Learn Norwegian with Norwegian Mentor
There are three ways you can answer a simple question in Norwegian. I call them “the lazy way”, “the echo way”, and “the smart way”. By a simple question I mean questions like “Liker du norsk?”. 1. The lazy way The lazy way to answer a simple question in Norwegian is to just use … Read more
One of the best ways to have a conversation is to ask questions. And you can’t ask questions without question words. While you learnt how to introduce yourself in Norwegian, you learnt the two question sentences: Hva heter du? Hvor kommer du fra? Below are some of the words in Norwegian that will help you frame … Read more
Before you read any of the posts teaching Norwegian remember to Learn the Norwegian Alphabets and Pronunciation as well as Learn the Norwegian Diphthongs. OK, now that you know the Norwegian pronunciation let’s learn how to introduce yourself in Norwegian. Hei! As you may have guessed, this means “Hi” in English. It’s a very common … Read more
A diphthong is a complex speech sound or glide that begins with one vowel and gradually changes to another vowel within the same syllable. Did not understand what it means? Well, don’t worry, I didn’t either 🙂 What is important to understand the various sounds so that you can speak and understand these sounds like a … Read more
The first and most important lesson while learning Norwegian or any language is to learn the alphabets and the proper pronunciation. Please do not proceed further without learning this because it will hinder your speech of the language. As I had mentioned in the earlier post, if you know the English language then learning Norwegian … Read more
As you guys already know, I had created a free, handy guide to the Official Norwegian Tests to help those of you who needed the information to apply for these tests. Update To The Norwegian Tests These tests consisted of the Norskprøve 2 and Norskprøve 3 tests which were on paper. However as of 2014, … Read more
[UPDATE]: Since 2014, the Norsk Prøve 2 and Norsk Prøve 3 tests have been replaced with a newer online Norsk Prøve (A1-A2, B1-B2) test. To read more about these tests, head over to: https://norwegianmentor.com/updated-information-to-the-official-norwegian-tests/. The purpose of this post is to help you understand about the official tests available for the Norwegian language. Even if … Read more
“Hei!” to all reading this post. As you may have guessed, it is “Hi” in Norwegian. Simple, isn’t it? As you know Norwegian is the language spoken by the people of Norway. It’s called “norsk” in Norwegian. It’s a Scandinavian language along with Swedish and Danish. All the three languages have common origins and it … Read more