"Han ønsker seg et rødt hus."

Translation: He wishes for a red house.

[Loekild]

He wishes a red house... - what about that one?

[OsoGegenHest]

I guess this is a reference to falu red paint on rural Scandinavian houses.

[---Sonja---]

Why is "he is wishing himself a red house" not accepted?
I am not a native english speaker, but I would think one could emphasize "seg" with "himself"
It would make sense to me anyway.
In German it would be "Er wünscht sich ein rotes Haus"

[mazeido]

Because "to wish" is not a reflexive verb in English. It's simply wrong.
That would be like translating "Er erkältet sich" to "He colds himself".

[---Sonja---]

I guess you are right. But then I never heard anybody use the phrase "... he wishes for..." either. One would probably use "we wants" or "he would like to have"

[Jasonctoms]

We definitely use the phrase "___ wishes for" in America. It is more formal sounding than "wants", but it is used.

[RedM00N]

is 'ønsker et rødt hus' correct?

[nelsonba]

Might someone be able to explain the difference between "ønsker" and "håper". I understand the first means "desire/want" and the latter means "hope" but is there a specific usage of one over the other?

[Aleyzee]

He wishes himself a red house. Sometimes Seg means himself like han selv right?

[Regney]

Yes, "Han ønsker seg . . ." = "He wishes [for himself] . . . "
Also, "Han ønsker deg [alt godt]." = "He wishes you [all the best]."

[tariq.one]

is wishing for red house has a special meaning in Norwegian? Could anyone please explain ?

[Ryanaissance]

There's certainly no shortage of them in Norway.

[A5Sfj]

what is the difference between "oensker" and "vil ha"?

[ItsBene]

Why is seg pronounced "shey" and not "sey" here? Or is the audio just misleading? Thanks.

[Aless552555]

Maybe you know it already, but if an "s" follows an "r" the pronunciation is "sh". It doesn't matter if the "rs" is in the same word or in two next to each other.