Norwegian A1
CEFR A1 · Beginner
At A1 you discover that Norwegian verbs never change for person - jeg snakker, du snakker, vi snakker - so the present tense is one form per verb. You meet the three indefinite articles en, ei and et, learn that 'the' is an ending rather than a word (en bil becomes bilen, et hus becomes huset), pick up the modal verbs kan, vil, skal and må, and gather enough words for greetings, numbers, days, family and ordering a coffee. Sentences are short, and Bokmål spelling stays close to the sound, so you can read most of what you can say.
144 words · 3 units · 12 grammar points
What you learn at Norwegian A1
Greetings & introductions
Say hello, give your name, ask someone else's, and where they're from.
- Greet at different times of day
- Say goodbye politely
- Introduce yourself by name
- Use 'jeg heter' and 'jeg er'
- Ask someone their name
- Use 'og du?'
- Say where you're from with 'jeg kommer fra'
- Ask 'where are you from?'
Numbers, days, time
Count, talk about days and months, give the time, and handle numbers in real situations.
- Count 0-10
- Use numbers for age and quantities
- Use numbers up to 100
- Give your age and phone number
- Name the days and months
- Say what day it is
- Ask and give the time
- Use 'klokken er'
Food & ordering
Order at a café or restaurant, ask for the bill, and talk about basic food and drink.
- Name common drinks
- Order a drink politely
- Name common foods
- Say what you want to eat
- Read a menu
- Ask the waiter for things
- Ask for the bill
- Ask for items by quantity
A1 grammar points
- Verbs never change for person
- The verb comes second
- Asking a question: verb first
- Saying where you are from
- Telling time with 'halv'
- Plural nouns: -er and the exceptions
- Days and months take på and i
- Saying no: ikke after the verb
- en / ei / et - the words for 'a'
- Å ha and å være
- Adjectives agree: -t and -e
- This and that, and asking the price
Norwegian A1 vocabulary
The first 40 of 144, in frequency order.
| Norwegian | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| en | a/an (m.) | en mann |
| ei | a/an (f.) | ei bok |
| et | a/an (n.) | et hus |
| -en | the (m., suffixed) | mannen, bilen, gutten |
| -a | the (f., suffixed) | boka, jenta, hytta |
| -et | the (n., suffixed) | huset, bordet, barnet |
| -ene | the (pl., suffixed) | husene, bilene, guttene |
| jeg | I | Jeg heter Anna. |
| du | you (sg.) | Hvor bor du? |
| han | he | Han er broren min. |
| hun | she | Hun er lege. |
| det | it (n.); that | Det er en god idé. |
| vi | we | Vi bor i Oslo. |
| dere | you (pl.) | Hvor kommer dere fra? |
| de | they | De jobber her. |
| meg | me | Gi meg boka. |
| deg | you (sg., object) | Jeg ser deg. |
| min | my (m.) | Min bror heter Per. |
| mi | my (f.) | Boka mi er ny. |
| mitt | my (n.) | Mitt hus er stort. |
| mine | my (pl.) | Foreldrene mine bor her. |
| din | your (m., sg.) | Hvor er bilen din? |
| ditt | your (n., sg.) | Barnet ditt sover. |
| dine | your (pl.) | Vennene dine venter. |
| hans | his | Hunden hans heter Max. |
| hennes | her, hers | Katten hennes er svart. |
| vår | our (m./f.) | Vår by er fin. |
| våre | our (pl.) | Våre barn leker ute. |
| deres | your (pl.); their | Bilen deres er rød. |
| være | to be | Jeg vil være hjemme i kveld. |
| ha | to have | Jeg vil ha en kaffe. |
| gjøre | to do, to make | Hva gjør du? |
| snakke | to speak, to talk | Snakker du norsk? |
| gå | to go, to walk | Jeg skal gå hjem nå. |
| komme | to come | Jeg kommer fra Norge. |
| se | to see | Vil du se en film? |
| høre | to hear | Jeg liker å høre musikk. |
| spise | to eat | Jeg spiser brød. |
| drikke | to drink | Jeg drikker vann. |
| sove | to sleep | Jeg vil sove litt. |