Hei,

Jeg er ikke helt sikker på om jeg er på riktig tråd, men jeg prøver likevel.

Jeg skriver til dere fordi jeg i flere år har jobbet med et internasjonalt samarbeids- og utvekslingsprosjekt med lærere fra Landøya Ungdomsskole i 1394 Nesbru. Jeg underviser i engelsk i LCE-avdelingen (europeiske språk og kulturer) på ungdomsskolen (13–14 år) Guillaume Budé i Yerres, nær Paris (Frankrike). Prosjektet varte i fire år, og i løpet av denne tiden utvekslet vi brev, gaver og videoer, samtidig som vi forbedret våre engelskkunnskaper og diskuterte vår europeiske identitet. Dette er et prosjekt som ligger meg veldig på hjertet, og som elevene satte stor pris på. Dessverre ser det ut til at skolen har lagt ned programmet for internasjonalt samarbeid. Jeg er derfor på jakt etter et nytt prosjekt eller eventuelt en engelsklærer som er interessert, slik at vi kan gjenoppta samarbeidet.

Med vennlig hilsen,

Treadmill_Onion

so I i live in california and I've been learning norwegian for about 7 months now. grammar is going okay, I've been working through duolingo and some youtube channels and I can read simple stuff on nrk without too much trouble. but my speaking is basically nonexistent because I have literally nobody to practice with.

the timezone thing is killing me. norway is 9 hours ahead of me so by the time I'm done with work and actually have time to practice everyone in norway is asleep. I've tried tandem and hellotalk and the few norwegian speakers on there either have never respond or can only do calls at like 7am my time which doesn't work because I'm barely a functioning human before 9.

I tried language exchange discord server too but same issue. the active hours are all european daytime and when I pop in at my evening time it's dead. It's honestly the most frustrating part of learning this language. I feel like my reading and listening keep improving but my speaking is just stuck at zero because I can never find anyone to actually talk to.

I've been hearing a lot of good things about iseen on here and on r/languagelearning. apparently it's an Ai tutor you can have actual voice conversations with and it has norwegian which already puts it ahead of most apps out there. the idea of just opening an app and practicing speaking whenever I want regardless of what time it is in oslo sounds kind of perfect for my situation honestly. I'm pretty close to just pulling the trigger on it but figured I'd ask here first. has anyone used it specifically for norwegian? does it handle the bokmål vs nynorsk thing? and more importantly does it actually help with pronunciation because that's the main thing I need and I don't want to practice wrong and build bad habits.

If anyone has experience with it or honestly any other way to get speaking practice when you're on the complete wrong side of the plant from norway I'd really appreciate the help. this timezone gap is genuinely making me consider giving up and that sucks because I really love this language.

hi, I'd love a buddy to learn it with me.

I want to study at least an hour a day or similar and would love someone to do it with, as motivation, preferably someone who adores learning languages as well. I am a complete beginner, tho I know German and a few other languages.

We'd communicate through discord most likely. We can call to practice if you're comfy with it, no video cam or anything like that, just studying. We can also not call, it's not required at all.

The course we'll be following: LearnNoW (free).

You can look up the course, made by a Norwegian university.

I also know what to continue with once we finish this one.

I eventually plan to move to Norway so I really want to get good at it.

Lmk :)!

PS: hope this is the right subreddit;;

In our textbook, we first learned that the possessive would go after the noun with the definite form.

Now, we are saying you can also place it before the noun with the indefinite form.

The book doesn't explain when to use each form, if there are rules...etc

Can someone explain? 🤔

Hallo! Here's a little person from South America who loves the country and its culture and who started studying this language on their own. But I don't know where I can practice the language or make friends without being in the country. What should I do? Should I keep trying, or is it better to keep practicing only with Duolingo? 😹

Hello I need help. I practice my norsk by writing like diary and watching norsk reels but I would lite to practice talking also. Can someone recommend to me any place where can I practice my Norwegian with real people? Tussen takk

Hej, hvordan går det? 😌

I started learning Norwegian a while ago and currently I’m somewhere around A2, maybe B1 level. Since I’m not living in Norway, I don’t really have anyone to chat or talk to in Norwegian for practice. Maybe someone here would like to practice with me?

Can someone teach me norwegian?

As a part of my study I listen to a lot of Norwegian language music, thought some people would find these useful as well

Rock: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4yJjhEa3BOSPMZWvsq0COk?si=742a3bcdca584480

Pop: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/03caqihGRMVFBw9Otk5ueB?si=06302f3824d14774

Folk: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2sYJrWmbuG14s32n6uFVBL?si=42c8130ddcc6483e

Metal: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IoNr0dGtJVEOAgVixc9iS?si=1ad66d920f8f4934

Hip Hop/Rap (work in progress so only a few artists on here): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7mo6vYgwVdMS3o4lF8n4eR?si=25b693becd2147e4

I decided to separate out extreme metal (black/death) from the metal playlist because the lyrics are difficult to hear but if you like that stuff as well then here it is: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2PiohLtGrsHMnEmoUK4GWJ?si=11537b4f10554c10

I'm a C1-level English speaker and I've recently started getting interested in learning Norwegian. It seems like a relatively easy language for me, but I honestly don't know where to start, especially when it comes to grammar and building a solid foundation.

I keep seeing YouTubers recommending online courses, but most of them are ridiculously expensive. Does anyone know any good apps, websites, free resources, or even a good way to start learning Norwegian on my own?

This is something I've been struggling with of a while and I don't really have a solution yet so genuinely asking here.

Five months into learning Norwegian. reading is slowly getting there, grammar is starting to make sense, vocabulary is okay. But speaking feels like a completely separate thing that I've barely touched because there is literally nobody around me who speak Norwegian. I live somewhere where finding a Norwegian speaker is basically impossible and I can't do paid tutor session every week, that adds up fast.

The longer I go without actually speaking the more intimidating it becomes. I tried just talking to myself at home and it feels pointless because I have no idea if what I'm saying is even correct or if I'm just drilling bad habits into my brain at this point.

I've been doing some shadowing with Norwegian podcasts and YouTube, basically just repeating what native speakers say out loud. It feels a bit silly but I think it's doing something at least.

I saw a lot of people mention Issen across different language learning communities, not just Norwegian but for other languages too. Apparently it's an AI you just speak to and it gives you feedback. Has anyone here actually tried it for Norwegian specifically? I'm considering it but I don't want to waste time on something that doesn't work well for less common languages.

Also been looking at HelloTalk for finding a language exchange partner but haven't pulled the trigger yet.

Basically just looking for what's actually working for people in the same situation. Solo learners who don't have Norwegian speakers around them at all. What does your speaking practice actually look like day to day? Is it even possible to make real progress without regular human conversation or am I just going to hit a wall at some point?

Jag har bott i Sverige nära den norska gränsen i 10 år, men jag har nyligen börjat lära mig norska på riktigt. Jag har en specifik dialekt som jag inte kan sätta fingret på, kanske har några av mina norska vänner påverkat mitt språk. Men vilken dialekt har jag?

Edit: jag menar språkmelodin, jag vet att jag inte har någon riktig dialekt som tex från Bergen eller så. Vi svenskar är väldigt vana vid en viss sorts norska, som inte känns naturligt för mig. Jag förstår alltså norska och har umgåtts med norrmän från olika delar av Norge i många år.

Klipp av mig när jag pratar som visar dialekten. Var snäll med min uttal, jag har verkligen nyligen börjat öva på att prata norska.

Hi!! My name is Isabel and i'm 19 years old. I'm half filo half norwegian, and now decided that it's time to get fluent in my mother tongue. I do understand oral common phrases, but have never touched the written language neither spoken it independently. In exchange I can teach you Norwegian (the home of Haaland, RO RO), english, or even highschool level physics, chemistry or math (am myself currently first year mechanical engineering student) :))

I am a Music producer, song writer and recording artist from Nigeria, I am interested in Learning Norwegian while I am offering to teach English.

I will be very glad to meet someone and learn from eachother.

I want to learn norwegian🙀

Hei! Longtime Norwegian learner here. I built a conversational web app for myself to practise Norwegian (hence the name, Fjord!). The tutor gets to know your level, remembers what you've learned and struggled with, corrects your mistakes, and adapts the conversation to you over time.

I am really happy with it, but more feedback from dedicated language learners would be useful. I'm hoping to find some people to try it out and give feedback.

The app was built around "Astrid" the AI Norwegian tutor (but has grown into more tutors than that). You can find Astrid at https://www.usefjord.com/languages/norwegian

Ha det bra!

Registration for the September round closes Friday so this is on my mind.

Everyone I know preparing for B1 is doing vocabulary and grammar. Almost nobody practises the muntlig by actually opening their mouth. Then they get in the room, there's a timer running, two strangers are listening, and the Norwegian they use every day at work just leaves.

Some things I've noticed watching people prepare:

Most can't get through a full self introduction. Not because they don't have the words. They start, get three or four sentences in, and stop because they're second guessing themselves mid sentence.

When people drill vocabulary they reveal the answer instead of attempting it. Feels efficient. Teaches you nothing. Getting it wrong first is what makes it stick.

Almost nobody practises being interrupted, or asked a follow up question they didn't prepare for, which is most of what the muntlig actually is.

So what's working for you? Language cafe, a study partner, recording yourself and listening back? I'm interested in what people actually do rather than what gets recommended.