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Norwegian · A1

A1: Første steg (first steps)

Introducing yourself, numbers and time, en/ei/et, verbs, word order and pronouns — then your day, plans, family, describing people, food, shopping, home, getting around, free time and emergencies.

16 lessons · 7 practice sets · about 3.5 hours of study. Free with an Al Noor account.

Lessons

  1. Presentere seg (Introducing yourself) · 12 min

    Name, country, languages and work — and why everyone says du.

  2. Tall, klokka og dager (Numbers, time and days) · 12 min

    Numbers to 100, telling the time, days and months.

  3. en, ei, et (nouns and the three genders) · 15 min

    Gender, the article on the end of the word, and plurals.

  4. Verb i presens (verbs in the present) · 15 min

    One form for everyone: jeg snakker, du snakker, hun snakker.

  5. Ordstilling: verbet kommer som nummer to (word order) · 12 min

    Statements, questions, and where ikke goes.

  6. Pronomen: jeg, meg og min (pronouns) · 12 min

    I and me, he and him: the pronouns you need every day, and whose something is.

  7. Hverdagen min (my day and my week) · 15 min

    Daily routines, verbs like å vaske seg, how often you do things, and putting the time first.

  8. Norskkurs og planer (the course and making plans) · 12 min

    Your Norwegian course, plans with skal, wishes with ha lyst til, and inviting someone.

  9. Familien (family) · 15 min

    Family words, saying how old someone is, and the possessives min and din — and sin, which points back to the subject.

  10. Å beskrive folk (describing people) · 12 min

    Looks and personality: høy, snill, morsom — and the adjective after er.

  11. Mat og måltider (food and meals) · 12 min

    The four meals of a Norwegian day, food words, saying what you like, and asking what is in your food.

  12. Å handle: mat og klær (shopping for food and clothes) · 15 min

    Prices in kroner, sizes and colours, denne, dette and disse, and the phrases you need at the till.

  13. Bolig og nabolag (home and neighbourhood) · 15 min

    Rooms and furniture, renting a flat, and saying where things are with står, ligger and henger.

  14. Transport og veibeskrivelse (getting around) · 15 min

    Buses, trams and trains, buying a ticket, asking the way, and the imperative: Gå rett fram!

  15. Fritid og hobbyer (free time and hobbies) · 12 min

    What you like doing, how often, and the speaking-test question: Hva liker du å gjøre i fritiden?

  16. Hjelp! Nødnumre og sikkerhet (emergencies) · 12 min

    The three emergency numbers, what to say on the phone, and asking for help.

Practice

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