Let’s Go Shopping For Clothes in Norwegian

So you are invited to a party and it’s time to shop for some clothes. And we are going to improve our Norwegian as we do it. So grab your wallets/purses and let’s get going.

To begin with here are some words for your vocabulary. You may already know some of them when you learnt about shopping for food in Norwegian.

Norwegian English
et kjøpesenter a shopping mall
en butikk a shop
en kunde a customer
en butikkansatt a shop employee
handler shops
kjøper purchases
selger sells
informasjon information
heis lift
toalett toilet
salg sale
tilbud offer
reklame advertisement
handletur shopping

 

You find a nice looking clothes shop and enter it. There you start looking at the different varieties of clothes available. Just then the store employee walks up to you.

Norwegian English
Ansatt: Hei, trenger du hjelp?. Employee: Hi, do you need help?
Du: Nei takk, jeg bare kikker You: No thanks, I am just looking around.

After a while, you find a dress that you like. You go to the employee and inquire about it.

Norwegian English
Du: Jeg liker denne kjolen. You: I like this dress.
Du: Hvor mye koster den? You: How much does it cost?
Ansatt: Den koster 250 kroner. Employee: It costs 250 krones.
Ansatt: Hvilken størrelse bruker du? Employee: Which size do you use?
Du: 40. You: 40.
Ansatt: Ja, da passer denne. Employee: Yes, this is OK.
Ansatt: Prøverommet er der borte. Employee: The trial room is there.