Ask for clarification, slow things down, and confirm you understood.
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Jeg forsto ikke
I didn't understand
Kan du snakke litt saktere?
Can you speak a little slower? (informal) (Norwegian doesn't distinguish gender or formality on 'du'.)
Kan du gjenta det, takk?
Could you repeat that, please? (Gjen- (again) + ta (take) — 'take again'.)
Forsto du meg?
Did you understand me?
Sier jeg det riktig?
Am I saying it right?
Uttaler jeg det riktig?
Am I pronouncing it right? (Ut (out) + tale (speech) — 'out-speak'.)
Hva er den riktige måten å si det på?
What's the right way to say it? (Note the trailing preposition 'på' — common pattern in Norwegian relative clauses.)
Jeg glemte
I forgot
Finnes det et annet ord for det?
Is there another word for it? (Finnes = exists; literally 'finds itself'.)
Er det det samme som det?
Is that the same as that?
Hvordan sier man…?
How does one say…? (Man = one/you (general) — used like German 'man'.)
Hva betyr dette?
What does this mean?
Hva heter dette?
What is this called? (Same 'hete' verb used for naming people.)
Virkelig? Stemmer det?
Really? Is that right? (Stemme = to be correct (also: voice, to vote).)
Hvorfor? Hvorfor er det sånn?
Why? Why is it like this? (Sånn = like that/like this — very common.)
Kan du gjenta dette for meg?
Can you repeat this for me?
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