Enjoy a beginner-friendly bilingual story with side-by-side English and Norwegian text, as well as native audio.

Perfect for self-study, travel prep, or just falling in love with the language.

  • Fun, short, and easy to read classic Norwegian folktale rewritten for A1 learners
  • Side-by-side English translation to boost comprehension
  • Vocabulary lists of useful A1 words
  • Native Norwegian Audio

Below we have provided you with a sneak preview of the first part (of totally 5 parts) of the free sample chapter with the story Bukkene Bruse The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Subscribe to get the whole story!

Each part of the story includes:

  • a vocabulary list
  • a side-by-side translation
  • comprehension questions
  • audio

We have also created Quizlet stacks with the vocabulary from all the stories – if you want to actively study the words.

Vocabulary

Norwegianen

Englisha/an

Pronunciationlike English “en” in “enter,” but with a shorter and softer vowel

NotesIndefinite article for nouns of common gender. Equivalent to a/an in English. The other article is: et (neuter). You might also see ei, which is an informal/alternative article for feminine nouns.

Norwegiantre

Englishthree

Pronunciationlike “tray” but shorter and with a rolled or tapped ‘r’

NotesNumber word. Comes after to (two), before fire (four).

Norwegianbukker

English(male) goats

PronunciationBOOK-er, like "book" + "er"

NotesNoun. Base form: en bukk. The definite form is bukken. bukker is the plural form. The plural definite is bukkene (the goats).

Norwegiande

Englishthey

Pronunciationlike English "dee" as in "deer"

NotesPronoun.

Norwegianhet

Englishwas/were called

Pronunciationlike "heat" but with a shorter 'ee' sound

NotesIrregular verb. Base form: å hete. Present: heter.

Norwegianvar

Englishwas/were

Pronunciationvaah-r, like "vaa" as in "father" + soft 'r' at the end

NotesIrregular verb that is essential in Norwegian. Base form: å være. Past tense: var. Present: er.

Norwegianliten

Englishsmall

Pronunciationleet-en, like "lean" + "ten", but the 'e' is softer and the 'n' is a bit softer

NotesAdjective. Other forms: lite, små. Opposite: stor (big).

Norwegianstor

Englishbig

Pronunciationstoohr, like "store" but with a slightly longer 'o' sound and a rolled 'r' at the end

NotesHigh-frequency size adjective. Useful across many contexts. Opposite: liten.

Text

Bukkene Bruse – del 1 av 5.


Det var en gang tre bukker.

De het Bukkene Bruse.

Den første bukken var liten.

Den andre bukken var mellomstor.

Den tredje bukken var stor.

De bodde i en dal.

Side-by-side Translation

Norwegian
Det var en gang tre bukker.
English
Once upon a time, there were three goats.
Norwegian
De het Bukkene Bruse.
English
They were called the Billy Goats Gruff.
Norwegian
Den første bukken var liten.
English
The first goat was small.
Norwegian
Den andre bukken var mellomstor.
English
The second goat was medium-sized.
Norwegian
Den tredje bukken var stor.
English
The third goat was big.
Norwegian
De bodde i en dal.
English
They lived in a valley.

Comprehension questions

  1. Hvor mange bukker er det i historien?
    How many goats are there in the story?
  2. Hva heter bukkene?
    What are the goats called?
  3. Er den første bukken stor eller liten?
    Is the first goat big or small?

Answers to the comprehension questions

  1. Tre bukker.
    Three goats.
  2. Bukkene Bruse.
    The Billy Goats Gruff.
  3. Liten.
    Small.