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Yoooo Norwegian Christmas music just feels so right so here are my favourite Christmas songs in Norwegian

Alt jeg ønsker meg - Marcus og Martinus

Under treet - Morgan Sulele

Da vet du at det er jul - Ylvis

Jul i svingen - Ingebjørg Bratland

Når vi er sammen - Olaf’s Frozen Adventure

Hey ho - Freddy Kalas

O helga natt - Sissel Kyrkjebø

Selmas sang - Eva Weel Skram

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norskpodden

I just discovered this new Norwegian-learning podcast called Norskpodden by Lingu - episodes are quite short (10-15 minutes) and although the language is natural, it’s not too fast to follow. They come with a transcript too, so it’s perfect listening practice for people who are ready to move away from Duolingo but aren’t quite ready for the radio. The introduction’s in English, so you have an overview of what you’re listening too, but then the rest of it is in Norwegian.

Not only that, but after each transcript you get a bunch of exercises to do relevant to the podcast (including a wordsearch of Norwegian swearwords lol)

You can find the audios and the transcripts here - the podcast is also available on iTunes :) There’s only 2 episodes and an introduction available right now, but it looks like it’ll be updating every Friday.

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me: *handles simple exchanges with shop keepers, answers yes/no questions, makes simple requests that i've prepared beforehand in norwegian*

me: this is it. i have achieved fluency. i can say for certain now that i can in fact speak this language. bow down before my bilingualness

native speaker: *says something i wasn't expecting*

me: ...

me: hæ?

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History-related vocab in Norwegian!

From English to Norwegian (so it’s easier to find the words you are looking for). I recently made a geography-related vocab list too, which you can find here.

Note: I find history to be one of the most difficult subjects at school, so this list was not easy for me to make. I tried to find as many terms and such as possible using primarily Wikipedia, but if you feel like this list is missing something (or a lot), let me know so I can add more words in a reblog or in a second history word list :)

history - historie, m.

historic - historisk

AD – e.Kr. (etter Kristus / etter Kristi fødsel)

age – alder, m. / tid, m. f.

anachronism – anakronisme, m.

ancient history – oldtiden, m. f.

antiquity – antikvitet, m.

archaeology – arkeologi, m.

architectural history – arkitekturhistorie, m. f.

archive – arkiv, n.

art history – kunsthistorie, m. f.

artifact – artefakt, m.

BC – f.Kr. (før Kristus / før Kristi fødsel)

BCE – fvt. (før vår tidsregning)

blitzkrieg – lynkrig, m.

calendar – kalender, m.

CE – evt. (etter vår tidsreging)

century – århundre, n.

chronicle – krønike, m. f.

chronology – kronologi, m.

Classical antiquity – antikken, m.

clock – klokke, m. f.

colonist – kolonist, m.

colony – koloni, m.

Common Era – vår tidsregning

cultural history – kulturhistorie, m. f.

culture – kultur, m.

date – dato, m.

dinosaur – dinosaur, m.

Early Middle Ages – tidlig middelalder, m.

economic history – økonomisk historie, m. f.

epigraphy – epigrafikk, m.

epoch – epoke, m.

era – æra, m.

future – fremtid, m. f. / framtid, m. f.

genealogy – slektsforskning, m. f. / slektsgransking, m. f. / ættegransking, m. f. / genealogi, m.

Gondwana / Gondwanaland – Gondwana / Gondwanaland

hieroglyph – hieroglyf, m.

High Middle Ages – høymiddelalderen, m.

historian – historiker, m.

historic perspective – historisk perspektiv, n.

historical forgery – historieforfalskning, m. f.

historiography – historiografi, m.

history book – historiebok, m. f.

history knowledge – historiekunnskap, m.

history of the world – verdenshistorie, m. f.

history philosophy – historiefilosofi, m.

history researcher – historieforsker, m.

ice age – istid, m. f.

Late Middle Ages – senmiddelalderen, m.

Laurasia - Laurasia

Laurentia – Laurasia / Euramerika

local history – lokalhistorie, m. f.

manuscript – manuskript, n.

memory – minne, n.

microhistory – mikrohistorie, m. f.

military history – militærhistorie, m. f.

modern history – moderne historie, m. f.

musical history – musikkhistorie, m. f.

natural history – naturhistorie, m. f.

paleography – paleografi, m.

Pangaea / Pangea – Pangaea / Pangea

past – fortid, m. f.

peace – fred, m.

period – periode, m.

periodization – periodisering, m. f.

prehistory – forhistorisk tid, m. f.

present – nåtid, m. f.

primary source – primærkilde, m. f.

protohistory – protohistorie, m. f.

provenance – proveniens, m.

pseudohistory – psuedohistorie, m. f.

pyramid – pyramide, m.

revolution – revolusjon, m.

romanticism – romantikk, m.

ruins – ruin, m.

rune – rune, m. f.

secondary source – sekundærkilde, m. f.

social history – socialhistorie, m. f.

source – kilde, m. / kjelde, m. f.

source criticism – kildekritikk, m. / kjeldekritikk, m.

source list – kildeliste, m. f. / kjeldeliste, m. f.

statistics – statistikk, m.

teleology – teleologi, m.

temple – tempel, n.

the Baroque – barokken, m.

The Big Bang – det store smellet / The Big Bang

the Black Death – svartedauden, m.

the Bronze age – bronsealderen. m.

the Iron age – jernalderen, m.

the Middle Ages – middelalderen, m.

the Renaissance – renessansen, m.

the Stone age – steinalderen, m.

the Viking age – vikingtiden, m. f.

time – tid, m. f.

timeline – tidslinje, m. f.

tradition – tradisjon, m.

universal history – universialhistorie, m. f.

urban history – byhistorie, m. f.

Viking – viking, m.

war – krig, m.

year – år, n. / årstall, n. (year’s number)

If you find any mistakes, please let me know so I can correct them! 

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GERMAN SLANG WORDS

Alter/Alte: Dude

der Asi: anti-social person

der Bulle: cop

die Eier: balls

die Fete: party

das Flittchen: hussy

der Gummi: condom

der Klugscheisser: know-it-all

der (alte) Knacker: (old) geezer

die Möpse: boobs

der Ohrwurm: catchy tune

der Penner: bum

der Schwanz: penis

der Schwarm: crush

die Titten: tits

die Tussi: bimbo

die Zicke: bitch

der Zoff: trouble

auf etwas/jemanden abfahren: to be crazy about something/someone

abhängen: to relax, to hang out

jemanden abservieren: to dump somebody

anbaggern: to hit on somebody

jemanden anmachen: to hit on somebody

checken: to understand something

gaffen: to stare

knutschen: to snog

labern: to prattle

pennen: to sleep

etwas schnallen: to understand something

auf etwas/jemanden stehen: to fancy something/someone

jemanden verarschen: to take the piss out of somebody

jemanden verdreschen: to beat someone

verpissen: to bugger off

geil: cool

krass: crass

spitze: great

voll: very

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real talk, don’t let anyone tell you a language is too hard to learn, because nine times out of ten, they don’t know what they’re talking about

I’ve had a native Italian speaker tell me Italian was insanely difficult, even though they knew I have French background, and speak Spanish to a pretty good level. 

I’ve had so many people who can’t even tell you one word in Japanese or Korean tell me it’s almost impossible to form a simple sentence because particles are so hard to grasp

Every language has challenges, but you can overcome any of them with enough practice and exposure

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en glasur [m] | icing

et godteri [n] | sweets

en honning [m] | honey

en iskjeks [m] | waffle cone

en iskrem [m] | ice cream

en kake [f] | cake

en kanel [m] | cinnamon

en karamell [m] | caramel

en kjærlighet på pinne [f] | lollipop

en pai [m] | pie

en pinneis [m] | popsicle

en sjokolade [m] | chocolate

en sjokoladeplate [f] | chocolate bar

en smultring [m] | donut

en småkake [f] | cookie

et sukker [n] | sugar

en sukkerbit [m] | sugar cube

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i just want every language out there to know that it is beautiful

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Berg farm, near Kragerø, in the kitchen there is equipment in tin, copper and earthenware and wood from the 1700s and 1800s

Norway, 1988

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Teen French expressions

For if you want to make hip young friends.

Disclaimer: French people complain a lot. A lot. Don’t be surprised if 90% of these expressions are complaining.

Non mais oh - say this if someone does something mildly annoying and you want to express your shock and distaste.

Tu me fais chier - (alt. tu me fais chier, là.) literally ‘you make me shit’. means you’re pissing me off.

Carrément - translates to ‘squarely’. Means ‘literally’. If someone tells you something surprising or annoying, you can answer simply “ah carrément.” see: tu me fais carrément chier.

J’hallucine / je rêve - are you annoyed by something? say these.

C’est pas possible - a classic. anything bad happens - c’est pas possible. There is no cheese left? It’s not possible. I’m hallucinating. This is a burden on me that solely I can bear I cannot believe this is happening.

Ça commence à me gaver - I’m starting to get real sick of this. see: Ça commence carrément a me gaver là, putain.

T’es relou - verlan slang for ‘lourd’ meaning someone’s heavy, personality-wise. They’re tedious.

Ça me saoûle / ça me gonfle - similar to gaver, means something’s pissing you off, you’re sick of it.

Grave - totally.

C’est clair - totally/that’s clear. Like ‘claro’ in spanish. “Justine elle est trop relou” “C’est clair. Elle me fait chier.”

J’en ai marre - I’m sick of this.

J’en ai ras le bol - I’m sick of this.

J’en ai ras le cul - I’m sick of this (vulgar).

(J’en ai) Rien à battre - I don’t give a damn.

(J’en ai) Rien à foutre - I don’t give a fuck.

C’est bon, là. -  That’s enough.

Perso, euh, - “Personally,” generally used at the start of a complaining sentence, to express how personal the matter is to you. Perso, euh, c’est bon là. J’en ai ras le cul.

Rôh là - general expression of distaste. Le longer the rôh, the more annoyed you are. Rôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôôh, c’est quoi ce bordel.

C’est quoi ce bordel ? - translates to “what’s this brothel”, means “what’s this shit?!”

C’est de la merde - It’s shit.

C’est une blague ? - Is this a joke?

Idem - ditto

J’ai la dalle - I’m hungry

Ça caille - It’s freezing

Ouf - two meanings 1. phew or 2. verlan for “fou”, meaning crazy (as a noun or adjective). “Kévin, c’est un ouf! Il fait du vélo sans casque!” “Ouais carrément, c’était un truc de ouf!”

Kévin - there’s a running joke that all the young delinquents seem to be called Kévin.

Crever - slang for “to die”. Va crever, connard!

Connard/Connasse - c*nt, but a lot less vulgar in french peoples eyes

And finally,

T’es con. No English translation can express the power behind the words “t’es con”. While it may sort of translate to “you’re a c*nt/idiot”, it expresses something much deeper. You really are a god damn fool.

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french summer vocabulary

l’été - the summer

juin - june

juillet - july

août - august 

le thé glacé - the ice(d) tea

les fraises [la fraise] - the strawberrries

la pastèque (melon d’eau) - the watermelon

voyager - travel 

aller nager - go swimming

l’océan - the ocean

l’eau - the water

le soleil - the sun

la lumière du soleil - the sunlight

chaud - warm

cool off - rafraîchir

le maillot de bain - the swimsuit  

le bateau - the boat 

plonger - diving

le pique-nique - the picnic 

here’s just a few summer words to get everyone ready for summer and warmth (thank god)☀️  ! please correct me if i’m wrong!

Keep reading

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21. Juli

Jeg var veldig opptatt og så har ikke hatt tid til å gjøre dette i tre uker. Derfor er her ti ord i stedet for fem ord som jeg har lært nylig.

en anger  -  a regret Jeg har én stor anger.  -  I have one great regret. Han viste ikke tegn til anger.  -  He didn’t show any sign of regret.

brennbar a1  -  flammable Det er et brennbart spørsmål.  -  That’s a controversial question. Noen brennbare væsker kommer fra petroleum.  -  Some flammable liquids come from petroleum.

å bulke v1  -  to dent Han har bulket morens bil.  -  He has dented his mother’s car. Ikke bulk den!  -  Don’t dent it!

innledningsvis  -  initially Jeg vil innledningsvis si at det var en feil.  -  I want to begin by saying that it was a mistake.  Det var eksempelet han nevnte innledningsvis.  -  That was the example he mentioned initially.

lydhør a1  -  attentive / responsive Under konserten var publikum veldig lydhørt.  -  During the concert, the audience was very responsive. Jeg ventet lydhør på hennes svar.  -  I waited attentively for her answer.

et pikekyss  -  a meringue kiss Pikekyss er utrolig enkelt å lage.  -  Meringue kisses are incredibly easy to make. Pynt kaken med pikekyssene.  -  Decorate the cake with the meringue kisses.

å sørge for v1  -  to make sure / ensure Sørg for at ingen ser på oss!  -  Make sure no one’s watching us! Jeg har sørget for at dette blir en fantastisk kveld.  -  I have made sure that this will be a fantastic evening.

til syvende og sist / til sjuende og sist  -  ultimately De må til syvende og sist dra hjem.  -  They must ultimately go home. Til syvende og sist er det deres ansvar.  -  Ultimately, it’s your responsibility.

udugelig a2  -  incompetent / inept Han er en totalt udugelig fyr.  -  He is a completely incompetent guy. Politikerne er udugelige.  -  The politicians are inept.

ørliten  -  tiny Jeg tok et ørlite stykke.  -  I took a tiny piece. Hvorfor er kakene så ørsmå?  -  Why are the cakes so tiny?

Vær så snill og fortell meg om jeg har gjort noen feil.

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Søhest;

Kind of word: Noun Translation: Seahorse In a sentence: “Skal vi se om vi kan finde en søhest nede på stranden?”

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le fruit- fruit

la noix de coco- coconut

un abricot- apricot

la tomate- tomato

un ananas- pineapple 

la cerise- cherry

une olive- olive

la mangue- mango

le raisin- grape

le raisin sec- raisin 

la pêche- peach

une orange- orange

une baie- berry

la myrtille- blueberry

la banane- banana

une aubergine- eggplant 

le poivre- pepper 

la datte- date

un avocat- avocado

la pastèque- watermelon

la pomme- apple

le kiwi- kiwi

la pamplemousse- grape fruit

le citron- limon

le citron vert- lime

la poire- pear

la fraise- strawberry

la framboise- rasberry

la mûre- blackberry

le melon cantaloup- cantaloupe 

le melon honeydew-  honeydew melon

Trees

So most fruit trees are formed with the construction [fruit name] + -ier

abricotier- apricot tree

raisinier- grape vines

If the fruit ends in an e, leave it out

pommier- apple tree

bananier- banana tree

Weird ones

citronnier- Lemon tree 

Cocotier- coconut tree 

oranger- orange tree

pêcher- peach tree

Test

What do you call a cherry tree? an olive tree? an avocado tree?

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norwegian word of the day

å tryne

v. to fall; to face-plant

conjugation

“Prøv å ikke tryne på isen!” “Try not to fall on the ice!”

“Jeg brakk armen da jeg trynet i trappa.” “I broke my arm when I fell in the stairs.”

“Jeg trynet på vei til butikken. Alle så meg. Det var så flaut.” “I face-planted on the way to the store. Everybody saw me. It was so embarrassing.”

å tryne tyne seg ut - to make a fool of oneself

“Jeg trynet tynte meg ut.” “I made a fool of myself.”

tryne, n. - snout (of f.ex. pig); face (used in a more offensive way, I’d say) å gå på tryne - to face-plant; to fall; to fail å falle - to fall å dette - to come unexpected/unplanned; to fall