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