Norwegian — top 342 words
High-frequency vocabulary for English speakers. Reveal each card, then rate your recall — the schedule adapts (SM-2) and is stored on your device.
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| # | Norwegian | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | hei | hi / hello |
| 2 | hallo | hello |
| 3 | god morgen | good morning |
| 4 | god dag | good day / hello (formal) |
| 5 | god kveld | good evening |
| 6 | god natt | good night |
| 7 | ha det | bye |
| 8 | ha det bra | goodbye (take care) |
| 9 | vi ses | see you |
| 10 | takk | thank you |
| 11 | tusen takk | thank you very much |
| 12 | vær så snill | please |
| 13 | vær så god | you're welcome / here you go |
| 14 | unnskyld | excuse me / sorry |
| 15 | beklager | sorry |
| 16 | ja | yes |
| 17 | nei | no |
| 18 | kanskje | maybe |
| 19 | velkommen | welcome |
| 20 | hyggelig å møte deg | nice to meet you |
| 21 | hvordan går det? | how are you? |
| 22 | jeg | I |
| 23 | du | you (singular) |
| 24 | han | he |
| 25 | hun | she |
| 26 | den | it (common gender) |
| 27 | det | it / that |
| 28 | vi | we |
| 29 | dere | you (plural) |
| 30 | de | they |
| 31 | min | my / mine |
| 32 | din | your |
| 33 | denne | this |
| 34 | hva | what |
| 35 | hvem | who |
| 36 | hvor | where |
| 37 | når | when |
| 38 | hvorfor | why |
| 39 | hvordan | how |
| 40 | hvilken | which |
| 41 | hvor mye | how much |
| 42 | hvor mange | how many |
| 43 | null | zero |
| 44 | en | one |
| 45 | to | two |
| 46 | tre | three / tree |
| 47 | fire | four |
| 48 | fem | five |
| 49 | seks | six |
| 50 | sju | seven |
| 51 | åtte | eight |
| 52 | ni | nine |
| 53 | ti | ten |
| 54 | elleve | eleven |
| 55 | tolv | twelve |
| 56 | tjue | twenty |
| 57 | tretti | thirty |
| 58 | hundre | hundred |
| 59 | tusen | thousand |
| 60 | første | first |
| 61 | andre | second / other |
| 62 | siste | last |
| 63 | tid | time |
| 64 | dag | day |
| 65 | uke | week |
| 66 | måned | month |
| 67 | år | year |
| 68 | time | hour |
| 69 | minutt | minute |
| 70 | sekund | second (unit) |
| 71 | i dag | today |
| 72 | i morgen | tomorrow |
| 73 | i går | yesterday |
| 74 | nå | now |
| 75 | senere | later |
| 76 | morgen | morning |
| 77 | kveld | evening |
| 78 | natt | night |
| 79 | midnatt | midnight |
| 80 | mandag | Monday |
| 81 | tirsdag | Tuesday |
| 82 | onsdag | Wednesday |
| 83 | torsdag | Thursday |
| 84 | fredag | Friday |
| 85 | lørdag | Saturday |
| 86 | søndag | Sunday |
| 87 | januar | January |
| 88 | februar | February |
| 89 | mars | March |
| 90 | april | April |
| 91 | mai | May |
| 92 | juni | June |
| 93 | juli | July |
| 94 | august | August |
| 95 | september | September |
| 96 | oktober | October |
| 97 | november | November |
| 98 | desember | December |
| 99 | familie | family |
| 100 | mor | mother |
| 101 | far | father |
| 102 | foreldre | parents |
| 103 | barn | child |
| 104 | gutt | boy |
| 105 | jente | girl |
| 106 | sønn | son |
| 107 | datter | daughter |
| 108 | bror | brother |
| 109 | søster | sister |
| 110 | bestemor | grandmother |
| 111 | bestefar | grandfather |
| 112 | kone | wife |
| 113 | mann | man / husband |
| 114 | kvinne | woman |
| 115 | venn | friend |
| 116 | menneske | person / human |
| 117 | baby | baby |
| 118 | kropp | body |
| 119 | hode | head |
| 120 | øye | eye |
| 121 | øre | ear |
| 122 | nese | nose |
| 123 | munn | mouth |
| 124 | tann | tooth |
| 125 | tunge | tongue |
| 126 | hånd | hand |
| 127 | arm | arm |
| 128 | fot | foot |
| 129 | bein | leg / bone |
| 130 | finger | finger |
| 131 | hjerte | heart |
| 132 | hår | hair |
| 133 | ansikt | face |
| 134 | mage | stomach |
| 135 | rygg | back |
| 136 | mat | food |
| 137 | vann | water |
| 138 | brød | bread |
| 139 | melk | milk |
| 140 | kaffe | coffee |
| 141 | te | tea |
| 142 | øl | beer |
| 143 | vin | wine |
| 144 | kjøtt | meat |
| 145 | fisk | fish |
| 146 | kylling | chicken |
| 147 | ost | cheese |
| 148 | smør | butter |
| 149 | egg | egg |
| 150 | potet | potato |
| 151 | ris | rice |
| 152 | eple | apple |
| 153 | banan | banana |
| 154 | appelsin | orange (fruit) |
| 155 | frukt | fruit |
| 156 | jordbær | strawberry |
| 157 | sukker | sugar |
| 158 | salt | salt |
| 159 | suppe | soup |
| 160 | frokost | breakfast |
| 161 | lunsj | lunch |
| 162 | middag | dinner |
| 163 | juice | juice |
| 164 | hus | house |
| 165 | hjem | home |
| 166 | rom | room |
| 167 | kjøkken | kitchen |
| 168 | dør | door |
| 169 | vindu | window |
| 170 | bord | table |
| 171 | stol | chair |
| 172 | seng | bed |
| 173 | gulv | floor |
| 174 | vegg | wall |
| 175 | tak | roof / ceiling |
| 176 | lampe | lamp |
| 177 | telefon | phone |
| 178 | datamaskin | computer |
| 179 | bok | book |
| 180 | penn | pen |
| 181 | papir | paper |
| 182 | nøkkel | key |
| 183 | penger | money |
| 184 | bil | car |
| 185 | tog | train |
| 186 | sykkel | bicycle |
| 187 | veske | bag |
| 188 | natur | nature |
| 189 | sol | sun |
| 190 | måne | moon |
| 191 | stjerne | star |
| 192 | himmel | sky / heaven |
| 193 | sky | cloud |
| 194 | regn | rain |
| 195 | snø | snow |
| 196 | vind | wind |
| 197 | ild | fire |
| 198 | jord | earth / soil |
| 199 | hav | sea / ocean |
| 200 | sjø | sea / lake |
| 201 | innsjø | lake |
| 202 | elv | river |
| 203 | skog | forest |
| 204 | blomst | flower |
| 205 | fjell | mountain |
| 206 | stein | stone |
| 207 | strand | beach |
| 208 | øy | island |
| 209 | land | country |
| 210 | dyr | animal / expensive |
| 211 | hund | dog |
| 212 | katt | cat |
| 213 | hest | horse |
| 214 | ku | cow |
| 215 | fugl | bird |
| 216 | bjørn | bear |
| 217 | ulv | wolf |
| 218 | rev | fox |
| 219 | elg | moose / elk |
| 220 | ekorn | squirrel |
| 221 | slange | snake |
| 222 | insekt | insect |
| 223 | bie | bee |
| 224 | edderkopp | spider |
| 225 | mus | mouse |
| 226 | farge | colour |
| 227 | rød | red |
| 228 | blå | blue |
| 229 | grønn | green |
| 230 | gul | yellow |
| 231 | svart | black |
| 232 | hvit | white |
| 233 | brun | brown |
| 234 | grå | grey |
| 235 | oransje | orange (colour) |
| 236 | rosa | pink |
| 237 | god | good |
| 238 | dårlig | bad |
| 239 | stor | big |
| 240 | liten | small |
| 241 | lang | long |
| 242 | kort | short |
| 243 | høy | tall / high |
| 244 | ny | new |
| 245 | gammel | old |
| 246 | ung | young |
| 247 | varm | warm / hot |
| 248 | kald | cold |
| 249 | vakker | beautiful |
| 250 | stygg | ugly |
| 251 | lett | easy / light |
| 252 | vanskelig | difficult |
| 253 | rask | fast |
| 254 | langsom | slow |
| 255 | glad | happy |
| 256 | trist | sad |
| 257 | riktig | right / correct |
| 258 | feil | wrong |
| 259 | viktig | important |
| 260 | billig | cheap |
| 261 | sterk | strong |
| 262 | å være | to be |
| 263 | å ha | to have |
| 264 | å gjøre | to do / make |
| 265 | å gå | to go / walk |
| 266 | å komme | to come |
| 267 | å få | to get / receive |
| 268 | å gi | to give |
| 269 | å ta | to take |
| 270 | å se | to see |
| 271 | å høre | to hear |
| 272 | å vite | to know (a fact) |
| 273 | å kjenne | to know (a person) / feel |
| 274 | å tenke | to think |
| 275 | å si | to say |
| 276 | å snakke | to speak |
| 277 | å spørre | to ask |
| 278 | å svare | to answer |
| 279 | å spise | to eat |
| 280 | å drikke | to drink |
| 281 | å sove | to sleep |
| 282 | å våkne | to wake up |
| 283 | å løpe | to run |
| 284 | å sitte | to sit |
| 285 | å stå | to stand |
| 286 | å lese | to read |
| 287 | å skrive | to write |
| 288 | å kjøpe | to buy |
| 289 | å selge | to sell |
| 290 | å betale | to pay |
| 291 | å elske | to love |
| 292 | å like | to like |
| 293 | å ville | to want / will |
| 294 | å kunne | to be able to / can |
| 295 | å hjelpe | to help |
| 296 | å jobbe | to work |
| 297 | å lære | to learn |
| 298 | å forstå | to understand |
| 299 | å bo | to live / reside |
| 300 | å vente | to wait |
| 301 | å åpne | to open |
| 302 | å lukke | to close |
| 303 | å begynne | to begin |
| 304 | å slutte | to stop / finish |
| 305 | og | and |
| 306 | eller | or |
| 307 | men | but |
| 308 | fordi | because |
| 309 | hvis | if |
| 310 | med | with |
| 311 | uten | without |
| 312 | her | here |
| 313 | der | there |
| 314 | opp | up |
| 315 | ned | down |
| 316 | inne | inside |
| 317 | ute | outside |
| 318 | nær | near |
| 319 | langt | far |
| 320 | mye | much |
| 321 | lite | little |
| 322 | alltid | always |
| 323 | ofte | often |
| 324 | noen ganger | sometimes |
| 325 | aldri | never |
| 326 | veldig | very |
| 327 | også | also |
| 328 | Snakker du engelsk? | Do you speak English? |
| 329 | Jeg forstår ikke | I don't understand |
| 330 | Hva heter du? | What is your name? |
| 331 | Jeg heter... | My name is... |
| 332 | Hvor kommer du fra? | Where are you from? |
| 333 | Hvor mye koster det? | How much does it cost? |
| 334 | Hvor er toalettet? | Where is the toilet? |
| 335 | Kan du hjelpe meg? | Can you help me? |
| 336 | Jeg vil gjerne ha... | I would like... |
| 337 | Jeg er sulten | I am hungry |
| 338 | Jeg er tørst | I am thirsty |
| 339 | Jeg elsker deg | I love you |
| 340 | God appetitt | Enjoy your meal |
| 341 | Lykke til | Good luck |
| 342 | Ingen problem | No problem |