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When I lived in Oslo, one of the most difficult tasks I found was to find an apartment on rent. Being foreigners, it was especially tricky to get an apartment because we didn’t know where to search. Some of our friends suggested to try websites like http://www.finn.no/.
These sites are really useful to search for the apartments. But the problem was that the the advertisements were completely in Norwegian. Sure you could just use Google Translate to make things easier but we are here to learn some Norwegian.
Here is how a typical advertisement for a house on rent looks like.
| Norwegian | English |
| LEILIGHET TIL LEIE | APARTMENT FOR RENT |
| 2 roms leilighet med sjøutsikt. | 2 rooms apartment with seaview. |
| Område er 70m2. | Area is 70m2. |
| Leie per måned: 10000 | Rent per month: 10000 |
| Ikke møblert. | Not furnished. |
| Med hvitvarer. | With appliances. |
| Strøm ikke inkludert. | Electricity not included. |
| Depositum: 3 måned | Deposit: 3 months |
| Antall soverom: 1 | Total bedrooms: 1 |
| Leieperiode: 28.01.2013 – 31.01.2014 | Rent period: 28.01.2013 – 31.01.2014 |
| Balkong/Terrasse | Balcony/Terrace |
| Heis | Lift |
| Kabel-TV | Cable TV |
| Bredbandstilknytning | Broadband connection |
| Visning: tirsdager 17:00 – 18:00 | Visits: Thursdays 17:00 – 18:00 |
| Telefon: 23232323 | Phone: 23232323 |
To learn more real life examples of conversations in Norwegian, please have a look at the book Teach Yourself Complete Norwegian. It’s a really useful book for beginners in the Norwegian language.
To learn Norwegian fast from a Norwegian teacher, check out Norwegian Class 101.
You can get a Norwegian Beginner's Course for free at Mystery of Nils.