Beginner's Norwegian with Online Audio

by Laura Ziukaite-Hansen

Overview

Norwegian (Bokmål) is a North Germanic language, and an official language of Norway with 5 million speakers. This popular guide is also a useful resource for students of the mutually intelligible Nordic languages Swedish and Danish.

Ideal for those new to Norwegian, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner’s Norwegian with Online Audio includes:

• A brief introduction to Norwegian history and culture
• Thirteen carefully-paced and practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and expressions
• Exercises for each lesson with answer key
• Norwegian-English and English-Norwegian glossaries
• An alphabet and pronunciation guide and a pronunciation section on Norwegian dipthongs
• Online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780781813792
Publisher:	Hippocrene Books, Inc.
Publication date:	09/25/2018
Edition description:	Bilingual
Pages:	290
Sales rank:	615,695
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Laura Žiūkaitė-Hansen received her MA in Scandinavian Studies from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She has taught Norwegian language and literature at the UW-Madison and UC-Berkeley. She is the author of Norwegian Practical Dictionary, also published by Hippocrene Books. She resides in the Boston, Massachusetts metropolitan area.

Table of Contents

Author's Note & Acknowledgements ix

The Norwegian Language 1

Cultural Facts about Norway 9

Alphabet and Pronunciation 25

Abbreviations 29

Tips: How to Study Norwegian 31

Lesson 1 Nice to Meet You 33

Functions: greetings, farewells

Grammar: infinitive, conjugated form, basic word order

Lesson 2 Do You Speak Norwegian? 45

Functions: getting to know each other

Grammar: indefinite articles, modal verbs

Lesson 3 Shall We Make Breakfast Together? 59

Functions: food and drinks

Grammar: pronouns den/det, prepositions

Lesson 4 In the Grocery Store 75

Functions: how to buy food, numerals

Grammar: definite articles, plural of nouns

Lesson 5 Line's Day 91

Functions: daily activities, weekdays

Grammar: time, prepositions

Lesson 6 In the Shopping Mall 107

Functions: how to shop for clothes, colors

Grammar: adjective conjugation

Lesson 7 Renting an Apartment 121

Functions: how to find and rent a place

Grammar: adverbs, possessive pronouns

Lesson 8 How is the Apartment Furnished? 135

Functions: what you need to furnish your apartment

Grammar: word order-inversion

Lesson 9 Finding the Way 151

Functions: following and giving directions

Grammar: imperative, place prepositions, object pronouns

Lesson 10 Line's Family on a Visit 165

Functions: family on a trip - currency exchange, transportation

Grammar: present perfect and past tense

Lesson 11 At the Restaurant 183

Functions: how and what to order

Grammar: present perfect and past tense, reflexive pronouns

Lesson 12 Around Norway 199

Functions: how to rent a car, Norway's geography

Grammar: present perfect and past tense

Lesson 13 My Experiences in Norway 215

Functions: writing a letter - cultural experiences, weather

Grammar: time expressions, adjective comparison

Grammar Summary 231

Exercise Key 241

Expressions: Norwegian-English 251

Expressions: English-Norwegian 253

Glossary: Norwegian-English 255

Glossary: English-Norwegian 273

Bibliography 291

Audio Track Lists 293