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Norwegian language
Similarities:
Norwegian is close to English as it shares nearly the same base origin. it is also close to Swedish as it shares the same sounds, base origin, and nearly the same pronunciation and extra letters (Å/å, Ä/ä, Ö/ö [pronounced like ø {Se, Jag berättade du så!}])
Official Language
Norway actually has three official languages, and for each slide, I will address only the spoken language. One, obviously, is Norwegian. Extra letters include Æ-æ (a [cat]), Ø-ø (uh [like a gag sort of sound]), and Å-å (aw [say saw in a Boston accent, but remove the "s"), all pronounced as monophthongs. The second is Bokmål, or literally "book tongue". It is one of the two written languages of Norway, and is preferred over Nynorsk, or literally "New Norse" or "New Norwegian." And now, the alphabet: A (ah), B (beh), C (ceh), D (deh), E (eh), F (eff), G (Geh), H (hå), I
(ee), J (ya), K (kå), L (ehll), M (em), N (en), O (oo), P (peh), Q (koo), R (ahr-r), S (es), T (teh), U (uh), V (veh), W (dåbbelt-veh), X (echs), Y (*y sound by itself*), Z (set), Æ, Å, and Ø
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common terms
some people (for some reason) would like to go to Norway, and, like most other countries, it has its own language. Some words you might like to know are :
-hello (Hallo)
-goodbye (ha det, morna, adjø)
-thank you (takk skal du ha)
-say that again (si det igjen)
-where is... (hvor er)
-help/can you help me (hjelp [noun], hjelpe [verb]/kan du hjelpe meg)
-I'm sorry (jeg beklager)
-excuse me (unnskyld meg)
-do you speak english? (Snakker du Engelsk?)
-I do not speak Norwegian well (Jeg snakker ikke så godt norsk)
-a place to eat (et sted å spise)
Example: Excuse me, I need help. Do you speak English? No? my norwegian is not well, but I will try. Do you know where to find a place to eat? Say that again? there? I understand. Thank you. Good bye! (Unnskyld meg , jeg trenger hjelp . Snakker du engelsk? Nei? Min norsk er ikke bra, men jeg vil prøve. Vet du hvor du skal finne et sted å spise ? Si det igjen? der? Jeg forstår. Takk skal du ha. Ha det!)
origin
The Norwegian Language
Norwegian is a Norse language, which is a branch of the North Germanic category. It sometimes is close to English because English is directly a West Germanic language. However, one should not rely on this, as Norwegian is still very far from English. For example, say that again is si det igjen, but goodbye could be ha det, morna, or adjø.