Introduction to Norwegian: Lesson 2
Norwegian for he is han.
In fact, it is also related to the word for she which is hun. You can remember that by imagining that he is holding a hand and she is holding a hun. You can also remember that by remembering the word handgun: he she.
So how would you say:
Norwegian for because is fordi.
Because I have a Ford, huh?
Thus say:
Norwegian for to speak is å snakke.
It’s almost like å spakke except it’s å snakke. The link is still very close.
Norwegian language names tend to end in sk. For example:
Norwegian for Norwegian is norsk.
How would you say:
Ask literally speak you Norwegian?:
Here is another name that ends in sk:
Norwegian for English is engelsk.
You will also need to know that:
Norwegian for and is og.
You could also use these words to say for example:
Ask:
We haven’t really talked about how to say they so let’s learn it now because it is just so damn easy:
Norwegian for they is de.
Another thing: if you are using the word norsk for Norwegian and you are talking about more than one person, you need to add an e to the word not norsk to get its plural form: norske. Same with English. Try.
There is another word we want to know from the group. When you have de er or they are, if you switch the letters of the word er you get de re or dere and dere means you (plural) that is you all or you guys in Norwegian.
So you use du when you are speaking to one person and you use dere when you are speaking to more than one.
How would you say:
Now we know all the main pronouns: jeg (I), du (you), hun (he) and han (she), vi (we), dere (you guys) and de (they). We are just getting started though.
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