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First published in Great Britain in 2013 by Hodder & Stoughton. An Hachette UK company. Returning to Norway, or not
First published in US in 2013 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
This edition published 2013 See you soon. Ser deg snart.
Based on some original conversations from Teach Yourself: Norwegian Conversation and Speak I would like to come back. Jeg vil gjerne komme tilbake.
Norwegian with Confidence.
I would like to come back to Norway. Jeg vil gjerne komme tilbake til Norge.
Copyright © 2013 Margaretha Danbolt Simons
I will not be coming back to Norway. Jeg vil ikke komme tilbake til Norge.
The right of Margaretha Danbolt Simons to be identified as the Author of the Work has been asserted by
I would rather travel to America. Jeg vil heller reise til Amerika.
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Database right Hodder & Stoughton (makers)
The Teach Yourself name is a registered trademark of Hachette UK. Word order
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted I work today. Jeg jobber i dag.
in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the
prior written permission of the publisher, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the
Today I work. I dag jobber jeg.
appropriate reprographic rights organization. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the I shall go now. Jeg skal gå nå.
above should be sent to the Rights Department, Hodder & Stoughton, at the address below.
Now I shall go. Nå skal jeg gå.
You must not circulate this book in any other binding or cover and you must impose this same condition
on any acquirer.
Don’t forget not to use ‘to do’ in questions and negative
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data: a catalogue record for this title is available from the British
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statements!
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: on file. Do you like fish? Liker du fisk?
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I don’t like fish. Jeg liker ikke fisk.
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Buying tickets and travelling

An encounter
cash machine minibank
20 kroner tjue kroner
10 kroner ti kroner
5 kroner fem kroner
1 on a plane
1 krone en krone Expressions from the conversation
1,000 kroner tusen kroner Are you travelling to Bergen? Skal du reise til Bergen?
500 kroner fem hundre kroner It is a nice/pleasant town. Det er en hyggelig by.
One driver and one passenger. En sjåfør og en passasjer. Where do you come from? Hvor kommer du fra?
Car with driver costs 120 kroner. Bil med sjåfør koster hundre og tjue kroner. I come from Oslo, but I live in Tromsø. Jeg kommer fra Oslo, men jeg bor
One passenger costs 40 kroner. En passasjer koster førti kroner. iTromsø.
Do you have a job in Tromsø? Har du jobb i Tromsø?
Yes, I work at the hospital. Ja, jeg jobber på sykehuset.
What do you do? Hva gjør du?
10 Saying goodbye I am a journalist. Jeg er journalist.

Why are you travelling to Bergen? Hvorfor reiser du til Bergen?
I’m going on holiday. Jeg skal på ferie.
Alone? Alene?
No. I’m meeting my husband in Bergen. Nei. Jeg skal treffe min mann i
Expressions from the conversation
Bergen.
How long holiday do you have? Hvor lang ferie har du?
Will you come to Bergen for the holiday? Vil du komme til Bergen i ferien? Useful expressions when meeting someone for the first time
I am working tomorrow. Jeg skal jobbe i morgen. Hi. (informal) Hei.
Is it the airport bus? Er det flybussen? Good day. (formal) God dag.
Here is your rucksack. Her er ryggsekken din. Where do you live? Hvor bor du?
Yes, I have got everything. Ja, jeg har alt. I live in ... Jeg bor i ...
I shall miss you. Jeg skal savne deg. Where do you come from? Hvor kommer du fra?
It isn’t long until September. Det er ikke lenge til september. I come from ... Jeg kommer fra ...
What do you do? Hva gjør du?
Missing somebody
I’m a journalist. Jeg er journalist.
I miss you. Jeg savner deg. I’m a nurse. Jeg er sykepleier.
I shall miss you. Jeg skal savne deg. I’m a secretary. Jeg er sekretær.
I shall miss him. Jeg skal savne ham. I’m an architect. Jeg er arkitekt.
I shall miss her. Jeg skal savne henne. I’m a (bus/train) conductor. Jeg er konduktør.
He misses her. Han savner henne.
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Modal verbs
shall skal
will vil
can kan
9 Buying a rail ticket
I am going to Bergen. Jeg skal til Bergen. Expressions from the conversation
I am going on holiday. Jeg skal på ferie. I would like to buy a ticket to Larvik. Jeg vil gjerne kjøpe en billett til Larvik.
Do you want a return ticket? Vil du ha returbillett?
I’ll pay by credit card. Jeg betaler med visakort.
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When does the train leave? Når går toget?
Arranging to meet The next train leaves at quarter past twelve. Det neste toget går kvart
over tolv.
Where is platform 2? Hvor er platform to?
Go straight ahead to the escalator. Gå rett frem til rulletrappen.
You have plenty of time. Du har god tid.
Hello, Odd here. Hallo, Odd her.
I would like to meet you. Jeg vil gjerne treffe deg. The imperative
Shall we go for a beer? Skal vi ta en øl sammen? Infinitive: to sit å sitte
Gladly. / Yes, please. Gjerne. Imperative: Sit! Sitt!
There is a new English pub in town. Det er en ny engelsk pub i byen.
They have good beer. De har godt øl. Infinitive: to stop å stoppe
Fine. Where is the pub? Fint. Hvor er puben? Imperative: Stop! Stopp!
By the Fish Market. Like ved Fiskebryggen.
It’ll be good to see you. Det skal bli godt å se deg. Infinitive: to come å komme
Where shall I meet you? Hvor skal jeg treffe deg? Imperative: Come here! Kom hit!
When shall I meet you? Når skal jeg treffe deg?
See you at … På gjensyn … Infinitive: to hold å holde
Imperative: Shut up! (Hold your mouth!) Hold munn!
Days of the week
Monday mandag Adverbs with two forms
Tuesday tirsdag With movement: here/there hit/dit
Wednesday onsdag Without movement: here/there her/der
Thursday torsdag Go there! Gå dit!
Friday fredag You travel here. Du reiser hit.
Saturday lørdag You are here. Du er her.
Sunday søndag He goes there. Han går dit.
She sits there. Hun sitter der.
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Making arrangements
Asking for
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I would like to meet you on Thursday. Jeg vil gjerne treffe deg på torsdag.
I would like to meet you on Sunday. Jeg vil gjerne treffe deg på søndag.
I would like to meet you on Monday at 4 o’clock. Jeg vil gjerne treffe deg på
mandag klokken fire.
Expressions from the conversation I shall meet you on Tuesday at 5 o’clock. Jeg skal treffe deg på mandag
Excuse me, can you help me? Unnskyld, kan du hjelpe meg? klokken fem.
Can you tell me where the tram to Grefsen stops? Kan du si meg hvor You shall meet me. Du skal treffe meg.
trikken til Grefsen stopper? I shall meet you. Jeg skal treffe deg.
Which number is it? Hvilket nummer er det? You shall meet me on Monday? Du skal treffe meg på mandag?
I don’t know. Jeg vet ikke. When shall I meet you? Når skal jeg treffe deg?
Why are you going to Grefsen? Hvorfor skal du til Grefsen? You shall meet me on Wednesday at five o’clock. Du skal treffe meg på
I shall visit a girlfriend. Jeg skal besøke en venninne. onsdag klokken fem.
Where is a telephone booth? Hvor er en telefonkiosk?
I don’t have a mobile phone. Jeg har ikke mobil. Personal pronouns in the subject form
Go straight ahead to the traffic lights. Gå rett frem til trafikklysene. I jeg
To the left you will see a telephone booth. Til venstre ser du en telefonkiosk. you du
he han
Some useful phrases she hun
I don’t understand. Jeg forstår ikke. it den/det
Excuse me. Unnskyld meg. we vi
Forgive me. Tilgi meg. you (plural) dere
Can you forgive me. Kan du tilgi meg. they de
I am sorry that … Jeg er lei for at …
because fordi Personal pronouns in the object form
me meg
Using the phone you deg
The international code for Norway is 00 47. I like you. Jeg liker deg.
All numbers have eight digits – this applies to both landlines and mobiles. You like me. Du liker me.
There are no regional codes, although the first two digits of a number will
give you an idea about which part of Norway it comes from. Oslo numbers
start with 22.
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3 At the chemist’s I would rather have fried cod and salad. Jeg vil heller ha stekt torsk og salat.
Would you like a glass of wine? Vil du ha et glass vin?
Now we can order. Nå kan vi bestille.
Ordering food
I would like to order … Jeg vil gjerne bestille …
Yes, I am ill. Ja, jeg er syk.
I would like to have … Jeg vil gjerne ha …
I have a cold. Jeg er forkjølet.
May I have … Kan jeg få …
Do you have a headache? Har du hodepine?
I have a sore throat. Jeg har vondt i halsen.
Some words for food
I cough and sneeze all the time. Jeg hoster og nyser hele tiden.
a steak en biff
Do you think you have a temperature? Tror du at du har feber?
a baked potato en bakt potet
Do you have allergies? Er du allergisk?
apple cake eplekake
some tablets noen tabletter
cream krem
cough medicine hostesaft
ice cream is/iskrem
How much does it cost? Hvor mye koster det?
Extra letters in the Norwegian alphabet
Some words for parts of the body
Æ, æ
the head hodet
Ø, ø
the throat / the neck halsen
Å, å
the stomach magen
the back ryggen
Personal pronouns, object form
the arm armen
me meg
the leg benet
you deg
him ham
Some expressions for having pains
her henne
I have stomach pain. / I have a sore stomach. Jeg har vondt i magen.
it den/det
I have throat pain. / I have a sore throat. Jeg har vondt i halsen.
us oss
I have a headache. Jeg har hodepine.
you (plural) dere
I have toothache. Jeg har tannpine.
them dem
Some words of sympathy
Poor you! Stakkars deg!
Get well soon! God bedring!
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Buying clothes Nouns and genders in the singular

I would like to buy … Jeg vil gjerne kjøpe … a throat en hals the throat halsen
The jersey costs 68 kroner. Genseren koster sixtyeight kroner. a stomach en mage the stomach magen
an expensive jersey en dyr genser a head et hode the head hodet
an expensive skirt et dyrt skjørt a leg et ben the leg benet
blue blå
yellow gul
white hvit
a green jersey en grønn genser
a green skirt et grønt skjørt
a brown jersey en brun genser
a brown skirt et brunt skjørt
4 Meeting the family
trousers bukser Expressions from the conversation
black trousers svarte bukser
Welcome to our house! Velkommen til oss!
This is my wife. Dette er min kone.
Demonstratives
She is a teacher. Hun er lærer.
this denne/dette
And this is our daughter, Ingrid. Og dette er vår datter, Ingrid.
these disse
She is six years old. Hun er seks år.
that den/det
Our son is over there. Vår sønn er der borte.
those de
A boy and a girl. En gutt og en pike.
I would like to meet Sverre. Jeg vil gjerne møte Sverre.
Saying ‘Thank you’

Lunch at a
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Thank you. Takk.
Many thanks. Mange takk.
restaurant A thousand thanks. Tusen takk.
Thank you for the food/meal. Takk for maten.
Expressions from the conversation Personal pronouns in the object form (singular)
We would like to see the menu. Vi vil gjerne se menyen. me meg
Would you like a starter? Vil du ha en forrett? you deg
I would rather have pudding. Jeg vil heller ha dessert. him ham
I would like to have bacalao. Jeg vil gjerne ha bacalao. her henne
Good Norwegian food! God norsk mat!
I don’t like stockfish. Jeg liker ikke klippfisk.
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Verbs in the infinitive and present tense Don’t use the verb ‘to do’ when asking questions or stating a
to talk å snakke negative in Norwegian
I/you talk jeg/du snakker I like Frogner Park. Jeg liker Frognerparken.
he/she talks han/hun snakker I don’t like Frogner Park. Jeg liker ikke Frognerparken.
to be å være Do you like Frogner Park? Liker du Frognerparken?
I am jeg er
you are du er Saying what you would like to do and what you would rather do
he/she is han/hun er I would like to see the Viking ships. Jeg vil gjerne se vikingskipene.
we are vi er I would rather go to Aker Brygge. Jeg vil heller gå til Aker Brygge.
you are dere er I would like to see ‘Fram’. Jeg vil gjerne ‘Fram’.
they are de er
Telling the time
The time is six o’clock. Klokken er seks.
The time is ten past six. Klokken er ti over seks.
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It’s a quarter past six. Den er kvart over seks.
Half past six. Halv sju.
Twenty to seven. Ti over halv sju.
It’s a quarter to seven. Den er kvart på sju.
Expressions from the conversation The time is five to seven. Klokken er fem på sju.
There you see the Palace. Der ser du Slottet.
A fine building, don’t you think? En fin bygning, ikke sant?
Is the king there now? Er kongen der nå?
I would like to see Frogner Park. Jeg vil gjerne se Frognerparken.
the sculptures skulpturene
Is that strange building over there the Norwegian Parliament? Er den rare
bygningen der borte Stortinget?
6 Buying clothes
Have you never been to Oslo? Har du aldri vært i Oslo? Expressions from the conversation
But I know about Aker Brygge. Men jeg vet om Aker Brygge. I like this skirt. Jeg liker dette skjørtet.
I am very hungry! Jeg er veldig sulten! This skirt costs 870 kroner. Dette skjørtet koster åttehundre og sytti kroner.
A good day for sightseeing! En god dag for sightseeing! It comes from Italy. Det kommer fra Italia.
Sunshine and blue sky! Sol og blå himmel! Is it my size? Er det min størrelse?
You can try both. Du kan prøve begge.
I would like to see some jerseys as well. Jeg vil gjerne se noen gensere også.
What about a red jersey? Hva med en rød genser?
Here is a black jersey. Her er en svart genser.
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