How To Talk About Food And Drink In Norwegian
When you’re learning a new language, food vocabulary should be one of your first topics. Not only are you sure to encounter food terms when you’re traveling in a new country, but food is also the second-best way to learn about a culture (after language, of course). To give you a jumpstart, we collected some basic Norwegian food vocab. You’ll be reading menus and enjoying pickled herring in no time!
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Meal-Related Words In Norwegian
to eat — spise
to drink — drikke
a restaurant — en restaurant
a fast food — en hurtigmat
a menu — en meny
a breakfast buffet — en frokostbuffé
a dinner — en middag
a main course — en hovedrett
a starter — en forrett
a dessert — en dessert
a waiter — en kelner
a check — en sjekk
to order — bestille
a vegetarian — en vegetarianer
a tip — et tips
Food In Norwegian
a fish soup — en fiskesuppe
a fruit salad — en fruktsalat
bread — et brød
pasta — pasta
a tomato — en tomat
a cheese — en ost
rice — ris
a potato — en potet
a fruit — en frukt
vegetables — grønnsaker
beef — oksekjøtt
pork — svinekjøtt
a poultry — et fjørfe
fish — en fisk
a sausage — en pølse
a steak — en steik
Drinks In Norwegian
a drink — en drikke
a beer — en øl
a wine — en vin
a tap water — vann fra springen
a mineral water — et mineralvann
a juice — en juice
a tea — en te
a coffee — en kaffe
milk — melk
