Pronunciation

Press the play button to hear the word. Norwegian has tones – listen to how the melody rises and falls.

Audio is generated by a Norwegian neural voice for now. Recordings by a native speaker will replace it.

Tricky sounds

å

Like “o” in “more”.

  • å
  • båt
  • gå
ø

Say “e” with rounded lips (like German “ö”).

  • øl
  • søster
  • brød
æ

An open sound, like “a” in “cat”.

  • være
  • lærer
  • bære
y

Say “i” with rounded lips (like German “ü”).

  • by
  • syv
  • mye
kj, ki

A soft sound, like German “ich”.

  • kjøkken
  • kino
  • kirke
sj, skj, ski

Like “sh” in “ship”.

  • sjø
  • skje
  • ski

A1 Words with audio

A2 Words with audio

B1 Words with audio

B2 Words with audio

C1 Words with audio