Counting numbers in Norwegian

Counting numbers in Norwegian is straightforward! Here’s a guide to the numbers 0 through 20, along with a few tips for forming larger numbers.

Basic Numbers:

Larger Numbers:

• Tens (30-90): Add the appropriate prefix to “ti”:
  • 30: tretti
  • 40: førti
  • 50: femti
  • 60: seksti
  • 70: sytti
  • 80: åtti
  • 90: nitti
• Forming Compound Numbers: Combine the tens and ones with no extra connector:
  • 21: tjueén
  • 34: trettifire
  • 78: syttiåtte

Hundreds, Thousands, etc.:

• 100: hundre
• 101: hundre og én
• 200: to hundre
• 1,000: tusen
• 2,000: to tusen

Next, ere are some examples of Norwegian numbers used in sentences:

Simple Counting:

1. Jeg har to katter.
   (I have two cats.)
2. Hun kjøpte fem epler på butikken.
   (She bought five apples at the store.)
3. Det er sju dager i en uke.
   (There are seven days in a week.)

Age:

4. Jeg er tretten år gammel.
   (I am thirteen years old.)
5. Barna er seks og ni år gamle.
   (The children are six and nine years old.)

Time and Dates:

6. Møtet starter klokka fire.
   (The meeting starts at four o’clock.)
7. Han ble født i 1998.
   (He was born in 1998.)
8. Vi skal reise om tre dager.
   (We will travel in three days.)

Money and Quantities:

9. Denne genseren koster femti kroner.
   (This sweater costs fifty kroner.)
10. Hun spiste tolv småkaker.
    (She ate twelve cookies.)

Bigger Numbers:

11. Det er over to tusen mennesker på konserten.
    (There are over two thousand people at the concert.)
12. Huset kostet fire millioner kroner.
    (The house cost four million kroner.)