Table
Manners & Phrases
Norwegian |
English |
Til bords |
To
the table |
et bord |
A
table |
mat |
Food |
ei stol |
A
chair |
en gaffel |
A
fork |
et kniv |
A
knife |
ei skje |
A
spoon |
ei teskje |
A
teaspoon |
ei storskje |
A
tablespoon |
en tallerken |
A
plate/platter |
ei bolle |
A
bowl |
en
serviette |
A
napkin |
ei kopp |
A
cup |
et
glass |
A
glass |
Norwegian |
English |
Takk for maten! |
Thanks
for the food (said at the end of the meal, to the host(ess)) |
Be/Skal
vi be? |
Prayer/Shall
we pray? |
Vil du ha litt
______, takk? |
Would
you like a little ________? |
Ja, takk! |
Yes,
thanks. |
Nei, takk. |
No,
thanks. (shake your head) |
Kaffe og
kake |
Coffee
& cake (or cookies, or other things) |
smørbrød |
Open-faced
sandwiches (literally “butter-bread”) |
matpakker |
Food
packages for take-along lunches, wrapped a certain way in waxed paper or in a
food container |
Kan du
sende meg _______? |
Could
you pass me ________? |
Vær så
god! |
Here
you go (literally “be so good”) |
Norwegian |
English |
frokost |
Breakfast |
lunsj |
Lunch |
middag |
Dinner |
kveldsmat |
Evening
“snack” (a light meal before bedtime) |
See
http://decentius.hit.uib.no/lexin.html?ui-lang=eng
for pictures.