Norwegian on the Web (NoW)

A complete free university Norwegian course from NTNU — ten chapters, audio and all.

CoursesWebsitesFreeBeginnerIntermediateA1–B1

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What it actually is

NTNU built this for its own international students and left it open to everyone: ten chapters following a cast of characters, each with recorded texts, vocabulary lists, grammar explanations, pronunciation guides and self-marking exercises. NoW2 continues the story into a second course, so the free path runs well past survival Norwegian. There is nothing else this complete for Norwegian at zero cost. It is a self-study website with no teacher and no feedback on your speaking or writing.

What it covers

  • Listening
  • Grammar
  • Vocabulary
  • Pronunciation
  • Reading

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