Essential everyday greetings, farewells, and courtesy phrases.
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Hei / Hallo
Hi / Hello (Hei is by far the most common everyday greeting.)
God morgen
Good morning
Hvordan går det?
How's it going? (Literally 'how goes it?' — the standard 'how are you'.)
Det går bra! Og med deg?
It goes well! And with you? (Mirrors the impersonal 'det går' construction.)
God kveld, alle sammen!
Good evening, everyone! ('Alle sammen' — literally 'all together'.)
God natt, kjære
Good night, darling (Kjære (dear/darling) is the standard term of endearment.)
Hva heter du?
What are you called? (Literally 'what are-called you' — Norwegian uses 'hete' (to be called) rather than 'have a name'.)
Jeg heter Alex. Og du?
I'm called Alex. And you?
Beklager, jeg forsto ikke
Sorry, I didn't understand (Negation 'ikke' comes after the verb.)
Unnskyld
Excuse me (Used both to get attention and to apologize.)
Vær så snill
Please (Literally 'be so kind' — Norwegian has no single word for 'please'.)
Takk for hjelpen
Thanks for the help ('Takk for' + definite noun is a very common politeness pattern.)
Bare hyggelig
You're welcome / no worries (Literally 'just pleasant'.)
Hyggelig å møte deg!
Nice to meet you! (Hyggelig (pleasant/cozy) is a core Norwegian concept.)
Ha det
Goodbye
Ha det bra!
Bye! (casual) (Literally 'have it good'.)
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