Al Noor LanguagesEnglish tests and languages
Norwegian · A2

Penger, bank og flytting (money, the bank and moving)

The bank and your bills, BankID, and moving house — with billigere and billigst.

15 minutes · A free lesson from A2: Hverdagen (everyday life) · Roman and Urdu pronunciation guides and English meanings are shown under each phrase

The bank

en bankkontoSay: ehn bankontooاےن بانکونتُوMeans: a bank accounta bank accountJeg må åpne en bankkonto.Say: yai moh opnuh ehn bankontoo.یائی مو اوپنَ اےن بانکونتُو.Means: I need to open a bank account.
et bankkortSay: eht bankurtاےت بانکُرتMeans: a bank carda bank cardJeg har mistet bankkortet mitt.Say: yai har mistuht bankurtuht mit.یائی ہار مِستَت بانکُرتَت مِت.Means: I have lost my bank card.
BankIDSay: bank eedبانک ایدMeans: BankID, the electronic IDBankID, the electronic ID for logging in to banks and public servicesDu logger inn med BankID.Say: doo loguhr in meh bank eedeh.دُو لوگَر اِن مے بانک ایدے.Means: You log in with BankID.
en regningSay: ehn rehngningاےن رےنگنِنگMeans: a billa billJeg betaler regningene i nettbanken.Say: yai buhtaluhr rehngningehnuh ee nehtbankuhn.یائی بَتالَر رےنگنِنگےنَ ای نےتبانکَن.Means: I pay the bills in online banking.
en fakturaSay: ehn faktooraاےن فاکتُوراMeans: an invoicean invoiceFakturaen må betales innen fjorten dager.Say: faktooraan moh buhtaluhs innuhn fyurtuhn daguhr.فاکتُوران مو بَتالَس اِننَن فیُرتَن داگَر.Means: The invoice must be paid within fourteen days.
en forfallsdatoSay: ehn forfalsdatooاےن فورفالسداتُوMeans: a due datea due dateForfallsdatoen er den femtende.Say: forfalsdatoan ehr dehn fehmtehnnuh.فورفالسداتوان اےر دےن فےمتےننَ.Means: The due date is the fifteenth.
et lånSay: eht lohnاےت لونMeans: a loana loanDe har tatt opp et lån for å kjøpe hus.Say: dee har tat op eht lohn for oh shoepuh hoos.دی ہار تات اوپ اےت لون فور او شوےپَ ہُوس.Means: They have taken out a loan to buy a house.
lønnSay: loenلوےنMeans: pay, salarypay, wagesLønna kommer den tjuende hver måned.Say: loenna kommuhr dehn shooehnnuh vehr mohnuhd.لوےننا کوممَر دےن شُوےننَ وےر مونَد.Means: The pay comes on the twentieth of every month.

When you move, you must tell the Population Register, Folkeregisteret. You do it online with the Norwegian Tax Administration, Skatteetaten, and you log in with BankID. Remember to give your new address to the bank, NAV and your employer too.

FolkeregisteretSay folkehrehyistehruhtفولکےرےیِستےرَتMeans: the National Population Register
SkatteetatenSay skatehehtatuhnسکاتےےتاتَنMeans: the Norwegian Tax Administration

Moving

å flytteSay: oh fluetuhاو فلیُتَMeans: to move (house)to move (house)Vi skal flytte til Stavanger i mars.Say: vee skal fluetuh teel stavanguhr ee mash.وی سکال فلیُتَ تیل ستاوانگَر ای ماش.Means: We are going to move to Stavanger in March.
å melde flyttingSay: oh mehlluh fluetingاو مےللَ فلیُتِنگMeans: to report a change of addressto report a change of addressHusk å melde flytting til Folkeregisteret.Say: husk oh mehlluh flueting teel folkehrehyistehruht.ہُسک او مےللَ فلیُتِنگ تیل فولکےرےیِستےرَت.Means: Remember to report your move to the Population Register.
en adresseSay: ehn adrehssuhاےن آدرےسسَMeans: an addressan addressHva er den nye adressen din?Say: va ehr dehn nueuh adrehssuhn deen?وا اےر دےن نیُاَ آدرےسسَن دین?Means: What is your new address?
å pakkeSay: oh pakuhاو پاکَMeans: to packto packVi pakket hele helgen.Say: vee pakuht hehluh hehlguhn.وی پاکَت ہےلَ ہےلگَن.Means: We packed all weekend.
en flyttebilSay: ehn fluetehbeelاےن فلیُتےبیلMeans: a removal vana removal vanVi leide en flyttebil for en dag.Say: vee laiduh ehn fluetehbeel for ehn dag.وی لائدَ اےن فلیُتےبیل فور اےن داگ.Means: We hired a removal van for a day.

Prices are compared like everything else: billig, billigere, billigst and dyr, dyrere, dyrest. Denne leiligheten er billigere enn den andre, men den ligger lenger fra sentrum. · Det billigste er å ta toget.

billig, billigere, billigstSay billi, billeegehruh, billigstبِللِ, بِللیگےرَ, بِللِگستMeans: cheap, cheaper, cheapest
dyr, dyrere, dyrestSay duer, duerehruh, duerehstدیُر, دیُرےرَ, دیُرےستMeans: expensive, more expensive, most expensive
Denne leiligheten er billigere enn den andre, men den ligger lenger fra sentrum.Say dehnnuh laileehehtuhn ehr billeegehruh ehn dehn annruh, mehn dehn liguhr lehnguhr fra sehntroom.دےننَ لائلیہےتَن اےر بِللیگےرَ اےن دےن آننرَ, مےن دےن لِگَر لےنگَر فرا سےنترُوم.Means: This flat is cheaper than the other one, but it is further from the centre.
Det billigste er å ta toget.Say deh billigstuh ehr oh ta tooguht.دے بِللِگستَ اےر او تا تُوگَت.Means: The cheapest thing is to take the train.

I banken

Sign in to play the recording. The transcript:

Say it out loud (45 seconds): Du skal flytte. Fortell hvor du skal flytte, hvorfor, og hva du må huske å gjøre.Say: doo skal fluetuh. furtehl voor doo skal fluetuh, vorfohr, oh va doo moh huskuh oh yoeruh.دُو سکال فلیُتَ. فُرتےل وُور دُو سکال فلیُتَ, وورفور, او وا دُو مو ہُسکَ او یوےرَ.Means: You are going to move. Say where you are moving to, why, and what you must remember to do.

A model answer

Jeg skal flytte til en ny leilighet i Bergen neste måned, fordi den er større og billigere. Jeg må huske å melde flytting til Folkeregisteret og å gi den nye adressen til banken og arbeidsgiveren min.Say: yai skal fluetuh teel ehn nue laileehuht ee barguhn nehstuh mohnuhd, fordee dehn ehr stoeruh oh billeegehruh. yai moh huskuh oh mehlluh flueting teel folkehrehyistehruht oh oh yee dehn nueuh adrehssuhn teel bankuhn oh arbaidsyeevehruhn meen.یائی سکال فلیُتَ تیل اےن نیُ لائلیہَت ای بارگَن نےستَ مونَد, فوردی دےن اےر ستوےرَ او بِللیگےرَ. یائی مو ہُسکَ او مےللَ فلیُتِنگ تیل فولکےرےیِستےرَت او او یی دےن نیُاَ آدرےسسَن تیل بانکَن او آربائدسییوےرَن مین.Means: I am going to move to a new flat in Bergen next month, because it is bigger and cheaper. I must remember to report my move to the Population Register and to give my new address to the bank and my employer.

Lesson quiz

Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.

Quick check: What is BankID used for?

  1. Opening the door of the bank
  2. Paying for the bus
  3. Logging in to banks and public services
Show the answer

C: Logging in to banks and public services — BankID is the electronic ID Norwegians use online, for the bank and for public services.

Quick check: Which office do you tell when you move house in Norway?

  1. Only your landlord
  2. Folkeregisteret, online through Skatteetaten
  3. The police station
Show the answer

B: Folkeregisteret, online through Skatteetaten — The Population Register keeps your address. You report a move online, with BankID.

Quick check: Choose the right form: “Toget er ___ enn flyet.” (cheaper)

  1. billigere
  2. billig
  3. billigst
Show the answer

A: billigere — With enn, use the comparative: billigere.

Quick check: Choose the right form: “Det ___ er å ta toget.” (the cheapest)

  1. billigst
  2. billigste
  3. billigere
Show the answer

B: billigste — With det (the), the superlative ends in -e: det billigste.

Quick check: What does “forfallsdato” mean?

  1. date of birth
  2. pay day
  3. due date
Show the answer

C: due date — The forfallsdato is the last day to pay a bill.

Practise: notices and messages
Marked as soon as you finish — free with an account.Practise now

Practise what you just learnt

Create a free Al Noor account to do the marked practice for this lesson, track your progress through Norwegian, and take the free diagnostic test.

Create a free accountSign in