Introduce yourself — where you're from, what you do, and your interests.
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Hvor kommer du fra?
Where are you from? (Literally 'where come you from?')
Jeg kommer fra Tyskland
I come from Germany
Hvor bor du?
Where do you live?
Jeg bor i Oslo
I live in Oslo
Hva jobber du med?
What do you work with? (Literally 'what work you with?' — standard way to ask about someone's job.)
Hva driver du med?
What do you do? (Literally 'what drive you with?' — casual 'what are you up to in life'.)
Jeg er dataforsker
I'm a data scientist (No article — Norwegian drops 'a' before professions.)
Jeg er lærer
I am a teacher (m/f) (Lærer is gender-neutral.)
Jeg er kunstner
I'm an artist (Kunst = art; -ner is an agent suffix.)
Studerer du?
Do you study?
Hva studerer du?
What do you study?
Jeg studerer språk på universitetet
I study languages at university (Definite form 'universitetet' — 'at the university'.)
Hvilke språk snakker du?
What languages do you speak? (Hvilke = which (plural).)
Jeg snakker engelsk og litt norsk
I speak English and a little Norwegian
Hva er morsmålet ditt?
What's your mother tongue? (Mor + språk → morsmål, literally 'mother-language'.)
Hva gjør du på fritiden?
What do you do in your free time? (Fri + tid = free + time.)
Jeg liker å lese og se filmer
I like to read and watch movies (Infinitive marker 'å' before verbs — like English 'to'.)
Jeg liker å treffe venner og tulle
I like meeting friends and joking around (Tulle = to joke/fool around.)
Har du noen hobbyer?
Do you have any hobbies?
Driver du med noen sport?
Do you do any sports? ('Drive med' — common verb for engaging in an activity.)
Hvor gammel er du?
How old are you? (Literally 'how old are you?' — gammel = old.)
Jeg er tjueén år gammel
I am twenty-one years old (Tjue (twenty) + én (one). 'År' (years) stays singular here.)
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