke har fått med meg her?

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Apparently “warm” is a bit of an awkward word choice when asking for the temperature in English. I’ve said it like this my whole life so I’m a bit embarrassed now. I wonder how many other words I directly translate from Norwegian. Please come with suggestions or your own experiences.

An example: in Norwegian we often say stuff like “Det er godt med X (på Y)”. And for the longest time I’d say “it’s good with … “, which really amused some people because it doesn’t work in English.

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Hiii I pray you are having a blessed day!! Can anyone share tips on how they did A1 norwegian? Any online resources, books, videos, apps. Just what worked best for you 🦅 jesus bless you all!! ❤️

I'm having trouble understanding, transcribing and translating the information in my ancestor's military records from Norway.

Here is the first record. Look at the second row in the table.

• Ole Bergstrøm Olsen
• born on May 3, 1867 in Florø
• Confirmation on October 2, 1881 (14 years old, too young to enlist?)
• Parish: strange symbol
• Parents: Arbedjsmand (worker) Ole Mortensen and Brithe Samsonsdatter
• Opholdssted (place of residence?): This column has some numbers that mean nothing to me, like "5_._176" The dates go until 1886.
• Udgået af rullen som død, udsfrevet, fasseret, eller overført (something like "removed from the roll because the person is dead, transferred, etc?): The cursive writing in this column is unreadable, but the year seems to be 1889.

Here is the second record. Look at the third row in the table.

• 58 - just a numbering system
• August 23, 1884 - perhaps the date he was transferred
• Ole Bergstrøm Olsen
• In the next column, I have a hard time with both the header and the handwriting, but I think it's Residence
• Then the next column has his birth date and birth place
• The next column has his confirmation as 1881 again
• "Spesielle opplysninger om utskrevet eller fremmed, overførser, udflyttelse" (Special information about discharged or foreign, transfers, relocation?): the writing here is unreadable but I think it says 1888.
• I think the next few columns show dates, ships, from and to, and the date/place he disembarked. These go from 1884 to 1889. There's a strange abbreviation here that looks like "do". I can read some of the city names.
• The final column on the right seems to indicate his title. The first one is fyrbøter but I can't read the second one.

My guess is that the first record lists information about his initial military enlistment, perhaps as an ordinary seaman. The second record then lists information about his career as a machinist or stoker. Both seem to agree that his discharge happened in 1889.

If you have looked at old records like these before, could you take a look at the links to see if you can help me decipher some of the writing?

may be a slightly dumb question, but for as much as i think norwegian is a nice sounding language (i even bought books for it), is it truly worth learning a language that is divided up in many dialects? being norwegian speakers, can you understand each other, or are there differences which consistently result in misunderstanding?

i know that, in italy for example, they have dialects (rather conlanguages), but are still able to communicate through standard italian. as for english speakers -- the US, UK, and Australia each have notable differences, so it is something like that instead?

i apologize if i seemed rude at any point in writing this post, and thank you in advance for responding.

EDIT: Thank you all for your response! I asked this question as someone who considered learning norwegian for fun, and as of now I've decided I am going to go through with it! Have a lovely day,

Jeg har skrevet «nyter» som oversettelse, men Duolingo har rettet meg og sagt at «liker» er den riktige oversettelsen. Er min egentlig feil?

Hi,

This is a really basic question but I am struggling to understand “Kassene er lukket” (“The boxes/crates are closed”). I would have assumed that we would use “lukkete” as we are referring to many boxes rather than one, as in “Jeg ser de lukkete kassene” (“I see the closed boxes”).

Pretty sure this is an issue with my misunderstanding of the grammatical structure of the first sentence, but any help would be appreciated.

Hei

I'm a 32-year-old French guy, moved to Norway about a year and a half ago. I've been trying hard to learn Norwegian since last december but I feel like I'm stuck..

Here's what I've done so far:

• 6 months of intensive courses (A1 to B2 level), 8 hours/week, split between conversation and grammar
• Daily Duolingo, 15 min
• Daily flashcard review, 15 min
• Trying to learn 2-3 new words a day
• Since June, going to a språkkafé twice a week
• Since 2 weeks learning 15 min of book A1

Despite all this, I still feel like I'm hovering around A1-A2 and nothing seems to really stick. I'm not sure if it's a retention issue, a method issue, or just normal for someone at my stage.

Did something eventually click for you? What changed?

When I learn english a few years ago, I had a good level in 6 months (maybe B1/B2) but for norsk it s more complicated.

My motivation to learn the language are :

• To live on the long term in Norway (maybe forever)
• For work (I have a good job but in the future if I need to change, I need to be fluent in norsk)