A brief list of useful Norwegian travel phrases
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These translations indicate how to say the word phonetically.

yes = YAH
no = NEI
hello = GO-MORN
goodbye = HAH-DEH-BRAH
please = VAR-SAA-SNAILL
thank you = TAKK-SKALL-DO-HAH
it is nice to meet you = DEH-AR-HUG-GLY-AW-TREFFE-DIE
take me to my hotel = TAH-MYE-TIL HO-TEL-LEH-MITT
where is the bathroom = VOR AR-VE-SE
how much does this cost = VOR MEU-YE KOSS-TER DEH
help = YELP
doctor = LAI-GEH
police = PO-LI-TI
pharmacy = A-PO-TEK
taxi = TA-XI
train = TOGE
subway = TEH-BAHN
bus = BOOS
street = GAH-TEH
left = VEN-STREH
right = HOY-REH
middle =  MIT-TEN
under = UN-NER
beef = AK-SE
chicken = SHIL-LING
lamb = LAMME
fish = FISK
pork = SVEE-NEH SHEUGHT
veal = KALVE
ham = SHIN-KEH
broil = DAM-PEH
bake = BAH-KE
boil = KO-KEH
fry = STAY-KEH
vegetable = GREUN-SAH-KE
salad = SAL-LAHT
bread = BREUGH
cheese = OST
rice = REES
potato = PO-TEH-TEH
soup = SEUP-PEH
chocolate = SHO-KO-LAH-DEH
dessert = DES-SAR
coffee = KAF-FEH
tea = TEH
milk = MELK
beer = OEL
purified water = PU-RI-FI-SERT VANN


Last revision: January 4, 2003
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