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Norwegian Gender

Welcome to the fifth Norwegian lesson about gender. This time we will view a list of people, feminine and masculine, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of expressions in Norwegian to help you practice your daily phrases.

man
man Audio mann
woman
woman Audio kvinne
husband
husband Audio ektemann
wife
wife Audio kone
boy
boy Audio gutt
girl
girl Audio jente
father
father Audio far
mother
mother Audio mor

Gender Grammar Rules

In general, gender is used to distinguish between male and female, sometimes referred to as masculine and feminine. For example: my son and daughter are students the noun [son] is masculine, while [daughter] is feminine. The following examples use gender in different ways and places to demonstrate their behavior.

Grammar + Rules - Norwegian
my son is a student
[masculine + noun] min sønn er student Audio
her daughter is a student
[feminine + noun] datteren hennes er student Audio
he has a tall brother
[adjective + masculine] han har en høy bror Audio
she has a tall sister
[adjective + feminine] hun har en høy søster Audio
his brothers are young
[plural masculine + adjective] hans brødre er unge Audio
his sisters are young
[plural feminine + adjective] hans søstre er unge Audio

The list below will probably provide more clarification. These are family members (males and females). I think it would be wise to memorize them as part of your important vocabulary list.

son
son Audio sønn
daughter
daughter Audio datter
brother
brother Audio bror
sister
sister Audio søster
grandfather
grandfather Audio bestefar
grandmother
grandmother Audio bestemor
child
child Audio barn
children
children Audio barn

Expressions in Norwegian

Now it's time to practice expressions used in daily conversations. If you're a beginner in learning Norwegian, then the phrases below are something you would want to know.

English - Norwegian
What do you mean? hva mener du? Audio
I don't understand jeg forstår ikke Audio
I don't know jeg vet ikke Audio
What is that called in Norwegian? hva heter det på norsk? Audio
What is this? hva er dette? Audio
What does that word mean in English? hva betyr det ordet på engelsk? Audio
Sorry (if you made a mistake) unnskyld! Audio

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