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In this lesson we’re going to cover counting from zero to ten. When it comes to numbers, Nynorsk has some particularities, but there is nothing difficult about them. Let’s look at the numbers.
0 Null.
(slow) Null.
Null.
1 Ein.
(slow) Ein.
Ein.
Ein is used if the thing you're counting is masculine. If you're counting something that is feminine, we say:
Ei.
(slow) Ei.
Ei.
And if the thing you're counting is neuter, then we say:
Eitt.
(slow) Eitt.
Eitt.
2 To.
(slow) To.
To.
3 Tre.
(slow) Tre.
Tre.
4 Fire.
(slow) Fi-re.
Fire.
5 Fem.
(slow) Fem.
Fem.
6 Seks.
(slow) Seks.
Seks.
7 Sju.
(slow) Sju.
Sju.
8 Åtte.
(slow) Åt-te.
Åtte.
9 Ni.
(slow) Ni.
Ni.
10 Ti.
(slow) Ti.
Ti.
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As you have already heard, the words for number one are ein, if the thing you're counting is masculine; ei, if the thing you are counting is feminine; and eitt, if the thing you are counting is neuter. You can use ein and ei to mean “a” or “an,” but to say “a” or “an” for something which is neuter, the word eit is used.
(slow) Eit.
Eit.
The difference between these two is that with eitt, “one,” the tt is held twice as long as in eit, “a, an.”
Now let’s hear the words for “a, an” together with another word. For example “a man” in Nynorsk will be
Ein mann
(slow) Ein mann
Ein mann
“a woman” is
Ei kvinne.
(slow) Ei kvinne.
Ei kvinne.
And “a child” is
Eit barn.
(slow) Eit barn.
Eit barn.
Now let’s hear an example with number three.
“Three women” is
Tre kvinner.
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Tre kvin-ner.
Once more:
Tre kvinner.
“Three men” is:
Tre menn.
And “three children” is:
Tre born.
The gender changes only when number one and “a, an” are used.
Let’s hear the counting for masculine words again.
Ein mann.
Tre menn.
Now for feminine:
Ei kvinne.
Tre kvinner.
And finally for neuter:
Eit barn.
Tre born.
・
Numbers are extremely useful, especially when shopping.
Let’s imagine you want to buy a liter of milk. In Nynorsk, you would say:
Ein liter mjølk, takk.
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Ein li-ter mjølk, takk.
Once more:
Ein liter mjølk, takk.
Ein, as you already know, is the masculine form for number “one” and here it means “a.” Liter is masculine, and so we have to use ein.
Liter is the measurement “liter.”
(slow) Li-ter.
Liter.
Mjølk is the Nynorsk word for “milk.”
(slow) Mjølk.
Mjølk.
Finally, we have takk on the end, which of course literally means “thank you”, but in English we'd say “please.”
The whole request, then, is
Ein liter mjølk, takk.
“A liter of milk, please.”
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Now, let’s say you want to buy a bottle of soda. You would say “one bottle of soda, please,” or in Nynorsk,
Ei flaske brus, takk.
Let’s break that down:
(slow) Ei flas-ke brus, takk.
Once again:
Ei flaske brus, takk.
Ei means “one” or “a, an” for feminine nouns. Flaske is feminine, and so we have to use ei.
Flaske means “bottle.”
(slow) Flas-ke.
Flaske.
And brus means “soda.”
(slow) Brus.
Brus.
On the end, we have takk which we saw in the last sentence.
All together, it’s
Ei flaske brus, takk.
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Finally, let’s imagine you want to buy a loaf of bread. You would say “A loaf of bread, please,” or in Nynorsk,
Eit brød, takk.
Let’s break that down:
(slow) Eit brød, takk.
Once again:
Eit brød, takk.
Eit means “a, an” for neuter words. Brød is neuter, so of course we have to use eit.
Brød means both “loaf of bread” and “bread.”
(slow) Brød.
Brød.
On the end we have takk again, which we should all be very familiar with.
All together, it’s
Eit brød, takk.

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