Direction Words Study Guide

Overview

Norwegian Direction Words

Norwegian direction words for arrows, maps, and simple movement.

Level 1

Everyday directions

Learn the four everyday direction words: opp, ned, til venstre, and til høyre.

opp

up

til venstre

to the left

til høyre

to the right

ned

down

Match language to movement

Use opp for up and ned for down. The full everyday phrases are til venstre and til høyre.

The play screen may use short button labels, but learn and say the complete direction phrase.

Examples

opp

up

ned

down

til venstre

to the left

til høyre

to the right

Level 3

Compass directions

Compass words use the same four keys: north is up, south is down, east is right, and west is left.

nord

north

vest

west

øst

east

sør

south

Compass mapping

On a standard north-up map, nord is up, sør is down, øst is right, and vest is left.

Examples

nord

north

sør

south

øst

east

vest

west