Danish and Norwegian: 326 words that are the same
Among the two thousand words each language uses most, these are written identically and carry the same meaning in both. If you have one of the two, this is the part you do not have to learn.
A shared word is not proof of a shared root. Two languages can land on the same spelling by borrowing from a third — that is all tren and bomba are — and a word that looks the same can still be said quite differently. What this list is good for is the head start.
| Word | In English | Danish | Norwegian |
|---|---|---|---|
| jegda [jɑ̈(j)]no /jæɪ̯/ | I | #1 | #1 |
| erda /ɛr/no /eːɾ/ | to be | #3 | #3 |
| duda [ˈd̥u]no /dʉː/ | thou, you | #4 | #4 |
| atda /ad/no /at/ | that | #6 | #21 |
| enda /en/no /eːn/ | a, an | #8 | #6 |
| ogda [ʌ]no /ɔ/ | and | #9 | #7 |
| vida /vi/no /ʋiː/ | we | #11 | #10 |
| påda [pʰɔ̽]no /poː/ | on | #13 | #11 |
| medda /mɛð/no /meː/ | with | #15 | #15 |
| derda /ˈdɛːˀr/no /dæːɾ/ | there | #19 | #57 |
| varda [ˈʋɑˀ]no /ʋɑːɾ/ | to be | #26 | #26 |
| vilda /vil/no /ʋɪl/ | to want to, be willing to | #27 | #27 |
| herda /hɛr/no /hæːɾ/ | here | #28 | #34 |
| etda /et/no /ɛt/ | a, an | #29 | #32 |
| skalda /skalˀ/no /ˈskɑl/ | will, would, shall, should | #30 | #31 |
| jada /ja/no /jɑː/ | yes | #35 | #33 |
| hunda [hun]no /hʉn/ | she | #37 | #35 |
| væreda /ˈvɛːʁə/no /ˈʋæːɾə/ | to be | #42 | #55 |
| hvorda /vɒˀ/no /ʋʊɾ/ | where | #45 | #53 |
| hvisda /ves/no /ˈvɪs/ | if | #47 | #72 |
| dem/dɛm/ | them | #51 | #58 |
| godtda /ɡɔt/no /ˈɡɔt/ | well | #52 | #143 |
| frada /fra/no /fɾɑː/ | from | #53 | #54 |
| seda [ˈseˀ]no /seː/ | to see | #56 | #60 |
| hvorforda /ˈvofɔ/no /ˈvʊfɔr/ | wherefore, why | #58 | #68 |
| hvordanda [ʋʌˈd̥an]no /ʋʊɾdɑn/ | how | #64 | #69 |
| eller/ˈɛlər/ | or | #72 | #85 |
| megetda /ˈmajəð/no /ˈmeːɡət/ | very | #73 | #1,055 |
| nokda [ˈnʌɡ̊]no /nɔkː/ | enough | #74 | #118 |
| fåda [ˈfɔˀ]no /ˈfoː/ | few | #75 | #70 |
| nårda /nɒːˀ/no /nɔɾ/ | when | #86 | #81 |
| skulleda [ˈsɡ̊ulə]no /ˈskʉlə/ | will, would, shall, should | #97 | #101 |
| overda /ˈʌwɐ/no /ˈoːʋəɾ/ | above | #106 | #111 |
| toda [ˈtˢoˀ]no /tuː/ | two | #107 | #104 |
| ser/seːr/ | to see | #110 | #88 |
| sammenda /ˈsɑmˀən/no /ˈsɑmən/ | together | #115 | #121 |
| fordida /fɔˈdiːˀ/no /fɔɾˈdiː/ | because | #125 | #145 |
| førda [ˈfœ̝ɐ̯ˀ]no /ˈføːr/ | before | #128 | #110 |
| holdda [ˈhʌlˀ]no /ˈhɔl/ | to hold | #131 | #168 |
| tidda [ˈtˢiˀð]no /tiːd/ | time | #139 | #170 |
| denneda [ˈd̥ɛnə]no /ˈdɛnə/ | this; this one | #140 | #96 |
| godda [ˈɡ̊oˀð]no /ɡuː/ | good | #141 | #116 |
| mangeda [ˈmɑŋə]no /ˈmɑŋə/ | many | #146 | #154 |
| taleda /tsʰaːlə/no /ˈtɑːlə/ | speech, talk, address, discourse | #149 | #1,271 |
| hjemda [ˈjɛmˀ]no /ˈjɛm/ | home | #157 | #162 |
| virkeligda /ˈviɐ̯ɡəli/no /ˈvɪrkəlɪ/ | really, truly | #158 | #184 |
| elskerda /ˈɛlsɡɐ/no /ˈɛlskər/ | to love | #164 | #185 |
| livda /liːv/no /liːʋ/ | life | #165 | #269 |
| vel/ˈvɛl/ | well | #173 | #100 |
| treda [ˈtˢʁ̥ɛˀ]no /tɾeː/ | three | #179 | #163 |
| bedreda [b̥e̝ðʁɐ]no /ˈbeːdrə/ | good | #184 | #175 |
| sammeda /samə/no /ˈsɑmə/ | same | #190 | #192 |
| forstårda [fʌˈsd̥ɔɐ̯ˀ]no /fɔʂˈʈoːr/ | to understand | #194 | #201 |
| hørda /hœr/no /høːr/ | to hear | #197 | #212 |
| førsteda /fœrstə/no /ˈfœʂʈə/ | first | #198 | #196 |
| høreda /ˈhøːʁə/no /ˈhøːrə/ | to hear | #211 | #245 |
| enesteda /eːnəstə/no /ˈeːnəstə/ | only, sole | #214 | #211 |
| morgenda /ˈmɔr.ən/no /ˈmoːrˌən/ | morning | #215 | #178 |
| holdeda [ˈhʌlə]no [ˈhɔ̂ldə] | to hold | #218 | #240 |
| stårda [ˈsd̥ɒˀ]no /ˈstoːr/ | to stand | #224 | #193 |
| sikkerda [ˈseɡ̊ɐ]no /ˈsɪkər/ | safe, secure | #227 | #272 |
| værda /vɛːr/no /væːr/ | to be | #229 | #127 |
| navnda [ˈnɑwˀn]no /naʋn/ | name | #230 | #331 |
| holderda [ˈhʌlɐ]no /ˈhɔlər/ | to hold | #238 | #220 |
| flereda [ˈfleːɐ]no /ˈfleːrə/ | more | #242 | #247 |
| behøverda /beˈhøːˀvɐ/no /bəˈhøːvər/ | to need | #244 | #1,355 |
| ellersda /ˈɛlˀʌs/no /ˈɛləʂ/ | otherwise | #252 | #325 |
| derforda /ˈd̥eːɐ̯.foɐ̯/no /ˈdærfɔr/ | therefore | #266 | #290 |
| halloda /halɔ/no /hɑˈluː/ | hello | #267 | #229 |
| godeda [ˈɡ̊oːðə]no /ˈɡuːdə/ | good | #270 | #363 |
| tidenda /ˈtiðˀən/no /ˈtiːdn̩/ | time | #271 | #270 |
| nye/ˈnyːə/ | new | #273 | #282 |
| sagtda [ˈsɑɡ̊d̥]no /ˈsɑkt/ | to say | #283 | #283 |
| gamle/ˈɡɑmlə/ | old | #284 | #322 |
| sesda [ˈseˀs]no /ˈseːs/ | to see | #289 | #466 |
| allerededa /ˈaləˌʁeːðə/no /ɑləˈreːdɛ/ | already | #291 | #378 |
| femda [ˈfɛmˀ]no /fɛm/ | five | #297 | #284 |
| gladda /ˈɡlað/no /ɡɽɑː/ | happy, glad | #303 | #263 |
| hørteda /ˈhøɐ̯də/no /ˈhœʈʈə/ | to hear | #310 | #280 |
| beggeda [ˈb̥ɛɡ̊ə]no /ˈbɛɡə/ | both | #312 | #330 |
| hørtda /ˈhøɐ̯ˀd/no /ˈhøːʈ/ | to hear | #316 | #336 |
| barnda /barn/no /bɑːɳ/ | child | #320 | #216 |
| politietda /poliˈtiːˀəð/no /pʊlɪˈtiːə/ | police | #321 | #307 |
| hørerda /ˈhøːɐ/no /ˈhøːrər/ | to hear | #328 | #255 |
| fireda /fiːrə/no /ˈfiːrə/ | four | #332 | #329 |
| roligda /ˈʁoːli/no /ˈruːlɪ/ | calm, quiet, peaceful | #341 | #413 |
| nyda /nyː/no /ˈnyː/ | new | #347 | #296 |
| byenda /ˈbyːˀən/no /ˈbyːən/ | town, city | #355 | #308 |
| livetda /ˈliːˀvəð/no /ˈliːvə/ | life | #359 | #179 |
| ingentingda /ˈeŋənˌteŋˀ/no /²ɪŋːɛntɪŋ/ | nothing | #374 | #171 |
| beklagerda /beˈklaːˀɐ/no /bəˈklɑːɡəɾ/ | sorry | #376 | #166 |
| problemda /pʁoˈbleːˀm/no /prʊˈbleːm/ | problem | #379 | #463 |
| sentda /ˈseːˀnd/no /ˈseːnt/ | late | #385 | #478 |
| langda /lanɡ/no /ˈlɑŋ/ | long | #388 | #462 |
| datterda /ˈdadɐ/no /²dɑtːəɾ/ | daughter | #391 | #703 |
| problemerda /pʁoˈbleːˀmɐ/no /prʊˈbleːmər/ | problem | #392 | #465 |
| viseda [ˈʋiːsə]no /ˈviːsə/ | wise | #402 | #374 |
| tida /tiːˀ/no /ˈtiː/ | ten | #405 | #377 |
| egenda /ˈɑjən/no /ˈeːɡən/ | own | #407 | #406 |
| gammelda /ɡaməl/no /ˈɡɑməl/ | old | #408 | #389 |
| fantastiskda /fanˈtasdisɡ/no /fɑnˈtɑstɪsk/ | incredible, amazing, fantastic | #412 | #494 |
| velkommenda /ˈvɛlˌkɔmˀən/no /ˈvɛl.ko.mən/ | welcome | #427 | #437 |
| liggerda /ˈleɡɐ/no /ˈlɪɡər/ | to lie | #437 | #408 |
| seksda /sɛks/no /ˈsɛks/ | six | #459 | #453 |
| søsterda [ˈsøsd̥ɐ]no /ˈsœstər/ | sister | #463 | #794 |
| holdtda [ˈhʌlˀd̥]no /ˈhɔlt/ | to hold | #469 | #470 |
| historieda /histoːˀriɘ/no /hɪˈstuːrɪə/ | history | #470 | #619 |
| glemda /ˈɡlɛmˀ/no /ˈɡlɛm/ | to forget | #479 | #509 |
| blodda [ˈb̥loˀð]no /bluː/ | blood | #480 | #575 |
| månederda /ˈmɔːnəðɐ/no /ˈmoːnədər/ | month | #489 | #542 |
| spilleda /spelə/no /spil.le/ | to play | #491 | #502 |
| prøvda /ˈpʁøwˀ/no /ˈprøːv/ | to try | #502 | #552 |
| tidligereda [ˈtˢiðliɐɐ]no /ˈtiːdlɪərə/ | early | #513 | #549 |
| taltda /taːˀlt/no /ˈtɑlt/ | to make a speech | #517 | #966 |
| klokkenda /klɔkən/no /ˈklɔkən/ | o'clock | #524 | #773 |
| forståda [fʌˈsd̥ɔˀ]no [fɔ̞ˈʂʈo̞ː] | to understand | #533 | #627 |
| meningda [ˈmeːneŋ]no /ˈmeːnɪŋ/ | an opinion | #543 | #918 |
| hjerteda /jɛrtə/no /²jɛɾtɛ/ | heart | #544 | #906 |
| foranda [ˈfɒːˈanˀ]no /ˈfɔɾɑn/ | ahead, in front | #547 | #536 |
| visda [ˈʋiˀs]no /ˈviːs/ | to show | #559 | #576 |
| fredda /freð/no /freːd/ | peace | #562 | #526 |
| tomda [ˈtˢʌmˀ]no /ˈtɔm/ | empty | #570 | #479 |
| planda /ˈplaːˀn/no /ˈplɑːn/ | a plan | #571 | #768 |
| ungeda [ˈɔŋə]no /ˈʊŋə/ | young | #577 | #597 |
| betaleda /beˈtaːˀlə/no /bəˈtɑːlə/ | to pay | #583 | #585 |
| endeligda /ˈɛnəli/no /ˈɛndəlɪ/ | finally, eventually | #586 | #691 |
| sender/ˈsɛnər/ | to send | #592 | #614 |
| stodda [ˈsd̥oðˀ]no /ˈstuː/ | to stand | #594 | #1,825 |
| byda [ˈb̥yˀ]no /byː/ | town, city | #606 | #769 |
| nattenda /ˈnadən/no /ˈnɑtn̩/ | night | #610 | #745 |
| soveda /sɔvə/no /²soːvə/ | to sleep | #614 | #584 |
| idiotda /idiˈoːˀd/no /ɪdɪˈuːt/ | an idiot, imbecile, fool | #616 | #645 |
| kaffeda /ˈkɑfə/no /kɑfːə/ | coffee | #622 | #652 |
| lykkeda /løkə/no /lyke/ | happiness | #627 | #616 |
| millionerda /miliˈoːˀnɐ/no /mɪlɪˈuːnər/ | a million | #628 | #634 |
| huskda /husk/no /ˈhʉsk/ | to remember | #637 | #734 |
| svinda /sviːˀn/no /ˈsviːn/ | hog, pig, swine | #642 | #1,484 |
| krigda [ˈkʰʁ̥iˀ]no /kɾiːɡ/ | war | #646 | #718 |
| skriveda /skriːvə/no /ˈskriːvə/ | to write | #648 | #620 |
| forholdda /ˈfɒːˌhʌlˀ/no /ˈfɔrˌhɔl/ | relation | #649 | #770 |
| følgeda [ˈføljə]no /ˈfølɡe/ | to follow | #662 | #650 |
| sendteda [ˈsɛnd̥ə]no /ˈsɛntə/ | to send | #674 | #591 |
| venstreda /ˈvɛnsdʁɐ/no /ˈvɛnstrə/ | left | #681 | #715 |
| betalerda /beˈtaːˀlɐ/no /bəˈtɑːlər/ | to pay | #683 | #700 |
| dollarda /ˈdɐlɑ/no /ˈdɔlɑr/ | a dollar | #686 | #351 |
| skoleda /skoːlə/no /skuːlə/ | school | #691 | #1,558 |
| bekymretda /beˈkømˀʁʌð/no /bəˈçʏmrət/ | to worry | #694 | #688 |
| skolenda /ˈsɡoːlən/no /ˈskuːln̩/ | school | #711 | #517 |
| sendeda [ˈsɛnə]no /ˈsɛnə/ | to send | #712 | #653 |
| hårda /hɔːˀr/no /ˈhoːr/ | hair | #713 | #1,204 |
| forklareda /fɒˈklɑːˀɐ/no /fɔrˈklɑːrə/ | to explain | #714 | #712 |
| sendtda [ˈsɛnˀd̥]no /ˈsɛnt/ | to send | #717 | #763 |
| egetda [ˈɑjəð]no /ˈeːɡət/ | own | #719 | #723 |
| ungda [ˈɔŋˀ]no /ʊŋː/ | young | #724 | #701 |
| mordda /moːˀr/no /ˈmʊrd/ | murder | #729 | #1,428 |
| doktorda /ˈdɔɡdɐ/no /ˈdɔktʊr/ | doctor | #742 | #761 |
| soverda [ˈsɒːwɐ]no /ˈsoːvər/ | to sleep | #746 | #779 |
| glemtda /ˈɡlɛmˀd/no /ˈɡlɛmt/ | to forget | #748 | #856 |
| elskeda /ˈɛlsɡə/no /²ɛlskɛ/ | to love | #754 | #902 |
| lyverda /ˈlyːˀvɐ/no /ˈlyːvər/ | to lie | #758 | #853 |
| sikreda /ˈseɡʁɐ/no /ˈsɪkrə/ | safe, secure | #762 | #1,132 |
| ene/ˈeːnə/ | one | #774 | #1,007 |
| skrevda /skreːˀv/no /ˈskreːv/ | to write | #781 | #721 |
| skriverda [ˈsɡ̊ʁiwˀɐ]no /ˈskriːvər/ | to write | #783 | #798 |
| landetda [ˈlanˀəð]no /ˈlɑnə/ | country | #788 | #543 |
| problemetda /pʁoˈbleːˀməð/no /prʊˈbleːmə/ | problem | #794 | #655 |
| skylderda /ˈsɡylɐ/no /ˈʃʏlər/ | to owe | #795 | #797 |
| ølda /øl/no /œl/ | beer | #807 | #842 |
| rentda /reːˀnt/no /ˈreːnt/ | purely | #822 | #1,328 |
| enhverda /enˈvɛɐ̯ˀ/no /ɛnˈvæːr/ | any, every, each | #824 | #1,317 |
| prisda /priːs/no /ˈpriːs/ | price | #832 | #654 |
| kontaktda [kɔnˈtɑɡd]no /kʊnˈtɑkt/ | to contact | #847 | #717 |
| starteda /startə/no /ˈstɑʈə/ | to start | #856 | #1,094 |
| glemteda [ˈɡ̊lɛmd̥ə]no /ˈɡlɛmtə/ | to forget | #865 | #756 |
| halvda [ˈhalˀ]no /ˈhɑl/ | half | #868 | #1,013 |
| finda /fin/no /ˈfɪn/ | fine | #877 | #420 |
| barnetda /ˈbɑːˀnəð/no [ˈbɑɳə] | child | #884 | #660 |
| skålda /ˈskɔːl/no /skoːl/ | cheers! | #885 | #821 |
| stjalda /stjaːˀl/no /ˈstjɑːl/ | to steal | #886 | #869 |
| bådeda /bɔːðə/no /ˈboːdə/ | both | #897 | #936 |
| interessantda /entʁəˈsanˀd/no /ɪntərəˈsɑnt/ | interestingly | #899 | #865 |
| overaltda /ʌwɐˈalˀd/no /ɔvəˈrɑlt/ | everywhere | #905 | #793 |
| lærtda [ˈlɛɐ̯ˀd̥]no /ˈlæːʈ/ | to teach | #907 | #1,022 |
| historienda /hiˈsdoɐ̯ˀjən/no /hɪˈstuːrɪən/ | history | #912 | #732 |
| heldigda [ˈhɛld̥i]no /ˈhɛldɪ/ | lucky, fortunate | #915 | #979 |
| blåda /blɔːˀ/no /bloː/ | blue | #923 | #1,089 |
| luftenda /ˈlɔfdən/no /ˈlʉftn̩/ | air | #928 | #1,785 |
| månedda /ˈmɔːnəð/no / ˈmoːnə(d)/ | month | #934 | #992 |
| faderda /ˈfaːðɐ/no /ˈfɑːdər/ | father | #938 | #1,591 |
| sendda /sɛn/no /ˈsɛn/ | to send | #941 | #849 |
| ærligda /ɛrli/no /ˈæːɭɪ/ | honest | #942 | #662 |
| låda /ˈlɔːˀ/no /ˈloː/ | to lie | #943 | #737 |
| meterda /ˈmeːˀdɐ/no /ˈmeːtər/ | a metre, or meter | #946 | #914 |
| nida /niː/no /ni/ | nine | #955 | #861 |
| morgesda /ˈmɒːʌs/no /ˈmɔrəs/ | morning | #959 | #917 |
| anda [ˈan]no /ɑːn/ | on | #967 | #539 |
| tredjeda /ˈtreðjə/no /ˈtræ͡ɪə/ | third | #969 | #967 |
| lysetda /ˈlyːˀsəð/no /ˈlyːsə/ | light | #972 | #970 |
| sovda [ˈsɒwˀ]no /ˈsoːv/ | to sleep | #978 | #935 |
| skaffeda [ˈsɡ̥ɑfə]no /ˈskɑfə/ | to procure, to get | #985 | #867 |
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