NORWEGIAN ANIMALS PART 1 (PART 2)
a dog // a cat a reindeer // a wolf a horse // a bear a bird // an arctic fox a moose // a penguin
vraiment - truly
abominablement - abominably
absolument - absolutely
actuellement - currently
admirablement - admirably
attentivement - carefully
aucunement - not at all
autrement - otherwise, differently
assurément - certainly
carrément - totally
certainement - certainly
complètement - completely
crûment - crudely
diversement - variously
doucement - gently
entièrement - entirely
éperdument - desperately
exactement - exactly
excessivement - excessively
frugalement - frugally
gaiement - happily
gentiment - kindly
indûment - wrongly
lentement - slowly
longuement - extensively
malheureusement - unfortunately
médiocrement - poorly
naïvement - naively
naturellement - naturally
parfaitement - perfectly
péniblement - painfully
poliment - politely
précisément - precisely
prétendument - allegedly
progressivement - gradually
quasiment - almost
rapidement - quickly
réellement - actually
résolument - resolutely
sensiblement - substantially
solennellement - solemnly
tellement - so much
tranquillement - peacefully
uniformément - uniformly
vainement - vainly
not me lmao but congrats to somebody out there
stop 👏 saying 👏 languages 👏 and accents 👏 are ugly 👏 or awful 👏
i understand that some languages/dialects/accents may be difficult for you personally to understand because you speak differently, or they may contain sounds that you don’t like, but please don’t use value judgements like “lazy,” “bad,” or “ugly,” even jokingly
negative attitudes towards language both originate from and contribute to marginalization
reading a foreign language you're trying to learn: lol this is easy I understand so much of this
trying to construct sentences in that language: wtf am I doing jesus take the wheel where is wiktionary
✨ Norwegian question words with examples of questions! ✨
Hvem? - Who? Hvem er den mannen der borte? - Who is that man over there?
Hva? - What? Hva hadde du til frokost? - What did you have for breakfast?
Hva slags? - What kind? Hva slags musikk liker du? - What kind of music do you like?
Når? - When? Når flyttet du hit? - When did you move here?
Hvor? - Where? Hvor er brillene mine? - Where are my glasses?
Hvorfor? - Why? Hvorfor er ikke han her i dag? - Why isn’t he here today?
Hvordan? - How? Hvordan går det på skolen? - How is school going?
Hvor mye? - How much? Hvor mye koster denne? - How much does this cost?
Hvor mange? - How many? Hvor mange søstre har hun? - How many sisters does she have?
Hvilken/Hvilket/Hvilke? - Which? Hvilken kjole skal jeg ha på meg? - Which dress should I wear?
✨ I hope this is helpful, and let me know if there are any mistakes! ✨
Compliment people. If you think a good thing about someone, there’s no harm in saying it aloud.
die Politik - politics
die Wirtschaftspolitik - commercial/economic policy die Sozialpolitik - social/welfare policy die Sicherheitspolitik - security/military/defence policy die Außenpolitik - foreign policy die Innenpolitik - domestic policy
die Macht - power/force der Konflikt - conflict der Frieden - peace die Freiheit - freedom die Gleichheit - equality die Solidarität - solidarity
der Parlamentarismus - parliamentarism der Sozialismus - socialism der Kommunismus - communism der Faschismus - fascism
die Diktatur - dictatorship die Demokratie - democracy
der Staat - state/country die Regierung - government regieren - to govern der Bürger/die Bürgerin - citizen der Staatsbürger/die Staatsbürgerin - citizen (of a country) die Staatsbürgerschaft - citizenship (of a country) die (Landes)grenze - border
der Bürgermeister/die Bürgermeisterin - mayor die Botschaft - embassy der Botschafter/die Botschafterin - ambassador das Parlament - parliament
die Partei - political party die Koalition - coalition der Politiker/die Politikerin - politician
die Wahl - election der Wahlkreis - constituency der Wahlkampf - election campaign die Stimme - vote stimmen/wählen - to vote der Wähler/die Wählerin - voter die Wahlurne - ballot box das Stimmrecht - right to vote der Stimmzettel - ballot card das Wahlergebnis/der Wahlausgang - election result