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How To Talk About Food And Drink In Norwegian

Get ready to dig into some Norwegian food by digging into Norwegian vocabulary!
A Norwegian dish

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

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Thomas Moore Devlin

Thomas is the editorial lead, and he has been at Babbel for over five years. He studied linguistics in college, and also has a background in English literature. He has been based in New York City for 10 years, where he spends most of his free time walking around Brooklyn and reading an unhealthy number of books.

Thomas is the editorial lead, and he has been at Babbel for over five years. He studied linguistics in college, and also has a background in English literature. He has been based in New York City for 10 years, where he spends most of his free time walking around Brooklyn and reading an unhealthy number of books.

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