Holidays & Good wishes in Norwegian

Now you know how to talk about date and time in Norwegian, let’s continue with some more special occasions, holidays and how to wish people well in Norwegian.

Contents

Good wishes
Holidays & festive occasions
Verbs
Vocabulary & Phrases
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Good wishes

English	Norwegian	Pronunciation (Audio)
All the best!	Alt det beste!	no-sing_all-the-best
Congratulations!	Gratulerer!	no-sing_congratulations
Good luck!	Lykke til!	no-sing_good-luck
Happy birthday!	Gratulerer med dagen!	no-sing_happy-birthday
Merry Christmas!	Glade jul!	no-sing_merry-christmas
Happy Easter!	God påske!	no-sing_happy-easter
Happy New Year!	Godt nyttår!	no-sing_happy-new-year
with all my heart / wholehearted	av hele mitt hjerte	no-sing_with-all-my-heartwholeheartedly

Holidays & festive occasions

English	Norwegian	Pronunciation (Audio)
birthday	bursdag	no-sing_birthday
Christmas	jul	no-sing_christmas
Yule	jul	no-sing_yule
Christmas Eve	julekvelden	no-sing_christmas-eve
Easter	påske	no-sing_easter
Easter holidays	påskeferie	no-sing_easter-holidays
Pentecost / Whitsun	pinse	no-sing_pentecostwhitsun
New Year’s Eve	nyttåraften	no-sing_new-years-eve
New Year	nyttår	no-sing_new-year
wedding	bryllup	no-sing_wedding
name day	navnedag	no-sing_name-day
Valentine’s Day	valentinsdagen	no-sing_valentines-day
anniversary	jubileum	no-sing_anniversary

Verbs

English	Norwegian	Pronunciation (Audio)
(to) invite	(å) invitere	no-sing_to-invite
(to) wish	(å) ønske	no-sing_to-wish
(to) make a gift	(å) lage en gave	no-sing_to-make-a-gift
(to) get	(å) få	no-sing_to-get

Vocabulary & Phrases

English	Norwegian	Pronunciation (Audio)
party [Sg]	fest	no-sing_party
parties [Pl]	fester	no-plur_party
birthday party	bursdagsfest	no-sing_birthday-party
invitation [Sg]	invitasjon	no-sing_invitation
invitations [Pl]	invitasjoner	no-plur_invitation
I invite you to the party!	Jeg inviterer deg til fest!	no-sing_i-invite-you-to-the-party
wish [Sg]	ønske	no-sing_wish
wishes [Pl]	ønsker	no-plur_wish
What would you like? / What do you want?	Hva vil du ha?	no-sing_what-would-you-likewhat-do-you-want
surprise [Sg]	overraskelse	no-sing_surprise
surprises [Pl]	overraskelser	no-plur_surprise
present / gift [Sg]	gave	no-sing_presentgift
presents / gifts [Pl]	gaver	no-plur_presentgift

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