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In this lesson, we’ll cover basic greetings for the appropriate time of the day. As there are quite a few to cover, let's jump right in.
We’re going to start with the ones relating to the time of day.
In Nynorsk, “Good morning” is
God morgon.
Let’s break it down:
(slow) God mor-gon.
Once more:
God morgon.
The first word, god, means “good.”
(slow) God.
God.
The second word means “morning.” Here it is again:
(slow) Mor-gon.
Morgon.
Literally it means “Good morning.”
Let’s break it down again:
(slow) God mor-gon.
God morgon.
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In Nynorsk, "Good afternoon" is
God ettermiddag.
Let’s break it down:
(slow) God et-ter-mid-dag.
Once more:
God ettermiddag.
God, as we’ve already mentioned, means “good.”
The second word, ettermiddag, means “afternoon.”
(slow) Et-ter-mid-dag.
Ettermiddag.
All together, that is
(slow) God et-ter-mid-dag.
God ettermiddag.
Alternatively, you can say
God dag
(slow) God dag.
God dag.
Dag means “day,” so this phrase literally means “Good day” and is used a bit more often than God ettermiddag.
In Nynorsk, “Good evening” is
God kveld.
Let’s break it down:
(slow) God kveld.
Once more:
God kveld.
The second word, kveld, means “evening.”
(slow) Kveld.
Kveld.
All together, that’s
God kveld.
Unlike in English, this expression is also used as a parting phrase when leaving a group at the end of an evening.
“Good night” is
God natt.
This expression is said before going bed, just as in English.
Let’s break it down:
(slow) God natt.
Once more:
God natt.
The second word, natt, means “night.”
(slow) Natt.
Natt.
Once again, that’s:
(slow) God natt.
God natt.
All of these expressions can be used in both informal and formal situations. There are also other ways of greeting people in Nynorsk which can be used at any time of day. Let’s take a look at them.
The most common way of saying “Hello” in Nynorsk is
Hei!
(slow) Hei!
Hei!
Hei! Can be used in any situation, and is often said repeated: Hei hei!
Another common way to say “Hello” is
Heisan!
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Hei-san!
Once more:
Heisan!
This word is a shortening of the sentence Hei, sa han (“Hello, said he”). It can be used in the same way as Hei!

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