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    • K From Oslo by train
    • A From Rome by plane
    • M From Bergen by boat
    • P From Hamburg by car
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  • 2
    • K To Moholt studentby
    • A The airport express coach
    • M Bus to Moholt
    • P To the reception
    • D Desta på Gjøvik
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  • 3
    • K The key
    • A The bed-sitter
    • M First meeting with Anna
    • P Breakfast with Frank
    • Y Yuhang i Ålesund
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  • 4
    • K At Moholt centre
    • A At Solsiden
    • M A shopping trip
    • P At the police station
    • D Desta handler
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  • 5
    • K An old man
    • A Tourist in Trondheim
    • M E-mail home
    • P Nidarosdomen cathedral
    • Y Essay
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  • 6
    • K Starting at Dragvoll
    • A Home from Gløshaugen
    • M The sports centre
    • P Norwegian class
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  • 7
    • A Family
    • B Spare time
    • D Lunsjpause
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  • 8
    • A Trip to Oppdal
    • B Peter is ill
    • Y På hyttetur
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  • 9
    • A The office
    • B Conference
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  • 10
    • A A trip to Oslo
    • B Christmas in Norway
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NoW 3 Pronunciation

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  • K The key
  • A The bed-sitter
  • M First meeting with Anna
  • P Breakfast with Frank
  • Y Yuhang i Ålesund
  • Grammar
  • Pronunciation
  • Listening exercises
  • Exercises
  • Vocabulary
  • Extras

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3 Pronunciation

3 Pronunciation


Norwegian diphthongs

Norwegian has five common diphthongs represented by the vowel sequences
< ai, ei, au, øy, oy >.

Diphthongs are two adjacent vowel sounds that are occurring within the same syllable. The pronunciation is done as a rapid, gliding shift from one vowel to another. The symbols used here for indicating the pronunciation of the words are equal to those found in The International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA.

Letter Speech sound (IPA) Norwegian words Pronunciation English
ai /ɑi/ kai /'kɑi/ quai
ei /æi/ hei /'hæi/ hello
au /æʉ/ sau /'sæʉ/ sheep
øy /øy/ øy /'øy/ island
oy /oy/ soya /'soyɑ/ soya
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