Pronunciation practice
Practice Norwegian Bokmål (Norway) pronunciation.
Every word you say is scored against the native Norwegian Bokmål (Norway) model. Free to use.
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Norwegian has two word melodies and, in eastern Norway, retroflex sounds where an r meets another consonant.
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Two word melodies
Words with the same sounds can differ only in pitch: bønder are farmers, bønner are beans.
bønder, bønner
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rs, rn and rt
In eastern Norwegian, r plus s, n, t, d or l merges into one sound made with the tongue curled back: norsk sounds like “noshk”.
norsk, barn, kort
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kj and sj
kj is a soft hiss like German ich; sj is a hush. kjøre is to drive; sjø is the sea.
kjøre, sjø, kino
Sentences to try
From the beginner course. Tap Practice on any of them to say it and see every word colored by accuracy.
- Marit ser en ny nabo i gangen. Practice
- Hun smiler og sier: Hei, jeg heter Marit fra leilighet tolv. Practice
- Naboen sier at han heter Daniel. Practice
- Marit spør om han trenger hjelp med boksene sine. Practice
- Daniel takker og sier at han er nesten ferdig. Practice
- De blir enige om å drikke kaffe på tunet i morgen. Practice
- Lars stopper på en liten kafe før arbeidet. Practice
- Han ber om en ostemakrell og en kopp te. Practice
Courses in Norwegian
3 courses by level, from beginner to advanced, plus 12 short courses by topic: news, stories, work, culture, daily life. 39 lessons and 249 sentences in all.
- Beginner Daglig norsk – grunnleggende 5 lessons
- Intermediate Norsk i virkelige situasjoner 5 lessons
- Advanced Idéer, historier og diskusjon 5 lessons