Comments on: A Thousand Thanks: How to Say Thank You in Norwegian

By: Ragnar

Ragnar — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 13:44:47 +0000

“Takk for nå” actually means Goodbye. It`s the last thing you say before leaving. And there`s one you forgot; “Takk skal du faan meg ha”. But that`s something you say to someone who really upset you. It`s like a sarcastic thank you. Like “Thanks, that was nice, you * idiot”:

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 19:44:07 +0000

This is fab, tusen takk! Really helpful for learning all the intricacies that go with learning a new language!

By: Sharon Dreland

Sharon Dreland — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 23:10:30 +0000

Very helpful Takk, heard these words as a child all the time in my blend of Norse/British home.

By: Ida

Ida — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 21:07:59 +0000

In reply to Line. "Takk for laget" is also very common in Rogaland :-)

By: David Nikel

David Nikel — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 06:51:25 +0000

In reply to mike. Beer please (literally: beer, thanks)

By: mike

mike — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 18:49:49 +0000

and what does øL takk mean?

By: Kevin Severud

Kevin Severud — Mon, 14 May 2018 16:33:49 +0000

In reply to Ann. "Takk for alt". That would be overdoing it as well. Reserve that one for your final goodbye to someone, perhaps.

By: MKL

MKL — Sun, 04 Feb 2018 23:56:40 +0000

In reply to Ken Bagnall. I have heard the original Germanic Language (of which English is Germanic) left Germany, went north to Scandinavia first, and then migrated southwest to England, Friesland, Netherlands, etc... which explains why the West Frisian language (and to some extent Dutch) is so much more similar to Old English rather than High German. In other words, English did not come directly from Germany. By the time English came into existence it was a descendant from the Old Norse Language so your comment about 'Tak for det' perhaps coming from the Vikings is quite possible.

By: Patricia W Beverley

Patricia W Beverley — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:30:34 +0000

I enjoyed reading all the variations of ‘thank you’ and found some of it very amusing Are people still referred to as foreigners? I would rather hear ‘an overseas visitor’ or, if their nationality is known, ‘an American, English, or German visitor’, which I feel is far more respectful

By: Ken Bagnall

Ken Bagnall — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 02:58:50 +0000

In reply to Odd Helge Lindseth. "Tak for den/det" sounds almost exactly like we use "Thanks for that/this" in British English. Wonder if it came over with the Vikings?