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English → Norwegian Translator

Translate English to Norwegian free — paste your text and get the translation in seconds. Processed, never stored.

⇄ Norwegian to English translator

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Common English to Norwegian phrases

HelloHei
Good morningGod morgen
Thank youTakk
Excuse meUnnskyld meg
How much does this cost?Hvor mye koster dette?
Where is the train station?Hvor er togstasjonen?
Can you help me?Kan du hjelpe meg?

Translating English to Norwegian: what to know

V2 Word Order in Statements

Norwegian requires the verb in second position in main clauses. After adverbs or time expressions at the start, invert subject and verb: 'Yesterday went I' not 'Yesterday I went.' English subject-verb-object becomes more flexible in Norwegian. This applies even when questions words or subordinate clauses aren't involved, affecting everyday sentence construction significantly.

Definite Articles Attach as Suffixes

Norwegian adds definite articles to noun endings rather than before them. 'The house' becomes 'huset' (hus + et), 'the car' becomes 'bilen' (bil + en). Gender matters: masculine/feminine use '-en', neuter uses '-et'. Double definiteness occurs with adjectives: 'det store huset' uses both 'det' and suffix '-et'. English speakers often forget the suffix entirely.

False Friends With Germanic Roots

Many Norwegian words resemble English but mean different things. 'Gift' means 'married' or 'poison,' not present. 'Fart' means 'speed.' 'Slik' means 'such' or 'candy.' 'Bra' means 'good.' 'Barn' means 'child.' 'Glass' means 'ice cream' or 'glass.' These shared Germanic origins create frequent mistranslations when translators assume cognates have identical meanings across both languages.

Norsk grensesnitt? Åpne oversetteren engelsk–norsk på norsk. Output er norsk — æ ø å — in the standard written form most Norwegians use.

Common tasks — English to Norwegian

How do I translate English to Norwegian?

Paste or type your English text in the editor, and the Norwegian translation appears on the right when you press the button. Free, no signup — your text is processed, never stored.

Can I translate Norwegian back to English?

Yes — use the swap button between the language selectors to reverse the direction instantly, keeping your text in place.

Is my text stored anywhere?

No. Text is sent to the AI model, translated, and returned — processed, never stored. No copies, no content logs, no training use.

How accurate is the translation?

Modern AI translation is strong for everyday and business text between the 44 supported languages. For legal, medical, or safety-critical content, have a professional review the result.

Which languages are supported?

44 languages, in any direction — pick source and target above the editor. Popular pairs also have their own pages, like English to Spanish.

What does the confidence band under the translation mean?

After each translation, a second AI check compares the original and the translation and shows a confidence band: High confidence, Review changes, or Meaning may have changed. It's a model estimate, not a guarantee — whatever the band says, double-check names, numbers and negations in the translation. The raw judge score appears as secondary detail in the “Why?” explanation, labeled as an estimate. The check processes your text and immediately discards it; only the score is kept.