Welcome to NORWAY | Velkommen til NORGE

[anthonySE1]

I've never been to Norway.

[gramercy]

hi

first of all, feel free to delete this comment, if im inappropriate

i just decided to learn norwegian, and i have a few questions
- do you have any online (or software based) options for learning the language?
- the difference between bokmal and nynorsk, is it something to be afraid of? which one should i prefer at first?

thx in advance

[Galro]

Originally Posted by gramercy

hi

first of all, feel free to delete this comment, if im inappropriate

i just decided to learn norwegian, and i have a few questions
- do you have any online (or software based) options for learning the language?

I haven't tried it, but how about this link? http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/Learn/Norwegian.asp

And this link is supposed to be for learning the language through emails: http://norwegianlanguage.info/norword/index.html

Originally Posted by gramercy

- the difference between bokmal and nynorsk, is it something to be afraid of? which one should i prefer at first?

If you are planning on using the language, then you will probably be better of with bokmål/bokmal as that is consider the standard language most widely spoken. If you are just learning it for fun then it is probably equal and I don't think either languages is noticeable harder to learn for foreigners.

[gramercy]

thx!

[Galro]

And just for the record: The differences aren't great by any means. Most people should be able to understand nynorsk even if they are only familiar with bokmål and vice versa. The differences are just some individual words and various endings to them.

Where are you from btw and what makes you want to learn our language?

[gramercy]

Originally Posted by Galro

And just for the record: The differences aren't great by any means. Most people should be able to understand nynorsk even if they are only familiar with bokmål and vice versa. The differences are just some individual words and various endings to them.

that sounds like a relief

Where are you from btw and what makes you want to learn our language?

well, knowing a language always comes as an asset

[napoleon]

Hello from Thailand.


Thai PM with Norway PM, 9th ASEM Summit 2012

source Thai Government

[Kyll.Ing.]

Hello! Long-time lurker here.

I'm Erlend, 21 years old from Asker, currently living in Trondheim. I've always been interested in the art of engineering, skyscrapers and big buildings in particular. At some point I decided to pursue the dream and get a degree in building physics. Currently studying on the second year (out of five) of Civil Engineering at NTNU (Bygg- og Miljøteknikk for those of you who really care about details).

At the moment, I'm not really "allowed" to use this username, seeing as the title of Kyll. Ing. is reserved for graduated students (it's kind of a long story), but I plan to stay here at least until I graduate.

Hope to see you around! The Norway subforum doesn't appear to be among the most active corners of the forum, but at least I'll add another voice to the choir.

[Þróndeimr]

welcome! yeah, things are rather quiet here compared to a few other countries on SSC. I guess we just don't see that much development or the right kind of development to trigger the interests of more people.

[PimpMaster C]

Hi, I'm 18 years old and I have been reading at this forum for about 5 months, so I figured it was about time to make an account. I live in Trondheim and I'm interested in new developments all around Norway

[Þróndeimr]

yay! enda en trønder! welcome around!

[PimpMaster C]

Originally Posted by Þróndeimr

yay! enda en trønder! welcome around!

Takker!

[bookings]

Hmm, guess I should be proper and introduce myself also. Better late than never...

Early 30s (still!), born and raised in Groruddalen in Oslo, and moved back here after a few years abroad and in other parts of Oslo. Not particularly interested in architecture itself, but like development in general and especially how we can create good conditions for human development. Ferocious nimby when it comes to my own garden, but accept that I cannot be like that and live too central, hence the self-imposed suburbian exile

[Stafangr]

ASL: 20/M/Stavanger

Born and raised in Stavanger, student at Universitetet i Stavanger, and never lived elsewhere in Norway. Spent a year in Canada though.

Can't remember how I originally found SSC, but it was probably sometime I was geeking around on the World Wide Webz. I've been an occasional lurker for some time. (Bestemte meg for å lage en brukerkonto nå i vinter etter at jeg møysommelig hadde lest gjennom og sett på alle bildene i mange "threads". Alt annet enn pensum er så utrolig interresant i eksamensperioden!)

[Kyll.Ing.]

Originally Posted by Stafangr

Can't remember how I originally found SSC, but it was probably sometime I was geeking around on the World Wide Webz. I've been an occasional lurker for some time. (Bestemte meg for å lage en brukerkonto nå i vinter etter at jeg møysommelig hadde lest gjennom og sett på alle bildene i mange "threads". Alt annet enn pensum er så utrolig interresant i eksamensperioden!)

Oh hi! We share the same SSC Background story!

What are you studying?

[Stafangr]

Originally Posted by Kyll.Ing.

Oh hi! We share the same SSC Background story!

What are you studying?

Rettsvitenskap (juss).

[Þróndeimr]

Ganske kult å se to Norske prosjekter oppe på ArchDaily's, The 20 Most Visited Projects of All Time

#2. Oslo Opera House
#12. Tverrfjellhytta

[Galro]

Skjønner ikke hvorfor så mange har sett på prosjektet som ligger på 1. plass. Det ser ikke så veldig spesielt ut spør du meg. Jeg hadde egentlig forventet at førsteplassen tilhørte Turning Torso, the Shard eller lignende kjente bygg ...

[Fay-control]

I love you Norway

[Skyline_]

Hi there. I have been to Norway and Svalbard and I am wondering why there is no thread about Svalbard!!!!