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title: Norwegian
description: Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken in Norway. This topic covers essential vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation, enabling you to participate in everyday conversations, read standard texts, and understand the differences between its main written forms.
category: languages
subcategory: germanic-languages
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/norwegian
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# Norwegian

Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken in Norway. This topic covers essential vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation, enabling you to participate in everyday conversations, read standard texts, and understand the differences between its main written forms.

## Available Resources

2 Books • 2 Courses • 1 Websites

## Courses

### 1. Duolingo Norwegian

Learn Norwegian free with Duolingo! This fun, interactive course makes mastering basic Norwegian vocabulary and grammar easy.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.duolingo.com/course/no/en/Learn-Norwegian

**Tags:** norwegian, gamified, vocabulary, free

### 2. Norwegian for Beginners

Learn basic Norwegian! This beginner course from the University of Oslo will get you speaking and understanding everyday Norwegian.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/norwegian-for-beginners

**Tags:** norwegian, mooc, university-course, beginner

## Podcasts

### 1. Norsklærer Karense

**Author:** Karense Foslien

Dette er en podcast for alle som lærer norsk. Jeg snakker om nyheter og forskjellige temaer på norsk. Dette er en fin lyttetrening!

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** no | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/karense

**Tags:** norwegian, podcast, listening-practice, native-speaker

### 2. Learn Norwegian Naturally

**Author:** Various

Free video lessons taught by native Norwegian speaker Peder B. Helland, covering grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation with English subtitles and transcripts. Includes quizzes and a learner forum for practicing beginner to intermediate Norwegian.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en-US | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.learnnorwegiannaturally.com

**Tags:** norwegian, video-lessons, grammar, beginner

## Websites

### 1. LingQ

**Author:** Steve Kaufmann

Reading and listening platform where learners import or choose texts with audio, look up unknown words inline and track vocabulary as it moves from new to known. It supports daily comprehensible-input practice and steady vocabulary growth across dozens of languages.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.lingq.com/

**Tags:** comprehensible-input, extensive-reading, vocabulary-acquisition, listening-practice

## Books

### 1. Complete Norwegian

**Author:** Margaretha Danbolt-Simons

A self-study course combining a textbook with audio recordings, taking learners from beginner level through core Norwegian grammar, vocabulary, and everyday conversation. Includes practice exercises and dialogues for building reading, writing, and speaking skills.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0071451129?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, languages, germanic-language

### 2. Norwegian: An Essential Grammar

**Author:** Åse-Berit Strandskogen, Rolf Strandskogen

A concise reference grammar covering Norwegian word order, verb conjugation, noun and adjective forms, and sentence structure, with example sentences throughout. Organized for quick lookup rather than sequential study, suited to learners past the absolute basics.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0415109795?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, languages, germanic-language

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