Norwegian Vocabulary
Learning the Norwegian Vocabulary is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Norwegian language. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Norwegian.
Norwegian vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Norwegian Vocabulary |
| Vocabulary | Vokabular |
| Countries | Land |
| Australia | Australia |
| Cambodia | Kambodsja |
| Canada | Canada |
| China | Kina |
| Egypt | Egypt |
| England | England |
| France | Frankrike |
| Germany | Tyskland |
| Greece | Hellas |
| India | India |
| Indonesia | Indonesia |
| Italy | Italia |
| Japan | Japan |
| Mexico | Mexico |
| Morocco | Marokko |
| Peru | Peru |
| Spain | Spania |
| Thailand | Thailand |
| USA | USA |
| |
| Languages | Språk |
| Arabic | Arabisk |
| Chinese | Kinesisk |
| English | Engelsk |
| French | Fransk |
| German | Tysk |
| Greek | Gresk |
| Hebrew | Hebraisk |
| Hindi | Hindi |
| Italian | Italiensk |
| Japanese | Japansk |
| Korean | Koreansk |
| Latin | Latin |
| Russian | Russisk |
| Spanish | Spansk |
| Urdu | Urdu |
| |
| Days | Dager |
| Monday | Mandag |
| Tuesday | Tirsdag |
| Wednesday | Onsdag |
| Thursday | Torsdag |
| Friday | Fredag |
| Saturday | Lørdag |
| Sunday | Søndag |
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| time | tid |
| hour | time |
| minute | minutt |
| second | sekund |
List of Vocabulary in Norwegian
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Norwegian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Norwegian vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Norwegian Vocabulary |
| Vocabulary | |
| colors | farger |
| black | svart |
| blue | blå |
| brown | brun |
| gray | grå |
| green | grønn |
| orange | oransje |
| purple | lilla |
| red | rød |
| white | hvit |
| yellow | gul |
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| sizes | størrelser |
| big | stor |
| deep | dyp |
| long | lang |
| narrow | smal |
| short | kort |
| small | liten |
| tall | høy |
| thick | tykk |
| thin | tynn |
| wide | bred |
| |
| tastes | smaker |
| bitter | bitter |
| fresh | fersk |
| salty | salt |
| sour | sur |
| spicy | krydret |
| sweet | søt |
| |
| qualities | kvaliteter |
| bad | dårlig |
| clean | ren |
| dark | mørk |
| difficult | vanskelig |
| dirty | skitten |
| dry | tørr |
| easy | enkel |
| empty | tom |
| expensive | dyr |
| fast | rask |
| foreign | utenlandsk |
| full | full |
| good | god |
| hard | hard |
| heavy | tung |
| inexpensive | billig |
| light | lett |
| local | lokal |
| new | ny |
| noisy | støyende |
| old | gammel |
| powerful | kraftig |
| quiet | stille |
| correct | korrekt |
| slow | sakte |
| soft | myk |
| very | veldig |
| weak | svak |
| wet | våt |
| wrong | feil |
| young | ung |
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| food | Mat |
| almonds | mandler |
| bread | brød |
| breakfast | frokost |
| butter | smør |
| candy | sukkertøy, godteri |
| cheese | ost |
| chicken | kylling |
| cumin | spisskumen |
| dessert | dessert |
| dinner | middag |
| fish | fisk |
| fruit | frukt |
| ice cream | iskrem |
| lamb | lam |
| lemon | sitron |
| lunch | lunsj |
| meal | måltid |
| meat | kjøtt |
| oven | stekeovn |
| pepper | pepper |
| plants | Planter |
| pork | svinekjøtt |
| salad | salat |
| salt | salt |
| sandwich | smørbrød |
| sausage | pølse |
| soup | suppe |
| sugar | sukker |
| supper | kveldsmat |
| turkey | kalkun |
| apple | eple |
| banana | banan |
| oranges | appelsiner |
| peaches | ferskener |
| peanut | peanøtt |
| pears | pærer |
| pineapple | ananas |
| grapes | druer |
| strawberries | jordbær |
| vegetables | grønnsaker |
| carrot | gulrot |
| corn | mais |
| cucumber | agurk |
| garlic | hvitløk |
| lettuce | bladsalat |
| olives | oliven |
| onions | løk |
| peppers | paprika |
| potatoes | poteter |
| pumpkin | gresskar |
| beans | bønner |
| tomatoes | tomater |
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| alligator | alligator |
| alligators | alligatorer |
| bear | bjørn |
| bears | bjørner |
| bird | fugl |
| birds | fugler |
| bull | okse |
| bulls | okser |
| cat | katt |
| cats | katter |
| cow | ku |
| cows | kyr |
| deer | hjort |
| many deer | mange hjorter |
| dog | hund |
| dogs | hunder |
| donkey | esel |
| donkeys | esler |
| eagle | ørn |
| eagles | ørner |
| elephant | elefant |
| elephants | elefanter |
| giraffe | giraff |
| giraffes | giraffer |
| goat | geit |
| goats | geiter |
| horse | hest |
| horses | hester |
| lion | løve |
| lions | løver |
| monkey | ape |
| monkeys | aper |
| mouse | mus |
| mice | mus |
| rabbit | kanin |
| rabbits | kaniner |
| snake | slange |
| snakes | slanger |
| tiger | tiger |
| tigers | tigre |
| wolf | ulv |
| wolves | ulver |
| |
| objects | objekter |
| bathroom | bad |
| bed | seng |
| bedroom | soverommet |
| ceiling | tak |
| chair | stol |
| clothes | Klær |
| coat | frakk |
| cup | kopp |
| desk | skrivepult |
| dress | kjole |
| floor | gulv |
| fork | gaffel |
| furniture | møbler |
| glass | glass |
| hat | hatt |
| house | hus |
| ink | blekk |
| jacket | jakke |
| kitchen | kjøkken |
| knife | kniv |
| lamp | lampe |
| letter | brev |
| map | kart |
| newspaper | avis |
| notebook | bærbar datamaskin |
| pants | bukser |
| paper | papir |
| pen | penn |
| pencil | blyant |
| pharmacy | apotek |
| picture | bilde |
| plate | tallerken |
| refrigerator | kjøleskap |
| restaurant | Restaurant |
| roof | tak |
| room | rom |
| rug | teppe |
| scissors | saks |
| shampoo | sjampo |
| shirt | skjorte |
| shoes | sko |
| soap | såpe |
| socks | sokker |
| spoon | skje |
| table | bord |
| toilet | toalett |
| toothbrush | tannbørste |
| toothpaste | tannkrem |
| towel | håndkle |
| umbrella | paraply |
| underwear | undertøy |
| wall | vegg |
| wallet | lommebok |
| window | vindu |
| telephone | telefon |
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| this | dette |
| that | at |
| these | disse |
| those | disse |
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| Questions | |
| how? | hvordan? |
| what? | hva? |
| who? | hvem? |
| why? | hvorfor? |
| where? | hvor? |
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| different objects | ulike objekter |
| art | kunst |
| bank | bank |
| beach | strand |
| book | bok |
| by bicycle | med sykkel |
| by bus | med buss |
| by car | med bil |
| by train | med tog |
| cafe | kafé |
| country | land |
| desert | ørken |
| dictionary | ordbok |
| earth | jord |
| flowers | blomster |
| football | fotball |
| forest | skog |
| game | spill |
| garden | hage |
| geography | geografi |
| history | hus |
| house | Huset |
| island | øy |
| lake | innsjø |
| library | bibliotek |
| math | matematikk |
| moon | måne |
| mountain | fjell |
| movies | filmer |
| music | musikk |
| ocean | hav |
| office | kontor |
| on foot | til fots |
| player | spiller |
| river | elv |
| science | vitenskap |
| sea | sjø |
| sky | himmel |
| soccer | fotball |
| stars | Stjerner |
| supermarket | supermarked |
| swimming pool | svømmebasseng |
| theater | teater |
| tree | tre |
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| weather | vær |
| bad weather | dårlig vær |
| cloudy | skyet |
| cold | kaldt |
| cool | kjølig |
| foggy | tåket |
| hot | varmt |
| nice weather | fint vær |
| pouring | regner kraftig / kraftig regn |
| rain | regn |
| raining | regner |
| snow | snø |
| snowing | snør |
| ice | is |
| sunny | sol / solrikt / solfylt |
| windy | vindfull |
| spring | vår |
| summer | sommer |
| autumn | høst |
| winter | vinter |
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| people | folk |
| aunt | tante |
| baby | baby |
| brother | bror |
| cousin | søskenbarn |
| daughter | datter |
| dentist | tannlege |
| doctor | lege |
| father | far |
| grandfather | bestefar |
| grandmother | bestemor |
| husband | mann |
| mother | mor |
| nephew | nevø |
| niece | niese |
| nurse | sykepleier |
| policeman | politimann |
| postman | postbud |
| professor | Professor |
| son | sønn |
| teacher | lærer |
| uncle | onkel |
| wife | kone |
Vocabulary and expressions have a very important role in Norwegian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Norwegian Vocabulary, you might want to check the rest of our Norwegian lessons here: Learn Norwegian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.