KitsumiFree basic Norwegian words
A seven-page printable PDF for your first weeks of Norwegian (Bokmål): the sounds, how words work, 235 everyday words and sentences to read aloud.
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What's inside
- How Norwegian soundsæ, ø and å, long and short vowels (tak and takk), the sj-sound in sju and the kj-sound in kjøre, the soft k and g, silent letters in god and hyggelig, and the little tune.
- How words worken, ei and et words in three colours, the article on the end for the (bilen, jenta, huset), plurals in a small table, verbs that stay the same for everyone, and the verb in second place.
- 235 words, then show wordsHei, takk and vær så god, family with mormor and farfar, numbers, brunost and matpakke, places and verbs. Then hæ?, koselig, nettopp and uff, what to call people, and ten sentences to read before you check.
How to use it
- Read the sounds page aloud, one row at a time. Keep it next to you while you read the rest.
- Read the grammar page twice. You don't need to learn it, just to notice en, ei and et, and where the verb goes.
- Learn five words a day. Cover the grey English on the last page, read each sentence aloud, then slide the paper down to check.
- Watch something in Norwegian with Kitsumi and catch the words you know. Hei, nettopp and koselig turn up in every scene.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. It's a free PDF with no sign-up. Print it, keep it and share it.
Bokmål or Nynorsk?
The sheet uses Bokmål, the written Norwegian most people use. Nynorsk is the other written form, and people speak many dialects, so shows can sound different from the page.
How do I know if a word is en, ei or et?
There's no reliable rule, so the sheet colours every noun: en in blue, ei in pink, et in green. Ei words can always take en too, so en is never wrong for them.