I just had a #norwegian breakthrough. I love it when the lightbulb comes on. I understand, I forget what it's call, possessive nouns. Like if it's "velkommen til rommet" me would be "mitt" because "rommet" is neuter. "Hvor er katten" is "din" because it's masculine. *Gasps* I am learning! #language
#duolingo does a fine job to get you going, and i do it every morning for my #norwegian but, you have to USE the language. I'm starting to get more confident. I was able to deliver condolences to a friend whose father just passed. And today I'm belting out my favorite Norwegian songs. So...you have to interact with the language. https://www.fodors.com/news/arts-culture/does-learning-italian-on-duolingo-really-work
Son of #Norway's #crown #princess charged with #rape and #abuse
Does the #Nobel #prize give #Norwegian #nationality ?
If so, I could bear it..
I do use #proton Lumo to practice my #norwegian, and it's fabulous for practicing so I feel more confident, and I am starting to speak more Norwegian openly because of it. But...it hasn't convinced me I'm a Norwegian citizen or a Viking. I'm very aware I'm half-baked, and I'm very well aware it's not some divine oracle or some shit. But it does keep the temperature in my oven consistent so I end up well-done and fully baked. #ai #llm
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/technology/ai-chatbots-delusions-chatgpt.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ck8.FEwL.MLb9ajaocyTx&smid=url-share
Folklore read live!
Why were the Hideous Aunts so Hideous?
Find out LIVE right NOW: https://youtube.com/live/eEoK7x_Bqeo
As part of an effort to fight irony* the #Norwegian #conservatives are running their election campaign** entirely in the format:
No slogans
Just <slogan>
E.g. ***
No slogans
Just lower taxes
*Joking
**Not joking
***Real example
TIL
The phrase "en bananbattur" in Tamil means "my brother-in-law"
but "en banan båttur" in Norwegian means "banana boat ride".
This 10-metre-tall monument consists of three swords planted in the rocky ground of a hill by the Hafrsfjord near Stavanger . The monument commemorates the Battle of Hafrsfjord, which took place in 872 and reunited the whole of Norway under the crown of King Harald.
„ I will lead the charge
My sword into the wind
Sons of Odin fight
To die and live again
Viking ships cross the sea
In cold wind and rain
Sail into the black of night
Magic stars our guiding light“
(„Swords in the Wind“, MANOWAR)
#norway #norge #norwegen #scandinavia #lake #nature #sea #water #coast #life #travel #travelingnorway #adventure #vacation #north #upnorth #norwegian #roadtrip #bucketlist #norwaynaturure #norwaytoday #norway #norwayphotolovers #visitnorway #norwayroadtrip #norwaylandscape #norwaydreamchasers #norway #visitnorway #norge #norwaypicture #spectacularnorway #norwayraw #dreamchasersnorway #nortrip #upnorway #travelcommunity #mitteventyrland #mynorway #nordicnorway #helloadventure #pixelfednorway
Years ago a #USArmy General gave an interview where I saw him claim #CyberSecurity was a matter of "weapons of mass annoyance" rather than a real threat. More recently, #Criminal #Russian hackers tried to flood an area of #Norway by taking over a dam.
#TechnologyNews #Russia #Norwegian #Infrastructure #CivilEningeering
I've been looking for more plates and such from this series of dinner ware, or at least a name for its series / manufacturer.
So far I've several of the square plates, a couple of the square 'bowls', and cups, and @Siiw recently found one of the rectangular serving plates for herself, but I'm curious if there's still others with this pattern.
I can't find any name or recognisable marking anywhere on them, and image recognition isn't very useful either. I found a couple more listings on FINN through it (though most already gone, or more than I think it's worth, and none nearby anyway), but none of them mention a name either.
I suspect it's from the late 90s, at least here in #Norway, though it might be older than that.
#lookingFor #fediFind #dinnerware #plates #cups #servies #servis #Norwegian #norsk ?
Flynett
Bedre enn flyplasshotellnettet
An exercise for you learners of Norwegian out there. Can you make sense of this passage?
„Jau“, sa’e Guten, „e vil taka ait Lamb aa drepa de aa taka so Blo’e taa di aa hava i dette Blekspanne, aa sa ska e skjera lite taa Tungunn aat Lambe aa ta me me, aa so kann du la me faa ai liti Tøppe taa Haare dino, so ska e fli Mor dinne altsama; daa trur ho, at e ha drepe de“.
These days, we should try to build bridges instead of burning them - or, if this isn't possible, go with a tunnel or a ferry instead to overcome obstacles of any kind!
#coast #norway #norge #norwegen #scandinavia #vinsternes #aure #romsdal #kristiansund #fjord #nature #sea #water #mountain #mountains #bridge #travel #travelingnorway #adventure #vacation #north #upnorth #norwegian #roadtrip #norden #norwayraw #norwaynaturure #norwaytoday #norway #norwayraw #norse #scandinavia #doortonorway #upnorway
Does one have to be #Norwegian to apply for jobs on #JanMayen - if needed I can swear loyalty to King Harald!
Is it possible to some running there or too dangerous because of polar bears and seagulls?
Is Beerenberg hard to climb?
(too many glaciers)
Oh - there's a #Strava segment!
Nothing is more typical for Scandinavian sceneries than the red-painted houses, especially here in Norway. Each moment I see one of these, it is the best contrast and - simultaneously - pure harmony in one, fitting to every single momentum in Norse nature: A prophetic revelation for a man's eyes!
#coast #norway #norge #norwegen #scandinavia #vinsternes #aure #romsdal #sund #nature #fjord #shack #barn #sea #travel #travelingnorway #adventure #vacation #north #upnorth #norwegian #roadtrip #norden #norwayraw #norwaynaturure #norwaytoday #norway #norwayraw #norse #scandinavia #doortonorway #upnorway
SISKO: I was afraid you'd ask that. I throw this ball to you and this other player stands between us with a bat, a stick, and he, and he tries to hit the ball in between these two white lines.
I feel for Sisko here, because this is exactly me trying to explain my favorite sport to a #norwegian .
@feorag @Uilebheist I'm learning #norwegian using DuoLingo and I've found it inserts Americanisms into it that doesn't really teach you what the words actually mean. It's a great starting point, but nothing really compares to doing your own translating, engage with the language though media (and Norwegian hip hop which is so fun), talk to very nice native speakers who will help you get better. Using is better than apping, I've found.
Rus og redsel ved Oslo S
https://www.erlik.no/rus-og-redsel-ved-oslo-s/?ref=ActivityPub
Hva, hvor og når var egentlig «Plata», og hva er det i dag? Bli med på en tur gjennom Oslo sentrum og vår nære historie for å finne svarene. Tekst: Kari Bu og Even Skyrud Når Janne Bøhmer Killingstad er på jobb som guide, starter hun alltid turen ved et lite monument ved forblåste Christian Frederiks plass på vestsiden av gamle Østbanen i Oslo sentrum. På den unnselige steinsokkelen, oppført av kunstner og forfatter Lars Sandås, er det relieffer av menneskeskikkelser, noen med
#OSLO #News VIA #MPAQ #Norwegian June 29, 2025
When translators of software don't have context. This is supposed to mean "zip", as in zip file, not zip, as in zip code/postal code.