Norway Mainich 341

1920s.

Brunost, brown caramelised cheese, made with cow´s milk or goat´s milk.

two distinct and rival norms—Bokmål (also called Dano-Norwegian, or Riksmål) and New Norwegian (Nynorsk).

Old Norwegian writing traditions gradually died out in the 15th century after the union of Norway with Denmark and the removal of the central government to Copenhagen. Dano-Norwegian stems from the written Danish introduced during the union of Denmark and Norway (1380–1814). When in 1814 Norway achieved independence and have its own language.

melk/mjølk coffee - kaffe/kaffi tea - te open - åpen/open

door - dør house - hus rain - regn car (automobil) - bil bicycle - sykkel window - vindu

article is a separate word like in english (a house = et hus; the house = huset).
Verbs are not conjugated according to the person.
Norwegian has less french/latin words than English, but plenty "international" words For instance: information = informasjon, telephone = telefon, post = post, tourist = turist, police = politi.
Pronunciation
æ - like 'a' in "hat“
ø - like 'u' in "burn" , not to be confused with English 'o‘
å - like 'o' in "lord" (not the be confused with 'a')

be confused, English translation shown

rar = strange, unusual  sjelden = rare  gate = street port = gate havn = port, harbour morgen = early morning  fabrikk = factory  fly = airplane 

the feeling that we experience during falling in love.

Tøffelhelt. Pretty funny word, which is close in meaning to our word henpecked

Palegg (Norwegian) - the name of the sandwich, which is made from "all that was found in the refrigerator."

Коs. “coosh” a word used to describe all the things that make you feel comfortable and warm inside

Forspill. It would be better to translate “pre-drink”, referring to the moment before drinking, before going out for drinks.

Utepils. Following the Norwegians and drinking, utepils literally means “outdoor beer”.

famously direct and informal;
Authoritarian manners are disliked and will cause disrespect;
Being punctual is a matter of showing respect;
 It is not customery to bring children to social gatherings in the evening;
Norwegians are generally modest and easy-going, and don't adhere to strict codes of politeness; 

hand;
Silence don't need to be embarassing;
Norwegians usually take of shoes when entering a private home ;
A "sunday walk" .