Useful Vocabulary
Most of the Norwegians speak English quite well. But to get the most out of your stay with us it might be a good idea to learn some basic words to start with.
Some Useful Words to Know in Norwegian:
Abbreviations on Campus
You will come across many abbreviations and Norwegian names at the school. Here are some:
HVE – Høgskolen i Vestfold – Vestfold University College (VUC)
HE – Fakultet for helsevitenskap – Faculty of Health Sciences
HUT – Fakultet for Humaniora og utdanningsvitenskap – Faculty of Humanities and Education
TEKMAR - Fakultet for teknologi og maritime fag – Faculty of Technology and Maritime Sciences
ØS – Fakultet for økonomi og samfunnsvitenskap – Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
SIV – Samskipnaden i Vestfold – Student Welfare Organisation in Vestfold (SIV is also an abbreviation for the county’s central hospital) VS – Vestfold Studentsamfunn – The Student Society
Some Other Words to Get By
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apotek - pharmacy bokhandel - bookstore dagligvarer - grocery store bibliotek - library frisør - hairdresser parfymeri - cosmetics platebutikk - record shop skobutikk - shoe shop gullsmed - jeweler melk - milk brød - bread kjøttdeig - minced meat pølser - hot dogs fisk - fish poteter - potatoes ris - rice mel - flour sukker - sugar ost - cheese kaffe - coffee te - tea grønnsaker - vegetables frukt - fruit Søndag - Sunday Mandag - Monday Tirsdag - Tuesday Onsdag - Wednesday Torsdag - Thursday Fredag - Friday Lørdag - Saturday Søndag - Sunday Frokost - Breakfast null – 0 en -1 to - 2 tre - 3 fire - 4 fem - 5 seks - 6 sju - 7 åtte - 8 ni - 9 ti – 10 |
Nei - No Vær så god - Please Takk - Thank you Ja takk - Yes please Adjø - Goodbye God morgen - Good morning God kveld - Good evening God natt - Good night Inngang - Entrance Utgang - Exit Brus - Soda Damer - Ladies Herrer - Gentlemen Toaletter - Toilets Åpen - Open Stengt - Closed Røking forbudt - No smoking Gate/vei - Street Buss - Bus Tog - Train Båt - Boat Hus - House Havn - Harbour Frokost - Breakfast Lunch - Lunch Middag - Dinner Jente - Girl Gutt - Boy Kvinne - Woman Mann - Man Ungdom - Youth Barn - Child Baby - Baby Gammel - Old Bil - Car Katt - Cat Hund - Dog Lege/doktor - Doctor Sykehus - Hospital Universitet - University Skole - School Høyskole - University College
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Vestfold University College, Postbox 2243, N-3103 Tønsberg. Telefon: +47 33 03 10 00 Fax: +47 33 03 11 00
E-mail: postmottak@hive.no Web: www.vuc.no