Useful Norwegian phrases

A collection of useful phrases in Norwegian.

See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.

Glossary of abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person), NN = Nynorsk - BM = Bokmål.

English	norsk (Norwegian)
Welcome	Velkommen
Hello (General greeting)	Goddag Hei Morn, Hallo (on phone)
How are you?	Hvordan har du det? Hvordan går det med Deg?
Reply to 'How are you?'	Jo takk, bare bra. Og du? Jo takk, bare bra. Og med Deg?
Long time no see	Lenge siden sist! Det er lenge siden sist vi møttes! Det var lenge siden (sist)!
What's your name?	Hva heter du? (BM) Kva heiter du? (NN)
My name is ...	Jeg heter ... (BM) Eg heiter ... (NN)
Where are you from?	Hvor er du fra? (BM) Hvor kommer du fra? (BM) Kvar kjem du frå? (NN) Kvar er du frå? (NN)
I'm from ...	Jeg er fra ... (BM) Jeg kommer fra ... (BM) Eg kjem frå ... (NN) Eg er frå ...(NN)
Pleased to meet you	Hyggelig å møte deg Artig å treffe deg
Good morning (Morning greeting)	God morgen
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting)	God ettermiddag
Good evening (Evening greeting)	God kveld
Good night	God natt
Goodbye (Parting phrases)	Ha det bra Hade (inf) Adjø Farvel
Good luck!	Lykke til!
Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking)	Skål!
Have a nice day	Ha en fin dag
Bon appetit / Have a nice meal	Vær så god! Vel bekomme!
Bon voyage / Have a good journey	God reise! God tur!
Yes	Ja
No	Nei
Maybe	Kanskje
I don't know	Jeg vet ikke
Do you understand?	Forstår du?
I understand	Jeg forstår (BM) Eg forstår (NN)
I don't understand	Jeg skjønner ikke (BM) Jeg forstår ikke (BM) Eg forstår ikkje (NN)
Please speak more slowly	Vær vennlig og snakk saktere? Kan du være så snill å snakke litt saktere?
Please say that again	Kan du si det igjen?
Please write it down	Kan du være så snill å skrive det ned?
Do you speak English?	Snakker De engelsk? (frm/sg/pl) Snakker du engelsk? (sg/inf) Snakker dere engelsk? (pl/frm)
Do you speak Norwegian?	Snakker De norsk? (frm/sg/pl) Snakker du norsk? (sg/inf) Snakker dere norsk? (pl/frm) (BM) Snakkar du nynorsk? (sg) Snakkar de nynorsk? (pl) (NN)
Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?')	Ja, litt (BM) Ja, litt (NN)
I'm learning Norwegian	Jeg lærer norsk
Do you speak a language other than Norwegian?	Snakker du et annet språk enn norsk?
Speak to me in Norwegian	Snakk til meg på norsk (Speak to me in Norwegian) Du kan snakke norsk med meg (You can speak Norwegian to me) Vennligst snakk på norsk til meg (Please speak Norwegian to me) Du kan øve på å snakke norsk med meg (You can practise speaking Norwegian to me)
How do you say ... in Norwegian?	Hvordan sier du ... på norsk?
Excuse me	Unnskyld! Unnskyld meg!
I would like ...	Jeg vil gjerne ...
How much is this?	Hva koster denne? Hva koster dette?
Sorry	Unnskyld, Beklager
Please	Vær så snill
Thank you	Takk (thanks) Tusen Takk (a thousand thanks) Mange Takk (many thanks) Takk skal du ha
Reply to thank you	Ingen årsak Vær så god
Where's the toilet / bathroom?	Hvor er toalettet? (BM) Kvar er toalettet? (NN)
This gentleman will pay for everything	Denne herren vil betale for alt
This lady will pay for everything	Denne kvinnen vil betale for alt
Would you like to dance with me?	Skal vi danse? (lit. 'Shall we dance?')
I miss you	Jeg savner deg (BM) Eg saknar deg (NN)
I love you	Jeg elsker deg (BM) Eg elskar deg (NN)
Get well soon	God bedring
Go away!	La meg være alene!
Leave me alone!	La meg være alene! La meg være i fred!
Help!	Hjelp!
Fire!	Brann!
Help!	Stopp!
Call the police!	Ring politiet!
Christmas greetings	God jul
New Year greetings	Godt nytt år
Easter greetings	God påske
Birthday greetings	Gratulerer med dagen Gratulerer med fødselsdagen
Congratulations!	Gratulerer!
One language is never enough	Ett språk er aldri nok
My hovercraft is full of eels	Det er fullt av ål i luftputebåten min Luftputebåten min er full av ål Luftputefartøyet mitt er fullt av ål

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Links

Other collections of Norwegian phrases (some with audio)
http://www.transparent.com/learn-norwegian/phrases.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/norwegian.shtml
http://linguanaut.com/english_norwegian.htm
http://www.101languages.net/norwegian/basics.html

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