Innledning Velkommen til norskleksjon 130! One of the hard things I find when learning to speak Norwegian is that I don’t know what gender I’m using until I get to the noun and then the beginning of my sentence is usually wrong. It means that I have to think of the gender of the noun [...]
Innledning Velkommen til norskleksjon 129! In this lesson we learn about the weather and days of the week. We also revise prepositions questions and answers with ‘why’ and ‘because’, and also go over some of the clothes that we have been learning. To get you thinking about clothes visit the Kappahl website in Norway – [...]
Innledning Velkommen til norskleksjon 128! In this lesson we learn slightly more complex sentence structures. We also learn how to answer questions with simple compound sentences. We also have an ‘Australianised’ version of last lessons diktat as an amusing lead into our podcasts.
Innledning Velkommen til norskleksjon 127! In this lesson we practise reading from Norwegian food information. I find it very helpful to learn Norwegian when I include it in my daily tasks (like going shopping). However, I know that some of you don’t have the luxury of popping down to the store and practising your Norwegian [...]
By our favourite jetty is the cutest little boat shed. We often have picnics there in Summer. It’s nice to just drop by our favourite places in Winter to see how very different but very beautiful everything still is.
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The further ‘out of the way’ you go the more common it is to see folk cottages standing by the side of roads, along fjords or in a thicket of trees, minding their own business.
On any celebration table in Norway you can always find a Norwegian layer cake (bløtkake). What better way to celebrate Norwegian Constitution Day than with fresh cream, wild berries and a little bit of sponge in between.
From the west, a wall of stone Saints and Prophets will confront you. All sides of the Cathedral are very textured and deserve a long walk around. You’ll see gargoyles and gothic arches, thick wooden doors with rusty floral art and Anglo-Norman/Romanesque bits and pieces ‘stuck on’ that intensifies your ground view. However, the outside of Nidaros Cathedral is even more intriguing when you know the history.
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Even though the males are called bulls and the females cows, the muskoxen are more closely related to sheep than cattle. Make no mistake, though – this is not your average cuddly ba-ba-blacksheep! A grown animal can be 2,5 m long and weigh up to 400 kgs, and their long curved horns mean business.
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A traditional Advent Calendar is made with an orange and cloves.