YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING AND SPEAKING NORWEGIAN — FAST! Hugo's world-renowned method is designed | to give you a full working knowledge of Norwegian in double-quick time eee eee eee eee (Mode sentences, hey pres and word eaters © Short eet ted on rai acing = reinforce what youve eat REMMI © Conversation dis help you practise your wl speaking skills © Pronunciation is made easy with Hugo’ unique “imitated pronunciation” system, ‘which represents Norwegian sounds with English syllables (© Includes amin bilingual dictionary Make learning even easier and more fun - ask your bookseller for Hugo’ Norwegian in Three Months Cassette Course, which ‘comes with four audio cassettes as well as this book: DK bomine vpenstey | £5.95 aliaHugo’s Simplified System Norwegian in Three Months @ivind Blom Hugo's Language Books wwwdlecom(24) ADORLING KINDERSLEY BOOK worw.dkcom ‘This ewe and enlarged tin puoi ret Brain iso Hug’ angge Be Suinprt of Boring Kerley Lins, Feta Set Landon WC3E FS Copyright 198 197 © Dorng Kindersley I pausioo758 ‘ipa ered No part of i pubieation maybe spice seeed acricralaynen. or anand Pi eee ea ces renee oi, Fhotcopyng madngorelherie wits! be Por ee caer cnet ome ACIP catalogue record is available from the British Library ISBN 0 85285 343 2 ‘Norwegian in Three Months is also available in ‘a pack with four cassettes, ISBN 0 85285 344 0 Witten by, @ivind Blom MA (Oslo) ‘Set in 10/12pt Palatino by Paul Williams @ Spirit Level Printed and bound by LegoPrint, Italy Preface This new and enlarged edition of the Hugo course [Norwegian in Three Months is designed for people who want to acquire a good working knowledge of the language ina short time, and who will probably be working at home with- out a teacher. The Three Months series asa whole is renowned for its success in self-tuition, with some titles proving to be equally useful in supporting teacher-led. classes; this book is no exception. It provides a complete ‘course in written and conversational Norwegian, ‘The author, Givind Blom, has had many years’ experience in teaching his native language, both in school and via correspondence courses, and in the preparation of self tuition texts. He was also a co-editor of a 3-volume study cof Norwegian, Our Own Language, published in 1987 by H. Aschehoug & Co. in Oslo. The book begins with an explanation of Norwegian pronunciation, as far as this is possible in print. If you are working without teacher, you will ind that our system of “imitated pronunciation’ simplifies matters considerably. Using this book together with the related audio cassettes ‘which we have produced as optional extras will add another dimension to your studies. Ask your bookseller for Hugo's Norwegian in Three Months Casselte Course. Ithas always been a principle of the Hugo method to teach only what is really essential. We assume that the student wants to learn Norwegian from a practical angle; the chapters contain those rules of grammar that will be of most help in this respect. Constructions are clearly explained, and the order in which everything is presented takes into considera- tion the need for rapiel progress. Each chapter includes plenty of exercises, and the vocabulary used is both practical and up-to-date (see the Introduction for notes concerning.