Learn 10 responses to the question "How are you?"
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| Hi everybody, this is Anette from NorwegianClass101.com, today, we are looking at How to Respond to the phrase “How are you?” in Norwegian. So let’s get started. |
| 1. Hvordan går det med deg? "How are you?" |
| Bare bra, takk. “Just fine, thanks.” |
| 2. Og du? "And you?" |
| 3. Hvordan har du hatt det i det siste? "How have you been recently?" |
| Helt forferdelig! “Totally horrible!” |
| 4. Jeg har det bra. "I'm fine." |
| Jeg har det bra. And Norwegians are very bad at small talk. So the conversation might just die after Jeg har det bra. Okay. |
| 5. Jeg har det greit. "I'm not bad." |
| Yeah, you know, life goes on and that’s not bad. That’s, it is what it is. |
| Livet går videre. “Life goes on.” |
| 6. Jeg er trøtt. "I'm sleepy. " |
| Denne kjedelige samtalen gjør meg trøtt. “This boring conversation is making me sleepy.” |
| 7. Jeg føler meg dårlig. "I'm feeling bad." |
| Right now it’s winter here. So a lot of people you know get the flu or get really heavy colds and stuff. So, at this time of the year, it’s a very commonly used phrase. |
| Jeg må ta fri fra jobb fordi jeg føler meg dårlig. “I have to take a day off work because I am feeling bad.” |
| 8. Jeg er ok. "I'm okay." |
| Okay is very commonly used word in Norwegian as well. So if you don’t remember your Norwegian, just say “okay.” |
| 9. Jeg har det flott. "I'm great." |
| Actually my hometown Bergen is ill-famous for a lot of rain. So, this is not a phrase you can use that often if you visit Bergen unless you visit in the summer and you are lucky. |
| 10. Takk for at du spurte. "Thank you for asking." |
| You can also say Tusen takk! Which means literally “thousand thanks” or Mange takk! Which means “many thanks.” |
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