Norwegian - Basic Vocabulary
This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Norwegian language, including around 200 words.
1. Numbers
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
null
zero
1
en
one
2
to
two
3
tre
three
4
fire
four
5
fem
five
6
seks
six
7
syv
seven
8
åtte
eight
9
ni
nine
10
ti
ten
11
elleve
eleven
12
tolv
twelve
13
tretten
thirteen
14
fjorten
fourteen
15
femten
fifteen
16
seksten
sixteen
17
sytten
seventeen
18
atten
eighteen
19
nitten
nineteen
20
tjue
twenty
30
tretti
thirty
40
førti
forty
50
femti
fifty
60
seksti
sixty
70
sytti
seventy
80
åtti
eighty
90
nitti
ninety
100
hundre
hundred
1K
tusen
thousand
1M
million
million
2. Colors
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
⚪
hvit
white
⚫
svart
black
🔴
rød
red
🔵
blå
blue
🟡
gul
yellow
🟢
grønn
green
🟣
lilla
purple
🟤
brun
brown
🟠
oransje
orange
🌸
rosa
pink
⭐
gull
gold
🌑
sølv
silver
☁️
grå
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
hund
dog
🐱
katt
cat
🐴
hest
horse
🐮
ku
cow
🐷
gris
pig
🐦
fugl
bird
🐟
fisk
fish
🐭
mus
mouse
🦊
rev
fox
🐇
kanin
rabbit
🐻
bjørn
bear
🐼
panda
panda
🐨
koala
koala
🐘
elefant
elephant
🐢
skilpadde
turtle
🦒
sjiraff
giraffe
🦆
and
duck
🕷️
edderkopp
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
familie
family
🧔
mann
man
👩
kvinne
woman
👦
gutt
boy
👧
jente
girl
👶
barn
child
👨🦳
far
father
👩🦳
mor
mother
👴
bestefar
grandfather
👵
bestemor
grandmother
🧑🦰
bror
brother
👩🦱
søster
sister
🧑
venn
friend
👥
folk
people
🙋
person
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
hus
house
🏢
bygning
building
🏫
skole
school
🏪
butikk
store
🛣️
vei
road
🌆
by
city
🌳
tre
tree
💧
vann
water
☀️
sol
sun
☁️
sky
cloud
📚
bok
book
🖊️
penn
pen
📱
telefon
phone
🔑
nøkkel
key
🚗
bil
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
eple
apple
🍌
banan
banana
🍞
brød
bread
🧀
ost
cheese
🥩
kjøtt
meat
🥛
melk
milk
☕
kaffe
coffee
🍵
te
tea
💧
vann
water
🍺
øl
beer
🍷
vin
wine
🍽️
mat
food
🍳
egg
egg
🍚
ris
rice
🥕
grønnsaker
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
dag
day
🌙
natt
night
⏰
time
hour
🗓️
uke
week
📅
måned
month
🗓️
år
year
🗓️
mandag
Monday
🗓️
tirsdag
Tuesday
🗓️
onsdag
Wednesday
🗓️
torsdag
Thursday
🗓️
fredag
Friday
🗓️
lørdag
Saturday
🗓️
søndag
Sunday
🌅
morgen
morning
🌆
kveld
evening
🕛
nå
now
🔜
snart
soon
🕒
tid
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
snakke
to speak
🚶
gå
to walk
🏃
løpe
to run
🍽️
spise
to eat
🍷
drikke
to drink
😴
sove
to sleep
📖
lese
to read
✍️
skrive
to write
👀
se
to see
👂
høre
to hear
💭
tenke
to think
🤔
vite
to know
❤️
elske
to love
👍
like
to like
👋
komme
to come
🚪
åpne
to open
🔒
lukke
to close
💡
lære
to learn
➕
gi
to give
💸
kjøpe
to buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
lykkelig
happy
😢
trist
sad
😠
sint
angry
👍
god
good
👎
dårlig
bad
⬆️
stor
big
⬇️
liten
small
🆕
ny
new
🕰️
gammel
old
💯
mange
many
🤏
få
few
🥵
varm
hot
🥶
kald
cold
💪
sterk
strong
👶
svak
weak
✨
vakker
beautiful
👹
stygg
ugly
✅
riktig
correct
❌
feil
wrong
⚡
rask
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
og
and
➡️
men
but
👉
eller
or
🤔
fordi
because
👉
så
so
🤨
imidlertid
however
🤔
derfor
therefore
➕
også
also
🕒
når
when
🤔
hvis
if
🕒
før
before
🕒
etter
after
🕒
siden
since
🕒
mens
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
lærer
teacher
🧑⚕️
lege
doctor
👩💻
ingeniør
engineer
👨🍳
kokk
chef
🧑🌾
bonde
farmer
👮
politimann
police officer
🧑🎨
kunstner
artist
🧑💼
kontorist
office worker
🔬
vitenskapsmann
scientist
🛒
selger
salesperson
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