Want to learn Norwegian? Forget everything you learned in Danish classes.
So I’ve been in Norway for a few weeks now, and all my colleagues keep asking me “so, how is your Norwegian?”. Well my Norwegian does not exist, I don’t understand anything at all so please don’t ask...
View ArticleHow to Pretend to be Fluent in Norwegian
Becoming fluent in Norwegian is a long and bumpy path, full of “YEAAAHHHH I am so good at this” and “Oh my God I will never make it” moments. In the down moments, when you burst out laughing thinking...
View ArticleWhat is a Butter Boss (smøresjef) and other Norwegian lessons from the Winter...
Every “happening” in Norway is an opportunity for us foreigners to learn about Norwegian customs: wearing a bunad for the 17th of May, drinking oneself to death and sleeping with one’s colleague for...
View ArticleHow to Become Fluent in Norwegian (Or Die Trying)
Unless you are some kind of language genius “What can I say, I have a good ear for languages” annoying kind of person, learning anything from Russian to Tahitian in 8 weeks, you’ll need to take...
View ArticleConfusing things Norwegians say
Sometimes I have to blink my eyes three times when I hear things that come out of Norwegian people’s mouths. I imagined this dialogue between me and a Norwegian for Norwegian native speakers to see...
View ArticleMore proof showing Norwegian is not an easy language
Yes I am surfing on some kind of language wave here (see my previous post: Confusing things Norwegians say). I promise the next blogpost will be about something else. Here is a list of words that have...
View ArticleIs Norwegian a Language of Love?
When people tell me “I loooovve French, it’s such a romantic language” it is obvious these people didn’t understand that our conversation was just about going down to the shop to buy a broccoli and...
View ArticleHow to differentiate the Norwegian Dialects?
When you start learning Norwegian everything looks nice and simple. 5 million inhabitants in this country you think, it can’t be that hard. You’ll learn the one language here and you will be fine....
View ArticleQuiz: How Well Do You Know The Norwegians?
You have been living in Norway for a while, or have been reading this blog. In any case, now is time to get your knowledge of this society tested on these 30 questions. Do not use the internet to find...
View ArticleIs there a Typical Norwegian Humour?
When I first thought of writing about Norwegian humour, I asked my foreign friends living in Norway what they thought of the topic. They did not even understand the question: “You mean you want to find...
View Article10 tips for a successful student exchange in Norway
Check your budget As you’ve probably heard, living in Norway is expensive. It might be a bit easier right now with the NOK falling, but in any case between the rent, the transportation, the food, the...
View Article5 reasons to read A Frog in the Fjord’s book! And read the first 27 pages for...
After exactly 4 years of blogging, my first book has been published and is out in the Norwegian bookstores and online since the beginning of April. This is what the cover looks like: 5 reasons to read...
View ArticleWhy did Anders Behring Breivik officially change his name to “Idiot”?
Every now and then, the Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik comes up with new ideas to get the press talk about him. Last year he filed a complaint, claiming that he was being tortured by...
View Article8 Unbelievably Strange Norwegian Words With Meanings Foreigners Cannot Guess
“Why don’t you learn Chinese or Spanish, or any other language spoken by more than a few sheep and 5 million people” asked my parents while I was learning Norwegian. My answer is always that Norwegian...
View ArticleThe Norwegian Birthday Song Officially the Hardest in the World to Learn. I...
Last night I was at my boyfriend’s Birthday party, and when the Norwegians around me started singing “Hurra for Deg som Fyller ditt år” I thought “Oh damn, I still haven’t learned that song”. Then I...
View Article20 Funniest Norwegian Expressions
To buy a cat in its bag (å kjøpe katta i sekken) does not mean you bought yet another cat to your home. What are you? A cat lady? No it means that you wanted to buy one thing but were lured into buying...
View Article8 Strange French Words with Meanings Foreigners Cannot Guess
I am French and have been living in Norway for almost 10 years, and mostly blogging about Norway, Norwegian culture and language. But more and more I get questions about my own country, society and...
View ArticleAfter 60 years of presence in Norway, the French Cultural Institute is shut...
It is now official the French Ministry of European and Foreign Affairs has decided to close the French Institute of Norway, alongside the French Institutes in Canada, Costa Rica and Brazil. This is in...
View ArticleLearning Norwegian with the Corona Crisis! 15 (New) Norwegian Words to Know.
Since the Corona virus has hit us and measures have been taken, many new words appeared in the Norwegian media as well as in daily conversations. The Norwegian language has a huge creative power since...
View ArticleQuiz: How Well Do You Know The Norwegians?
You have been living in Norway for a while, or have been reading this blog. In any case, now is time to get your knowledge of this society tested on these 30 questions. Do not use the internet to find...
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