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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/
så
so, then, saw
/soː/
der
there
/dæːr/
også
also, too
/ˈɔɡsoː/
når
when
/noːr/
Prepositions(9)
i
in, at
/iː/
på
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/