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Most Common Norwegian Phrases for Beginners

Lalo TeamยทUpdated April 17, 2026ยท3 min read

Real-world phrases help you understand how words are used in context. Here are common Norwegian expressions using the most frequent words.

Showing 30 example phrases

Han og jeg er venner.

He and I are friends.

og โ€” and

Hun bor i Oslo.

She lives in Oslo.

i โ€” in, at

Det er veldig fint vรฆr i dag.

It is very nice weather today.

det โ€” it, that

Han er lรฆreren min.

He is my teacher.

er โ€” is, am, are

Mannen som bor her er snill.

The man who lives here is kind.

som โ€” who, which, that, as

Det er en fin dag.

It is a nice day.

en โ€” a, an, one (masculine)

Boken ligger pรฅ bordet.

The book is on the table.

pรฅ โ€” on, at, in

Dette er for deg.

This is for you.

for โ€” for, because

En av oss mรฅ gรฅ.

One of us must go.

av โ€” of, by, from

Jeg gรฅr med hunden.

I walk with the dog.

med โ€” with

Jeg har to barn.

I have two children.

har โ€” have, has

Vi drar til fjells i morgen.

We are going to the mountains tomorrow.

til โ€” to, for, until

Den boken er god.

That book is good.

den โ€” it, that, the (masculine/feminine)

Jeg vet at du kommer.

I know that you are coming.

at โ€” that

Jeg vet ikke hva du mener.

I don't know what you mean.

ikke โ€” not

Det var en gang en prinsesse.

Once upon a time there was a princess.

var โ€” was, were

De kommer i morgen.

They are coming tomorrow.

de โ€” they, the (plural)

Han jobber pรฅ sykehuset.

He works at the hospital.

han โ€” he, him

Jeg liker รฅ lese bรธker.

I like to read books.

jeg โ€” I

Det er et stort hus.

It is a big house.

et โ€” a, an (neuter)

Vi snakket om vรฆret.

We talked about the weather.

om โ€” about, if, around

Jeg ville komme, men jeg kunne ikke.

I wanted to come, but I couldn't.

men โ€” but

Vi bor i Norge.

We live in Norway.

vi โ€” we

Han satte seg ned.

He sat down.

seg โ€” oneself, himself, herself, themselves

Jeg kan snakke norsk.

I can speak Norwegian.

kan โ€” can, may

Da jeg var liten, bodde vi i Bergen.

When I was little, we lived in Bergen.

da โ€” then, when

Hun er legen min.

She is my doctor.

hun โ€” she, her

Vi skulle reise i gรฅr.

We were going to travel yesterday.

skulle โ€” should, would, was going to

Vil du ha kaffe eller te?

Do you want coffee or tea?

eller โ€” or

Kom hit og sett deg her.

Come here and sit down here.

her โ€” here

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