Norwegian Vocabulary: Family and friends

– Useful words you should know –

Want to learn the Norwegian language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful words in Norwegian with their translation in English, on the topic of family and friends. Ideal to help you boost your Norwegian vocabulary!

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ENGLISH	NORWEGIAN
the great-grandfather	oldefaren
the great grandmother	oldemor
the grandfather	bestefaren
the grandmother	bestemoren
the grandson	barnebarnet
the granddaughter	barnebarnet
the grandchildren	barnebarna
the father	faren
the mother	moren
the parents	foreldrene
the child	barnet
the children	barna
the son	sønnen
the daughter	datteren
a baby	en baby
a teenager	en tenåring
the adults	de voksne
the brother	broren
the sister	søsteren
half-brother	halvbror
half-sister	halvsøster
a twin	en tvilling
the uncle	onkelen
the aunt	tanten
the cousin	fetteren
the nephew	nevøen
the niece	niesen
a friend	en venn
the boyfriend	kjæresten
the girlfriend	kjæresten
the fiancé	forloveden
the groom	brudgommen
the husband	mannen
the wife	kona
the parents-in-law	svigerforeldrene
father-in-law	svigerfar
the mother-in-law	svigermor
the brother-in-law	svogeren
the sister-in-law	svigerinnen
the son-in-law	svigersønnen
the daughter-in-law	svigerdatteren
a family member	et familiemedlem
adopted	vedtatt
only son	eneste sønn

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