How to Say "Norway" in Japanese

ノルウェー

Noruwē[no̞ɾɯ̟β̞e̞ː]

The English phrase "Norway" is translated into Japanese as ノルウェー (Noruwē).

ノルウェー is the name of the Scandinavian country, Norway.

Meaning: Scandinavian country (name)

How do you pronounce it?

Noruwē

While ノルウェー is the name of the country, Japanese people often use the word 北欧 'Northern Europe' to group ノルウェー with Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland when discussing design or lifestyle.
In Japanese, the long vowel at the end of ノルウェー is written with a dash called a 長音記号 'chōon kigō', which is used almost exclusively for foreign loanwords.
The use of the character ウェ combines the 'u' sound with a small 'e' to create a 'we' sound, mimicking the English pronunciation.

言うまでもないが、ノルウェーは世界第二の原油供給国となっている。
Needless to say, Norway has become the world's second largest oil supplier.
This sentence is useful for mentioning that ノルウェー is a major oil supplier.
Tatoeba #174784 by KK_kaku_, translation #239684 by shekitten
私はノルウェー出身です。
I am from Norway.
This sentence is useful for stating that you are from ノルウェー.
Tatoeba #10210656 by terrywallwork, translation #371916 by saeb
ノルウェーの食べ物は美味しい。
Norwegian food is delicious.
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Talking about travel plans.

大翔 Hiroto

次の休みはどこに行くの？
tsugi no yasumi wa doko ni iku no?
Where are you going for your next vacation?
結衣 Yui

ノルウェーに行くつもりだよ。
noruwē ni iku tsumori dayo.
I plan to go to Norway.
大翔 Hiroto

いいなあ！何をするの？
ii naa! nani o suru no?
That's great! What will you do?
結衣 Yui

ノルウェーでオーロラを見たいんだ。
noruwē de ōrora o mitai nda.
I want to see the northern lights in Norway.

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