Learn Norwegian with Comics — a free Norwegian course with real voices
Komiks·Lab helps you learn Norwegian (Bokmål) through short, funny comics about real life in Norway. Every line is read aloud by a natural Norwegian voice, and every word has an English translation when you hover or tap it. Levels A1, A2, B1 and B2 — from your first “Hei!” to talking with colleagues, landlords and doctors.
Made for expats, international workers and families moving to Norway, and for anyone preparing for a Norwegian course or the Norskprøven exam.
🤖 All stories, characters, drawings and voices are fictional and created with artificial intelligence.
What you get
- Voiced Norwegian comics: listen to every line, slow it down, repeat.
- English translation of every word and sentence on hover, with grammar hints.
- Norwegian grammar with tables: pronouns, present and past tense, en/ei/et nouns, adjectives, prepositions and word order.
- 400+ words by topic: work, housing, food, health, family, weather and free time.
- Tests in Norwegian, flashcards with spaced repetition, the Logic Race and Math Rocket games, and a personal study plan.
- Play together: a teacher or a friend opens a room with a QR code and everyone answers on their phones.
Norwegian comics for everyday life in Norway (A1–B2)
Mia and the Magic Cake (Mia og den magiske kaken, A1)
Mia and Leo bake a cake for Mum, but Pus the cat makes a mess.
Mia og Leo baker en kake til mamma, men katten Pus lager kaos.
Words: lørdag — Saturday · morgen — morning · bake — bake · kake — cake · hjelpe — help · trenger — need · mel — flour · egg — eggs · sukker — sugar · ikke — not · spis — eat! (command) · smøret — the butter · kjøkkenet — the kitchen · ferdig — ready, finished · skjev — crooked · lukter — smells · godt — good, tasty · tusen takk — thank you so much · skatter — darlings, treasures · beste — best · verden — world
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First Day at School (Første dag på skolen, A1)
Leo starts at a Norwegian school. Is it scary? Only at first!
Leo skal begynne på en norsk skole. Er det skummelt? Bare litt!
Words: god morgen — good morning · i dag — today · første — first · skolen — school · redd — scared · velkommen — welcome · heter — is called · kommer fra — comes from · sitte — sit · ved siden av — next to · gjerne — gladly, I'd love to · hvor mye — how much · pluss — plus · tre — three · flink — clever, good at · friminutt — break (at school) · spiller — play · fotball — football · hvordan — how · kjempegøy — super fun · venn — friend
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A Walk in the Forest (Tur i skogen, A1)
Dad, Mia and Leo go blueberry picking in the forest — and meet a real moose!
Pappa, Mia og Leo går på tur i skogen og møter en ekte elg!
Words: tur — walk, trip · skogen — the forest · kurven — the basket · sopp — mushroom · giftig — poisonous · mange — many, lots of · blåbær — blueberries · søte — sweet · elg — moose · kjempestor — huge · stille — quiet · rolig — calmly · regne — rain · hjem — home (going home) · drikke — drink · varm — hot, warm · kakao — cocoa · fin — nice, lovely · ekte — real
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At the Shop (På butikken, A1)
Mia goes shopping on her own: milk, bread and apples — and she has to count the kroner right.
Mia handler alene: melk, brød og epler – og hun må telle kronene riktig.
Words: handle — do the shopping · melk — milk · brød — bread · epler — apples · hundre — hundred · kroner — kroner (Norwegian money) · unnskyld — excuse me · hvor — where · der borte — over there · ved — by, next to · seks — six · røde — red · det blir — that will be · åtti — eighty · tjue — twenty · tilbake — back, change · vær så god — here you go · ha en fin dag — have a nice day · lett — easy
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The Snowman (Snømannen, A1)
It's snowing! Leo and Nora build a snowman — and then there's a snowball fight.
Det snør! Leo og Nora lager en snømann – og så blir det snøballkrig.
Words: snør — is snowing · hvitt — white · lager — make · snømann — snowman · først — first · ruller — roll · stor — big · snøball — snowball · tung — heavy · hode — head · øyne — eyes · gulrot — carrot · heter — is called · lue — hat, beanie · kaldt — cold · snøballkrig — snowball fight · varm dere — warm up · våte — wet · glade — happy, glad
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Nora's Birthday (Bursdagen til Nora, A1)
Nora turns eight! A present, cake and the Norwegian birthday song.
Nora blir åtte år! Gave, kake og sangen «Hurra for deg».
Words: bursdag — birthday · gave — present, gift · ingen — no, none · tegne — draw · tegning — drawing · til henne — for her · god idé — good idea · gratulerer med dagen — happy birthday · åtte — eight · år — year(s) · selv — myself, yourself · søt — cute, sweet · henge — hang · rommet — the room · synge — sing · fyller år — has a birthday · noensinne — ever
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Where Is Pus? (Hvor er Pus?, A1)
Pus the cat is missing! Mia and Dad look everywhere: under the sofa, in the garden, in a tree...
Katten Pus er borte! Mia og pappa leter overalt: under sofaen, i hagen, i treet …
Words: finner — find · ikke — not · under — under · sofaen — the sofa · der — there · kjøkkenet — the kitchen · maten — the food · borte — gone · kanskje — maybe · hagen — the garden · hvor — where · sitter — sits · treet — the tree · velkommen hjem — welcome home · sove — sleep · kurven — the basket
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Nice to Meet You! (Hyggelig å hilse på deg!, A1)
Ruslan and Alina from Ukraine have moved to Norway and meet their neighbour Maria.
Ruslan og Alina fra Ukraina har flyttet til Norge og hilser på naboen Maria.
Words: hyggelig å hilse på — nice to meet · flyttet — moved · nye — new · bor — live · nummer — number · hvor kommer — where … from · lærer — learn · hver dag — every day · snakker — speak · veldig bra — very well · litt etter litt — little by little · kaffe — coffee · i morgen — tomorrow · gjerne — gladly
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At the Doctor (Hos legen, A2)
Alina is ill and visits Doctor Humphrey. How do you explain what hurts?
Alina er syk og går til doktor Humphrey. Hvordan forklarer man hva som gjør vondt?
Words: time — appointment · klokka ti — at ten o'clock · vondt i halsen — sore throat · feber — fever · hvor lenge — how long · syk — ill, sick · sover dårlig — sleep badly · om natta — at night · munnen — the mouth · farlig — dangerous · vann — water · hvile — rest · noen dager — a few days · medisin — medicine · god bedring — get well soon
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First Day at Work (Første dag på jobben, A2)
Denys starts a new job. His colleague Humphrey shows him the office and the Norwegian packed lunch.
Denys begynner i ny jobb. Kollegaen Humphrey viser ham kontoret og den norske matpakken.
Words: velkommen til oss — welcome to the team · gleder meg — look forward · begynne — start · uka — the week · bodd — lived · pulten — the desk · datamaskinen — the computer · passordet — the password · lunsj — lunch · sammen — together · matpakke — packed lunch · glemt — forgotten · brødskiver — sandwiches · snilt — kind · forstår — understand · kollegaene — the colleagues · hyggelige — nice
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The Apartment (Leiligheten, B1)
Ruslan and Alina view an apartment: rent, deposit, pets and the contract.
Ruslan og Alina er på visning: husleie, depositum, kjæledyr og kontrakt.
Words: leiligheten — the apartment · rom — rooms · kjøkken — kitchen · bad — bathroom · lys — bright · kvadratmeter — square metres · balkong — balcony · i måneden — per month · husleia — the rent · strøm — electricity · inkludert — included · ganske — quite · dyrt — expensive · beliggenheten — the location · betale — pay · depositum — deposit · konto — account · lov — allowed · kjæledyr — pets · flytte inn — move in · nøklene — the keys · kontrakten — the contract · signert — signed
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Community Work Day (Dugnad i borettslaget, B1)
Denys joins his first Norwegian “dugnad” — neighbours working together. And there are waffles at the end!
Denys er med på sin første dugnad. Naboene jobber sammen – og til slutt blir det vafler!
Words: dugnad — community work day · borettslaget — the housing cooperative · betyr — means · egentlig — actually · naboene — the neighbours · uten — without · få betalt — get paid · rydder — tidy up · maler — paint · planter — plant · blomster — flowers · raker løv — rake leaves · bære — carry · avfallssekkene — the rubbish bags · selvfølgelig — of course · parkeringsplassen — the car park · tyngre — heavier · trodde — thought · vafler — waffles · delen — the part · kjenner — know (people) · tradisjon — tradition
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The Job Interview (Jobbintervjuet, B2)
Alina, a nurse from Ukraine, has a job interview in Norwegian: experience, stress and questions for the employer.
Alina, sykepleier fra Ukraina, er på jobbintervju: erfaring, stress og spørsmål til arbeidsgiveren.
Words: fortelle — tell · utdannet — trained, educated · sykepleier — nurse · sykehus — hospital · hvorfor — why · søkte — applied · stillingen — the position · ønsker — wish, want · erfaringen — the experience · samtidig — at the same time · utvikle meg — develop myself · håndterer — handle · stressende — stressful · holde hodet kaldt — keep a cool head · prioritere — prioritise · oppgavene — the tasks · samarbeide — cooperate · norskkunnskapene — Norwegian skills · imponerende — impressive · bestått — passed · aviser — newspapers · arbeidsdag — working day · mulighet — opportunity · videreutdanning — further training · ta kontakt — get in touch · innen — by, within · fikk jobben — got the job
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Breakfast with the Family (Frokost med familien, A1)
Sunday breakfast: brown cheese, milk, eggs — and a Norwegian packed lunch for school.
Søndagsfrokost med brunost, melk og egg – og matpakke til skolen.
Words: søndag — Sunday · frokosten — the breakfast · klar — ready · sulten — hungry · brød — bread · brunost — brown cheese · ja, takk — yes, please · et glass — a glass · egg — eggs · juice — juice · typisk — typical · søt — sweet · smaker — tastes · husk — remember · smøre matpakke — make a packed lunch · eple — apple · skynd dere — hurry up · minutter — minutes · ha det — bye
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What Time Is It? (Hva er klokka?, A1)
A day in Nora's life from morning to night — learn to tell the time: “halv ni”, “kvart over”, “kvart på”.
En dag med Nora fra morgen til kveld – lær å si hva klokka er.
Words: hva er klokka — what time is it · sju — seven · stå opp — get up · halv ni — half past eight (8:30) · begynner — starts · lunsj — lunch · snart — soon · kvart over tolv — a quarter past twelve (12:15) · klokka tre — at three o'clock · møtes — meet · kvart på seks — a quarter to six (5:45) · middagen — dinner · tiden — the time · fort — fast · leggetid — bedtime · god natt — good night
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On the Bus (På bussen, A2)
Denys takes the bus to his Norwegian course: buying a ticket in the app, changing buses and getting off.
Denys tar bussen til norskkurset: billett i appen, bytte og å gå av på riktig stopp.
Words: bussen — the bus · sentrum — city centre · bytte — change · jernbanestasjonen — the railway station · kjøpe — buy · billett — ticket · appen — the app · gå på — get on · et øyeblikk — just a moment · voksenbillett — adult ticket · sett deg — take a seat · kjører — drive, leave · norskkurs — Norwegian course · neste stopp — next stop · gå av — get off · trikken — the tram · takk for hjelpen — thanks for the help · i like måte — same to you · lykke til — good luck
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The 17th of May (17. mai, A2)
Ruslan celebrates Norway's national day for the first time: the children's parade, bunads, flags and lots of ice cream.
Ruslan feirer nasjonaldagen for første gang: barnetog, bunad, flagg og masse is.
Words: nasjonaldag — national day · hipp hipp hurra — hip hip hooray · hvorfor — why · feirer — celebrate · grunnlov — constitution · barnetoget — the children's parade · barna — the children · flagg — flags · synger — sing · har på seg — wear · bunad — bunad (folk costume) · tradisjonell — traditional · drakt — costume · bestemt — particular · vakker — beautiful · is — ice cream · pølse — hot dog, sausage
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Christmas in Norway (Jul i Norge, B1)
Maria invites Alina and Ruslan to a Norwegian Christmas Eve: pinnekjøtt, the tree, presents — and Ukrainian kutia.
Maria inviterer Alina og Ruslan på norsk julaften med pinnekjøtt, juletre, gaver – og ukrainsk kutja.
Words: julaften — Christmas Eve · feirer — celebrate · desember — December · jul — Christmas · retter — dishes · ribbe — pork ribs · pinnekjøtt — pinnekjøtt (dried lamb ribs) · saltet — salted · tørket — dried · lammekjøtt — lamb · sterkt — strongly · nydelig — delicious, lovely · smake — taste · kutja — kutia · rundt — around · juletreet — the Christmas tree · julesanger — Christmas carols · gavene — the presents · nissen — Santa, the Christmas elf · la igjen — left behind · begge — both
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Outdoor Life and the Right to Roam (Friluftsliv og allemannsretten, B2)
A mountain hike with a tent: what the Norwegian right to roam allows, where to camp and when fires are forbidden.
På fjelltur med telt: hva allemannsretten tillater, hvor man kan telte, og når det er forbudt å tenne bål.
Words: rett til — the right to · fritt — freely · privat grunn — private land · utrolig — incredible · allemannsretten — the right to roam · forutsetter — requires, presupposes · viser hensyn — shows consideration · etterlater seg — leaves behind · søppel — rubbish · forlate — leave · sette opp teltet — put up the tent · minst — at least · nærmeste — nearest · forbudt — forbidden · tenne bål — light a fire · primusen — the camping stove · i stedet — instead · akkurat — exactly · hører med — belongs, is part of · friluftsliv — outdoor life · virkelig — really · all slags vær — all kinds of weather · klær — clothes
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My Family (Familien min, A1)
Mia introduces her family — and along the way shows the pronouns hun, han, vi, dere, de, oss, meg.
Mia presenterer familien sin – og viser pronomenene hun, han, vi, dere, de, oss og meg.
Words: familien min — my family · vi er fire — there are four of us · hun — she · han — he · sykepleier — nurse · sykehuset — the hospital · snekker — carpenter · hjelpe meg — help me · søsteren min — my sister · broren min — my brother · bestemoren deres — your grandmother · besøker — visit · glad i deg — fond of you · kjæledyr — pet · svart og hvit — black and white · bildet — the photo · tanta — the aunt · onkelen — the uncle · de — they · sammen — together · aller viktigste — the most important · alltid — always
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What Did You Do at the Weekend? (Hva gjorde du i helga?, A2)
Monday in class: everyone talks about the weekend — and practises the past tense (var, gikk, spilte, bakte).
Mandag i klassen: alle forteller om helga og øver på preteritum.
Words: i helga — at the weekend · hytta — the cabin · skinte — shone · gikk på ski — went skiing · drakk — drank · kakao — cocoa · spilte — played · vant — won · scoret — scored · mål — goal · reddet — saved · ganger — times · hjalp — helped · bakte — baked · vasket — washed · etterpå — afterwards · om kvelden — in the evening · het — was called · kostet — cost · på tilbud — on offer · verbene — the verbs · preteritum — the past tense · skjedd — happened
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First Day at Norwegian Class (Første dag på norskkurs, A1)
Musa from the UK, who lives in Drammen with his two children, starts a Norwegian course. Teacher Morten shows him how to introduce himself.
Musa fra Storbritannia bor i Drammen med de to barna sine. Nå begynner han på norskkurs, og lærer Morten lærer ham å presentere seg.
Words: å hete — to be called · komme fra — to come from · bo — to live · språk — language · snakke — to speak · lære — to learn · jobbe — to work · ingeniør — engineer · vanskelig — difficult · lett — easy · lærer — teacher · Storbritannia — the United Kingdom · et barn – to barn — a child – two children · telle — to count · i dag – i går — today – yesterday · en pause — a break · ei lekse — homework · ei setning — a sentence · vare — to last
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At the Post Office (På posten, A1)
Musa picks up a parcel from his mum in London: the pickup code, his ID and a nice surprise.
Musa henter en pakke fra mamma i London: hentekode, legitimasjon og en hyggelig overraskelse.
Words: en pakke — a parcel · hente — to pick up · en hentekode — a pickup code · en melding — a message · legitimasjon — ID · et pass — a passport · tung — heavy · hjelpe — to help · te — tea · kjeks — biscuits · vær så god — here you go · sende — to send · et brev — a letter · betale med kort — to pay by card · bære — to carry · en overraskelse — a surprise · en kopp — a cup
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What Weather! (For et vær!, A1)
On a trip to Bergen, Musa chats about the weather with an elderly lady. For a Brit, rain is nothing new!
På besøk i Bergen snakker Musa med ei eldre dame om været. For en brite er regn ikke noe nytt!
Words: været — the weather · regne — to rain · sola — the sun · snø — snow · hver dag — every day · dårlig — bad · klær — clothes · en regnjakke — a raincoat · vant til — used to · endelig — finally · nyte — to enjoy · i morgen — tomorrow · lete etter — to look for · støvler — boots · vanntett — waterproof · dyr — expensive · våt – tørr — wet – dry · en kanelbolle — a cinnamon bun
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Lunch at Work (Lunsj på jobben, A2)
Musa has his first lunch with Norwegian colleagues: the packed lunch, brown cheese and weekend small talk.
Musa spiser lunsj med norske kolleger for første gang: matpakke, brunost og småprat om helga.
Words: en lunsj — a lunch · en matpakke — a packed lunch · ei brødskive — a slice of bread · brunost — brown cheese · smake — to taste · sulten — hungry · ei kantine — a canteen · et møte — a meeting · helga — the weekend · en kollega — a colleague · halv tolv — half past eleven · å gå på ski — to go skiing · født — born · beina — the legs · billig — cheap · praktisk — practical · syltetøy — jam · forberede seg — to prepare
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The Cabin Trip (Hytteturen, A2)
Maria invites Musa to a mountain cabin for the weekend — no electricity, but hot chocolate, waffles and Norwegian cosiness.
Maria inviterer Musa på hyttetur i helga – uten strøm, men med kakao, vafler og norsk kos.
Words: ei hytte — a cabin · en hyttetur — a cabin trip · et fjell — a mountain · strøm — electricity · sliten — tired · en utsikt — a view · en pause — a break · kakao — hot chocolate · vafler — waffles · koselig — cosy · savne — to miss · bli med — to come along · en utedo — an outdoor toilet · en bekk — a stream · hugge ved — to chop firewood · nordlys — the northern lights · heldig — lucky · himmelen — the sky
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The Tax Card (Skattekortet, B1)
Musa’s first week at work: the tax card, a D-number, a bank account and his first salary in Norway.
Musas første uke på jobben: skattekort, D-nummer, bankkonto og den første lønna i Norge.
Words: et skattekort — a tax card · skatt — tax · ei lønn — a salary · trekke — to deduct · bestille — to order · et fødselsnummer — a national ID number · et D-nummer — a D-number · tjene — to earn · endre — to change · en bankkonto — a bank account · prosent — per cent · på nettet — online · BankID — BankID (electronic ID) · åpne en konto — to open an account · et bankkort — a bank card · ei skattemelding — a tax return · penger tilbake — money back · forrige måned — last month
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At Kindergarten (I barnehagen, A2)
Alina drops Mia off at kindergarten: rain clothes, a little cold and when to pick her up.
Alina leverer Mia i barnehagen: regntøy, forkjølelse og når hun skal hentes.
Words: en barnehage — a kindergarten · en sekk — a backpack · regntøy — rain clothes · leke — to play · ute — outside · forkjølet — having a cold · feber — a fever · hente — to pick up · stenge — to close · følge — to walk someone (to) · være glad i — to love · kose seg — to have a nice time · et bål — a campfire · ei pølse — a sausage · et foreldremøte — a parents’ meeting · sokker — socks · ei lue — a hat · skitten — dirty · en elg — a moose
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The Fast Car (Den raske bilen, A2)
Musa loves fast cars, so he buys a sporty electric one. His two daughters shout “faster!”, but Norway has strict speed limits — so the real racing happens on the track.
Musa elsker raske biler og kjøper en sporty elbil. Døtrene roper «fortere!», men fartsgrensene i Norge er strenge – så han må kjøre fort på banen.
Words: en bil — a car · en elbil — an electric car · kjøre — to drive · fort – fortere — fast – faster · en fartsgrense — a speed limit · ei bot – bøter — a fine – fines · et førerkort — a driving licence · miste — to lose · en racerbane — a race track · en sjåfør — a driver · regler — rules · kjøpe — to buy · en fotoboks — a speed camera · sakte — slowly · en tunnel — a tunnel · lade — to charge · et batteri — a battery · bremse — to brake · forsiktig — carefully
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The Bike Maniac (Sykkelgalningen, A2)
Musa cycles everywhere — even at minus ten degrees. He changes his tyres every month, and the neighbours call him “the bike maniac from Drammen”.
Musa sykler overalt – selv i minus ti grader. Han bytter dekk hver måned, og naboene kaller ham «sykkelgalningen fra Drammen».
Words: en sykkel — a bike · sykle — to cycle · et dekk — a tyre · bytte — to change · en punktering — a flat tyre · piggdekk — studded tyres · is — ice · skli — to slip · kulda — the cold · minus ti grader — minus ten degrees · anbefale — to recommend · overalt — everywhere · verktøy — tools · et hjul — a wheel · ødelagt — broken, ruined · en refleks — a reflector · ei lykt — a lamp · en kø — a queue · et sykkelløp — a bike race
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