r/norsk • u/dwchandler • May 13 '18

Søndagsspørsmål #227 - Sunday Question Thread

This is a weekly post to ask any question that you may not have felt deserved its own post, or have been hesitating to ask for whatever reason. No question too small or silly!

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u/Akihiko95 May 16 '18

Would I be understood by saying something like this tough? This old norse you are talking about is easily understandable by modern norwegian native speakers or it would be just like, for example, an italian trying to sound old fashionate by speaking latin (resulting in being incomprehensible to the most)?

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u/jkvatterholm Native Speaker May 16 '18

This phrase would probably be understood, but in general no. It wouldn't work with old norse.

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u/Akihiko95 May 16 '18

Thank you my friend i appreciate your help. Can i bother you once again and ask you if you know any extremely polite, even old fashionate, ways to reply to a "thank you"? I usually say" bare hyggelig"in this kind of situations but it sounds way to much like something common folks would say while i want to say more stylish verbal expressions

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u/RoomRocket Native Speaker May 16 '18

If you want to sound like you're old then some tips:

  • lean towards Danish or at least those older Norwegian spelling reforms

  • Use titles and plural You

  • Be verbose and indirect

  • Add some sexist nicknames while you're at it such as "lerkedue"

Example:

"How are you?": Hvorledes haver I det min gode Frøken?"

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u/jesuisunchien May 16 '18

Be verbose and indirect
Add some sexist nicknames while you're at it such as "lerkedue"
Example:
"How are you?": Hvorledes haver I det min gode Frøken?"

LMAO I would die of laughter if I heard anyone say this.

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u/RoomRocket Native Speaker May 16 '18

Deres latter er som å høre fuglesang på våren min lille venn! Men jeg må be Dem om ikke å le til De sprekker, frøken Jesuisunichen.

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u/jesuisunchien May 16 '18

Vil De være så snill å vise meg samlingen din av fedoras, min kjære Hr. RoomRocket? Jeg er sikker på at de er fine.

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u/RoomRocket Native Speaker May 16 '18

Jeg haver en samling av sverder fra Øst-Orienten som jeg haver øvet meget med mens De var bare et lite barn!

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u/Akihiko95 May 16 '18

Thank you, i appreciate your help even tough I'm getting the feeling that i would sound like a creep rather then a gentleman by talking that way haha

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u/RoomRocket Native Speaker May 16 '18

If you just want some phrases like what to respond to "Takk", you have "ingen årsak", "selv takk", "vær så god".

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u/tobiasvl Native Speaker May 24 '18

It does have kind of a r/justneckbeardthings feel to it but if it makes sense in the context of the "roleplay" then it could work.