Second Steps In Learning Norwegian

Problem
How do I tell male from female.

Answer
Look at the letters and match them with the English.

Norwegian - English
en - a / an

Gutt - boy (he's a good boy)
(en) kvinne - woman  (the v looks like a w, the letter n is an both k v i n e and woman I Know she is a woman)
en jente - a girl (a gentle little girl, j and g sound similar)
eple - apple (looks very similar, last three letters the same say e p l e and it sounds like apple)
er - is (pronounced like are!)
han - he (letter a like the word Man or Mann)
hun - she (pronounced like the word wOman)
ikke - not (looks like icky - not what I want)
Jeg - I (capital J looks like I)
og - and (but don't pronounce the g)

English - Norwegian
a/an - en
and - og
apple - e p l e
boy - gutt
girl - dente
I - Jeg
not - ikke

However, the words are not pronounced the way they are written. You must listen to the words on
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