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Norwegian

Vlargaretha Danbolt Simons

TEACH YOURSELF BOOKS

Acknowledgements

My greatest thanks are due to my editors at Hodder & Stoughton: to Helen Coward, who first

approached me about writing this book and got me under way, and to Sarah Mitchell, who saw me

through the whole process. I am immensely grateful for all the help I have received, from beginning

to end, from Gillian James at the University of Surrey. Gillian also acted as my guinea pig. I would

like to thank John Hart of Esher College for patiently improving my English. The encouragement

and practical assistance from Gunilla Anderman and my colleagues at The Centre for Translation

Studies, University of Surrey, have been of tremendous value, and I would like to thank John

Pretlove and Richard Nice (in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Linguistics and

International Studies respectively), both of the University of Surrey, for their computing help. with-

out which I would have been lost. And finally, the enthusiasm of my children, William, Steven and

Pooh, Rebekka and Nick, has been a great inspiration.

For Tom

CONTENTS

Introduction

Pronunciation

1 Hei! Hva heter du? (Heilo! What is your nåme?)

Greeting people and introducing oneself.

Making simple statements and questions.

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2 Jeg vil gjerne reise til Norge. (I would like to go

to Norway.)

Talking about what you do for a living. Counting to ten.

Planning how to get to Norway. The days of the week.

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3 På vei til Norge. (On the way to Norway.)

Norwegian food and saying skål! Saying what you

would like to eat and drink. Norwegian driving regulations.

4 Sightseeing i Oslo. (Sightseeing in Oslo.)

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What to see in Oslo and how to get about. Left and right.

Talking about what you think of the sights.

5 John går til byen. (John goes to town.)

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Buying postcards and stamps. Cashing travellers' cheques

and understanding Norwegian money. Asking for directions.

Counting from ten upwards.

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6 Hallo! (Heilo!)

Using the telephone. Using numbers in sums.

Making appointments and saying please.

7 Bentes familie. (Bentes family)

Dealing with family relationships and the family tree.

Talking to children. Showing irritation.

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8 John kolliderer og kommer på sykehus. (John is in a

crash and ends up in hospital.)

101

Expressing pain and discomfort. Describing symptoms of

illnesses and pain. Parts of the body. Being in hospital.

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9 Bente får jobb og John går på apotek. (Bente gets a job,

and John goes to the chemist's.)

114

Buying clothes and medicines. Describing clothes, colours

and patterns. Telling the time.

10 John og Bente går i selskap. (John and Bente go toparties.) 127

Norwegian party customs. What to say to your hosts

during and after a party. Months and dates.

INTRODUCTION

11 God Jul! Godt Nyttår! (Happy Christmas!

Happy New Year!)

142

Writing Christmas cards. Christmas in Norway.

More about telling the time.

12 Kjære Kari. (Bear Kari.)

156

Formal and informal letters. The use of titles.

Describing the weather and the seasons.

The aim of this course is to enable the student to speak and read

everyday Norwegian, and to gain insight into the Norwegian culture

and way of life.

13 Påske på fjellet. (Easter in the mountains.)

171

Skiing. Expressing delight and fear. Winter scenery.

14 Syttende Mai i Oslo. (Seventeenth of May in Oslo.) 185

The National Day in Norway. Talking about the past,

and expressing interest in something. How to say sorry.

15 Sankt Hansaften på Vestlandet. (Midsummer in

the West Countiy.)

198

Teach Your seif Norwegian is designed for the absolute beginner; no

previous knowledge of any foreign language is required. Grammar is

kept to a minimum; only what is necessary for this course is included,

and grammatical terms are carefully explained.

Norwegian is not a difficult language for an English-speaking person.

Many words are similar. Pronunciation may at first seem a bit

difficult, but there are some basic rules to follow. These are covered in

the following section. The cassette is a further help.

Yet another Norwegian celebration! Booking hotel

accommodation. Making a complaint. Paying the bill.

16 Hva nå? (Whatnow?)

211

You will see in the list below that each unit has several sections in it.

To start you off, there is a list of What you will learn in the unit; then

you can work through three dialogues or texts. These are

followed by detailed vocabulary boxes that list, in detail, the new

words and phrases that have been introduced in the preceding dia-

logue or text. In this way, you can read through the dialogue or text,

and/or listen to it on the cassette at the same time, a few times so

that you can get the gist of the situation. Then, to increase your

vocabulary learning, you can look through the vocabulary box and

make sure you understand all of it. It is helpful to say the words and

phrases out loud, and to write them out so that you memorise them

more easily. Finally, there are some True/False? phrases to make

sure that you have really understood the dialogue/text.

Expressing thoughts and feelings, and perhaps a

little nostalgia.

Key to the exercises

226

Grammar

232

Norwegian-English Vocabulary

236

Index

250

NORWEGIAN

INTRODUCTION

Remember that the best way to learn a language is to listen and read

a little and often and to increase your confidence gradually - this is

far better than spending long infrequent sessions poring over the

books!

The next section is called What to say, and this gives you plenty of

new phrases relating to the situations in the unit as a whole.

Language patterns and structures are the basis of the language and

you need to master these so that you can express yourself freely in

spoken and written Norwegian. It is not the most difficult language,

but there are lots of turns of phrase and unexpected structures that

are clearly and fully explained in this course. Make the most of the

examples in this section because they will come in useful later when

you are doing the practice section and the prompted speaking

exercise at the very end of every unit.

This course focuses on two central characters: an English student,

John, and a Norwegian girl, Bente. We follow them through their ups

and downs in a variety of situations during a year in Norway. Notes

on travelling in Norway, food, illness, bookings and letter-writing are

included. Norwegian festivals are covered.

There are 16 units, each following the same pattern.

Introduction. This is an English summary of what you will learn in

each unit.

Samtale (Dialogue) QQ or Tekst (Text) E3- There are three at the

beginning of each unit. Use the cassette to hear the correct pronunci-

ation.

Ordliste (Vocabulary) SS • After each dialogue or text there is a list

of new words and expressions in the order in which they appear in

the dialogue or text.

Sant eller usant? (True or false?) After each text there are some

statements which may or may not be true. The aim of this exercise is

for you to check whether you have understood the text.

Slik sier vi det (What to say). A repetition of useful expressions from

the text and some extra ones which may come in useful.

Grammatikk (Language patterns) fcjj. Notes on grammatical struc-

tures and how to use them.

What you need to know, the next section, gives you lots of useful

information about the Norwegian way of life: just the sort of thing

you will find most intriguing whenever you visit Norway, or if you get

talking to a Norwegian abroad.

Finally, it is a good idea to do the exercise section soon after reading

the language patterns sections so that the grammar is still fresh in

your mind. However, remember to look back at previous units' lan-

guage patterns sections to revise as you work through the course. At

the back of the book there is a useful index to the grammar subjects.

There are also lists of irregular nouns, irregular verbs and modal

verbs as a useful reference once you are producing written Norwegian

and you need to pay attention to the details.

Øvelser (Exercises) f^- These are for you to practise what you have

learnt. (Answers at the back.)

Hva du trenger å vite (What you need to know). Comments about

the Norwegian way of life, travel facts etc.

Forstår du? (Do you understand?) Another dialogue, but this time

your part is in English, so you have to translate.

All the answers to the exercises are listed in the back of the book, but

make sure you complete each exercise, or even each unit of exercises,

before looking up the answers.

Listen to the cassette as much as you can. Even when you are not

actually working with the book, remember to take the cassette with

you in case you have a few spare moments to listen to the cassette -

in the car, on a personal stereo on the train, while gardening or doing

housework! It is a good idea to listen to the dialogues that you have

worked on so that you refresh your memory of all the words and

phrases used.

— 2 —

PRONUNCIATION

Vowels

PRONUNCIATION

There are nine vowels in Norwegian: a, e, i, o, u, y, æ, ø, å. The

vowels are pure sounds as in French or Italian, and not diphthonged

as in English.

The Norwegian vowels may be short or long. As a general rule vowels

are long in open syllables, e.g. si (say), or if followed by a single

consonant, e.g. tak (roof).

Vowels are short before a double consonant, e.g. takk (thank you).

hat (hatred) hatt (hat)

dit (there) ditt (yours)

Exceptions: Norwegian words cannot end in a double m, so there are

some words which are pronounced with a short vowel even if there is

only one consonant. For example:

rom (room)

hjem (home)

Also with a short vowel and single consonant are some common

words:

han (he)

hun (she)

den (it)

The vowels are divided into two groups:

a, o, u and å are hard vowels

e, i, y, æ and ø are soft vowels

This distinction is important for the pronunciation of words starting

with g or k.

Norwegian is quite easy to pronounce, because it is usually spoken as

it is written. There are some rules to follow, and some special sounds

to get used to. When you have managed these, you will not find it

difficult to pronounce Norwegian.

It is a good idea to listen to the cassette and imitate the Norwegians

you hear. Norwegian radio stations can be found, but the reception is

usually best late at night.

The most important thing to remember is that each letter is pro-

nounced. An 'e' at the end of a word is always pronounced distinctly.

The Norwegian alphabet has 29 letters. There are three extra letters

at the end of the alphabet used by English speakers. These are: Æ (as

in eat), 0 (as in first) and Å (as in awful).

A a (pronounced ah) K k (pronounced kaw) U u (pronounced oo)

Bb (

Ce (

beh) LI (

el) Vv (

em) W w (

veh)

seh) M m (

dobbeltveh)

eks)

yew)

Norwegian vowel

a long

a short

e long

e short

i long

i short

o long

Pronunciation

Example

Dd(

Ee (

Ff (

Gg(

de) Nn (

en) X x (

o) Yy (

peh) Zz (

koo) Ææ(

air) Øø (

ess) Å å (

teh)

like a in father

far (father)

eh) Oo (

hatt (hat)

ef)

Pp (

set)

ir)

aw)

like a in air

sted (place)

geh) Qq (

like e in bed

gress (grass)

Hh(

li (

Jj (

haw) R r (

ee) Ss (

like ea in eat

min (mine)

like i in kiss

sild (herring)

jod) Tt (

like o in moor, but with

tightly rounded lips

The last three letters are vowels. Y is always a vowel in Norwegian

and is pronounced more as in typical than type.

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