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40 must-know Norwegian words

40 Norwegian words worth knowing, picked from the topics Politeness and small talk, Adverbs, Function words, Connectors and prepositions and translated into English.

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Must-know 40 words

Norwegian	English
ja	yes
nei	no
takk	thank you
tusen takk	thank you very much
god dag	helloGreeting on arrival, during the day
hei	hiInformal greeting
ha det	goodbye
vi ses snart	see you soon
vi ses i morgen	see you tomorrow
bare hyggelig	you are welcomeEveryday use
beklager	sorryApology
greit	okay
kanskje	perhaps
ikke noe problem	no problem
jeg forstår ikke	I do not understand
jeg vet ikke	I do not know
jeg heter	my name is
det går bra	I am fine
ha en fin dag	have a good day
god natt	good nightWhen parting to go to sleep
i dag	today
i morgen	tomorrow
i går	yesterday
nå	now
her	here
mye	muchQuantity, with a verb or a noun
veldig	veryIntensity, with an adjective or an adverb
også	also
alltid	always
aldri	never
hvor	where
når	when
hvem	who
og	and
eller	or
men	but
med	with
uten	withoutPreposition, followed by a noun or an infinitive
for	forPreposition, purpose or recipient
i	in

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What comes after these 40 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 40 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Norwegian words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 40 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 40 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

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