The numbers in Norwegian are very similar to most other languages. This overview will help you understand! ✓
Numbers, ordinal numbers and fractions, are needed almost every day. Nevertheless, the Norwegian translations do not always come to mind immediately.
We have arranged these important numbers thematically for you and published them on a learning picker, which we make available to you on this page. Print this page and put it under your desk pad or take it with your next journey to Norway.
The Numbers in the Norwegian language
In Norway, there is a special form of ordinal numbers called “talsystemet”. This system is mainly used in official documents and in mathematics. It differs from the traditional ordinal numbers by the use of multipliers and special word endings. For example, the number 21 is “en-og-tjue” instead of “tjueen”.
The ordinal numbers from 1 to 20 follow the talsystemet and from 21 the traditional system is used. There are also exceptions for ordinal numbers 11-15, which are called “elleve”, “tolv”, “tretten”, “fjorten” and “femten”.
| 0 | null | 19 | nitten |
| 1 | en/ett | 20 | tjue/tyve |
| 2 | to | 21 | tjueen |
| 3 | tre | 30 | tretti/tredve |
| 4 | fire | 40 | førti |
| 5 | fem | 50 | femti |
| 6 | seks | 60 | seksti |
| 7 | sju/syv | 70 | sytti |
| 8 | åtte | 80 | åtti |
| 9 | ni | 90 | nitti |
| 10 | ti | 100 | hundre |
| 11 | elleve | 101 | hundreogen |
| 12 | tolv | 200 | tohundre |
| 13 | tretten | 300 | trehundre |
| 14 | fjorten | 1.000 | tusen |
| 15 | femten | 2.000 | totusen |
| 16 | seksten | 10.000 | titusen |
| 17 | sytten | 100.000 | hundretusen |
| 18 | atten | 1.000.000 | en Million |
The ordial numbers
| 1. | første | 22. | tjueandre |
| 2. | andre/annen | 23. | tjuetredje |
| 3. | tredje | 24. | tjuefjerde |
| 4. | fjerde | 25. | tjuefemte |
| 5. | femte | 26. | tjuesjette |
| 6. | sjette | 27. | tjuesjuende |
| 7. | sjuende/syvende | 28. | tjueåttende |
| 8. | åttende | 29. | tjueniende |
| 9. | niende | 30. | trettiende/tredevte |
| 10. | tiende | 40. | førtiende |
| 11. | ellevte | 50. | femtiende |
| 12. | tolvte | 60. | sekstiende |
| 13. | trettende | 70. | syttiende |
| 14. | fjortende | 80. | åttiende |
| 15. | femtende | 90. | nittiende |
| 16. | sekstende | 100. | hundrede |
| 17. | syttende | 200. | to hundrede |
| 18. | attende | 1.000. | tusende |
| 19. | nittende | 2.000. | to tusende |
| 20. | tjuende/tyvende | 10.000. | ti tusende |
| 21. | tjueførste |
Fractions
In Norway, fractions are represented similarly to other countries by using a numerator and a denominator. A fraction is usually separated by a slash, e.g. 3/4 (three quarters).
Norwegian has some special expressions for fractions that are used frequently. Some examples are:
Halv (half) for 1/2
Tredjedel (one third) for 1/3
Fjerdedel (a quarter) for 1/4
Femtedel (one fifth) for 1/5
Sjette (one sixth) for 1/6
There are also special expressions for fractions that consist of more than one part, e.g. “en og en halv” (one and a half) for 1 1/2.
It is important to note that Norwegian expressions for fractions are usually used only for those smaller than one. For fractions greater than one, the traditional numerators and denominators are usually used.
| 1/2 | en halv | 1/4 | en fjerdedel |
| 1/3 | en tredjedel | 1/8 | en åttedel |
| 1/10 | en tidel | 1/100 | en hundredel |