‘A FEW WORDS FROM CHARLES BERLITZ WORLD FAMOUS LINGUIST Let me introduce you to the cassette course you have chosen to study. In it you will find the basic phrases needed for communication in this lan- (guage. There are two important things to remem. er about learning a new language: Be interested In the people, their country and language. Want to learn the language. Practice it as often as you can. Nothing is more effective in creating a friendly atmo- sphere and nothing flatters people more ner tries to speak their ‘The voice on these cassettes will say a phrase In English. Then you will hear the translation of the phrase repeated twice. During the pause after the second repetition, repeat the phrase ‘oud. Try to imitate the pronunciation as nearly as you can, Read the words as they are spoken on the cas: ‘sete and use the guide to help you remember the words and pronounce them during the pauses. Remember, knowing the language is the best way of knowing the country and enjoying It more. Charles Berlitz Phrase Dictionary and Study Guide - Norwegian Norsk 0-910542-67-8 LANGUAGE/30 Educational Services Washington, D.C.Norwogian Editor Turd Elvarum Brekk Senior Feitor ‘Annie Scarborough Produced by Annie Scarborough ‘Recorded by Evan Haning, Gunnar Eskeland, ‘and Nina Brambani Smith Published by Educational Services Corporation 1725 K Street. N.W., Suite 408 ‘Washington, 0.C. 20008 (©1993 Eaucational Services Corporation, Washington, D.C. [Al rights reserved. No part ofthis book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher Al LANGUAGE30 components produced inthe U.S.A. CONTENTS CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ....-2000:sssreseeetserrresses F PRONUNCIATION HINTS «....02005220005 iw THE NORWEGIAN ALPHABET (Side 1) v ‘SOUNDS OF THE NORWEGIAN LANGUAGE ....... ¥ GENERAL EXPRESSIONS Salutations . 1 Everyday Expressions 1 Intreductions 3 Inquires on the Street 7 NUMBERS, TIME, COLORS Numbers: jeer 8 Time . arn 10 Days of tha Week (Side 2) Boba ‘Months of the Year : 2 ‘The Weather Ba 2 Colores... : DOU 13 PERSONAL NEEDS ‘Attho Hotel : seers M4 Personal Comfomt <5... cae Money : w Food and Orink osc... 7 At the Restaurant (Side 3) ee 20 ‘Shopping : 2 eisu 24 COMMUNICATIONS The Post Office . 26 Atthe Offico o 2 ‘The Telephone... : 7 TRANSPORTATION (Side 4) ATtip coseeeeereseeteseees 20 Inthe Car : : 30 ‘Atte Aiport oo 2-5. 32 [AtCustoms : 22 EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ....-...0+5 cecseees 99SOCIAL CUSTOMS 95 BASIC NORWEGIAN GRAMMAR (not recorded) ar IMPORTANT SIGNS (not recorded) 39 VOCABULARY INDEX . os Read the introduction before playing cassette side 1. INTRODUCTION ‘Norwagian|s spoken by over four million people in Norway, 28 well as by many descendants of Norwegian immigrants worldwide, Inscriptions dating from the 3rd century A.D. indicate that, ‘even at that time, the language of the region was a Germanic ‘one (closely related to the ancestor language of German and English). The letters used in these inscriptions are known as runes, ‘About 800 A.D., Vikings sailed south in tongships an violent ly swept through Europe. Their influence on English can be seen in our mocern language. The words for some of the days, of the week come from the names of the Norse gods and goddesses Tyr, Wodon, Thor, and Frey. The prowess of the ‘Vikings as mariners also led them, under Leif, son of Eric the Reed, 10 sal to the North American continent in approximately 1000 A.D. Norway became a poitical entity in 672 A.D., under the Viking king Harald the Faimaired. The language of Norway at this time was Old West Scandinavian, from which Icelandic, Faroese. and Modern Nowegian derive Christianity was introduced to Norway in the t1th century ‘AD. bringing with it the Latin alphabet. The earliest written id Norwegian manuscripts date back to the 12th century, andinclude the Sagas- histories of Scandinavian life asitwas in that era. in the t2th and 13th centuries, written Norwegian flourished, especially in the form of translations of medieval European texts. In speech, local dialects wore devoloping. In the 14th century, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway were broughttogetherunder the rule ofthe Danish Queen Margaret. ‘Sweden revolted, but Norway remained a partof the Kingdom Unt 1814. Mainly because there were no Norwogian courts OF government offices inthis period, writon Norwegian was replaced by written Danish