Lesson goal
In this lesson, the student learns the main parts of the body and several internal organs in Norwegian. The student also learns to use the definite form of nouns to name a body part and say where there is a problem.
New vocabulary
hodet — head
armen — arm
beinet — leg
ryggen — back
magen — belly, stomach
hjertet — heart
lungen — lung
øyet — eye
hånden — hand
foten — foot
munnen — mouth
tannen — tooth
nakken — neck
kneet — knee
skulderen — shoulder
Useful phrases
Dette er armen. — This is the arm.
Jeg har vondt i ryggen. — My back hurts.
Hvor er hjertet? — Where is the heart?
Jeg peker på magen. — I point to the stomach.
Jeg har vondt i hodet. — My head hurts.
Det er noe galt med øyet. — There is something wrong with the eye.
Jeg har smerter i beinet. — I have pain in my leg.
Legen ser på munnen. — The doctor looks at the mouth.
Jeg kjenner det i nakken. — I feel it in my neck.
Hvor er det vondt? — Where does it hurt?
Grammar
In this lesson, the definite singular form of nouns is important. It is used when talking about a specific body part: not just “arm,” but “this arm” or “the arm” as a body part in a situation. Nouns with en usually add the ending -en: en arm → armen, en rygg → ryggen, en mage → magen. Nouns with et usually add the ending -et: et bein → beinet, et hjerte → hjertet, et øye → øyet. In the names of body parts in Norwegian, the definite form is very often used: Jeg har vondt i ryggen, Han løfter armen, Legen undersøker øyet.
Examples
Dette er hodet. — This is the head.
Jeg peker på armen. — I point to the arm.
Hun har vondt i beinet. — Her leg hurts.
Han har vondt i ryggen. — His back hurts.
Barnet peker på magen. — The child points to the stomach.
Hvor er hjertet? — Where is the heart?
Legen lytter til hjertet. — The doctor listens to the heart.
Hun puster med lungen. — She breathes with the lung.
Det er noe i øyet. — There is something in the eye.
Jeg åpner munnen. — I open my mouth.
Tannen gjør vondt. — The tooth hurts.
Han beveger skulderen sakte. — He moves his shoulder slowly.
Jeg har smerter i kneet. — I have pain in my knee.
Hun vasker hånden. — She washes her hand.
Han løfter foten. — He lifts his foot.