Norwegian Questions

Norwegian Questions

If you're trying to learn Norwegian Questions you will find some useful resources including a course about Questions and interrogative expressions... to help you with your Norwegian grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Norwegian. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!

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Norwegian Questions

Learning the Norwegian Questions is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Norwegian language. But first we need to know what the role of Questions is in the structure of the grammar in Norwegian.

Norwegian questions may be either a linguistic expression used to make a request for information, or else the request itself made by such an expression. Usually it starts with why, how, where, when ... Here are some examples:

English QuestionsNorwegian Questions
QuestionsSpørsmål
how?hvordan?
what?hva?
who?hvem?
why?hvorfor?
where?hvor?

As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Questions in Norwegian has a logical pattern. Locate the Questions above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Norwegian.

List of Questions in Norwegian

Below is a list of the Questions and interrogative expressions in Norwegian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Norwegian vocabulary.

English QuestionsNorwegian Questions
where is he?hvor er han?
what is this?hva er dette?
why are you sad?hvorfor er du trist?
how do you want to pay?hvordan vil du betale?
can I come?kan jeg komme?
is he sleeping?sover han?
do you know me?Kjenner du meg?
do you have my book?har du boken min?
how big is it?hvor stort er det?
can I help you?kan jeg hjelpe deg?
can you help me?kan du hjelpe meg?
do you speak English?Snakker du engelsk?
how far is this?hvor langt er dette?
what time is it?Hva er klokken?
how much is this?hvor mye er dette?
what is your name?hva heter du
where do you live?Hvor bor du?

Questions and interrogative expressions have a very important role in Norwegian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Norwegian Questions, you might want to check the rest of our Norwegian lessons here: Learn Norwegian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.

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