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| City Guide > Europe > Norway > Bergen |
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Language One hundred and fifty years ago, Norwegians spoke Danish. There are now two official languages, Bokml and Nynorsk, which have equal status and are used in public administration, schools, churches and the media. Bokml, a Norwegian form of Danish, is the more popular of the two official languages, being spoken by 95% of the population. Nynorsk, created in the 1850s from spoken Norwegian and Old Norse, is spoken by about 20% of the population. Of the seven additional languages spoken in Norway, two are gypsy and five are Finn (often referred to by the derogatory term Lapp) languages. The two official languages are mutually comprehensible, but the Finn languages are not related to Norwegian and cannot be understood by those who have not learnt one of them. English is widely spoken in Bergen and German, French and Spanish may also be understood. Phrases Yes - Ja No - Nei Hello - Hei Goodbye - Hadet Please - Vr S Snill (Vaer Saa Snill) Thank you - Takk My name is ... - Mitt navn er ... / Jeg heter ... How are you? - Hvordan gr det? (gaar) I am very well - Jeg har det bra / Det gr bra (gaar) I feel ill - Jeg fler meg syk (foeler) How much does it cost? - Hvor mye koster det? Do you speak English? - Snakker du Engelsk? I do not understand - Jeg forstr ikke (Forstaar) Where is ...? - Hvorer ...? Entrance - Inngang Exit - Utgang Danger - Fare Open - pen (Aapen) Closed - Stengt Toilets - Toalett Doctor - Doktor Hotel - Hotell Restaurant - Restaurant Beer - l (Oel) Wine - Vin Menu - Meny Today - I Dag Tomorrow - I Morgen Monday - Mandag Tuesday - Tirsdag Wednesday - Onsdag Thursday - Torsdag Friday - Fredag Saturday - Lrdag (Loerdag) Sunday - Sndag (Soendag) One - En Two - To Three - Tre Four - Fire Five - Fem Six - Seks Seven - Syv Eight - tte (Aatte) Nine - Ni Ten - Ti Twenty - Tyve / Tjue Thirty - Tredve / Tretti Forty - Frti (Foerti) Fifty - Femti Sixty - Seksti Seventy - Stti (Soetti) / Sytti Eighty - tti (Aatti) Ninety - Nitti One Hundred - Ett Hundre One Thousand - Ett Tusen |