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which are some norwegian expressions or slangs that are generally very used (regional sayings are fine too) that i should probably know about?
which are some norwegian expressions or slangs that are generally very used (regional sayings are fine too) that i should probably know about?
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assa (older form: esse): short form of "altså" ("so"), often used emphatically at the ends of sentences
bikkje: dog
brife: (try to) show off or impress
deilig: delicious, exquisite
digg: delicious, exquisite
doning: vehicle
dritings: pissed (plastered)
finfin: emphatic of "fin" ("nice")
frik: nerd, geek
friker: rebellious/anti-establishment youth, hippie
fyr: guy
halla: hey, hiya, yo
harry: unsophisticated, bumpkin-like, characterised by bad taste
guri malla: holy moley
gøyal: funny, amusing, wacky
helt på jordet: very far away (metaphorically)
helt på trynet: extremely backward and stupid
hoppe etter Wirkola: "jump after Wirkola", i.e. (having to) follow an exceptional performance
i grevens tid: in the nick of time
katte: cat
kis: guy
kjekt: nice, good, pleasant, fun
kule: relax
kæbe: girl
ljuge: lie (tell deliberate mistruth)
lættis: funny, hilarious, lol, rofl
løye: fun, relax
peiling: relevant knowledge; usually used in the negative: hakke peiling = I have no idea
pipling: relevant knowledge; usually used in the negative: hakke pipling = I have no idea
på druen: "on the grape", i.e. drinking alcohol
rett og slett: simply and plainly
rævva: awful
serr: serious, seriously
skjera: what's up
skreppe: girl
skøy: variant of "gøy" ("fun")
sjpa: good, pretty, cool
sjuk: sick, ill, mad, crazy, insane, wild
soss: posh person
syk: sick, ill, mad, crazy, insane, wild
særlig: sure; often used sarcastically: ja, særlig^^ = yeah, sure^^
tullerusk: not thinking clearly / out of one's mind
type: guy
åssen: how
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@llssndhlp Well, it's just a selection from the top of my head. :-)
Oh, and I forgot a personal favourite:
ratt: probably; det gjør jeg ratt = I'll probably do that
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norwegian is a super interesting language i notice that i still have so much to learn!
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@llssndhlp Yeah, well, this is somewhat more advanced. A lot of these are less conmon variants of more standard words. You'll probably come into contact with most of them before you encounter many of these.
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These aren't necessarily slang, but:
"type" can mean a 'character', as in an excentric person.
There are all the "is"-words, like "fjortis=14-year-old; immature teenager", "kjendis=celebrity", "gamlis=old person", "sjampis=champagne", "kompis=buddy", and so on.
"huttiheita ~ somewhere far away from anything or anyone else"
"gokk ~ same as huttiheita basically"
"børjan=the beginning"
"tjänare=how are you(Swedish greeting)"
"hej då=good bye"
"drit-, skit-=intensifiers" dritgodt=[tasted] really good (not rude)
Then there are all the euphemisms for words related to sex, but there are too many to list. One you should be aware of is "mus" which normally means 'mouse' but it can also mean 'vagina'. Using "mus" as a nickname for yourself or someone else is not really appropriate.
"løken" normally means 'the onion', but can mean 'penis'.
"smelle på tjukka" means to 'knock up', as in make someone pregnant.
"å ha en bolle i ovnen" means to be pregnant.
"homse" and "bøg" means 'gay', usually a gay man.
A lot of slang in Norwegian comes from Swedish, English or immigrant communities in Eastern Oslo (kebabnorsk).
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