Notes:

• Some content shared from r/norsk existing pinned thread but many of those links are now dead — still worth checking out.
• This content will be very heavily Bokmål material (which is different from Nynorsk and dialects), but Bokmål is the best starting point for most learners.
• I did not produce any of this content myself nor am I affiliated with anyone who did.
• Most of this content is free to use; aside from some media (like Netflix) there may be paid options, but I have not used any paid options so I cannot vouch for them.
• Duolingo isn’t included because I think nearly everyone knows about it.
• The r/norsk subreddit wiki has literally hundreds of previously asked questions in one place.
• I will include things others recommend too.

Contents:

1: Beginner materials
2: Language tools
3: Media

• 3.1.A: Educational media
• 3.1.B: Listening practice
• 3.1.C: Reading practice
• 3.2: Youtube channels
• 3.3: Entertainment media

1. Beginner material / courses

1. Duome - I don't think this is officially affiliated with Duolingo but run by users independently.
2. Free beginner to intermediate course by Norwegian University (NTNU). If you wish to do the excercises then use the website version of the course. If not there is a PDF version also. (Available in English, Polish, Spanish, Arabic, Tigrinya and Ukrainian)
3. Accompanying grammar text book in PDF This is a very important document regardless of if you do the course. It contains huge amounts of fundamental information.
4. Mjølnir cheat sheet Mostly basic breakdowns of certain fundamental concepts just in a format that might suit some people better.
5. Memrise free course. A more gamified free course than NTNU. Similar to Duolingo but slightly better with some real audio etc.
6. Grammatikk One of the best resources for early intermediate IMO. Some articles are in English but most are in Norwegian.
7. The Norwegian Dispatch This substack is managed by a Norwegian teacher, with a focus on contextual & cultural language content etc. Also has text voiceovers so you can listen.

1. Language tools:

2. Norskprøve website: Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills website about the official Norskprøve test for assesing norwegian language competancy.

3. Den europeiske språkpermen Under the drop down menu "Sjekklister europeisk språkperm 13-18" are the check lists for self evaluating norwegian language competancy as PDFs, in multiple languages.

4. Ordbokene Online Norwegian dictionary.

5. NAOB Norske Akademis Ordbok is another dictionary option which provides more use cases and expressions.

6. Lexin Bokmål to English dictionary. There are other languages available than English.

7. DeepL AI translator DeepL is a good tool which slightly outperforms Google translate in some regards.

8. Enno Online tool for listening to how words/phrases sound, real audio.

9. Word list 1000 most common norwegian words.

10. Norwegian verb conjugator

11. Språkrådet's page on norwegian alternatives for common english words, words AFTER the / are Bokmål and before are Nynorsk. Sprakradet is basically the norwegian language council.

12. Store Norske leksikon Detailed encyclopedia probably for more advanced users

13. Lille Norske leksikon Similar as above, encyclopedia but shorter/simpler language.

3: Media

3.1.A: Educational media

• The V2 rule - Explains some of the reasons why verbs move in sentences.
• Basic pronunciation.
• A1 Grammar lesson 1 - Lesson 2.
• Common grammar mistakes 1 - Common mistakes 2

3.1.B: Listening practice

• Norsk Tolk Range of stories/scenarios for listening practice.
• "NorwegianPractice" on Youtube, with a . between the words, automod wont allow me to link it ehre. Scenario/role plays with audio for listening practice, just like AI stuff but its alright.
• Beginner listening practice playlist - Listening practice playlist 2 - Listening practice 3
• A1/A2 listening practice From På vei textbook
• B1 listening practice From Stein på stein textbook
• B2 listening practice from Her på berget textbook
• NRK Radio: NRK is Norway's national broadcaster.
• NRK radio podcasts Some of these are available on Spotify too I think (Advanced)
• Lær norsk nå podcast History/Culture to do with Norway, available on Spotify (Beginner)

3.1.C: Reading practice

I don't know the ideologies, if any, of media companies listed here so just be aware the content could include anything. These are just opportunities to read norwegian, I've not vetted the content itself.

• Klar tale Articles written with simpler language to be easier to read.
• NRK News NRK is Norway's national broadcaster.
• VG Norwegian media company, cover news/sports etc.
• Dagbladet Like a tabloid type media company.
• Utrop Another media/newspaper.

• Textbooks

• På vei (A1/A2)
• Stein på stein (B1)
• Her på berget (B1/B2)
• The Mystery of Nils (A1/A2)

3.2: Youtube Channels

• I'm going to list some below but for this I strongly reccomend you search "Learn Norwegian" on youtube, then change the filter to "channels".
• Norsk med Aria Norwegian teacher, recent videos + still posting regularly with other social media prescence (English subtitles)
• Simply Norsk A man from west Norway (so with western dialect) making vlogs about travel/his life in Norwegian (dual subtitles, Eng/Norsk)
• Learn Norwegian Now! Probably the most active of all these channels as is still regularly releasing videos. Same creator also makes the Lær norsk nå! podcast.
• Norwegian class 101 Short lessons presented by teachers. They kinda spam videos so can take a bit of time to find something which you need.
• Norsk lærer Karin Mostly old content at this point but informal, simple breakdowns of beginner concepts and phrases.
• Learn Norwegian Naturally Range of different types of videos but most have subtitles and some have dual english + norwegian subtitles.
• Become a polyglot Link is to a playlist of videos covering mostly fundamentals but some grammatical concepts also.
• Simple Norwegian Short street interview style videos with Norwegian people.
• Norsk Lærer Karense Probably the most comprehensive channel on here with over 1.2k videos but these are a little more challenging for beginners because many of the videos are in Norwegian.

3.3: Entertainment media

• Norwegian language on Netflix (as a Uk user at least)

• Viking wolf, Ragnarok, No one dies in Skarnes (Postmortem), Troll, La Palma, Lørenskog disappearance, Lillyhammer, Staying Alive, War Sailor, The Girl From Oslo, Billionaire Island, Gangs of Oslo, Midsummer night, Narvik, Number 24, The Wrong Track, The remarkable life of Ibelin, Cadaver, Asphalt burning, The Trip, Bloodride, Det Norske Hus. (and many more).
• Bluey on Disney+ has a good Norwegian dub.
• Norwegian on NRK Superkrim (Kids tv), Norges tøffeste (Game show), Side om side (Sitcom), Supernytt (Kids news), Norge rundt (Travel show), Team Pølsa (Kids with disability learn to ski/work together).
• Youtube episodes of Peppa pig.
• Cartoon network Norge

Hej! Jeg hedder Emmanuel, og jeg er pastor i Frankrig. Jeg er Fransk og Luxembourgsk, men jeg taler ikke luxembourgsk eller tysk. Ikke desto mindre jeg taler fransk, engelsk og esperanto (og endog lidt volapyk!).

Jeg lærer dansk på Duolingo. Jeg har mere end 10000 XP, men jeg har ikke indtryk at jeg gører fremskridt (jeg meget brugte ordbogen for at skrive denne besked)… jeg fortsætter, jeg vil se.

Podcasts/audiobooks/videos/movies/music/etc...

Välkomna/Welcome

Hej och välkomna till denna Community! Jag tänkte att det skulle vara bra att ha en plats på Lemmy där de som lärär sig skandinaviska språk - det heter svenska, danska och norska - kan talar med och stöda varandra. Alla som talar ett (eller mer) av dessa språk, oavsett om det är ditt mödersmål eller du har börjät lärä sig dig det igår, är välkommna här.

Hi and welcome to this community! I thought it would be good to have a place on Lemmy where people learning Scandinavian languages - i.e. Swedish, Danish and Norwegian - could talk with and support each other. Everyone who speaks one (or more) of these languages, regardless of whether it's your mother tongue or you have started learning it just yesterday, is welcome here.

Värför "skandinaviska språk"? Och värför bara dessa tre skandinaviska språk?/Why "Scandinavian languages"? And why just these three Scandinavian languages?

Det finns just nu inga Communities på Lemmy för dem som lärär sig skandinaviska språk. Det är bättre, särskilt när den fediverse fortfarande växer, att har en Community som är aktiv och nyttig för flera människor.

Det kula roliga med svenska, danska och norska är att när man har lärt sig ett av dem så får man förstår dem andra också - mer eller mindre. Det gäller inte så mycket för isländska eller färöiska så jag tänkte fokusera på dessa tre. Det betyder att vi kan ha samtal även om vi inte talar samma språk och förmöodligen hjälpa varandra med missförstånd och dela resurser.

There isn't currently any communities on Lemmy for people learning Scandinavian languages. It's better, esepecially when the fediverse is still growing, to have one community that is active and useful for more people.

The great thing about Swedish, Danish and Norwegian is that when you've learned one of them, you're able to understand the others as well - more or less. That's not so much the case for Icelandic or Faroese so I planned to just focus on these three. That means that we can have conversations even if we don't speak the same language and maybe help each other with misunderstandings and share resources.

Värför skriver du på svenska?/Why are you writing in Swedish?

Eftersom det är språket som jag talar. Jag hoppas att vi alla får skriva på det språket som vi talar/lärär oss, med en översättning på engelska om det finns fara för missförstånd. (Som Mod ska jag skriva allt viktigt på engelska.)

Because that's the language that I speak. I hope that we are all able to write in the language that we speak/are learning, with an English translations if there's a danger of missunderstanding. (As Mod I'll write all important communications in English.)

Var snäll och berättä för mig om jag har skrivit ett fel på svenska!

Och om du vill föreställa sig introducera dig nedanför - och berättä vilket språk du lärär dig - skulle det också vara kul!

Please let me know if I've made any mistakes in my Swedish!

And if you want to introduce yourself below - and say which language you're learning - that would be great too!

edit: Tack till [email protected] att du har påpekat mina fel :)