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[Orinoco]

Hi!

I've been wanting to learn a European language for quite a while now, and I'm quite interested in learning Norwegian.

I'd like to ask therefore, if any of you Norwegian folk would be kind enough to help me learn. I've got the basics I need to get off the ground, but a couple of people to trade e-mails and possibly letters with would be really appreciated! I'd offer to help you learn English, but you're all pretty good at it already!

If you'd be interested in helping me out, please either say so here or PM me!

Thanks! 

[Berger]

Hello.

I can help you

[Stuart2007]

Hello Berger

Would you consider posting a few basic phrases here. Orinoco has a good point and we could ALL learn a few phrases of other languages. You know, hello, goodbye, thanks, please, and the most important 'a large (expensive  ) beer!
Stu

[Berger]

Here is some:

Hello - Hei
Goodbye - Hade
Thanks - Takk
Thanks alot - Tusen takk
Please - Vær så snill
Beer - Pils, Øl (oel/ol)
How are you doing? - Hvordan har du det?
How old are you? - Hvor gammel er du?
My name is - Mitt navn er
I love Ship Sim - Jeg elsker Ship Sim
I love you - Jeg elsker deg
I hate you - Jeg hater deg
No - Nei
Yes - Ja
Help - Hjelp
Computer - Datamaskin


Want more words? Just ask 

[Stuart2007]

Thanks Berger. I foresee the problem being how to pronounce them.

Orinoco: If you go into staples they have CDs/DVDs that you speak into your computer and it analyses your voice pattern to assess your pronounciation.

I got one for French (long time since school!) and it was really good.

To learn Norwegian would be something special as it isn't the most frequently spoken language in the world.

PS I'm going on DFDS for a short break in Norway this year

Stu

[Orinoco]

Hey Stuart,

Thanks for the tip. I prefer not to go into Staples, they stole my surname. 

LOL, I've actually been looking at a similar thing on Amazon that looks quite good.

Also, this has been invaluable:

http://www.sofn.com/norwegian_culture/languagelessons_index.jsp

[redbeard]

Lol.. I admire you English peoples. You are so open minded. Big up's to you! 

[strassenkreuzer]

If you learn norwegian language, you can learn easier other languages like swedish, danish than nederlans and also german. For me as German its possible to read the other languages, but I can´t built my own text because I didn´t  learn the different grammar.

for example: English - Norsk - German

Hello - Hei - Hallo
Goodbye - Hade- Auf Wiedersehen (also in some citys they say "Ade")
Thanks - Takk - Danke
Thanks alot - Tusen takk - vielen Dank (also "tausend Dank" means "thousend thanks")
Please - Vær så snill - bitte
Beer - Pils, Øl (oel/ol) - Bier (also "Gerstensaft","Pils","ein kühles Blondes" (a cool blonde))
How are you doing? - Hvordan har du det? - Wie geht es dir?
How old are you? - Hvor gammel er du? - Wie alt bist du?
My name is - Mitt navn er - Mein Name ist
I love Ship Sim - Jeg elsker Ship Sim - Ich liebe Schiff Simulator
I love you - Jeg elsker deg - Ich liebe dich
I hate you - Jeg hater deg - Ich hasse dich
No - Nei - Nein
Yes - Ja - Ja
Help - Hjelp - Hilfe
Computer - Datamaskin - Computer "Rechner"

You see the what I mean?

vg strassenkreuzer

[Stuart2007]

I can see similarities between German and English. Thanks Strassekreuzer

I know that Flemish/Dutch has many phonetic similarities to English- Orinoco that's an eas(ier) one to learn!

Stu

[strassenkreuzer]

Maybe its easy to me because I´ve learned english in school. You are right, norwegian and swedish and dutch is like a mix in german and english for me. If I read a text I see most time english grammer with words of german (especially northern germanys).