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Norwegian (Norsk) is spoken by about 5.5 million people across Norway. It belongs to the Germanic (Indo-European) language family and is written in the Latin alphabet with æ, ø, å. Norwegian has two official written standards, Bokmål and Nynorsk, attaches definite articles to noun endings, and uses pitch accent to distinguish some words.

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How to translate English to Norwegian

  1. Type or paste your English text into the translator above, up to 2,000 characters at a time.
  2. Check the language selectors: English is the source and Norwegian is the target. Use the swap button to reverse the direction.
  3. Press Translate. Your Norwegian translation appears in seconds, ready to copy anywhere.

Common English to Norwegian phrases

Everyday expressions translated from English to Norwegian:

EnglishNorwegian (Norsk)
HelloHei
Good nightGod natt
Thank youTakk
PleaseVær så snill
How are you?Hvordan har du det?
What is your name?Hva heter du?
I love youJeg elsker deg
Excuse meUnnskyld
Where is the bathroom?Hvor er toalettet?
GoodbyeHa det

English to Norwegian example sentences

Full sentences translated from English to Norwegian:

EnglishNorwegian
Good morning, how are you today?God morgen, hvordan har du det i dag?
Where is the nearest train station?Hvor er den nærmeste togstasjonen?
I would like a coffee, please.Jeg vil gjerne ha en kaffe, takk.
Could you help me with this?Kunne du hjelpe meg med dette?
It's raining, so take an umbrella.Det regner, så ta med en paraply.
Thank you very much for everything.Tusen takk for alt.

About the Norwegian language

People most often translate Norwegian for business, travel, and study, and the AI engine preserves the tone and context that word-for-word tools miss.

Native name
Norsk
Speakers
5.5 million
Language family
Germanic (Indo-European)
Writing system
the Latin alphabet with æ, ø, å
Word order
verb-second

English to Norwegian translation tips

  • English uses subject–verb–object word order, while Norwegian is verb-second, so the AI restructures whole sentences instead of substituting words one by one.
  • Norwegian is written in two standards, with Bokmål by far the more common, and like its Scandinavian siblings it fuses the definite article onto the noun. English requires an explicit subject in nearly every sentence and marks questions with word order, so translations into English often need pronouns and auxiliaries that the source language leaves out.
  • Norwegian nouns are common, feminine, or neuter gender (Bokmål often merges common and feminine), and the definite article is a suffix rather than a separate word: en bil (a car) becomes bilen (the car), et hus (a house) becomes huset (the house).
  • Norwegian is a V2 language: the finite verb takes the second position in a statement, so when a sentence opens with an adverb like i dag, the subject and verb invert.
  • There are two official written standards, Bokmål and Nynorsk, with different spellings and word choices. The translator defaults to Bokmål, the more widely used standard, unless told otherwise.

Norwegian false friends to watch for

  • smart looks like “smart” but means neat or stylish, not necessarily intelligent.
  • fart looks like “fart” but means speed.
  • gift looks like “gift” but means married (as an adjective) or poison (as a noun).
  • rar looks like “rare” but means strange or odd.

English to Norwegian translation FAQ

Do I need an account to translate English to Norwegian?

No. Open the page, paste your English text, and translate. AI Translate is free and requires no sign-up.

How accurate is AI English to Norwegian translation?

The translator uses a modern AI language model that understands context, so English to Norwegian results read more naturally than word-for-word tools. Norwegian is written in two standards, with Bokmål by far the more common, and like its Scandinavian siblings it fuses the definite article onto the noun. For legal, medical, or other high-stakes text, have a fluent speaker review the output.

How do you say hello in Norwegian?

Hello in Norwegian is Hei. The common-phrases table on this page lists more everyday Norwegian expressions, such as Takk (thank you) and Ha det (goodbye).

Can I translate Norwegian back to English?

Yes. Use the swap button next to the language selectors, or open the dedicated Norwegian to English translator page.

Is my text kept private?

Your English text is sent securely for translation and is not stored as raw content. There are no ads and no tracking cookies.

How much English text can I translate at once?

You can translate up to 2,000 characters of English per request. For longer documents, translate them in sections.

Does the translator produce Bokmål or Nynorsk?

It defaults to Bokmål, which is used by the large majority of Norwegians in writing. If you specifically need Nynorsk, mention that in your source text.

Does Norwegian use a formal 'you' like German or French?

No. Norwegian dropped the formal 'De' from everyday use decades ago, so 'du' is standard in nearly all contexts, including business communication.

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