諸芸　（しょげい）　artistic accomplishment

次は「い」

"sårskade" is a compound word; probably of the words "sår" (wound) and "skade" (injury, damage), thus literally "wound-injury". I have no idea what the supposed meaning of the word is, in which context was it used?

" we would have slept in a camp with tents and eaten in cheap restaurants?" "vi ville ha sovet i en leir med telt og spist på billige restauranter" sounds like the best translation to me. å sove = to sleep en leir = a camp billig = cheap, lightly, reasonable et telt = a tent " who among us would have taken pictures" "hvem blant oss ville (ha) tatt bilder" hvem = who, whom blant = among, amongst et bilde = a picture, a scene The sentence sounds a bit strange both in English and Norwegian, but this sounds like a good translation:P "å ha" is used to form the past participle (jeg har tatt) but sometimes it is optional to drop it. In this example we can drop it as there already is an auxiliary verb that modies the verb "å ta" (to take) into the past participle: "ville". But there's nothing wrong in keeping it, both variants are equally correct. travel's details --> "reisedetaljer" or "reiseinformasjon" would be good translations. train schedule ---> "togrute" or "togtabell" are good translations. detalje = detail et tog = a train rute = route, schedule, service tabell = table, schedule Compound words is an important aspect in Norwegian, and perhaps one of the more difficult aspects. I don't know if there are any specific grammar rules that govern the formation of such words. Several compound words are still not in any dictionary as they can be fairly freely formed, resulting in new ones appearing here and there. I think the best is to learn the skill to "feel" when and how to construct compound words. Hope this helps:)

Tenkte jeg også kunne bli med og hjelpe til litt:)

Heisan, jeg heter Michael, er 18 år og bor i Oslo. Jeg går tredje og siste året på videregående og skal begynne på universitetet om ca. tre måneder. Jeg har tenkt å studere språk og bli lærer, men jeg har også veldig lyst til å bo og undervise i utlandet. Jeg har studert fransk og japansk i ca. to år og har lyst til å lære så mange språk som mulig. Jeg simpelthen elsker språk! Håper jeg kan være til hjelp:)

å/aa is very similar to the pronunciation of the Japanese sound お, O is a bit more tricky and can be pronounced either the same as å/aa or somewhat similar to the "O"s in the English "moo" (as in the sound made by a cow). But is better to actually get to hear the difference than reading an explanation, the most important thing to remember is that O is sometimes pronounced the same as å/aa and sometimes not.

i and y are indeed very similar in pronunciation. The difference is pretty much that i is the same as い while y is the same sound pronounced while pouting one's lips. People may notice if you mix up the sounds, but I can't imagine that it's that bad. Everybody have their own pecularties when it comes to pronunciation, and sometimes mixing up y and i falls into that category in my eyes.

Det var en gang en liten by mot nord, med få gater, rundt 30 butikker og ikke så mange mennesker. Nettene var mørke om vinteren og lyse om sommeren. Denne byen lå ved havet, ved en fjord, og folket levde av fiske. Nesten alle mann var fiskere, gode mennesker, men fattige. Nå og da kom det noen forretningsmenn for å kjøpe fisk, og i de dager var bysenteret et travelt sted. - Det var en gang = once upon a time - by = town - nettene = plural definite of "natt" (night), thus literally "the nights", used in the same sense as English "nights" here. - nord = north - butikk = shop - menneske = human, person, people - vinter = winter - sommer = summer - fiske (noun) = fishing - å fiske (verb) = to fish - fattig = poor - forretningsmann = businessman - å kjøpe = to buy - nå og da = now and then - travel = busy - sted = place Hope this is of any help:) It reminds a bit of the fairy-tales I used to hear when I was a kid:P

Somewhat cloudy, 9 degrees celsius and a mild breeze. Spring has definitely arrived:P

I just recently wrote a little text on pronunciation, but it's far from enough of course, but I hope it can be of help to anyone learning Norwegian:) You can find in the Knowledge Section. I would also recommend, after having learned some words and a little grammar, to listen to some Norwegian songs, especially those that have been texted and translated, like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2hOWSI2hJg There are also tons of different learning material with audio-CDs included and a whole bunch pronunciation ecxercises. You shouldn't have too much trouble finding them in a bookstore. :)