Norwegian Vocabulary

The Norwegian vocabulary is the backbone for learning. Below we picked 70% of the most commonly used words. Therefore memorizing them will give you a 70% boost in the language. This is the smarter way of online learning. Learn only what you need. We start with commonly used numbers.

One: en	Two: to	Three: tre
Four: fire	Five: fem	Six: seks
Seven: syv	Eight: åtte	Nine: ni
Ten: ti	First: første	Second: andre

Time Expressions

Days of the week and time expressions:

Monday: mandag	Tuesday: tirsdag	Wednesday: onsdag
Thursday: torsdag	Friday: fredag	Saturday: lørdag
Sunday: søndag	Now: nå	Yesterday: i går
Today: i dag	Tonight: i kveld	Tomorrow: i morgen

Most popular fruits and vegetables:

Fruits: frukt	Apples: epler
Bananas: bananer	Tomatoes: tomater
Potatoes: poteter	Onions: løk

Red: rød	Green: grønn	Blue: blå
White: hvit	Black: svart	Grey: grå

Some words related to food:

Breakfast: frokost	Lunch: lunsj
Dinner: middag	Milk: melk
Coffee: kaffe	Bread: brød

Weather terms and sensations:

Sunny: solfylt	Windy: vindfull	Rainy: regnfull
Snowy: snødekt	Cold: kaldt	Hot: varmt

Words related to family and relatives:

Boy: gutt	Girl: jente
Son: sønn	Daughter: datter
Brother: bror	Sister: søster
Man: mann	Woman: kvinne
Father: far	Mother: mor
Grandfather: bestefar	Grandmother: bestemor

Locations in the house which are talked about more during the day:

House: hus	Toilet: toalett	Room: rom
Bedroom: soverom	Kitchen: kjøkken	Table: bord

Animals and pets popular to everyone:

Cat: katt	Dog: hund	Mouse: mus
Bird: fugl	Cow: ku	Horse: hest

The clothes most worn by most people:

Socks: sokker	Shoes: sko	Trousers: bukser
Shirt: skjorte	Sweater: genser	Coat: frakk

Most popular languages in the world:

English: engelsk	French: fransk	German: tysk
Spanish: spansk	Italian: italiensk	Portuguese: portugisisk
Greek: gresk	Russian: russisk	Arabic: arabisk
Hindi: hindi	Chinese: kinesisk	Japanese: japansk

Travel Vocabulary

Most popular terms when traveling:

Taxi: drosje	Bus: buss
Hotel: hotell	Reservation: bestilling
Airport: flyplass	Passport: pass

Words you can use in class or talking about school:

Student: student	Teacher: lærer	Pen: penn
Books: bøker	Page: side	Dictionary: ordbok

Body parts which are talked about more often:

Hand: hånd	Feet: føtter	Hair: hår
Eye: øye	Mouth: munn	Nose: nese

Emergency vocabulary to ask for help or offer help when needed:

Ambulance: ambulanse	Doctor: lege
Hospital: sykehus	Pharmacy: apotek
Police: politi	Stomach Ache: mageknip

As you can see, this Norwegian vocabulary is something you will need every day. You can use our Vocabulary Trainer to help you memorize these words.