English–Norwegian Nynorsk Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	eg	I am here now. Eg er her no.
you	pronoun	du	You are very kind. Du er veldig snill.
he	pronoun	han	He is my friend. Han er venen min.
she	pronoun	ho	She is at home. Ho er heime.
we	pronoun	vi	We live in Norway. Vi bur i Noreg.
they	pronoun	dei	They work every day. Dei arbeider kvar dag.
what	pronoun	kva	What is your name? Kva heiter du?
where	adverb	kvar	Where do you live? Kvar bur du?
when	adverb	når	When do they arrive? Når kjem dei?
who	pronoun	kven	Who is that person? Kven er den personen?
why	adverb	kvifor	Why are you sad? Kvifor er du trist?
how	adverb	korleis	How do you know? Korleis veit du det?
to be	verb	vere	We are very happy. Vi er veldig glade.
to have	verb	ha	I have a book. Eg har ei bok.
to do	verb	gjere	They do the work. Dei gjer arbeidet.
to go	verb	gå	I go to school. Eg går til skulen.
to come	verb	kome	Can you come tomorrow? Kan du kome i morgon?
to see	verb	sjå	I see the moon. Eg ser månen.
to know	verb	vite	I know the answer. Eg veit svaret.
to think	verb	tenkje	We think about life. Vi tenkjer på livet.
to want	verb	ville	I want some water. Eg vil ha litt vatn.
to need	verb	trenge	We need more time. Vi treng meir tid.
to make	verb	lage	She makes good bread. Ho lagar godt brød.
to take	verb	ta	Take the book home. Ta boka heim.
to give	verb	gje	They give me food. Dei gjev meg mat.
to say	verb	seie	Please say your name. Sei namnet ditt, ver så snill.
to tell	verb	fortelje	Tell me the story. Fortel meg historia.
to ask	verb	spørje	I ask a question. Eg spør eit spørsmål.
to find	verb	finne	We found the key. Vi fann nøkkelen.
to look	verb	sjå	Look at the sky. Sjå på himmelen.
to use	verb	bruke	I use this table. Eg bruker dette bordet.
to work	verb	arbeide	They work in the city. Dei arbeider i byen.
to eat	verb	ete	We eat rice tonight. Vi et ris i kveld.
to drink	verb	drikke	I drink hot tea. Eg drikk varm te.
to sleep	verb	sove	The child sleeps now. Barnet søv no.
to walk	verb	gå	We walk every morning. Vi går kvar morgon.
to run	verb	springe	The boy runs fast. Guten spring fort.
to read	verb	lese	I read this book. Eg les denne boka.
to write	verb	skrive	She writes every day. Ho skriv kvar dag.
to speak	verb	snakke	They speak Nynorsk well. Dei snakkar nynorsk godt.
to listen	verb	lytte	Listen to the music. Lytt til musikken.
to hear	verb	høyre	I hear the rain. Eg høyrer regnet.
to buy	verb	kjøpe	We buy fresh bread. Vi kjøper ferskt brød.
to sell	verb	selje	They sell old books. Dei sel gamle bøker.
to pay	verb	betale	I pay for dinner. Eg betaler for middagen.
to help	verb	hjelpe	Can you help me? Kan du hjelpe meg?
to love	verb	elske	I love my family. Eg elskar familien min.
to live	verb	bu	We live near the sea. Vi bur nær sjøen.
to die	verb	døy	Old trees die slowly. Gamle tre døyr sakte.
to learn	verb	lære	Children learn very fast. Barn lærer veldig fort.
to teach	verb	lære	They teach at school. Dei lærer på skulen.
to open	verb	opne	Please open the door. Opna døra, ver så snill.
to close	verb	lukke	Close the window now. Lukk vindauget no.
person	noun	person	That person is friendly. Den personen er venleg.
man	noun	mann	The man is tall. Mannen er høg.
woman	noun	kvinne	The woman is strong. Kvinna er sterk.
child	noun	barn	The child is sleeping. Barnet søv.
boy	noun	gut	The boy reads quietly. Guten les stille.
girl	noun	jente	The girl is happy. Jenta er glad.
family	noun	familie	My family lives here. Familien min bur her.
mother	noun	mor	My mother is home. Mor mi er heime.
father	noun	far	His father works hard. Faren hans arbeider hardt.
friend	noun	ven	She is my friend. Ho er venen min.
house	noun	hus	Their house is big. Huset deira er stort.
home	noun	heim	I am going home. Eg går heim.
school	noun	skule	The school is new. Skulen er ny.
city	noun	by	This city is large. Denne byen er stor.
country	noun	land	Our country is beautiful. Landet vårt er vakkert.
world	noun	verd	The world is changing. Verda endrar seg.
street	noun	gate	The street is long. Gata er lang.
room	noun	rom	The room is empty. Rommet er tomt.
time	noun	tid	We have little time. Vi har lite tid.
day	noun	dag	Today is a good day. I dag er ein god dag.
night	noun	natt	The night is cold. Natta er kald.
morning	noun	morgon	I walk every morning. Eg går kvar morgon.
evening	noun	kveld	We read in the evening. Vi les om kvelden.
week	noun	veke	A week has seven days. Ei veke har sju dagar.
month	noun	månad	This month is busy. Denne månaden er travel.
year	noun	år	This year feels short. Dette året kjennest kort.
today	adverb	i dag	I work today. Eg arbeider i dag.
tomorrow	adverb	i morgon	We leave tomorrow morning. Vi dreg i morgon tidleg.
yesterday	adverb	i går	She arrived yesterday evening. Ho kom i går kveld.
now	adverb	no	I need help now. Eg treng hjelp no.
sun	noun	sol	The sun is warm. Sola er varm.
moon	noun	måne	The moon is bright. Månen er lys.
star	noun	stjerne	That star is bright. Den stjerna er lys.
sky	noun	himmel	The sky is blue. Himmelen er blå.
earth	noun	jord	The earth is round. Jorda er rund.
fire	noun	eld	The fire is hot. Elden er varm.
water	noun	vatn	The water is cold. Vatnet er kaldt.
rain	noun	regn	The rain is heavy. Regnet er kraftig.
wind	noun	vind	The wind is strong. Vinden er sterk.
tree	noun	tre	The tree is tall. Treet er høgt.
flower	noun	blome	This flower is beautiful. Denne blomen er vakker.
mountain	noun	fjell	That mountain is high. Det fjellet er høgt.
river	noun	elv	The river is long. Elva er lang.
sea	noun	hav	The sea is calm. Havet er roleg.
food	noun	mat	The food is good. Maten er god.
bread	noun	brød	This bread is fresh. Dette brødet er ferskt.
rice	noun	ris	We eat rice often. Vi et ris ofte.
meat	noun	kjøt	The meat is hot. Kjøtet er varmt.
fish	noun	fisk	The fish tastes good. Fisken smakar godt.
egg	noun	egg	I eat one egg. Eg et eitt egg.
milk	noun	mjølk	The milk is cold. Mjølka er kald.
fruit	noun	frukt	Fruit is good food. Frukt er god mat.
tea	noun	te	I drink hot tea. Eg drikk varm te.
coffee	noun	kaffi	The coffee is strong. Kaffien er sterk.
head	noun	hovud	My head hurts today. Hovudet mitt gjer vondt i dag.
eye	noun	auge	Her eye is blue. Auga hennar er blått.
ear	noun	øyre	My ear hurts now. Øyret mitt gjer vondt no.
mouth	noun	munn	Open your mouth wide. Opna munnen din vidt.
nose	noun	nose	My nose is cold. Nasa mi er kald.
hand	noun	hand	Her hand is warm. Handa hennar er varm.
foot	noun	fot	My foot hurts today. Foten min gjer vondt i dag.
heart	noun	hjarte	His heart is strong. Hjartet hans er sterkt.
name	noun	namn	My name is Anna. Namnet mitt er Anna.
book	noun	bok	This book is new. Denne boka er ny.
word	noun	ord	That word is important. Det ordet er viktig.
language	noun	språk	Language connects many people. Språk bind saman mange menneske.
money	noun	pengar	I need more money. Eg treng meir pengar.
work	noun	arbeid	This work is hard. Dette arbeidet er hardt.
love	noun	kjærleik	Love makes life beautiful. Kjærleik gjer livet vakkert.
music	noun	musikk	The music is beautiful. Musikken er vakker.
story	noun	historie	The story is true. Historia er sann.
way	noun	måte	This way is easy. Denne måten er enkel.
thing	noun	ting	That thing is strange. Den tingen er merkeleg.
life	noun	liv	Life is sometimes hard. Livet er somme tider hardt.
door	noun	dør	The door is open. Døra er open.
table	noun	bord	The table is round. Bordet er rundt.
chair	noun	stol	The chair is old. Stolen er gamal.
car	noun	bil	Their car is new. Bilen deira er ny.
good	adjective	god	This book is good. Denne boka er god.
bad	adjective	dårleg	The weather is bad. Vêret er dårleg.
big	adjective	stor	That house is big. Det huset er stort.
small	adjective	liten	The room is small. Rommet er lite.
new	adjective	ny	I have a new car. Eg har ein ny bil.
old	adjective	gamal	This chair is old. Denne stolen er gamal.
long	adjective	lang	The street is long. Gata er lang.
short	adjective	kort	The story is short. Historia er kort.
high	adjective	høg	The mountain is high. Fjellet er høgt.
low	adjective	låg	The table is low. Bordet er lågt.
hot	adjective	varm	The tea is hot. Teen er varm.
cold	adjective	kald	The water is cold. Vatnet er kaldt.
happy	adjective	glad	The child is happy. Barnet er glad.
sad	adjective	trist	She feels sad today. Ho kjenner seg trist i dag.
beautiful	adjective	vakker	The flower is beautiful. Blomen er vakker.
easy	adjective	enkel	This work is easy. Dette arbeidet er enkelt.
hard	adjective	hard	This work is hard. Dette arbeidet er hardt.
fast	adjective	rask	That car is fast. Den bilen er rask.
slow	adjective	sein	The old car is slow. Den gamle bilen er sein.
right	adjective	rett	Your answer is right. Svaret ditt er rett.
wrong	adjective	galen	That answer is wrong. Det svaret er gale.
important	adjective	viktig	This book is important. Denne boka er viktig.
true	adjective	sann	The story is true. Historia er sann.
full	adjective	full	The glass is full. Glaset er fullt.
empty	adjective	tom	The room is empty. Rommet er tomt.
young	adjective	ung	The boy is young. Guten er ung.
strong	adjective	sterk	The woman is strong. Kvinna er sterk.
weak	adjective	svak	He feels weak today. Han kjenner seg svak i dag.
red	adjective	raud	The flower is red. Blomen er raud.
blue	adjective	blå	The sky is blue. Himmelen er blå.
green	adjective	grøn	The tree is green. Treet er grønt.
yellow	adjective	gul	The flower is yellow. Blomen er gul.
black	adjective	svart	The car is black. Bilen er svart.
white	adjective	kvit	The house is white. Huset er kvitt.
yes	interjection	ja	Yes, I understand now. Ja, eg forstår no.
no	interjection	nei	No, I do not know. Nei, eg veit ikkje.
not	adverb	ikkje	I am not ready. Eg er ikkje klar.
and	conjunction	og	You and I agree. Du og eg er samde.
or	conjunction	eller	Tea or coffee today? Te eller kaffi i dag?
but	conjunction	men	I am tired but happy. Eg er trøytt, men glad.
if	conjunction	om	If it rains, stay home. Om det regnar, ver heime.
because	conjunction	fordi	I stayed home because rain fell. Eg vart heime fordi det regna.
with	preposition	med	I live with my family. Eg bur med familien min.
without	preposition	utan	He went without money. Han gjekk utan pengar.
for	preposition	for	This gift is for you. Denne gåva er for deg.
from	preposition	frå	She comes from the city. Ho kjem frå byen.
to	preposition	til	We go to school. Vi går til skulen.