21 useful phrases of daily Norwegian 🇳🇴
These are a collection of phrases that I often hear being used in daily life here in Norway, therefore I thought they could be helpful for all the learners of Norwegian out there. How to say it in my dialect, Moldenser, is in cursive (), just in case you were curious about that :)
Hæ?
(Hæ?)
What? / Could you repeat? I didn’t hear.
Serr? - slang version of “seriøst?”
(Serr?)
Are you serious? / Seriously?
Offa meg.
(Offa me)
Gosh. / Jeez.
note: not sure how common this one is outside of Molde (my town), but I hear it and use it a lot.
Jeg vet ikke.
(I veit ikke/ikkje)
I don’t know.
Jeg orker ikke.
(I orke ikke/ikkje)
I can’t bear/stand (it). / I am too lazy/tired (to do this/it). / I can’t bother.
note: very common saying of Norwegian students, ahaha
Jeg forstår ikke.
(I forstår ikke/ikkje)
I don’t understand.
Jeg finner den ikke.
(I finn den ikke/ikkje)
I can’t find it.
Jeg tror ikke det.
(I tror ikke/ikkje d)
I don’t think so. / I don’t believe so.
Ikke egentlig.
(Ikke/ikkje egentlig)
Not really.
Den kler deg veldig godt.
(Den kler d veldig godt)
It (the thing) suits you really well.
Du minner meg om noen, men jeg vet ikke helt hvem.
(Du minne me om nokken, men i veit ikke/ikkje heilt kem)
You remind me of someone, but I don’t really know who.
Faktisk ikke, fordi …
(Faktisk ikke/ikkje, fordi …)
Actually not, because …
Tenk om noen … f.eks. så deg.
(Tenk om nokken … f.eks. så d.)
Imagine if someone … e.g. saw you.
Går det bra (med deg)?
(Går d bra (med d)?)
Are you okay?
Har du gjort leksene?
(Har/he du gjort leksan?)
Have you done the homeworks?
Vet du hva klokka er?
(Veit du ka klokka e?)
Do know what time it is?
Kunne du ha bært denne/dette for meg?
(Kunne du ha bært denna/detta for me?)
Could you carry this for me?
Hva synes du om …?
(Ka syns du om …?)
What is your opinion about ….? / What do you think about …?
Visste du at …?
(Visste du at …?)
Did you know that …?
Blir du med?
(Blir/bli du me/med?)
Are you coming too? / Are you joining (us)?
Kan du hjelpe meg?
(Kan du hjelpe me?)
Could you help me?
If you have any more to add, feel free to do so! :)
