Table of contents

Text		What to learn	Grammar	Pronunciation
1 Going to Trondheim
From Oslo by train From Rome by plane  From Bergen by boat  From Hamburg by car		Introducing oneself Simple statements and questions Simple negative statements Numbers	Personal pronouns Verbs, present tense Nouns, three genders Question words Word order Nationalities	The alphabet Norwegian and English letters compared
2 Arrival in Trondheim
To Moholt studentby The airport express coach Bus to Moholt To the reception		Asking for help Asking for directions The days The time	Personal pronouns, object form Auxiliary verbs + infinitive Nouns, indefinite and definite form Question words, hvilken Word order	Vowels Norwegian and English vowels compared
3 Settling in at the student housing area
The key The bed-sitter First meeting with Anna Breakfast with Frank		Rooms and furniture Colours Ordinals	Reflexive pronouns Nouns, genitive, irregular forms Adjectives, main pattern Adverbs Prepositions, i and på	Diphthongs
4 Everyday life
At Moholt center At Solsiden A shopping trip At the police station		Going to the shopping centre Going to the police station Food and drink Clothes	Demonstrative pronouns Verbs, infinitive Adjectives, other patterns Liten and annen	Consonants Silent letters
5 In town
An old man Tourist in Trondheim E-mail home Nidarosdomen cathedral		Talking about the past A little bit about Trondheim	Verbs, past tense Adjectives in -el, -en Time expressions Words for quantities	Consonant clusters
6 At the university
Starting at Dragvoll Home from Gløshaugen The sports centre Norwegian class		Going to Dragvoll and Gløshaugen campus Going to a Norwegian class Handy vocabulary for students	Verbs, present perfect Verbs, irregular Adjectives, definite form Word order, subordinate clauses	Long or short vowels Stress Word tones
7 Family & Spare time
Family Spare time		Talking about family relations Talking about spare time Time expressions	Possessive pronouns Som (who/which) Da and når (when)	Retroflex sounds
8 Going on a trip & Being ill
Trip to Oppdal Peter is ill		Talking about the weather Months and seasons Describing pain and discomfort	Reflexive possessives, sin Adjectives, comparison Prepositions, time expressions	Reductions
9 In the office & At a conference
The office A conference		Handy vocabulary when working at the university Writing an e-mail Going to a conference	Word order, main clause / subordinate clause Fordi and derfor Short answers	Connected speech
10 A trip to Oslo & Christmas in Norway
Trip to Oslo Christmas in Norway		Regions in Norway A little bit about Oslo Celebrating a Norwegian Christmas	Så - adverb, conjunction, verb Prepositions, about place Prepositions, til and hos Comma rules	Speech rhythm Unstressed syllables Rhythm unit: The foot Initial unstressed syllables One last hint