Norwegian
- noun
- /nɔrˈwiːdʒən/
:
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- It says on your resume you speak fluent Norwegian, right?
So it's going to be Norwegian, obviously, English, Spanish and German.
- So it's going to be Norwegian, obviously, English, Spanish and German.
- It's in Norwegian, but you have subtitles.
- Can you say something in Norwegian for me and they Chrissy, When was the time that you felt genuinely starstruck meeting Beyoncé?
- But in fact she was not very fluent in Norwegian, so she simply couldn't talk in any substance or detail about the book or about French cooking.
- Our blood is being cleaned for us as we speak, and we'll take a course in Norwegian in the Norwegian craft of Rosemaling.
Examples
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Do you happen to speak Norwegian?
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I speak Norwegian and German.
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But I can tell you what it is in Norwegian.
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Wow, you speak Norwegian.
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Fortunately, it's in Norwegian.
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Norwegians learn Norwegian
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I am learning Norwegian because I want to visit Norway.
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Many tourists take classes to learn Norwegian before their trip.
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She translated the article from English to Norwegian for the local newspaper.
Synonyms
A language from northern Europe spoken in Norway with two written forms, Bokmål and Nynorsk
Compounds
- Archaic
A form of Norwegian shaped by Danish that was once the written standard in Norway
- Archaic
A written form of Norwegian based on Danish used in the past in Norway
A medium-sized dog with thick grey fur that people in Norway breed to hunt elk and other large animals
A language from northern Europe spoken in Norway with two written forms, Bokmål and Nynorsk
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Norwegian comes from the country name Norway, originally from the old Norse word Norðvegr, meaning 'north' and 'way'. So Norwegian as a language is simply the speech of the people from that 'north way'.
