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Norwegian A1 Vocabulary

Learn 258 Norwegian A1 vocabulary words in Bokmål across 14 everyday topics, 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 (HK-dir) and the Norskprøven topics; there is no official word list. A1-oriented, not an official or complete list.

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  • Personal details

    et fødselsnummer

    national identity number

  • Days, dates and time

    Thursday

    torsdag

  • Shops, money and services

    å betale

    to pay

  • Free time and weather

    cold

    kald

  • Small words

    du

    you (one person)

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

  1. Section 1: Personal details

    Start here16 cards

  2. Section 2: People and family

    20 cards

  3. Section 3: Numbers and counting

    18 cards

  4. Section 4: Days, dates and time

    22 cards

  5. Section 5: Food and drink

    20 cards

  6. Section 6: At home

    18 cards

  7. Section 7: Getting around

    18 cards

  8. Section 8: Shops, money and services

    18 cards

  9. Section 9: Work, school and forms

    18 cards

  10. Section 10: Body and health

    16 cards

  11. Section 11: Free time and weather

    18 cards

  12. Section 12: Everyday verbs

    22 cards

  13. Section 13: Describing things

    16 cards

  14. Section 14: Small words

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

1Personal details16 cards

et navn
name
et fornavn
first name
et etternavn
surname / last name
en adresse
address
et postnummer
postcode / ZIP code
et telefonnummer
phone number
en e-post
email
en fødselsdato
date of birth
et fødselsnummer
national identity number
et land
country
et statsborgerskap
citizenship
et morsmål
native language / mother tongue
en sivilstand
marital status
ei underskrift
signature
et skjema
form (to fill in)
å fylle ut
to fill in (a form)

2People and family20 cards

en familie
family
foreldre
parents
ei mor
mother
en far
father
et barn
child
en sønn
son
ei datter
daughter
en bror
brother
ei søster
sister
søsken
brothers and sisters / siblings
ei bestemor
grandmother
en bestefar
grandfather
en mann
man / husband
ei kvinne
woman
ei kone
wife
en kjæreste
boyfriend / girlfriend / partner
en venn
friend
en nabo
neighbour
ei jente
girl
en gutt
boy

3Numbers and counting18 cards

null
zero
en / ett
one
to
two
tre
three
fire
four
fem
five
seks
six
sju
seven
åtte
eight
ni
nine
ti
ten
elleve
eleven
tolv
twelve
tjue
twenty
tretti
thirty
hundre
hundred
tusen
thousand
første
first

4Days, dates and time22 cards

mandag
Monday
tirsdag
Tuesday
onsdag
Wednesday
torsdag
Thursday
fredag
Friday
lørdag
Saturday
søndag
Sunday
ei helg
weekend
en dag
day
ei uke
week
en måned
month
et år
year
i dag
today
i morgen
tomorrow
i går
yesterday
en morgen
morning
en kveld
evening
ei natt
night
en time
hour / appointment
ei klokke
clock / watch
halv
half
et kvarter
quarter of an hour

5Food and drink20 cards

en frokost
breakfast
en lunsj
lunch
en middag
dinner
ei matpakke
packed lunch
et brød
bread
ei skive
slice
et smør
butter
en ost
cheese
et egg
egg
ei melk
milk
en kaffe
coffee
en te
tea
et vann
water
en fisk
fish
et kjøtt
meat
en potet
potato
en grønnsak
vegetable
et eple
apple
et glass
glass
en kopp
cup

6At home18 cards

et hjem
home
et hus
house
en leilighet
flat / apartment
et rom
room
ei stue
living room
et kjøkken
kitchen
et soverom
bedroom
et bad
bathroom
ei dør
door
et vindu
window
et bord
table
en stol
chair
ei seng
bed
et skap
cupboard / wardrobe
en vaskemaskin
washing machine
ei husleie
rent
en nøkkel
key
en etasje
floor / storey

7Getting around18 cards

en buss
bus
et tog
train
en bil
car
en sykkel
bicycle
et fly
plane
en båt
boat
en billett
ticket
en holdeplass
stop (bus or tram)
en stasjon
station
en flyplass
airport
en vei
road / way
et kart
map
høyre
right
venstre
left
rett fram
straight ahead
å kjøre
to drive / to go by car
å reise
to travel
langt
far

8Shops, money and services18 cards

en butikk
shop
et apotek
pharmacy
en bank
bank
ei krone
krone (Norwegian money)
penger
money
en pris
price
et kort
card
kontanter
cash
en kvittering
receipt
en pose
bag (carrier bag)
et tilbud
offer / special offer
å betale
to pay
å koste
to cost
å kjøpe
to buy
å selge
to sell
billig
cheap
dyr
expensive
åpen
open

9Work, school and forms18 cards

en jobb
job
et arbeid
work
en sjef
boss / manager
en kollega
colleague
ei lønn
pay / salary
en søknad
application
en CV
CV / résumé
et intervju
interview
et møte
meeting
en skole
school
et kurs
course
en klasse
class
en lærer
teacher
en elev
pupil / student (at school)
en utdanning
education
å jobbe
to work
å lære
to learn
å skrive
to write

10Body and health16 cards

en kropp
body
et hode
head
ei hånd
hand
en arm
arm
et bein
leg / bone
en fot
foot
en mage
stomach
en rygg
back
ei tann
tooth
et øye
eye
en lege
doctor
syk
ill / sick
vondt
pain / sore
en medisin
medicine
en feber
fever / temperature
frisk
healthy / well

11Free time and weather18 cards

en hobby
hobby
en tur
trip / walk / hike
en ferie
holiday / vacation
en film
film
en fotball
football
å trene
to work out / to train
å svømme
to swim
å spille
to play (games, sport, music)
et vær
weather
ei sol
sun
et regn
rain
en snø
snow
en vind
wind
kald
cold
varm
warm / hot
en sommer
summer
en vinter
winter
en grad
degree

12Everyday verbs22 cards

å være
to be
å ha
to have
å hete
to be called
å gjøre
to do
å gå
to go / to walk
å komme
to come
å si
to say
å spørre
to ask
å ta
to take
å få
to get / to be allowed to
å kunne
can / to be able to
å ville
to want to / will
å måtte
must / to have to
å skulle
shall / to be going to
å vite
to know (a fact)
å kjenne
to know (be familiar with)
å like
to like
å spise
to eat
å drikke
to drink
å sove
to sleep
å forstå
to understand
å trenge
to need

13Describing things16 cards

stor
big / large
liten
small / little
ny
new
gammel
old
ung
young
god
good
dårlig
bad / poor
fin
nice / fine
pen
pretty / good-looking
glad
happy / glad
trist
sad
sliten
tired
lett
easy / light
vanskelig
difficult
mye
much / a lot
mange
many

14Small words18 cards

hva
what
hvem
who
hvor
where
når
when
hvordan
how
hvorfor
why
hvilken
which
og
and
men
but
eller
or
fordi
because
ikke
not
også
also / too
veldig
very
kanskje
maybe / perhaps
her
here
du
you (one person)
dere
you (more than one)

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Published September 27, 2026