norvégien
/nɔʁ.ve.ʒjɛ̃/masculine
Norwegian in French is norvégien, the name of the language, which is also the adjective for things from Norway.
As a language name it takes the article, giving le norvégien.
Meaning: language of Norway (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
norvégien is masculine. The feminine is norvégienne, the masculine plural is norvégiens and the feminine plural is norvégiennes.
How do you pronounce it?
norvégien is pronounced /nɔʁ.ve.ʒjɛ̃/, in three syllables, ending in a nasal vowel.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not capitalize norvégien for the language or as an adjective. Only a noun for a Norwegian person takes a capital letter.
Did you know?
- While norvégien refers to the language, French speakers often distinguish between the two official written standards of Norway by referring to them as le bokmål and le nynorsk.
- The term norvégien can be used to describe specific types of salmon or spruce trees in a culinary or botanical context, rather than just people or language.
- The word norvégien follows a common French pattern where the suffix '-ien' is used for many nationalities, such as 'italien' or 'canadien'.
Examples in context
- Parles-tu le norvégien ?Do you speak Norwegian?Parles-tu is the informal way to ask do you speak.Tatoeba #8739023 by Micsmithel, translation #5871073 by mailohilohi
- Où puis-je étudier le norvégien ?Where can I study Norwegian?étudier means to study.Tatoeba #9151640 by Julien_PDC, translation #9150890 by avac74
- Je n’ai personne avec qui pratiquer le norvégien.I haven't got anyone to practise Norwegian with.pratiquer means to practise.Tatoeba #10025745 by felix63, translation #10685158 by sundown
- Je parle norvégienI speak Norwegian
- 18 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Chloé and Nathan are talking about their favorite languages.
- ChloéJe trouve que le norvégien est très joli.I think Norwegian is very pretty.
- NathanC'est vrai, mais est-ce difficile à apprendre ?That's true, but is it difficult to learn?
- ChloéOui, le norvégien a une grammaire particulière.Yes, Norwegian has a particular grammar.
- NathanJe préfère rester avec l'anglais pour l'instant.I prefer to stick with English for now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “norwegian” translations and entries norvégien, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
