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We use numbers a lot in our every day lives especially when we are buying (or selling) stuff at the stores. Just as in any other language, numbers in Norwegian are one of the most important (and easy) things to learn. You just need to learn them as is.
By the way, tall means numbers in Norwegian. So without further adieu, here are some numbers in Norwegian.
| 1 en | 11 elleve | 21 tjueen | 40 førti |
| 2 to | 12 tolv | 22 tjueto | 50 femti |
| 3 tre | 13 tretten | 23 tjuetre | 60 seksti |
| 4 fire | 14 fjorten | 24 tjuefire | 70 sytti |
| 5 fem | 15 femten | 25 tjuefem | 80 åtti |
| 6 seks | 16 seksten | 26 tjueseks | 90 nitti |
| 7 sju | 17 sytten | 27 tjuesju | 100 hundre |
| 8 åtte | 18 atten | 28 tjueåtte | 101 hundre og en |
| 9 ni | 19 nitten | 29 tjueni | 500 fem hundre |
| 10 ti | 20 tjue | 30 tretti | 1000 tusen |
Notice the tjue in bold. You just use the tjue + number.
e.g 20 + 3 = tjue + tre = tjuetre.
You can use the same technique for any other range of numbers.
e.g 40 + 6 = førti + seks = førtiseks.
Also note that,
101 = 100 and 1 = hundre og en.
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In the video it says 7 is written ‘syv’, but you have it written as ‘sju’. Which is correct?
Thanks!
Thanks for reading, Gareth.
‘Syv’ is an “older” way of saying 7 in Norwegian. But both ‘syv’ and ‘sju’ are correct. You can use any of them.
Hi there,
I am beginning my journey with Norsk. I have a few questions, kan
You guys have discussed sju, but I also encountered similar duality with the tjue/tyve – the latter I got from my friend living in Oslo. Is it also the ‘older’ version of tjue? My friend also translated 24 as tyve og fire. However, in an Ylvis video (summer finner vi frem, around 2:40) there is something that sounds like firetyvetusen. I got to admit I am tad confused.
Kan du vær så still og hjelp meg?
Hi OlafCh,
Personally I try to stick with what I am comfortable with. I use tjue and it’s completely fine.
Yes I think tyve is an old form and means the same.
Fire og tyve tusen means twenty four thousand.
tussen takk Kevin.Thanks for every lesson,you have done for me. Thanks a lot