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First 50 Norwegian Words Every Beginner Should Learn

Lalo Team·Updated April 17, 2026·3 min read

Start your Norwegian journey with the 50 most essential high-frequency words. These cover roughly 40% of everyday conversation.

These 50 words cover ~40% of everyday Norwegian

Pronouns(16)

det

it, that

/deː/

den

it, that, the (masculine/feminine)

/deːn/

de

they, the (plural)

/diː/

han

he, him

/hɑn/

jeg

I

/jæɪ/

vi

we

/viː/

seg

oneself, himself, herself, themselves

/sæɪ/

hun

she, her

/hʉn/

du

you (singular)

/dʉː/

dette

this (neuter)

/ˈdɛtːə/

meg

me

/mæɪ/

noe

something, anything

/nuːə/

denne

this (masculine/feminine)

/ˈdɛnːə/

ham

him

/hɑm/

alle

all, everyone, everybody

/ˈɑlːə/

hva

what

/vɑː/

Articles(2)

en

a, an, one (masculine)

/eːn/

et

a, an (neuter)

/eːt/

Core Verbs(10)

er

is, am, are

/æːr/

har

have, has

/hɑːr/

var

was, were

/vɑːr/

kan

can, may

/kɑn/

skulle

should, would, was going to

/ˈskʉlːə/

vil

will, want to

/vɪl/

ble

became, was (passive)

/bleː/

hadde

had

/ˈhɑdːə/

ville

wanted, would

/ˈvɪlːə/

bli

become, stay, be

/bliː/

Adjectives(1)

mange

many

/ˈmɑŋːə/

Adverbs(7)

ikke

not

/ˈɪkːə/

da

then, when

/dɑː/

her

here

/hæːr/

so, then, saw

/soː/

der

there

/dæːr/

også

also, too

/ˈɔɡsoː/

når

when

/noːr/

Prepositions(9)

i

in, at

/iː/

on, at, in

/poː/

for

for, because

/fɔr/

av

of, by, from

/ɑːv/

med

with

/meː/

til

to, for, until

/tɪl/

om

about, if, around

/ɔm/

fra

from

/frɑː/

etter

after, according to

/ˈɛtːər/

Connectors(5)

og

and

/ɔɡ/

som

who, which, that, as

/sɔm/

at

that

/ɑːt/

men

but

/mɛn/

eller

or

/ˈɛlːər/

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