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Norwegian B1
Questions about your home country — Spørsmål om hjemlandet
The first half of the speaking exam: capital, population, neighbours, language, currency, president and what the country is known for. Alina answers about Ukraine — use her sentences as a pattern for your own country.
🇳🇴 Første del av den muntlige prøven: hovedstad, folketall, naboland, språk, valuta, president og hva landet er kjent for. Alina svarer om Ukraina – bruk setningene som mønster for ditt eget land.
Dialogue in Norwegian with English translation
Teacher Ingrid: Hva heter hovedstaden i hjemlandet ditt?What is the capital of your home country?
Alina: Hovedstaden i Ukraina heter Kyiv.The capital of Ukraine is Kyiv.
Teacher Ingrid: Hvor mange mennesker bor det i landet?How many people live in the country?
Alina: Det bor omtrent trettisju millioner mennesker i Ukraina.About thirty-seven million people live in Ukraine.
Teacher Ingrid: Hvilke land grenser til hjemlandet ditt?Which countries border your home country?
Alina: Ukraina grenser til Polen, Slovakia, Ungarn, Romania, Moldova, Belarus og Russland.Ukraine borders Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Belarus and Russia.
Teacher Ingrid: Hvilket språk snakker folk i landet ditt?What language do people speak in your country?
Alina: Det offisielle språket er ukrainsk.The official language is Ukrainian.
Teacher Ingrid: Hvilken valuta bruker landet?What currency does the country use?
Alina: Ukraina bruker hryvnia.Ukraine uses the hryvnia.
Teacher Ingrid: Hva heter landets konge eller president?What is the name of the country’s king or president?
Alina: Presidenten heter Volodymyr Zelenskyj.The president is Volodymyr Zelenskyj.
Teacher Ingrid: Hva er landet mest kjent for?What is the country best known for?
Alina: Ukraina er kjent for natur, kultur og jordbruk.Ukraine is known for its nature, culture and agriculture.
Norwegian words from this comic
| et hjemland | a home country |
| en hovedstad | a capital |
| et folketall | a population |
| omtrent | about, approximately |
| en million | a million |
| å grense til | to border on |
| et naboland | a neighbouring country |
| offisiell | official |
| et språk | a language |
| en valuta | a currency |
| en president | a president |
| kjent for | known for |
| et jordbruk | agriculture |
| ei befolkning | a population |
More Norwegian comics, level B1
- The Apartment (Leiligheten)
- Community Work Day (Dugnad i borettslaget)
- Christmas in Norway (Jul i Norge)
- The Tax Card (Skattekortet)
- At the NAV office (På NAV-kontoret)
- Viewing a flat (Visning av leilighet)
- A parents’ meeting (Foreldremøte)
- At the dentist (Hos tannlegen)