17 Oct, 2017
For a small country with a small population, Norway harbors a befuddling wealth of dialects—learn to tell them apart by asking them about their woolen socks Lorelou Desjardins Oslo, Norway When you start learning...
17 Oct, 2017
Improving understanding of bilingualism M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway Around the world, English now is the lingua franca, the default language of spoken and written communication among native speakers of other languages. So bilingualism...
16 Oct, 2017
M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway The English word small and the Norwegian equivalent word små both come from the Old Norse smár. Today they are much used, in many denotations. In Norwegian, Kunnskapforlaget’s Norsk...
16 Oct, 2017
Learning Norwegian at the University of Oslo International Summer School Christie Ericson Anchorage, Alaska In the summer of 2017, I was able to make a lifelong dream come true—I was accepted into the University...
16 Oct, 2017
Research shows how Norwegian-American dialects differ from standard modern Norsk Sada Reed Phoenix, Ariz. According to U.S. Census data, there are roughly 4.5 million people in the United States who claim Norwegian ancestry. The...
6 Oct, 2017
Heidi Håvan Grosch Sparbu, Norway North Trøndelag may not be (er kanskje ikke) the cosmopolitan heart of Norway, but out of it (ut av det) comes some amazing (noen fantastiske) and revolutionary (revolusjonerende) things....
21 Sep, 2017
A fishy metaphor shows the loopy linguistic journey taken by a family of flat fish M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway The flounder is a flatfish native to the bottom zones of waters off the...
8 Sep, 2017
Heidi Håvan Grosch Sparbu, Norway Norwegian = trekkspill Danish = harmonika Finnish = harmonikka Swedish = dragspel I remember the first time (jeg husker den første gangen) I was really impressed (veldig imponert) by...
23 Aug, 2017
Heidi Håvan Grosch Sparbu, Norway It is normal (det er normalt), although some of us don’t do it all the time (ikke gjør det hele tiden), to hang up our clothes (å henge opp...
13 Jul, 2017
M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway Were you to walk on a path through a vineyard in southern France after the grape harvest season in September, you might remake one of the oldest vinicultural discoveries,...
How to differentiate between Norsk dialects
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Lonely spaces, interior and exterior
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Historical discovery at Vemork
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How to differentiate between Norsk dialects
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Elevate breakfast with pear compote
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Book review: Don’t miss “Unseen”
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Self-driving ships come in all sizes
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