People & Professions in Norwegian

Let’s talk about people, jobs and professions. These words and phrases will help you when talking about yourself and others, or when you’re planning to apply for a new job abroad.

Contents

People
Professions
Work & Application
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People

English	Norwegian	Pronunciation (Audio)
human (being) / person	menneske person	no-sing_human-beingperson no-sing_human-beingperson-2
people / humans	personer mennesker	no-sing_peoplehumans no-sing_peoplehumans-2
woman	kvinne	no-sing_woman
man	mann	no-sing_man
child	barn	no-sing_child
girl	jente	no-sing_girl
boy	gutt	no-sing_boy

Professions

English	Norwegian	Pronunciation (Audio)
profession	yrke	no-sing_profession
employee / worker	arbeidstaker arbeider	no-sing_employeeworker no-sing_employeeworker-2
clerk / official	myndighetsperson	no-sing_clerkofficial
colleague	kollega	no-sing_colleague
pensioner / retiree	pensjonist pensjonert	no-sing_pensionerretiree no-sing_pensionerretiree-2
unemployed person / jobseeker	arbeidsledig person jobbsøker	no-sing_unemployed-personjobseeker no-sing_unemployed-personjobseeker-2
doctor	doktor	no-sing_doctor
journalist	journalist	no-sing_journalist
engineer	ingeniør	no-sing_engineer
boss	sjef	no-sing_boss
director	direktør	no-sing_director
manager	manager	no-sing_manager
secretary	sekretær	no-sing_secretary
driver	sjåfør	no-sing_driver
farmer	bonde	no-sing_farmer
baker	baker	no-sing_baker
salesman, saleswoman	salgsmann, salgskvinne	no-sing_salesman-saleswomanno-sing_salesman-saleswoman-2
nurse	sykepleier	no-sing_nurse
policeman, policewoman	politimann, politikvinne	no-sing_policeman-policewomanno-sing_policeman-policewoman-2
cook / chef	kokk chef	no-sing_cookchef no-sing_cookchef-2
teacher, female teacher	lærer, kvinnelig lærer	no-sing_teacher-female-teacherno-sing_teacher-female-teacher-2
shoemaker [Sg]	skomaker	no-sing_shoemaker
shoemakers [Pl]	skomakere	no-plur_shoemaker
watchmaker [Sg]	klokkemaker	no-sing_watchmaker
watchmakers [Pl]	klokkemakere	no-plur_watchmaker

Work & Application

English	Norwegian	Pronunciation (Audio)
(to) work	(å) jobbe	no-sing_to-work
work / job	arbeid jobb	no-sing_workjob no-sing_workjob-2
workplace	arbeidsplass	no-sing_workplace
employment / occupation	arbeid	no-sing_employmentoccupation
office	kontor	no-sing_office
factory	fabrikk	no-sing_factory
construction site	byggeplass	no-sing_construction-site
salary	lønn	no-sing_salary
(to) earn	(å) tjene	no-sing_to-earn
(to) look for a job	(å) se etter en jobb	no-sing_to-look-for-a-job
(to) find a job	(å) finne en jobb	no-sing_to-find-a-job
job interview	jobbintervju	no-sing_job-interview
CV	CV	no-sing_cv
education	utdanning	no-sing_education
experience	erfaring	no-sing_experience

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