Nemophilist

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Accent tag: Norsk

What’s your name?

How old are you?  

Where are you from?

What is/are your native language(s)?

When and why did you start learning your target language?

Have you ever been to a country where your target language is spoken?

Have you ever been mistaken for a native speaker of your target language?

What is your favorite word in your target language?

What is, in your opinion, the most difficult word to pronounce in your target language?

Do a tongue-twister in your target language.

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Bedroom Vocabulary: Norwegian & Spanish

Pute (m./f.) - Pillow -  La almohada

Laken (n.) - Sheet - La sábanas

Dyne (m./f.) - Duvet - El edredón

Teppe (n.) - Rug - El tapete*

Teppe (n.) - Blanket - La cobija*

Garderobe (m.) - Wardrobe - El armario

Seng (m./f.) - Bed - La cama

Pult (m.) - Desk - El escritorio

Bibliotek (et.) - Library - La biblioteca

Bok (m./f.) (bøker) - Book - El libro

Speil (n.) - Mirror - El espejo

Bilde (n.) - Picture - La foto

Gardiner - Curtains - Las cortinas

Bærbar (m.) - Laptop - El portátil

Nattbord (n.) - Bedside table - La mesita (de noche)

Lampe (m./f.) - Lamp - La lámpara

Sko (m./f.) - Shoe - El zapato

Klær - Clothes - La ropa

Hylle (m./f.) - Shelf - El estante/La repisa

Stol (m.) - Chair - La silla

*Not completely sure. Any corrections or explanations would be appreciated.

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Language Challenge: day 16

   ~ Learn 3 idioms.

I’m adding the Spanish version below for those interested.

1. Å leve på luft og kjærlighet: to be so deeply in love that you do not bother with any other thing. (lit. to live on air and love.)

2. En fugl i hånden er bedre enn ti på taket: a bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. (lit. a bird in the hand in better than ten on the roof.)

3. Å koste skjorta: to cost an arm and a leg. (lit. to cost one’s shirt.)

En español

1. Vivir/estar en las nubes: it’s not limited to being in love, it can be used to refer to someone absent-minded. (lit. to live on the clouds.)

2. Mejor pájaro en mano que cien volando: just like the ones in Norwegian and English. (lit. Better bird in hand than a hundred flying.)

3. Costar un ojo de la cara: just like the ones in Norwegian and English too. (lit. to cost an eye from the face.)

Bonus:

Not quite an idiom but I found it useful.

Jeg har latt meg lure - I’ve been tricked/fooled - Me engañaron

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60-day Language Challenge

I decided to make this challenge to keep up with the not-so-hard work of learning Norwegian. Along with the daily tasks, I’ll be practicing the vocabulary I learn with physical cards and the spaced-learning method. The tasks I listed focus on specific skills (writing, listening, speaking, etc.) and they are distributed in different days.Feel free to use, share or adapt this challenge according to your needs.

Happy learning!

Day 1: Learn 5 words.

Day 2: Describe what’s around you in 3-5 lines.

Day 3: Read a children’s short story aloud.

Day 4: Watch a video in/about your target language.

Day 5: Learn 2 idioms.

Day 6: Talk to yourself for 5 minutes in TG.

Day 7: Learn a grammatical rule/concept and explain it.

Day 8: Learn 10 words.

Day 9: Translate a paragraph from English/native tongue to TG.

Day 10: Write (in TG) why you decided to take up that language.

Day 11: Read an article aloud and explain the main idea.

Day 12: Try 2 tongue twisters.

Day 13: Learn a grammatical rule/concept and explain it.

Day 14: Watch a film/video/episode of a series in TG (Subs can be used).

Day 15: Have a small chat with a native.

Day 16: Learn 3 idioms.

Day 17: Describe your room in a paragraph.

Day 18: Learn 15 words.

Day 19: Write about your favourite animal.

Day 20: Listen to a podcast.

Day 21: Learn grammatical rule/concept and explain it.

Day 22: Learn 5 swear words/expressions.

Day 23: Describe someone you know.

Day 24: Learn 20 words.

Day 25: Write about your favourite sport or sport you practice.

Day 26: Watch a film or episode of a series in TG (with subs)

Day 27: Describe a place that makes you feel good.

Day 28: Learn 4 idioms.

Day 29: Chat with a native for 10-15 minutes.

Day 30: Write a short story or a memory about something important to you.

Day 31: Learn 25 words.

Day 32: Read an article and explain what it was about.

Day 33 Listen to a podcast/radio.

Day 34: Learn 5 idioms.

Day 35: Translate two paragraphs of something of your interest.

Day 36: Watch a video/episode of a series in TG (once without subs, then with them).

Day 37: Learn 30 words.

Day 38: Chat with a native about a specific topic of your interest.

Day 39: Learn a grammatical rule/concept and explain it.

Day 40: Describe a dream you’ve had.

Day 41: Read an article and write your position on the topic.

Day 42: Listen to a podcast/radio.

Day 43: Learn 35 words.

Day 44: Describe an imaginary character or place.

Day 45: Read a short story (write new words).

Day 46: Learn 6 idioms.

Day 47: Translate a song from TG to native language (or English), or vice versa.

Day 48: Watch a film.

Day 49: Chat with a native for 20 minutes.

Day 50: Learn 40 words.

Day 51: Listen to a podcast/radio.

Day 52: Make your bucket list in TG.

Day 53: Learn about traditions/customs in a country where your TG is spoken.

Day 54: Learn a grammatical rule/concept and explain it.

Day 55: Write in TG about a tradition/custom in your country.

Day 56: Learn 3 proverbs/sayings.

Day 57: Write about your biggest fear.

Day 58: Make a playlist of music in your TG.

Day 59: Learn 10 words.

Day 60: Choose the task you like the most and practice what you’ve learnt.

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Language Challenge: day 15

   ~Have a small chat with a native.

I talked with an old friend of mine who lives in Oslo, and I learnt some new vocab. (I added the Spanish words for anyone interested.)

å lure - to fool or trick (someone)/to wonder - engañar (a alguien) /preguntarse

å gi bort - to give away - regalar

å kaste - to throw - botar (a la basura)

garderobe - wardrobe - armario

høyttaler - speaker - altavoz

å la være - to let it be - dejar así

plutselig - suddenly - de repente

det sunger - it sucks - qué mal (mild)/qué mierda (strong) 

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hva er forskjellen mellom ille og dårlig?

Hi! I’m really sorry it took so long to answer this! 

This was really hard to explain (hence why I haven’t really done any explaining ^^’), because I can’t really see any hard rules in how they’re used. They’re both words that have an incredible span in meaning and they can both be applied to a bunch of different contexts, so it is hard to define a concrete difference.

Dårlig (- Dårligere - Dårligst //- Verre - Verst)

Dårlig is the most used of the two. It is mostly used as an adjective, but can also be used as an adverb.

Adjective

Meaning: Bad, negative, weak, rotten, poor, ill, sick, off

Jeg er dårlig i matte. = I am bad at maths.

Har du en dårlig dag? = Are you having a bad day?

Jeg gjorde et dårlig forsøk på å lyve. = I made a bad attempt at lying.

Hun syntes sangen var dårlig. = She thought the song was bad.

Bestefaren min har dårlig hjerte. = My grandfather has a bad/weak heart.

Han ble dårlig på vei til skolen. = He became ill on the way to school.

Vi kastet maten fordi den var dårlig = We threw away the food because it was bad/off.

Tilstanden hans er ganske dårlig. = His condition is pretty bad.

Hun er redd for å være en dårlig mor = She is afraid of being a bad mother

Expressions

Å ha dårlig tid = To be in a hurry

Å ha dårlig samvittighet = To have a bad conscience

Å være dårlig i [+ noun] /til [+ verb] = To be bad at

Å være i dårlig form = To be in bad shape

Adverb

Meaning: Bad(ly), poorly

Fotballspilleren spilte dårlig. = The football player played poorly.

Blir samene dårlig behandlet? = Are the Sámi people treated badly?

Det ser dårlig ut for ulvebestanden i Norge = Things look bad for the wolf population in Norway.

Jeg gjorde det dårlig på eksamen. = I did badly on my exam.

Jeg bruker briller, for jeg ser veldig dårlig = I need glasses because I have very bad eyesight.

Expressions

(Det er) dårlig gjort! =(It is) unfair!

Å se dårlig = To have bad eyesight

Å høre dårlig = To have bad hearing

Ille ( - Verre - Verst)

This one is more often used as an adverb.

Adverb

Meaning: Bad, horrible, uncomfortable, unfortunate, awful, miserable

Det ser ille ut = It looks bad

Det var ikke så ille = That/it wasn’t so bad

Det var ikke ille (or: vondt) ment! = I didn’t mean it in a bad way

Å måtte synge foran hele skolen var ille! = Having to sing in front of the whole school was awful!

Expressions¨

Å ta [noe] ille opp = To take offense [with something], to take [something] the wrong way

Å kjenne seg ille til mote = To not feel at ease

Hope this helps! <3 Let me know if I’ve made any mistakes or typos^^

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Language Challenge: day 14

~  Watch a film/video/episode of a series in TG.

Mannen Some Elsket Yngve (The Man Who Loved Yngve)

You can watch in on Dailymotion with English subs.

Part 1

Part 2

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Language Challenge: day 13

     ~ Learn a grammatical rule/concept and explain it.

Det forskjellige mellom ‘da’ og ‘når’:

Da:

Noe som er ferdig, som skjedde en gang eller om en periode i fortid.

Eksempler:

Da jeg var barn, tok jeg svømmelektioner.

Jeg gråt da katten min døde.

Når:

Noe som skjer ofte i nåtid, gjentatte handlinger, eller som skjedde flere ganger i fortid. Det kan også være brukt til å snakke om ting i framtid.

Eksempler:

Når jeg har en jobb, vil jeg ta svømmer lesjoner.

Hunden min gråter når er jeg ikke hjemme

Alternative uses for ‘da’ that do not mean ‘when’:

Meaning ‘because’, ‘since’ or ‘for’: Hun spiste ikke skilpadda, da hun er vegetarianer.

Meaning ‘then’: Hva vil hun spiser, da?

Just because it sounds cool to add at the end of sentences: uffda, joda, neida, hvada.

[almostbilingual]

ok i am actually fairly desperate to learn how to swear properly in norwegian

[makotoscoffee]

Faen = fuck/damn Fy faen = holy shit/holy fuck Fitte = cunt/pussy/bitch Hore = whore Føkk = fuck,but with norwegian acsent Jævel = devil Jævla = fucking (eks. Den jævla hora, that fucking whore Drittsekk = asshole Rasshøl = (literal) asshole Ræv = ass Forbaska = damn (eks, den forbaska hora, that damn whore We swear a lot in english too, so fuck, holy shit, fucking (a lot of ppl say fuckings), jeesus christ, and slut

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Also: Fordømte - Same as “forbaska”/ (Eks. fordømte drittsekk -damn asshole Helvete - hell/fuck (eks: Hva i helvete? - What the hell/fuck? / Dra til helvete - go to hell) Helsike -  Heck (A milder version of “helvete”) Herregud - Oh my god Some expressions: Faen i helvete - Fuck, damn Faen ta deg - Fuck you  

[allemannsretten-deactivated2021]

This reminds me of looking up Norwegian profanity recently on Wikipedia and seeing this passage 😂

Norwegian grammar allows for virtually indefinite combinations of profanities. Hence phrases like “satans forpulte rævkjørte dritt av en monoknull-kuk” (Damned over-fucked ass-drove shit of a fucktard-dick) or “helsike helvetes forbannade forpulte tvillingsatan av et rauvkjørt dekkfaen” (Heck hell’s damned over-fucked twin-devil of an ass-fucked tire devil) are perfectly possible, if excessive, examples.

Also, apparently, the ubiquitous profanities of “fuck” and “shit” have origins in (old) Norwegian:

The word “fuck” as used by both the English and Norwegians today, however, is likely to origin from old Norwegian or German, fukka, which meant to have sexual intercourse. Fukka is no longer in use today. Another common swear word that originates from the Norwegian language, is shit (from sjit, drit, skitt), which meant and still means, feces.

[copperbooms]

when did tumblr collectively decide not to use punctuation like when did this happen why is this a thing

[rodimuss]

it just looks so smooth I mean look at this sentence flow like a jungle river

[prismatic-bell]

ACTUALLY

This is really exciting, linguistically speaking.

Because it’s not true that Tumblr never uses punctuation. But it is true that lack of punctuation has become, itself, a form of punctuation. On Tumblr the lack of punctuation in multisentence-long posts creates the function of rhetorical speech, or speech that is not intended to have an answer, usually in the form of a question. Consider the following two potential posts. Each individual line should be taken as a post:

ugh is there any particular reason people at work have to take these massive handfuls of sauce packets they know they’re not going to use like god put that back we have to pay for that stuff

Ugh. Is there any particular reason people at work have to take these massive handfuls of sauce packets they know they’re not going to use? Like god, put that back. We have to pay for that stuff.

In your head, those two potential posts sound totally different. In the first one I’m ranting about work, and this requires no answer. The second may actually engage you to give an answer about hoarding sauce packets. And if you answer the first post, you will likely do so in the same style. 

Here’s what makes this exciting: the English language has no actual punctuation for rhetorical speech–that is, there are no special marks that specifically indicate “this speech is in the abstract, and requires no answer.” Not only that, it never has. The first written record of English (actually proto-English, predating even Old English) dates to the 400s CE, so we’re talking about 1600 years of having absolutely no marker whatsoever for rhetorical speech.

A group of teens and young adults on a blogging website literally reshaped a deficit a millennium and a half old in our language to fit their language needs. More! This group has agreed on a more or less universal standard for these new rules, which fits the definition of “language.” Which is to say Tumblr English is its own actual, real, separate dialect of the English language, and because it is spoken by people worldwide who have introduced concepts from their own languages into it, it may qualify as a written form of pidgin. 

Tumblr English should literally be treated as its own language, because it does not follow the rules of any form of formal written English, and yet it does have its own consistent internal rules. If you don’t think that’s cool as fuck then I don’t even know what to tell you.

[staff]

Hey cool

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Another good example of purposeful lack of punctuation can be seen in James Joyce’s Ulysses; in the final chapter, called Molly Bloom’s soliloquy, this lack of punctuation characterises the stream of conciousness, the flowing of the thoughts, the wandering of the mind,

[leavelesstree]

Hi! I just wanted to tell you that it should probably be "å tute" - "to honk" in your norwegian vocabulary list. Not sure if it was just a spelling error, but remember that almost all norwegian verbs ends in "-e" in infinitive! Have a good day<3

Hey!You’re right. I didn’t notice the mispelling. Thanks for correcting. :)

Ha en god dag!

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Language Challenge: day 12

  ~ Learn two tongue twisters.

1. Henrik Ibsens ripsbærbusker og andre russiske buskvekster (Henrik Ibsen's raspberry bushes and other Russian bushes)

2. Våt, blå, glatt gateplakat. (lit. Wet, blue, smooth street poster)

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Language Challenge: day 11  

    ~ Read an article aloud and explain the main idea.

“ IT-eksperter advarer mot nytt Facebook-virus ”, fra VG.

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Every time you see this post on your dashboard you have to go learn one new word in your target language

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En kilde: a source.

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Language Challenge: day 10

  ~ Write (in TG) why you decided to take up that language.

Vel, jeg har altid elsket språk og jeg ville ikke å lære et vanlig språk. Først, ville jeg å lære Finsk, men det er lit vanskelig å finne sider for å lære det. Så møtte jeg ei jente fra Danmark, så jeg hadde lyst å lære dansk, men jeg var ikke så sikker og motivert. Så møtte jeg en type fra Norge, og han viste meg noe norsk og jeg liket virkelig hvordan det hørtes ut, så begynte jeg å lærer meg.

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Language Challenge: day 9

 ~ Translate a paragraph from English/native tongue to TG.

This is actually a short text written by the Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector.

Bursdag, av Clarice Lispector.

Han begynte å synge, så stoppet og sa:

− Jeg synger til min ære. Men, mamma, jeg har ikke utnyttet så godt som mulig av mine ti år av liv.

− Du har utnyttet dem veldig godt.

− Nei, jeg mener ikke å utnytte av å gjøre ting, å gjøre dette og desse. Jeg mener at jeg har ikke være nok glad. Hva skjer? Er du trist?

− Nei. Kom hit, jeg skal gi deg en kyss.

− Ser du det? Har jeg ikke fortalt deg at du var trist?! Har du lagt merke til hvor mange ganger har du kysset meg? Nár en person kysser andre person så mye er det fordi hun/han er trist.

Cumpleaños, by Clarice Lispector.

Empezó a cantar, paró y dijo:

− Estoy cantando en mi honor. Pero, mamá, no he aprovechado bien mis diez años de vida.

− Los has aprovechado muy bien.

− No, no quiero decir aprovechar haciendo cosas, haciendo esto y aquello. Quiero decir que no he estado suficientemente contento. ¿Qué te pasa? ¿Estás triste?

− No. Ven acá que te daré un beso. 

− ¿Ves? ¡¿No te he dicho que estabas triste?! ¿Has visto cuántas veces me has besado? Cuando una persona besa tanto a otra persona es porque está triste.

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Language Challenge: day 8

  ~ Talk to yourself for 5 minutes.