Difference between revisions of "Norwegian and English/Pending tests"

Latest revision as of 21:12, 9 February 2014

Nouns[edit]

General[edit]

(nob) Bord → Table
(nob) Fugl → Bird
(nob) Hus → House
(nob) Epler → Apples
(nob) Kopp → Cup
(nob) Vegger → Walls
(nob) Lys → Light
(nob) Bilder → Pictures
(nob) Kake → Cake

Indefinite and Definite[edit]

(nob) Et hus → A house
(nob) Huset → The house
(nob) En mann → A man
(nob) Mannen → The man
(nob) Ei avis → A newspaper
(nob) Avisa → The newspaper

Pronouns[edit]

Personal pronouns[edit]

(nob) Jeg er sulten → I am hungry
(nob) Du er sulten → You are hungry
(nob) Han er sulten → He is hungry
(nob) Hun er sulten → She is hungry
(nob) Den er sulten → It is hungry
(nob) Dere er sultne → You are hungry :: (plural)
(nob) Vi er sultne → We are hungry

Definiteness[edit]

(nob) Et hus ved sjøen. → A house by the sea.
(nob) Huset er ved sjøen. → The house is by the sea.
(nob) Husene er ved sjøen. → The houses are by the sea.
(nob) Store hus er ved sjøen. → Big houses are by the sea.
(nob) Regnbuen har mange farger. → The rainbow has many colours.

(nob) Nahuatl er i dag det nest mest brukte språket i Mexico etter spansk. → Nahuatl is today the next most used language in Mexico after Spanish.
(nob) De fire største norske hjelpeorganisasjonene. → The four biggest Norwegian aid organisations.

Relative[edit]

(nob) Her er stolen, som jeg sitter på → Here is the chair I sit on
(nob) Hun spiser kaken, som jeg kjøpte → She is eating the cake I bought

Demonstratives[edit]

(nob) Den er stor → It's big
(nob) Disse kakene er store → These cakes are big

Possesive[edit]

(nob) Huset mitt → My house
(nob) Huset ditt → Your house
(nob) Huset hans → His house
(nob) Huset hennes → Her house
(nob) Huset deres → Their house
(nob) Huset vårt → Our house

Reflexive[edit]

(nob) Han vasker seg → He washes himself
(nob) De vasker seg → They wash themselves
(nob) Vask deg selv! → Wash yourself!

Interrogative[edit]

(nob) Hvem spiste kaken min? → Who ate my cake?
(nob) Hva slaks kake er det? → What kind of cake is that?
(nob) Hvem sin kake er det? → Whose cake is that?
(nob) Hvor mange kaker spiste du i går? → How many cakes did you eat yesterday?
(nob) Hvor fant du kaken min? → Where did you find my cake?
(nob) Når fant du kaken min? → When did you find my cake?
(nob) Hvordan fant du kaken min? → How did you find my cake?
(nob) Hvorfor spiste du kaken min? → Why did you eat my cake?

Numerals[edit]

(nob) En → One
(nob) To → Two
(nob) Tre → Three
(nob) Tri → Three
(nob) Fire → Four
(nob) Fem → Five
(nob) Seks → Six
(nob) Sju → Seven
(nob) Syv → Seven
(nob) Åtte → Eight
(nob) Ni → Nine
(nob) Ti → Ten
(nob) Tjue → Twenty
(nob) Tyve → Twenty
(nob) Tredve → Thirty
(nob) Tretti → Thirty
(nob) Sytti → Seventy
(nob) Nitti → Ninety
(nob) Hundre → Hundred
(nob) Første → First
(nob) Andre → Second
(nob) Tredje → Third

Adjectives[edit]

(nob) Grønn bil → Green car
(nob) Dumme ape → Stupid monkey
(nob) Stor fisk → Big fish
(nob) Gammel mann → Old man
(nob) Kloke damer → Wise ladies

Comparative[edit]

(nob) John er like smart som Mary. → John is as smart as Mary.

Superlative[edit]

(nob) Jeg er den høyeste guten i klassen min. → I am the highest boy in my class.

Adverbs[edit]

(nob) Av og til → Sometimes
(nob) Aldri → Never
(nob) Alltid → Always

Verb constructs[edit]

Non-finite clauses[edit]

(nob) Det skulle få motoren til å virke. → That should get the engine working.
(nob) Det skulle få motoren til å virke. → That should make the engine work.

Phrases[edit]

(nob) Hva heter han? → What is he called?
(nob) Aztekerne snakka en variant av språket som nå er kjent som klassisk nahuatl. → The Aztecs spoke a variety of the language that is now known as classic nahuatl.
(nob) Er du arbeidssøkende i Norge skal du melde deg hos politiet innen tre måneder fra innreise. → If you are seeking work in Norway, you should announce yourself to the police within three months of entry.

Normal and negative[edit]

(nob) Merete kan snakke norsk. → Merete can speak Norwegian.
(nob) Lars arbeider ikke i dag. → Lars does not work today.
(nob) Lars arbeider ikke i dag. → Lars is not working today.
(nob) Camilla vil ikke gå på kino. → Camilla does not want to go to the cinema.

V2[edit]

(nob) Om sommeren svømmer jeg ofte. → In summer I swim often.
(nob) I Norge kan jeg gå på ski. → In Norway I can go skiing.

Subordinate clauses[edit]

(nob) Jeg må gjøre leksene nå for jeg må arbeide i kveld → I have to do the homework now because I have to work tonight
(nob) Jeg skal spille tennis hvis det blir fint vær → I will play tennis if it is nice weather

if the wheather turns out nice...

(nob) Jeg lærer norsk fordi jeg har familie i Norge. → I am learning Norwegian because I have family in Norway.
(nob) Vi gikk på kino siden det var så kaldt ute. → We went to the cinema as it was so cold out.
(nob) Jeg gikk en tur selv om det regnet ute → I went for a walk even though it was raining out
(nob) Jeg skal gå ut når jeg er ferdig med leksene → I will go out when I am finished with the homework
(nob) Jeg dro hjem da jeg var ferdig på skolen → I went home when I was finished at school
(nob) Jeg ser på TV mens jeg gjør leksene mine → I watch TV while I do my homework
(nob) Jeg drikker et glass vin før jeg legger meg → I drink a glass of wine before I go to bed

mwe legge seg = go to bed

also very likely to mean future 'will drink', could even mean 'am drinking'

(nob) Jeg skal gå på kino etter at jeg har gjort leksene → I will go to the cinema after I have done the homework

Inversion[edit]

(nob) Hvis det blir fint vær, skal jeg spille tennis → If it is nice weather, I will play tennis

"if the weather gets nice" maybe, ie not chunking A+N after "bli" -- does it generalise?

(nob) Fordi jeg har familie i Norge, lærer jeg norsk. → Because I have family in Norway, I am learning Norwegian.
(nob) Siden det var så kaldt ute, gikk vi på kino → Since it was so cold out, we went to the cinema
(nob) Selv om det regnet ute, gikk jeg en tur → Even though it rained out, I went for a walk
(nob) Når jeg er ferdig med leksene, skal jeg gå ut → When I am done with the homework, I will go out
(nob) Da jeg var ferdig på skolen, dro jeg hjem → When I was done at school, I went home
(nob) Mens jeg gjør leksene mine, ser jeg på TV → While I do my homework, I watch TV
(nob) Før jeg legger meg, drikker jeg et glass vin → Before I go to bed, I drink a glass of wine
(nob) Etter at jeg har gjort leksene, skal jeg gå på kino → After I have done my homework, I will go to the cinema

Adverbs in dependent clauses[edit]

(nob) Jeg skal spille tennis hvis det ikke blir fint vær → I will play tennis if it is not nice weather

if the weather does not turn out nice... ugh, how do we do this?

(nob) Hvis det ikke blir fint vær, skal jeg spille tennis → If it is not nice weather, I will play tennis

(nob) Jeg må skifte jobb fordi jeg ikke tjener nok penger nå. → I need to change job because I do not earn enough money now.
(nob) Fordi jeg ikke tjener nok penger nå, må jeg skifte jobb. → Because I do not earn enough money now, I need to change job.

(nob) Vi trener i idrettsbygningen siden det alltid er så kaldt her. → We train in the sports centre as it is always so cold here.
(nob) Siden det alltid er så kaldt her, trener vi i idrettsbygningen. → As it is always so cold here, we train in the sports centre.

(nob) Jeg blir inne selv om det ikke regner nå. → I will go in even though it is not raining out.
(nob) Selv om det ikke regner nå, blir jeg inne. → Even though it is not raining out, I will go in.

(nob) Jeg blir i dårlig humør når jeg ikke gjør leksene mine → I get in a bad mood when I don't do my homework
(nob) Når jeg ikke gjør leksene mine, blir jeg i dårlig humør → When I don't do my homework, I get in a bad mood

"I become in a bad mood"..