Norwegian vocabulary: adverbs
Often, quickly, already, maybe, very: the Norwegian adverbs that say when, how and how much.
Here are 100 Norwegian words on “Adverbs”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.
Level 1: easy 38 words
| Norwegian | English |
|---|---|
| igjen | again |
| nesten | almost |
| allerede | already |
| også | also |
| dårlig | badly |
| bak | behind |
| bedre | better |
| nede | downstairs |
| et annet sted | elsewhere |
| langt unna | far |
| endelig | finally |
| her | here |
| foran | in front |
| sent | late |
| lite | little |
| lenge | long time |
| kanskje | maybe |
| i mellomtiden | meanwhile |
| mye | muchQuantity, with a verb or a noun |
| så | next |
| blant annet | notably |
| ofte | often |
| til venstre | on the left |
| bare | only |
| der borte | over there |
| fort | quickly |
| heller | rather |
| virkelig | really |
| så mye | so much |
| noen ganger | sometimes |
| rett frem | straight ahead |
| deretter | then |
| således | thus |
| i dag | today |
| i morgen | tomorrow |
| for mye | too much |
| godt | well |
| i går | yesterday |
Level 2: medium 36 words
| Norwegian | English |
|---|---|
| absolutt | absolutely |
| riktignok | admittedly |
| bakover | backwards |
| på forhånd | beforehand |
| nedenfor | below |
| tilfeldigvis | by chance |
| bestemt | certainly |
| helt | completely |
| for tiden | currently |
| direkte | directly |
| betydelig | distinctly |
| med letthet | easily |
| enormt | enormously |
| i bunn og grunn | essentially |
| ekstremt | extremely |
| før i tiden | formerly |
| heldigvis | fortunately |
| ærlig talt | frankly |
| gratis | free of charge |
| heretter | from now on |
| straks | immediately |
| inne | inside |
| hovedsakelig | mainly |
| normalt | normally |
| perfekt | perfectly |
| for godt | permanently |
| sannsynligvis | probably |
| sjelden | rarely |
| regelmessig | regularly |
| relativt | relatively |
| seriøst | seriously |
| rett og slett | simply |
| lett | slightly |
| utelukkende | solely |
| sikkert | surely |
| dessverre | unfortunately |
Level 3: hard 26 words
| Norwegian | English |
|---|---|
| brått | abruptly |
| årlig | annually |
| tilnærmelsesvis | approximately |
| omgående | at once |
| rolig | calmly |
| forsiktig | cautiously |
| korrekt | correctly |
| gjerne | gladly |
| ærlig | honestly |
| vennlig | kindly |
| månedlig | monthly |
| høylytt | noisily |
| av og til | occasionally |
| med vilje | on purpose |
| høflig | politely |
| i ro og fred | quietly |
| innen kort tid | shortly |
| lydløst | silently |
| oppriktig | sincerely |
| plutselig | suddenly |
| systematisk | systematically |
| midlertidig | temporarily |
| vanligvis | usually |
| vagt | vaguely |
| synlig | visibly |
| med besvær | with difficulty |
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Frequently asked questions
- How many words are in this list?
- This page gives 100 Norwegian words on “Adverbs”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 59 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.
- Which words should I start with?
- With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
- How can I remember this Norwegian vocabulary?
- By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
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These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Norwegian vocabulary on iPhone.
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