i was curious if you could recommend any books/resources for learning Norwegian? (or just your favorite language resources in general) thank you!
In terms of books like textbooks:
The Mystery of Nils (A1/A2) and Mysteriet om Nils (B1/B2) are pretty great imo.
Norwegian Tutor from Teach Yourself has been an absolute life-saver for grammar
Also from Teach Yourself is Norwegian Short Stories, which has vocab lists for each story
Enjoy Norwegian is good for higher intermediate (although I’ve never really clicked with it)
Another one I never clicked with but is used in a lot of language schools is På Vei (A1/A2 level)
Lesnorsk norskkurs - texts from A1-B2 level
I do actually think the Duolingo course is okay tbh (the audio’s sometimes a bit strange, but as far as free resources go it’s really good imo!)
Memrise is also a popular resource: here’s a link to the first of their Norwegian courses (never clicked with it myself, but a lot of people like it)
Lingohut is also pretty good!
CALST is awesome for helping you learn to speak specific dialects
I’ve not tried using it, but Bnorsk seems to be a website where you can learn Norwegian for free
I also take classes on italki (if you’re interested in giving it a go then lmk so I can give you a referral code and get you a few dollars off your first lesson. I’ve also taken lessons from a number of tutors and can maybe help you find the best one for you)
Here’s a bunch of Norwegian instagram accounts you can follow
This is a website with set expressions and idioms in Norwegian
Bildetema is good for vocabulary - you see pictures with the Norwegian words next to them, and you can click on them to see how they’re pronounced. There are lots of different topics too!
ung.forskning.no is quite good if you’re like B1 level and interested in science because the articles are quite short and basically made for younger readers so the language isn’t so difficult (a number of them also have corresponding podcast episodes, so you can read the article to learn a bit about the topic and then listen to the podcast)
Drops and uTalk (both apps) also have Norwegian available to learn (I’m not a huge fan of them, but you might be!)
I also use the Anki app on my phone to create flashcards (there’s a free knock-off version and a legit version that costs like £20+. I use the free one and it’s fine).
Norskpodden is a good podcast for learners as they also have a transcript
Lær Norsk Nå! is also aimed at learners
Norsklærer Karense has her own podcast too (A2+)
I quite like Smartere på 10 minutter as well because it’s interesting and it’s short and the presenter speaks in clear Oslo dialect. If you’re still not used to listening in Norwegian, you can slow it down to half speed. (B1+)
Oppdatert is also not too long, the presenters speak quite clearly and it’s about current affairs (B1+)
While I absolutely do not endorse the author’s awful transphobic views, I know a lot of people are interested in reading the Harry Potter books as a way to expand their vocabulary, and it sure would be a shame if you could find all the PDFs free online and not have to give money to that aforementioned author. (Side note: the translator uses “omforladels” as a translation for “sorry” which like no actual Norwegian person apart from maybe in some dialects uses ever. Also remember it’s a translation, and the translator has tried to maintain a sense of “Britishness”, so some of the language isn’t entirely natural)
You can also search ebooks by language (including Norwegian) and download them for free from here (definitely 100% not illegal in any way shape or form *shifty glance*)
If you prefer to buy Norwegian ebooks actually legally, you can do so here.
Special shoutout to Norwegian Done Easy because Markus is my italki tutor and he’s awesome (plus I’m featured! So you can see my silly little face Norwegianing as hard as it can!)
Norsklærer Karense (I’m uhh not actually a fan BUT she has lots of useful videos for like A1-B2 level. There’s also a lot of useful information about culture and moving to Norway and integration and test-taking)
Preben’s Norwegian Academy (he’s from Nord-Norge, so you get some dialect exposure too)
Norskkurset (it’s not updated for a little while but there are some good videos there!)
Norwegian Teacher Karin (another one that’s not updated for a while but still has some good videos)
Norwegian With Tor (for a little Tromsø dialect)
Hope that’s enough to get you started/keep you going! Let me know if you have any questions :)
