Best Norwegian Language Lessons Podcasts (2024)

Good morning, and welcome! 🌇☕️ :) This is the first episode of the Beginner Series on the Practice Norwegian Member Podcast, building on the Basic Grammar series! For full transcripts of all the 50 Beginner Episodes, incl. summery of the Basic Grammar, visit here!https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09F16LK2 For more readings and essays, and 280+ episodes fo…

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Hamsun Reading, Episode 5! 20:43

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For transcript of this reading plus 250+ episodes of Norwegian studies at the beginner to advanced level, visit https://patreon.com/practicenorwegian!! 😊😊🎙🌟 The novel "Sult" is also avaible in print form - it's an older style of Norwegian from the original edition, and the version we're using in these episodes! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09F1CGQJJ …

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Grammar Extras #1 - "Ja, det er jeg", "Ja, det gjør jeg" - shortcut responses! 5:51

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In this episode we're starting a new little series about small bits of helpful and useful expressions, that are common in everyday speech. And a very helpful way of not repeating the whole phrase in a reponse to a question, we often say f.ex. "Yes, I can" or "Yes, I do". Ex: Kan du sykle? Ja, det kan jeg. Vil du spise? Ja, det vil jeg. Sykler du ti…

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Advanced Reading - "Sult" av Hamsun #3 21:22

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In this episode we'll read further about the starving writer/artist in old Kristiania in the late 18 hundreds - and his venturing out into the streets. Thanks for listening,and enjoy! :) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBy Norwegian Language Lessons

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Basic Grammar #20 - Da/Når and past tense of helping verbs! ("De ville reise", "Hun kunne spille"). A2 Done! 11:18

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In the episode we'll go through the difference bewteen "da"/"når", both meaning "when", and then helping verbs in the past tense! In short for "when": "Da" is for "Once in the past" "Når" for everything else Ex: Da jeg var fire år. Når man studerer. Hjelpeverb: kan - kunne vil - ville må - måtte skal - skulle bør - burde Examples: Hun kunne ikke ko…

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Basic Grammar #19 - Prepositions about time, and "hos". "Om sommeren", "På tirsdag", "hos en venn"! 7:23

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In this episode we'll go through some very common (and consistent) expressions with time prepositions, and these are mostly just for remembering them :) Ex: Han er hos legen. Vi trener om kvelden. Vi skal sove ute i natt. Han spiller gitar på onsdag. Om høsten er det fine farger. .. Thanks for listening, and Great Work!! 😊 Advertising Inquiries: ht…

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Basic Grammar #18 - Synes/Tror. "Jeg synes kaken er god!" 5:00

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In this episode we'll look at the two main ways of saying "I think" in Norwegian, with: synes = opinion (something you have experienced) tror = guessing/believing Examples: Jeg synes filmen var bra. Jeg tror kaken er god. Fill-ins: Jeg har lest boka, og jeg ……... den var bra. Jeg ……... vi har ferie i juli, men jeg er ikke sikker. .. Great work!! :D…

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Basic Grammar #17 - Comparative, Superlative. "Fin, finere, finest!" 9:29

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In this episode we'll look at the comparative and superlative form of the adjective, which in general is to add "-ere" and "-est". Ex:fin, finere, finestvarm, varmere, varmest Fill-ins:Han er ………. i klassen. (høy)Jobben er ………. enn han trodde. (vanskelig) Some exceptions:stor, større, størstgod, bedre, bestung, yngre, yngst Fill-ins:Han er ……… enn …

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Basic Grammar #16 - The "sin" concept. "Han henter bilen sin." 13:36

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In this episode we'll look at when to use the "sin" concept, and how to find the right ending. 1. The endings follow the object they belong to;Han legger sønnen sin.Han er på øya si.Han vasker huset sitt.Han mister nøklene sine. 2. The condition for using "sin" is as follows:"If the subject is in the 3. person (he,she,they), and the object belongs …

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Advanced Reading - "Sult" av Hamsun, #2. 19:34

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In this episode we'll hear about the main person thinking about his efforts to get assignments as a writer and applying for work at the local Firestation. He then ventures out into the street, and his moods changes into heightened confidence - slightly influenced by his debilitating hunger. Jeg-personen går i denne episoden ut av huset og møter fol…

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Basic Grammar #15 - Starting a sentence with a subclause; "Hvis sola skinner, drar vi på tur!" 4:43

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In the episode we'll expand slightly on the topic of the subclauses, and look at what happens if you start a sentence with a subclause. The rule is this;The subclause itself remains exactly the same as before, but afterwards you put a comma, and then the verb. Example:Hvis sola ikke skinner, drar vi hjem.Hvis bussen ikke kommer, må vi løpe. To fill…

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Basic Grammar #14 - Subclauses! "fordi de alltid smiler" 9:28

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In Norwegian language there is a slight change in word order every time you have a subclause with an adverb. Ex:Det er ikke regn. (Normal sentence)Hun sykler fordi det ikke er regn. (Subclause with "fordi") The rule is this:1. subjunksjon (hvis, at, fordi.. osv.)2. subjekt (person/ting)3. adverb (ikke, ofte, sjelden, aldri etc.)4. verb Fill-ins:Mar…

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Basic Grammar #13 - Specific nouns with Adjectives: "Det fine huset", "De gode eplene". 12:25

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In this episode we'll look at how to make specific forms of the nouns with an adjective included. Examples:en stor bil - den store bilenet fint hus - det fine husetmange snille gutter - de snille guttene The formula is this:den/det/de + adjective in plural form + specific form of the noun Fill-ins:En glad gutt - ………...Et stort hus - ………...Mange rød…

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Advanced Reading - "Sult" (Hunger) av Knut Hamsun. #1 18:29

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First reading from the novel "Sult" by Knut Hamsun, about a starving artist in Kristiania (Old name for "Oslo") in the late 18 hundreds. The person is waking up and is struggling with his life and his work as a writer, with a vivid inner life. The novel "Sult" can be found here - it's older Norwegian from the original, and the text we're using in t…

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Basic Grammar #12 - Time Expressions: "for.. siden", "i" and "om", and Genetiv. A1 level Done! 9:58

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In this episode we look at three expressions for time:Ago (for .... siden)Duration (i)Future (om) Ex:Ole kom til Norge for fire år siden.Han skal være på ferie i to uker.Berit skal til byen om to timer. Fill-in:Han reiste i fjellet ….. tolv år …...Hun skal reise ….. tre dager. (duration)Ole skal til Kina ….. tre uker. (future) 2. Genetiv. General r…

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Basic Grammar #11 - Past tense with Perfektum, or Present Perfect! "Har spist" etc.. 8:56

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The second past tense in Norwegian is called "Perfektum", and is formed as follows: Han rydder stua. Han ryddet stua. Han har ryddet stua. Han spiser middag. Han spiste middag. Han har spist middag. The general rule is this: Put "har" in front, and then the simple past form - but if that ends on a vowel; cut if off.. Some exceptions: går - gikk - h…

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Basic Grammar #10 - Possessives; ex: min - mi - mitt - mine 10:26

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In this episode we'll go through the possessives, also called "eiendomspronomen" in Norwegian. We have special endings for your, mine and our things: Min - mi - mitt - mine Din - di - ditt - dine Vår - vår - vårt - våre Examples: Bilen min, jakka mi, eplet mitt, bøkene mine. Klokka di Bøkene våre. To fill in: Hvor er jakka ……... (your)? Når kommer …

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Basic Grammar #9 - Simple Past! Han gjorde, de spiste, vi malte etc. 11:17

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In this episode we'll go through the "Preteritum" - Simple Past tense! A big step in language learning and the beginner's level :) The main rule is this: add the ending "-te" or "-et". If you have one consonant towards the end of the verb (in infintive), you add "-te". If there are two consonants, add "-et". Examples: Jeg spiser middag. Jeg spiste …

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Basic Grammar #8 - Reflexive Verbs, and Imperative Form (Husk dette, vent litt etc.) 12:16

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In this episode we'll look at the reflexive verbs and the pronouns which are:jeg - megdu - deghan/hun - segvi - ossdere - derede - seg Examples:Jeg legger meg.Han skynder seg. To make the imperative form, take the infinitive and remover the vowel at the end;å huske - huskå vente - vent Examples:Kom hit!Vent litt!Sitt ned! .. Great work! :)) 😊 Adver…

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Basic Grammar #7 - This/that, and three versions of Which (hvilken, hvilket, hvilke)! 7:18

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In this episode we have two items of grammar; First it's the words for this/that, and these/those:Den pennen => Denne pennenDet glasset => Dette glassetDe eplene => Disse epleneAnd secondly;Which = hvilken/hvilket/hvilke Ex:Hvilken genser er din?Hvilke kopper skal vi ta med? ... Great work!:D Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Priv…

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Advanced Reading #8 - På Sporet av den Tapte Tid. 11:52

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Episode 8 (of 8) from the beginning of Marcel Proust's Masterpiece "In Search of Lost Time". The process of falling asleep and waking up has been thoroughly detailed in these opening pages - alluding to the process of imagination, reading, the literary world and it's relationship to the real and physical world. With this opening Proust is in some w…

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Advanced Reading #7 - På Sporet av den Tapte Tid 25:09

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Marcel is remembering a series of different rooms from his childhood, from both summers and winters with joys and troubles, and how the habit is a mitigating mechanism which could help us to accept various situations and environments which we at first might react very strongly to. This points to a much bigger theme in the whole work - regarding Hab…

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Basic Grammar #6 - Adjectives and endings! 6:25

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In Norwegian there are three versions of an adjective; for male/female singular, netural singular, and for the plurals. So a word like "nice" could be "fin", "fint" or "fine". Example:en fin bilet fint husfine kopper Fill-ins:en ........ (fin) koppet ........ (stor) eplemange ........ (varm) votter Great work!😊 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcir…

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Basic Grammar #5 - Adverbs moving vs. standing still. Hjem, hjemme, opp, oppe etc. 8:10

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In Norwegian there are two forms of most adverbs like up, down, in, out, home, away etc.One is for standing still or being in the same context, one is for moving or changing context. Example:Han går hjem => Han er hjemme.De går ut => De er ute. Fill in:Hun går opp. Hun er .......De kommer hit. De er ....... Great work!:) Advertising Inquiries: http…

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Basic Grammar #4 - Helping verbs and Future Tense! 7:49

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In Norwegian we have the helping verbs "skal, vil, kan, må" meaning "shall, will, can, must". The general rule is this: Helping verb + infinitve form (without the "å") Examples:Han spiser => Han skal spise.Han sykler => Han må sykle. Changing this to future (with skal):De drar på ferie.De går på ski i skogen. Excellent work!! Now you know how to us…

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Basic Grammar #3 - It/They, Object Pronouns, and place prepositions! 10:43

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Three items in this episode: 1. It/they:Koppen er fin. Den er fin.Guttene leker i hagen. De leker i hagen. 2. Object form:meg, deg, ham, henne - oss, dere, dem.Han gir ballen til meg.Vi sender et brev til dem. 3. Preposisjoner:Over, under, foran, bak, ved siden av, inntil, på, i, inni, mellom.Koppen er på bordet. Great work!! :) Advertising Inquiri…

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Basic Grammar #2 - Nouns, with Articles and Endings! 12:57

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Welcome back!Here's the full overview of the grammar for nouns in Norwegian: 1. Masculineen kopp - koppen - kopper - koppene 2. Feminine:ei jakke - jakka - jakker - jakkene 3. Neutral:et teppe - teppet - tepper - teppene 4. One-syllable Neutrals:et skap - skapet - skap - skapeneet bord - bordet - bord - bordene And that's the full standard system f…

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Basic Grammar #1 - Present tense, and verb placement. 8:43

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Here's the first episode in a series of about 20 episodes, with all the grammar in Norwegian Language! 1. Forming present tense of verbs:å sykle - syklerå vaske - vasker 2. Verb on the second place:Han går hjem.I dag går han hjem.Hun spiser middag.Nå spiser hun middag. 3. And placement of adverbs (to fill in!):Han spiller gitar.Han ....... ....... …

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Advanced Reading #6 - På Sporet av den Tapte Tid 10:25

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In episode 6 (of 8) from "In Search of Lost Time" - Marcel is remembering a different part of his past, many years later than his childhood in Combray. The fragments of early life keep warming up and appearing vividly for him. Marcel husker plutselig et annet rom, en annen tid, fra sin fortid som ung person. Hukommelsen bringer frem nye fragmenter …

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Advanced Reading #5 - På Sporet av den Tapte Tid 21:52

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How our mind reconstructs itself when waking up, and whirls through thousands of memories and elements before a clear awereness of and connection to the current moment or day, is formed. Om hvordan prosessen når vi våkner bygger opp en forståelse av tid, sted og livssituasjon - men også gjenskaper og forsterker gamle minner som blir mere levende fo…

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Advanced Reading #4 - På Sporet av den Tapte Tid 20:04

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A deep and detailed description of the process of waking up, and orienting ourselves through space, time, and re-finding our current identity and self, in the instances of moving from sleep to awaken condition. I denne episoden leser vi et nytt avsnitt fra Proust med dype detaljer om å våkne opp, og prosessen bevisstheten går igjennom for å gjenkje…

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Advanced Reading #3 - På Sporet av den Tapte Tid 9:26

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The main person is falling asleep, and fragments of early childhood starts to appear in his mind. Personen er i ferd med å sovne, og små fragmenter av tidlig barndom begynner å komme tilbake i minnet og fantasien. Enjoy! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy…

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Warmup Ep7 - "Olympus Fjellet", a short story in dialogues :) 9:18

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In this episode we'll be using the grammar and vocabulary from the first six warmup episodes, and tell a little story from Ancient Greece! A couple of the dialgoues: - Hei! Jeg heter Kronos, hva heter du? - Jeg heter Uranus. Jeg bor på Olympus fjellet. Hvor bor du? - Jeg bor på Olympus fjellet, snart på toppen! - Hyggelig! .. - Hei Uranus, hva gjør…

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Advanced Reading #2 - In Search of Lost Time. På Sporet av den Tapte Tid. 10:24

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Marcel is partly falling asleep, and is reminded of travels into foreign places and the passing of midnight. God lytting! :) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBy Norwegian Language Lessons

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