Listening comprehension is difficult in any language but with Norwegian it can be a real challenge when you add the seemingly endless number of dialects in. I’ve managed to make it my best skill, but only after I became obsessed with improving it. The main way I did was by using podcasts! They’re a great free resource that have helped me greatly over my two and a half years of learning this lovely language.
I thought I’d throw together a list of my favorites to share for anyone looking for something to listen to. The advice I give to anyone who is trying to improve their listening comprehension is to listen to something you enjoy and listen to the same episode more than once before continuing. Slow it down if you need to! It will be frustrating but it’s the only way to improve (I’ve found at least). I got into the groove of listening to something every day and now I rarely have problems understanding what my teachers and friends say to me - even if they speak in dialect.
Comedy/Humor
Dustene http://podcast.badeog.no/dustene My absolute favorite. Comprised of Fanny Vaager, Hasse Hope and Magnus Devold. (I swear this isn’t my favorite just because a few of my questions have been answered on the show…)
Klar Tale http://www.klartale.no/klartale-podcast Basically a podcast version of the website. This is the only one I can really recommend to beginners that I’ve listened to.
This is in no way a masterlist - just some of the ones I’ve heard and enjoyed. Hope it can be helpful to someone!
I knew I’d forget something! Must add Kort Applaus (http://podcast.badeog.no/kortapplaus) to the list! A very funny sketch comedy podcast hosted by Kristin & Caroline :D
Norsklærer Karense https://karense.podomatic.com/ Aimed at teaching immigrants learning Norwegian, made by the same lady who’s made hundreds of youtube videos dedicated to teaching Norwegian. Covers topics related to Norwegian culture as well as explaining more advanced vocab in context.
WordBreweryis great for improving your vocabulary. It gives you a random sentence at either beginner, intermediate, advanced or master level, and you can make lists of words or sentences that you’d like to learn.
Lofoten by PixPep A picture from my travel to Lofoten in 2018. I think the mountain on the left side looks like a saddle. What do you think? https://flic.kr/p/2n9a1QJ
Mountain, reflection, floating ice by travelling_slonik Innerdalstårnet is a 1,452-metre (4,764 ft) tall mountain, also known as the Matterhorn of Norway for its characteristic pyramidal shape. The summit can be reached with some scrambling, and the mountain is a very popular destination for rock climbing (and for photographers). https://flic.kr/p/2n9outR
Lofoten Ramberg Red Cabin by Geraldos The famous red cabin on Rambergstranda, such a wonderful place to spend some time! :-) https://flic.kr/p/2n9nj6u
