Språkrådet, the Norwegian Language Council, tries very hard to come up with Norwegian words to replace English words. Languages progress and in the world new words are being made up all the time such as…

In Northern Norway a lot of signs have two languages – Norwegian and Sami.  It is not that Sami people can’t understand Norwegian but it is about appreciating and drawing attention to Sami culture.  As with English and Norwegian, Sami and Norwegian have their little giggles.  We were at the medical centre and the doctor’s [...]

Of course ‘lost in translation’ happens both ways and I was so happy to catch a Norwegian on this one.  For the last couple of weeks I’ve been sorting out my dance classes for next year.  I mentioned to a colleague that some of my students went on ‘permission’ (a word and action I have [...]

When a child is two they are scheduled for a check-up at the health clinic with a child nurse.  The main aim of the check-up is to see how the child is doing with language development.  Before the appointment the clinic will send out a little questionnaire about your child’s basic language achievements – words, [...]