Norwegian Language: First Time Communication

[JEK3KB]

Du er skikkelig flink! Norsk er et vanskelig språk.

You are very clever! Norwegian is a difficult language.

[iwannadrinkacupoftea]

I really want to learn norwegian now!!

I'm from Austria and my first language is german, so now that I "mastered" english, I want to start learning a new language. :D

[ios254]

She is frickin adorable...

I want to learn all of the Scandinavian languages. Thus far," jeg taler meget lit dansk."

From what I am hearing of Norsk (I listen to the Pimsleur's Norsk CD from time to time), it sounds incredibly Dutch (?). A lot of "Sh" sounds. For instance, Undskyld, is pronounced with a heavy "SH" and sounds more like "unschell," whilst in Dansk it is pronounced "unskool" but spelled the same. I use to think Dansk sounded beautiful and Norsk was harsh but now methinks not.

[qkn30989]

I'm from norway, and i think she is to. It's perfectly fluent.

[Bellicguy]

You are going to teach me?.....About Norwegian?

[RamblingHermit]

Your videos are fantastic! Thank you so much for the lessons, and you speak English very well!

[TyroneClan]

dammmm gurrrlll.. maybi i could cumm to ya one day and luurn sum norwegihan! I'm a 13 incherrrrrrr

[Tuexnovias]

too dificult for me,,, enough I got with my english...

[Gorbatsjov666]

Norway is mad expensive. If you plan on travelling bring da fockin dosh.

[Hizbin]

was so help mom

[MsDjessa]

They are allways trying to teach us swedish here in Finland but I think norwegian is much more interesting. Thank you.

[meecare]

Thank you :D

[erlend1112]

I'm Norwegian. You are great in talking norwegian! / Jeg er Norsk. Du snakker norsk helt fantastisk!

[tctcrules]

you're videos have taught me so much already! :D

[TheYarrub]

greit ..men gramatikk er veldig vanskelig..hvis kan du forklare litt av det..

[bubbles51096]

i wanna learn norwegian and i want to go there one day

[wackokicker]

good job, thank you!

[panicoenduro]

Thank's for your help, I'm pleaning to learn norwegian in two years but I can't found a teacher around here... that's hard...

[Viaamtrak]

She is just so cool as she teaches this, but I still cannot get my phonics and pronounciations correct to sound like her. I have enough trouble with English as a Canadien francophon, but this is really tough.  I have to admire her ability to speak such clear English and also be a native Norge speaker.

[0211570205]

hey you are so sweet while talking or teaching norwegian.well i want to learn Norsk and its been a great help.thanks for the videos.love xx

[junior4008]

leet norsk =D

[selatik1]

Karin, are there rules about 's' being either [sh] or [s]? I noticed that you pronounce the 's' in 'forstår' & 'Norsk' with the [sh] sound. Is that only in the eastern dialect you speak, or is the [sh] also used in the other dialects?

My Norwegian grandma said 'Vær så god' with the [sh].

Also, what about the word "det." I know that the 't' is silent at the end, but some Norwegians seem to simply say 'de' while others seem to be adding something like an 'ah' sound, thereby sounding like 'de-ah.

[selatik1]

Wow, what a beauty! And smart!

[SetisX81]

i will move to norway in 1 week and my god this hard

[BenTennison16]

@SetisX81 another economic migrant?  you are the reason why people like Andrew Berwick ended up blowing the Norwegian parliament.

[SetisX81]

@BenTennison16

i am white,i don't wanna behead norwegians,i like all Europeans,i go there cause i have a working contract.

and Anders is against muslim immigrants.

not sure if trolling but just saying.

[BenTennison16]

@SetisX81 no you are from romania. dont wanna sound racist but is it a coincidence that you're going to work to Scandinavia instead of ...i dont know...turkey? dont think so pal. There is almost a million romanians in Spain and about a couple of hundred thousand here in the UK. Just saying...

[BenTennison16]

but i suppose its okay as long as you do a high-skilled job. Then there is always demand for people like you.

[bugivugibzdinks]

U cute =3

[nazim404]

Tussen Takk! Just started my norwegian lessons on my own! Hope these videos will be usefull as well!

[Raquaable]

I really wish I could get my hands on a norwegian person :/ Georgia sucks for international affairs. Fuck the south! Jeg onsker til laer norsk! (probably got that wrong, and I don't have the cool o with a cross through it for the oo sound)

XD

[VisserZer0]

@Raquaable You can install a Norwegian keyboard driver and use it when you type in Norwegian. That's what I did. :)

[DannyBoyDubstep]

OMG you are SOOO soo pretty, and the vid was instructional yet pleasantly. So I'm going to spend the next moment or so hitting the "like" button over n over again, then I'm going to have me an absolutely delicious bowl of cereal. :)

[treadsuit]

just wanted to point out that "vacum" is spelled "vacuum" :-) it's one of those words you just have to memorize

[fetawhzbu2011]

hi karin i appreciate you keep itup please

[heighleigh69]

Hvor i norge bor du? Do you have a Bergen / Oslo / Tromso accent? Jeg vil gjerne vet for naa jeg reise til oslo i september. Alt for laere norsk!! :o) x

[MrSaint933]

Hi, i'm considering norway to spend my next holidays (Probably in mid august) and i want to know if you can suggest me some cool places to go.

Cheers from Argentina ...

[aleksinjo1]

WOW, Swedish and Norwegian and Danish and some of the nearby countries are very very much similar at their language, i can speak German, and i can say that you Sweden and Norwegian people can understand every word that you say to each other, but German has a little words that are similar to your's, i have sisters and they speak Swedish and i can't understande a word what they are saying... just when i really carefully listen... but i want to learn Swedish or Norwegian, i think Norwegian is cuter

[Arqueus666]

Added to favorites^^ Thank you so much for what you do, it helps me a lot. Have a nice day :)

[ichbingetruffen]

The best way to open a conversation with a sweet Norwegian girl is by saying "Hei, jeg har kommet for å voldta deg!"

[Gorbatsjov666]

@ichbingetruffen LOL dont try that srs

[Clubbingshawn]

I heard that people in norway are the most appreciative to people that learn norwegian as a second language. Do you think this is true?

[Skadalilama]

3:43 I LOVE IT!! hahaha :D



[2502a25]

the most helpful video herein !

[MrSnorreke]

Hey girl, this video is very helpful. My wife's sister is learning Norvegian and have to go to Norway so she found your lesson veeeeery useful. Greetings from Serbia

[BelialfromAbbadon]

Fuck this . .. waste of time. . .. I'll find another teacher that does brag on about ruddy shoes

[BelialfromAbbadon]

WTF . . .. This about fuckin shoes or Norwegian ?

[nickitas87]

how to say , I love you?:)))

[bellmetal6]

@nickitas87 jeg elsker deg

[TheSatyam182]

wonderful....!

[Renagade1325]

come to the states and teach norwegian lol

[charrliee96]

We have those shoes in Argentina too and we called "Alpargatas" : D so strange, its like something very typical here.

[MinimalKicks]

very useful lesson... but: what is 'vacuum-cleaner' in Norwegian? you didn't give us that answer ^^

[Catoope3256]

@MinimalKicks støvsuger ;)

[hoomanstavanger]

Thanks for this fabulous video, it is really helpful, waiting for next videos :) Takk for det

[MarcoCia]

Hi Karin, would you marry me? ^^

[kratoslevit]

do we need to be able to roll our R's or can some norwegians not anyway? if not....how should we get away with it? thanks x

[Nowl8]

well actually the norwegian R is quite simple for us Spanish speakers.. it´s almost rolled.. and the constructions are almost like in English i had a huge headache trying to learn French lol

[plumhead195]

£35 i Krone e 350kr

[moony4000]

im moving to norway next year and its really helpful.. thank you!:)

[pesuhiir]

thanks thanks thanks ! 8DD I love love love norwegian. haha. Norwegia is so beautiful and awesome, I really want to move there once I grow up =P Until then, I'll just learn the beautiful language. I'm from Estonia by the way, so I'm not that far from you =P

[BergenCafe]

hvor kommer jeg fra... uhm.. matrix'en et sted.

[rachelsfreire]

I REALLY LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!!!!!!!!!!

I HAVE BOYFRIEND FROM NORWAY SO I WOUD LIKE TO KOW SOME ROMANTIC WORDS OR SENTENCES IN NORSK LIKE I LOVE YOU , YOU ARE IN MY HEART , I THINK ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME , KISSES , I LOVE YOU FOREVER TAKK , TUSEN TAKK

[Spyrulino]

You remind me of the Pimsleur Norwegian lessons! some of the first few lessons teach you what you said(except some expresions :) )! Anyway, its nice you posted something new! too bad I don't have with who to practice. What is funny is that when you speak slow is easy to understand, but when you go norwegian mode, its like a turbo button been pressed:)! like a slow train that turns to a TGV:)! takk igjen Corina (the way we say your name in my country). Har en god dagg! lykke til a du ogsa.

[saralipze]

can you teach us to say " how do you say...?" it would be sooooo helpful! thanks for all your videos, i'm moving to bergen and hope this will help! Takk!

[elena864]

Oslo dialect is so easy...I have to speak bergen dialect cause I live in Bergen hahah:)

[jurgenmanfred]

U R SWEET

[opiates]

Hehe, pretty Norsey girl teaching Norwegian. What's not to love? :-D

[FlsBestDTF]

2:10

How is gjenta said differently than jenta? Or is it like 'for' and 'four' where they sound the same and mean something different?

[Crienexzy]

@FlsBestDTF its different in the tones..

down-up and up-down.

[xEternalxDarlness]

@Crienexzy is american money worth more in norwegian? if you can,can you please makes a video of how much money is worth in Norway.

[changewind13]

@Crienexzy where do norwegians spend their summer holidays?

I only see Brits,Dutch and Germans here in Portugal

[KaisaAtina]

@changewind13 Spain, Italy, France, Britain, USA and some in Germany. That's the most usual places, I think.

[theawesomesausage]

@FlsBestDTF gjenta - stress on the e, long a (since it's originally composed of two words)

jenta - short vowels, tone on a

[FabX6]

I've just been following up on your vids. These are very cool.:-)

[Zemfira25]

OH, and congrats on your shoes!! Love you!! Ok...now to watch it like a million times so I can get it :)

[Zemfira25]

OMG thank you so much!!!! This was so great Karin!!!! TUSSEN TAK!!!!

[sonia042277]

I REALLY LIKE UR NEW VIDEO

[sonia042277]

i really like this video. Plannning to go in norway on summer. Please post more for the first timer in norway. Tussen takk karin. jeg elsker deg.

[SAMSTRAY]

Karin, thank you so much for replying to my message. I will get back to you soon as I find all my info on my cousins. I need to check my files....have a great week and thanks again.

[robertjohnson487]

Fact of the day for norway's national day. norwegians have the highest number of one night sexual encounters of any country in the world. Karin, the girl doing this video, admitted that she sleeps with different guys all of the time. Typical norwegian.

[robertjohnson487]

Why would ANYONE need or want to learn norwegians?? norwegian is a childish and old fashioned language which will soon be replaced by English in norway. It doesn't help that karin cannot pronounce English properly when she tries to instruct here. We don't want karin on these videos anymore. We want only Lindy, the good looking and smart one.

[MrR0manus]

@robertjohnson487

Are you for real? Her english is awesome, In fact, I'd prefer her to be my english teacher than the one I've got now, if you think she pronounces wrong, you should hear how teachers from non-english countries speak..And who the hell is Lindy?

[Zemfira25]

@robertjohnson487 Dude...just don't watch. What are you gaining from talking so much shit anyway??? I think she's great, and I've learned a lot from her...so go take a hike.

[Eljulitus]

@robertjohnson487 Jaja. Idioter er født til å være idioter. Who cares about what you think about the norwegian language and the teacher in a norwegian class anyway?

[SergeantSnort]

Tusen Takk!!!!!! I'm a beginner, this video means a big help for me!!!!

[jolurojas]

Happy Norwegian National day today!!

[rrranjha]

thankyou,thankyou,thankyou,tha­nkyun,thankyou.thankyou,thanky­ou,Takk,Takk,Takk,Takk,Takk,Ta­kk,Takk,..........Tusen takk.........! Jeg elsker deg.....!

[rrranjha]

thankyou,thankyou,thankyou,tha­nkyun,thankyou.thankyou,thanky­ou,Takk,Takk,Takk,Takk,Takk,Ta­kk,Takk,..........Tusen takk.........!

[Johanpzxd]

i learnd a lot. thanks for all, I LOVE YOU <3! xD

[beardown83]

make a video on foods...i dont think you have done that yet

[wngdfeet]

How about a class trip to somewhere in Norway? :)

[shattori1]

you're awesome

[rapesomeface]

Finnes det en forskell mellom "væer så snill" og "er du snill"?

Tusen takk :)

[Eljulitus]

@rapesomeface

[rapesomeface]

@Eljulitus yes?

[hellosavannnah]

I was looking for this exact stuff! Thanks! By the way, are you going to make a video for Syttende Mai? You really should.

[ssh646]

thanks a lot...

[TheMuzrub]

Hjelpsom! og godt forklart. Tusen takk! fra Montréal!

[jndministry]

This was very useful. As always, thanks.

[jemoscout]

mange takk.... det er veldig bra

[fyfaen1000]

Hæ ? :)

[jcarlosaviles]

Like it a lot

[adamwashere2015]

Karin! (: Jeg elsker deg (;

[creasicle]

Takk så mye!

[mariamalboro]

Thanks Karin, this video is really great..thats what we need.Great job.

[cmc201]

was just wondering why, when pronounced, there's an "sh" sound on "norsk"

[Crienexzy]

@cmc201 If you watch my video "skj" "kj" and "rs" video, you will get it! :) RS always turns into a "sh" sound!

[Xphome]

One of your best videos Karin! Takk før videon! :D

[managarm1349]

very good

[Gal994]

Great video!!

thanks! <3

[SkycaptainsCloud]

yay very useful!! thanks :D

[klownn]

hei Karin, det var veldig bra, takk. Jeg har ett spørsmal... kan du fortelle meg om det er noe forskjell på uttale av 'gjenta' og 'jenta' er du snill? eller uttales det samme?

takk

[Crienexzy]

@klownn de uttales likt, men med forskjellige toner! Se Tones video.

Gjenta = ned - opp

Jenta = Opp ned.

^^

[klownn]

@Crienexzy takk!

[ereniac]

great video!

[NemanorTheAlmighty]

this was helpful, I wonder how much in dollars it would beto buy a house somewhere out in norway, would be kinda fun to "Need" to learn the lanquage cuz you live there

[kosapeti]

This speech specific phrases (slang and such) are useful since you don't really find them in books and still ppl use them so often.

[Epicaq]

I'm not sure if this is necessary, but if you're able to you should start writing what each word in the sentence mean. But I guess it'd just take too much time :) Great video as always

[mariamalboro]

@Epicaq The good thing is you can read the words she is saying she is doing an amazing job..what you are saying doesn´t make much sense.Ex: jeg snakker norsk= I speak Norwegian. Easy right? for more details of each word just pause it and chek it in a dictionary.Stay cool.

[Crienexzy]

@Epicaq Usually I try to take sentences which are almost the same as the english once! But you wouldnt come very far knowing singal words, so senteces with the same meaning is more valueble to you guys.. i think?

[Epicaq]

@Crienexzy Yeah, I understand that, I just though of an advance feature ;p hehe.. You're doing great.

[bezzee12]

excellent as always

[Ferrami]

I'm learning a lot with you!!

Muchas Gracias! (spanish, mange takk haha)

[mrfazer6]

very cool! thanks.

[deryler]

Takk Karin, it was really useful .

[jljs15]

Awsome karin, great job ;)

[Jacob011]

... ONLY 35 pounds  :0

[zebra1897]

@Jacob011

LOL, yeah I know...

[jtmar]

Thanks Karin for this great video!

[Trance88]

Argh! As a native English speaker Norwegian words are hard to say!

[NorwegianGirl5]

OMG

If I tried to learn Norwegian... I'd be soo lost. lol.

[MoralityVirtue2]

Karin, you are a genius! I wouldn't have come up with this idea of teaching us sentences when we don't know something! Maybe the next videos should focus on the sentences you should say in specific situations like at the restaurant, at the grocery store, at a concert, etc etc etc :)

Tusen Takk Karin :)

[nooonpartisan]

grats on your shoes!

[tehasian1]

vacUUm cleaner - HÆ??! HAHAHA that was hilarious - last thing... i always said "naw-rrrrrr-sk" HAHA when saying "norsk"... i never knew it was "noshk" HAHAHA GREAT VIDEO! ... AGAIN

[heidiheidi0]

@tehasian1 i'm pretty sure that in some dialects u can say norsk the way you said it though. I've heard it before.

[tehasian1]

@heidiheidi0 :P thx

[tehasian1]

great video : P and congratulations on the toms shoes

[Crienexzy]

@tehasian1 teehee thank you! :D