You’ve moved to northern Norway for a job, and your first winter is about to start. You’ve dealt with longer nights before, but nothing could prepare you for the almost complete lack of sun you’re facing for the next several months. Needless to say, you’re emotional and need someone to talk to. Fortunately, you studied how to talk about your feelings in Norwegian, so you’re all set to go!
This may sound silly, but being able to talk about your emotions is important. And to do that in another language, you need to study the vocab. We collected the basic terms for feelings in Norwegian to get you started on that road. And if you want to hear how they’re pronounced by a native speaker, just click the play button next to each of the terms.
Norwegian Emotions And Feelings Vocab
Norwegian Emotion Words
an emotion — en følelse
a mood — et humør
happy — lykkelig
sad — trist
excited — begeistret
a joy — en glede
a love — en kjærlighet
a hate — et hat
angry — sint
to feel — føle seg
a feeling — en følelse
a hope — et håp
depressed — deprimert
a sympathy — en medfølelse
lonely — ensom
satisfied — fornøyd
proud — stolt
disappointed — skuffet
upset — opprørt
to get over — glem det
Norwegian Sensation Words
a sensation — en fornemmelse
a pleasure — en glede
hunger — sult
thirst — tørst
a pain — en smerte
a surprise — en overraskelse
nervous — nervøs
tired — trøtt
a fear — redsel
to get bored — kjede seg