Topic: Norwegian (Bokmål)

"Hun er en jente."

Translation:She is a girl.

May 29, 2015

8 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/EddieGuerr2

    Is "en" pronounced "ehm"?

    May 29, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/otsogutxi

      I think it's more like 'ehn' or 'en'

      May 29, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/rikkrikk666

        Do you know any place where I can hear better the pronunciation?

        August 4, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/otsogutxi

          Forvo is a website made for hearing the pronunciation of many words in different languages. There are over 10,000 words for Norwegian you can hear.

          http://forvo.com/

          August 5, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/rikkrikk666

            Thanks a lot!

            April 12, 2016
            https://www.duolingo.com/eldershrimp

              Does jente imply that she is young or that she is female?

              March 12, 2017
              https://www.duolingo.com/ClaraJ03

                i guess its kind of like saying man/woman and boy/girl so jente is girl and kvinne is woman

                December 29, 2018
                https://www.duolingo.com/CatherineGrimm

                  It sounds like the "e" in er is almost like an 'ah' sound in English.

                  May 9, 2016

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