Around 1000 words are enough to understand roughly 85% of everyday speech. That is exactly what 1000 Words focuses on: instead of endless grammar tables, you first learn the Norwegian vocabulary you will actually meet in real life – nouns, verbs, adjectives and full sentences, each with translation, example sentence and native-speaker audio.
Learn the way that fits your day: as a video to read along, as an audiobook for your commute or for falling asleep, as an ebook, or with the built-in vocabulary trainer that shows you every word again at the scientifically optimal moment (spaced repetition). Everything is available on the website and in the free app for iOS and Android.
| English | Norwegian | Example sentence |
|---|---|---|
| the apple | eplet | I eat the apple. Jeg spiser eplet. |
| the book | boken | She reads the book. Hun leser boken. |
| the cat | katten | The cat is sleeping. Katten sover. |
| the dog | hunden | The dog is barking. Hunden bjeffer. |
| the car | bilen | He drives the car. Han kjører bilen. |
| the house | huset | We live in a house. Vi bor i et hus. |
| the chair | stolen | She sits on the chair. Hun sitter på stolen. |
| the table | bordet | Put the book on the table. Legg boken på bordet. |
| the window | vinduet | Open the window. Åpne vinduet. |
| the door | døren | Close the door. Lukk døren. |
| the pencil | blyanten | I write with the pencil. Jeg skriver med blyanten. |
| the paper | papiret | The paper is on the table. Papiret ligger på bordet. |
| the school | skolen | The school is big. Skolen er stor. |
| the teacher | læreren | The teacher teaches math. Læreren underviser i matematikk. |
| the student | studenten | The student is studying. Studenten studerer. |
| the boy | gutten | The boy is playing. Gutten leker. |
| the girl | jenta | The girl is singing. Jenta synger. |
| the adult | den voksne | The adult is working. Den voksne jobber. |
| the friend | vennen | My friend is here. Vennen min er her. |
| the tree | treet | The tree is tall. Treet er høyt. |
| to accept | å akseptere |
| to add | å legge til |
| to agree | å være enig |
| to allow | å tillate |
| to ask | å spørre |
| to believe | å tro |
| to borrow | å låne |
| to break | å knuse |
| to bring | å ta med |
| to build | å bygge |
| I like apples | Jeg liker epler |
| She is my friend | Hun er min venn |
| It is a sunny day | Det er en solrik dag |
| He runs fast | Han løper fort |
| We are happy | Vi er glade |
| They play soccer | De spiller fotball |
Every word narrated and illustrated – read along and repeat.
All vocabulary as audio – including a 3x repetition version, perfect for learning while you sleep.
All words and sentences to look up and read offline.
Spaced-repetition system like flashcards – reviews exactly when you need them.
Short stories built from the words you already know, with audio and tap-to-explain.
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With the 1000 most frequent words you understand about 85% of everyday spoken language. That is why 1000 Words focuses exactly on this core vocabulary – organized into nouns, verbs & adjectives and full sentences.
Research shows the brain consolidates previously learned material during sleep. Our audiobooks with triple repetition are made for this: listen in the evening, relax, and anchor what you learned. Read more in our article on learning while you sleep.
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For beginners and returners (level A1–B1) who want to build a usable Norwegian vocabulary fast – without grammar overload, with native-speaker audio.