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Core Norwegian Words

First Norwegian Bokmål words for beginners, with en, ei or et on every noun and the definite form in the notes. Chosen by A1 topic from the Norwegian curriculum for adult immigrants.

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  • People

    et barn

    child

  • Places

    flat / apartment

    en leilighet

  • Everyday actions

    å kjøpe

    to buy

  • Things around you

    book

    ei bok

  • Describe things

    god

    good

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You start with People, and the next section opens as you learn the one before it.

  1. Section 1: People

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  2. Section 2: Places

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  3. Section 3: Time and routine

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  4. Section 4: Everyday actions

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  5. Section 5: Things around you

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  6. Section 6: Describe things

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In the order you learn them, one section at a time.

1People10 cards

en mann
man / husband
ei kvinne
woman
et barn
child
ei jente
girl
en gutt
boy
ei mor
mother
en far
father
en familie
family
en venn
friend
en lærer
teacher

2Places10 cards

et hus
house
en leilighet
flat / apartment
et rom
room
en skole
school
et kontor
office
en butikk
shop
en by
town / city
et land
country
ei gate
street
et sykehus
hospital

3Time and routine11 cards

en dag
day
ei uke
week
en måned
month
et år
year
en time
hour
i dag
today
i morgen
tomorrow
i går
yesterday
nå
now
ofte
often
alltid
always

4Everyday actions11 cards

å være
to be
å ha
to have
å gå
to go / to walk
å komme
to come
å spise
to eat
å drikke
to drink
å snakke
to speak / to talk
å se
to see
å gjøre
to do
å bo
to live (somewhere)
å kjøpe
to buy

5Things around you10 cards

et vann
water
en kaffe
coffee
et brød
bread
penger
money
en mobil
mobile phone
en bil
car
ei bok
book
et navn
name
en nøkkel
key
et vær
weather

6Describe things11 cards

stor
big / large
liten
small / little
ny
new
gammel
old
god
good
dårlig
bad / poor
fin
nice / fine
dyr
expensive
billig
cheap
kald
cold
varm
warm / hot

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Time and routine

i går

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Published September 27, 2026