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English, Norwegian, German and some Polish :)

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hej! i'm a little curious about jobs in norway, since i didn't find really much info on this subject, is it hard to get a "real job" with a bachelor's degree in -art- ? takk paa forhand!

Honestly, I have no idea since I'm no artist and have no experience with anything in that field. But my general impression from job hunting in Norway myself, and knowing many other immigrants who have done the same, being able to speak Norwegian is crucial. However, if you are more of a freelance artist, that might not be as relevant.

But here is a website that I hope is more helpful than my answer! :)

https://www.nav.no/workinnorway/en/Home

- (en) utepils means the exact description above; a beer you would enjoy drinking outside. Amusingly enough Norwegians evaluate the length of winter by estimating when the weather will be fine and warm enough to have the first "utepils" of the year.

Here are some other unique and directly untranslatable Norwegian words!:

- å kose seg (verb)

In Norwegian the definition is: "ha det hyggelig, nyte velværet" which means "have it nice/pleasant, enjoy the well-being". It's almost the same as "to enjoy yourself", but with a little stronger emphasis I suppose. There is also an adjective: "koselig" which means cozy, but they use it more widely i.e a person can be koselig, a party, etc.

- (en) samboer

In Nowegian the definition is: "partner som en bor sammen med uten å være gift," which means, "a partner which one lives with without being married." An English equivalent could be "cohabitant", but that doesn't necessarily mean you are romantically involved. It is clear in Norwegian that your samboer IS your significant other. And actually, there are more people in Norway that live with just their samboer than those that are married.

- (en) dugnad:

In Norwegian the definition is: "(sammenkomst med) felles gratis innsats for a gjøre et arbeid," which means: "(get-together/gathering with) common free contribution to do a job/work".

Basically, it is when residents of an apartment complex or a building get together (likely once a month) and do maintenance work together i.e mow the lawn or shovel snow outside, wash the floors in the shared halls and entry way, take out trash, and things like that. They do this together because it's free, instead of paying a company to do the maintenance for them, and also because it gives residents an opportunity to become familiar with their neighbors. However, this seems to have been more popular in the past and more people are just hiring maintenance services now.

- (en) fylleangst:

This word is not in the dictionary, but it literally translate to: "drunk anxiety". But, it's not fear of becoming drunk. Rather, it's a fear of the stupid things you may have said or done that you can't remember while you were drunk.

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roadtripdad

Ella Frances Sanders: Lost in Translation: An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words from Around the World

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Typically for breakfast and later evening meals, Norwegians eat bread and/or knekkebrød with various "pålegg". These can be anything from slices of deli meat, cream cheese, chocolate spreads like nutella, peanut butter, and their strange...cheese/meat in tubes/astronaut food. Then, on top of that usually goes something green like cucumber slices, tomato, bell peppers, etc.

From personal experience, I've never been at a breakfast table in Norway where someone was eating cereal (they do have it, of course). Eggs, yogurt with granola, and oatmeal is common, however.

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Martin Ødegaard

16 year old Norwegian soccer player that plays professionally for the Spanish club Real Madrid.

Norway might not have many great soccer teams, but there are a few who can boast a teenage professional. \m/

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Karl Johan, Oslo. Feb. 13th 2015

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Hello! I just wanted to ask how to say "feisty pants" in Norwegian? Thanks for the answer. :)

Lol I fear there is no direct translation. Google Translate gave me "sprelsk" for "feisty". So.. sprelsk bukser? x)

Hei! Jeg er fra tyskland og lærer norsk på 4 måneder nå. Blog din er ganske nyttig! Tusen takk :)

Takk så mye! Jeg er glad for at du liker bloggen min. :)

What is your native language ? :)

English :) I also learned Polish growing up.

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I'm Back !

It's been a long while since I've made regular posts. I apologize for that, and appreciate people not un-following my tumblr anyway! I just became quite busy after I landed my first job in Norway this past August (woohoo!) But, as it's just as helpful for me to write language things, I will try to be a bit more active with posts!

Keep calm and Snakk Norsk ;D