The Norwegian puzzle - find your missing pieces
Are you learning Norwegian?
Do you find some aspects of the Norwegian language hard to grasp?
Don't be puzzled! You have come to the right place!
In this podcast, you can pick the episodes covering the things you struggle with, whether it is pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary nuances, expressions, cultural aspects or you need some learning tips.
Bare hyggelig ;)
The Norwegian puzzle - find your missing pieces
Latest Episodes
#43 The rolled Norwegian R - how and when to pronounce it [uttale] [pronunciation]
The Norwegian R is the sound everyone worries about, and it turns out the worry is pointed in the wrong direction. We talk through what many learners are actually hearing in everyday Norwegian: a light tap R that barely “rolls” at all, often so...
#42 "Connection" in Norwegian - a concept full of nuances [vokabular] [kultur]
“Connect” feels like a simple word until you try to say it in Norwegian and realise you’re actually talking about five different things. We unpack the real meanings hiding inside that one word, and we give you Norwegian options you can use imme...
#41 "Frisk" or "fersk"? - The finesse of freshness. [vokabular]
“Fresh” sounds simple until you try to say it in Norwegian and suddenly you have two options that both seem right. We unpack the real difference between frisk and fersk, and it turns out the split is incredibly practical: one word is about how ...
#40 "Normalest"? Or "mest normal"? - three rules of comparative and superlative use [grammatikk]]
We start with the quick foundation: how comparative and superlative forms work (think -ere and -est), and why the English habit of avoiding endings on “long words” doesn’t translate cleanly into Norwegian. From there, we move into the real skil...
