Travel Reference
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Can I help (you)?
Kan jeg hjelpe deg?
kahn yī YEHL-peh dī
Excuse me.
Unnskyld.
EWN-shuld
(Very) good.
(Veldig) fint.
(VEHL-dee) feent
Goodbye.
Farvel.
fahr-VEHL
one/two
en/to
ayn/toh
three/four
tre/fire
treh/FEE-reh
five/six
fem/seks
fehm/sehks
seven/eight
syv/åtte
seev/OH-teh
nine/ten
ni/ti
nee/tee
hundred
hundre
HEWN-dreh
thousand
tusen
TEW-sehn
How much?
Hvor mye?
voor MEE-yeh
local currency: (Norwegi-
an) crown
(NORSH-keh) KROH-
nehr
(Norske) kroner
Where is...?
Hvor er..?
voor ehr
...the toilet
..toalettet
toh-ah-LEH-teh
men
menn
Or;
herrer
mehn/HEHR-rehr
women
damer
DAH-mehr
water/coffee
vann/kaffe
vahn/KAH-feh
beer/wine
øl/vin
uhl/veen
Cheers!
Skål!
skohl
The bill, please.
Regningen, takk.
RĪ-ning-ehn tahk
Swedish Survival Phrases
Swedish pronunciation (especially the vowel sounds) can be tricky for Amer-
icans to say, and there's quite a bit of variation across the country; listen
closely to locals and imitate, or ask for help. The most difficult Swedish
