Colloquial Norwegian The Complete Course for Beginners 2nd Edition by Margaret Hayford O Leary, Torunn Andresen ISBN 1317582608 9781317582601

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ISBN 10: 1317582608 
ISBN 13: 9781317582601
Author: Margaret Hayford O Leary, Torunn Andresen

Colloquial Norwegian provides a step-by-step course in Norwegian as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Norwegian in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Features include: progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios useful vocabulary lists throughout the text additional resources available at the back of the book, including a full answer key, a grammar summary and bilingual glossaries Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Norwegian will be an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Norwegian. Colloquials are now supported by FREE AUDIO available online. All audio tracks referenced within the text are free to stream or download from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio compliments the book and will help enhance learners’ listening and speaking skills.

Colloquial Norwegian The Complete Course for Beginners 2nd Table of contents:

Part I: The Basics

Unit 1: Hei, hvordan går det? (Hi, how are you?)

• Greetings and introductions
• Asking and answering about well-being
• The verb å være (to be)
• Personal pronouns
• Basic questions and answers

Unit 2: Hvem er du? (Who are you?)

• Talking about yourself and others
• Nationalities and languages
• The indefinite article (en/ei/et)
• Nouns and gender

Unit 3: Familien min (My family)

• Family members and relationships
• Possessive determiners (min, din, hans, etc.)
• Numbers 1-20
• Asking about age

Unit 4: Hva gjør du? (What are you doing?)

• Daily activities and routines
• The present tense of regular verbs
• Days of the week and seasons
• Time expressions (i dag, i morgen)

Part II: Everyday Life

Unit 5: Hjemme (At home)

• Rooms and furniture
• Prepositions of place (i, på, under)
• Talking about where things are
• Plurals of nouns

Unit 6: I butikken (In the shop)

• Shopping for groceries and clothes
• Asking about prices
• Numbers from 20 to 1000 and beyond
• Currency and measurements

Unit 7: På restaurant (In a restaurant)

• Ordering food and drinks
• Expressing likes and dislikes
• Talking about meals and food culture
• Countable and uncountable nouns

Unit 8: Hvor er du? (Where are you?)

• Asking for and giving directions
• Describing a location
• Definite form of nouns (-en, -et, -a)
• Adjectives and agreement

Part III: Making Plans and Talking about the Past

Unit 9: Hva skal vi gjøre? (What shall we do?)

• Making suggestions and plans
• Modal verbs (å ville, å kunne, å skulle)
• Talking about the future
• Telling the time

Unit 10: I går (Yesterday)

• Talking about the recent past
• The simple past tense (preteritum) of verbs
• Common irregular verbs in the past tense
• Time expressions (i går, forrige uke, etc.)

Unit 11: I ferien (On holiday)

• Talking about holidays and travel
• The perfect tense (presens perfektum)
• The difference between har and er
• Describing past experiences

Unit 12: En tur til legen (A trip to the doctor)

• Talking about health and illness
• Parts of the body
• Making and changing appointments

Part IV: Expanding Your Horizons

Unit 13: Været (The weather)

• Describing the weather
• Comparatives and superlatives of adjectives
• Expressing opinions and feelings
• Adverbs

Unit 14: Hvordan trives du i Norge? (How do you like Norway?)

• Talking about work, studies, and hobbies
• The definite form of adjectives
• More about prepositions
• Cultural notes on Norwegian society

Unit 15: I fritiden (In my free time)

• Hobbies and leisure activities
• Using the imperative
• Talking about abilities and skills

Unit 16: Å fortelle en historie (To tell a story)

• Narrating a sequence of events
• Using conjunctions
• Talking about the past in more detail

Appendices

Grammar Summary

• Noun Declensions (Gender and Plurals)
• Adjective Declensions
• Verb Conjugation (Tenses)
• Pronouns and Possessives
• Prepositions and Adverbs

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