Learn Norwegian

As established by law and governmental policy, there are two official forms of written Norwegian — Bokmål (literally "book language") and Nynorsk (literally "new Norwegian"). Then there is also the unofficial but widely used written forms known as Riksmål (Traditional Standard Norwegian) is considered more conservative than bokmål, and the unofficial Høgnorsk more radical than nynorsk.

Although Norwegians are educated in both bokmål and nynorsk, around 86-90% use bokmål or riksmål as their daily written language, and 10%-12% use nynorsk or høgnorsk as theirs . Broadly speaking, bokmål and riksmål are more commonly seen in urban and suburban areas; nynorsk in rural areas, particularly in Western Norway. The Norwegian broadcasting corporation (NRK) broadcasts in both bokmål and nynorsk, and all governmental agencies are required to support either written language. Bokmål or riksmål are used in 92 % of all written publications, nynorsk in 8 % (2000).

Conversation Piece offers a wide variety of Norwegian language training options to suit your availability and tuition needs. Whether you wish to learn Norwegian in a one-to-one with a trainer, you and your partner wish to learn Norwegian together or you and a small group of friends wish to take Norwegian lessons together, we can arrange for a Norwegian trainer to come to your preferred location (your home, your office etc.) or we can arrange for you to use our training room (week days only).

Our teachers recommend a minimum of 1.5 hour lesson per week but this is entirely flexible.

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