Topic: Norwegian (Bokmål)

"Penger vokser ikke på trær."

Translation:Money does not grow on trees.

2 years ago

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https://www.duolingo.com/Deukalion94
Deukalion94
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The Sims disagrees

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/YiRuiLim
YiRuiLim
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If money don't grow on trees, why do banks have branches?

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Raviex
Raviex
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I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed

There ain't nothing in this world for free!

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Erik3481
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Is this an idiom in Norway as well?

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Ingebj
Ingebj
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Yes, this is common to use in Norwegian, "et fast uttrykk" as we would put it.

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Alexandros_SPQR
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Same in Greene

8 months ago
https://www.duolingo.com/m.g.doyle
m.g.doyle
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There is a town not far from me in Iowa named Traer. I suspect I know its origin now. :-)

1 year ago
https://www.duolingo.com/SuzieRobinson
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And how to pronounce it, methinks... :D

5 months ago
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