Numbers

1. En, to, tre

   One, two, three

   Usage

   Basic counting numbers in Norwegian

   Grammar Note

   "En" doubles as the indefinite article for masculine nouns; stressed when counting

2. Fire, fem, seks

   Four, five, six

   Usage

   Numbers four through six

   Grammar Note

   "Seks" (six) is cognate with English "six"; shared Germanic root

3. Syv, åtte, ni, ti

   Seven, eight, nine, ten

   Usage

   Numbers seven through ten

   Grammar Note

   "Syv" (7) is shared with Danish; Swedish uses "sju"

4. Tjue, tredve, førti

   Twenty, thirty, forty

   Usage

   Tens: twenty, thirty, forty

   Grammar Note

   "Tjue" is the common form in modern Bokmål ("tyve" is also accepted); tj is pronounced [ç], like "SHU-e"

5. Hundre, tusen

   Hundred, thousand

   Usage

   Large numbers used for prices and quantities

   Grammar Note

   "Hundre" cognate with "hundred"; "tusen" cognate with English "thousand"

6. Det koster to hundre kroner

   It costs two hundred kroner

   Usage

   Express a price in Norwegian kroner

   Grammar Note

   "Krone" is the Norwegian currency; plural is "kroner"

7. Klokken er halv tre

   It is half past two

   Usage

   Express time; "halv tre" means half-way to three (= 2:30)

   Grammar Note

   "Halv + [hour]" = 30 min before that hour; opposite logic from English "half past"

8. Første, andre, tredje

   First, second, third

   Usage

   Ordinal numbers for expressing order, floors, or rankings

   Grammar Note

   Ordinals differ from cardinals; "første" (1st) is irregular

9. Jeg trenger to billetter

   I need two tickets

   Usage

   Request a specific number of tickets or items

   Grammar Note

   "Trenger" is the present tense of "trenge" (to need)

10. Hva er adressen?

    What is the address?

    Usage

    Ask for an address or building number

    Grammar Note

    "Adressen" = "adresse" (address) + definite article "-en"

11. Jeg er tjuesyv år gammel.

    I'm 27 years old

    Usage

    Answer to "Hvor gammel er du?" (How old are you?); swap the numeral for another age

    Grammar Note

    Norwegian states age with "være" (to be); NAOB gives "barnet var to år gammelt". Bokmål admits both "tjuesyv" and "tjuesju" for 27. In speech "år gammel" is often dropped ("Jeg er tjuesyv.")

12. Jeg fyller tjueåtte år i år.

    I turn 28 this year

    Usage

    Say that your birthday falls later this year and you will reach the next age

    Grammar Note

    Reaching an age uses "fylle" (NAOB: "(opp)nå (det eller det antall år)", example "Laksevåg Musikkforening fyller 100 år i år"). Do not confuse it with "fylle ut" (fill out a form). The present tense carries the scheduled-future reading

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