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[ARCHIVE] Culturally Specific Word List

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Fnirk1
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[ARCHIVE] Culturally Specific Word List

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Originally posted by: Luke_5.1991 https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/19694398


Below is a list of Norwegian terms you may not find in a dictionary or in the Duolingo course, but they are buzzwords in Norwegian culture that come up time and again.

  • brunost -en = brown cheese, a staple of Norwegian pålegg culture.
  • Bunnpris = deceptively named "bottom price", Norway's most expensive supermarket chain
  • fadderuka = "godfather week", orientation week at Norwegian universities, when typically alcohol is consumed
  • harrytur -en = a trip to Sweden to purchase relatively cheap meat and alcohol
  • julebrus -en = a soft drink enjoyed around Christmastime
  • Kvikk Lunsj = the original Kit Kat bar
  • liksom = equivalent to the word "like", used as a filler word to soften certainty
  • Lofoten = a peninsula north of the Arctic Circle that attracts a lot of visitors, especially in the summer
  • lussekatt -en = a pastry eaten on December 13th
  • lutefisk -en = "lye fish", a fish dish made from cod and soda lye
  • pinnekjøtt -et = stick meat, a lamb dish served around Christmastime
  • Pirbadet = Norway's largest indoor water park, pretty much the only place to swim in Trondheim
  • pol -et = slang, short for Vinmonopolet
  • pålegg -et = anything you can put on a slice of bread, aside from butter
  • REMA 1000 = Norway's no-fuss, hassle-free supermarket chain, reportedly named after the thousand items they originally sold
  • russ -en = the crazy antics of Norwegians about to finish videregående skole
  • serr = slang, short for seriøst
  • snus -en = a form of powdered tobacco that typically comes in packets
  • videreg\u00e5ende skole = the Norwegian variant of high school
  • Vinmonopolet = the Norwegian state-owned alcohol monopoly
  • vorspiel -et = loanword from German, a party before a larger outing

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