Norwegian Greetings and Introductions

– Essential words and phrases to know –

Learn the essentials of Norwegian easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words and phrases used in Norwegian for greetings and Introductions, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Norwegian by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Norwegian vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!

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ENGLISH	NORWEGIAN
Hello	Hallo
Good morning!	God morgen!
Good afternoon!	God ettermiddag!
Hi	Hei
Good evening	God kveld
Good night	God natt
Sleep well	Sov godt
How are you?	Hvordan har du det?
I’m fine, thank you.	Jeg har det bra, takk.
How about you?	Hva med deg?
Nice to meet you.	Hyggelig å møte deg.
Nice to meet you too.	Hyggelig å møte deg også.
Likewise	like måte
It’s good to see you.	Det er godt å se deg.
Nice to see you again.	Hyggelig å se deg igjen.
Pleased to meet you.	Hyggelig å møte deg.
How nice to see you!	Så hyggelig å se deg!
What’s up?	Hva skjer?
What brings you here?	Hva bringer deg hit?
When you’re leaving
Goodbye	Ha det
I hope we’ll meet again.	Jeg håper vi møtes igjen.
I’ve got to go.	Jeg må gå.
It was good meeting you.	Det var godt å møte deg.
It was great seeing you again.	Det var flott å se deg igjen.
It was great to catch up!	Det var flott å ta igjen!
See you again sometime.	Vi sees igjen en gang.
See you in the morning	Vi sees i morgen tidlig
See you later	Ser deg senere
See you soon	Ser deg snart
See you tomorrow	Sees i morgen
See you tonight	Ser deg i kveld
Sleep well	Sov godt
Take care.	Ha det fint.
Other greetings
Bless you	Velsigne deg
Cheers!	Jubel!
Farewell	Farvel
Good luck!	Lykke til!
Talk to you soon	Snakkes snart
Welcome	Velkommen
Well done!	Bra gjort!

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