Beginner's Norwegian with 2 Audio CDsTips on how to study Norwegian and the rudiments of pronunciation provide learners with the basic tools for self-instruction. Each of the 13 lessons is designed with the novice language learner in mind, and moves from day-to-day dialogue to a comprehensive breakdown of the grammatical elements contained in the previous dialogue. Important cultural notes give a context to the user, while exercises reinforce newly acquired concepts and terminology at the end of each chapter. The appendix contains a full glossary, commonly heard Norwegian expressions, and a key to the exercises. Includes 2 companion CDs. |
Contents
Around Norway 197 | 3 |
Cultural Facts about Norway | 9 |
Alphabet and Pronunciation | 25 |
Nice to Meet You | 33 |
Do You Speak Norwegian? | 45 |
Shall We Make Breakfast Together? | 59 |
In the Grocery Store | 75 |
Lines Day | 91 |
Finding the Way | 151 |
Lines Family on a Visit | 165 |
At the Restaurant | 183 |
My Experiences in Norway | 215 |
Grammar Summary | 229 |
Exercise Key | 237 |
Expressions NorwegianEnglish | 245 |
Glossary EnglishNorwegian | 267 |
In the Shopping Mall | 107 |
Renting an Apartment | 121 |
How is the Apartment Furnished? | 135 |
Bibliography 285 | |
Common terms and phrases
Adverb Anna apartment Bergen bokmål called cheese costs dere Det er dialects en/ei English example expression fire følgende frokost Fyll går gjerne glass Grammar Group half halv heter hyggelig ikke infinitive jente kaffe kilometer kjøpe klokka komme kopp koster kroner kvart kveld language leie leilighet Leksjon Lesson liker Line literally live look Marit means meet melk minutes month møte nice Niels Norge norsk Norway Norwegian Note noun nynorsk Object Oslo pass past percent Peter population present pronouns question reference remember rent Samtale sentence sier skal snakke speak spise student Subject takk tense thanks translated Tromsø Trondheim vanligvis veldig verb vowel winter