A1Norwegian

Asking for Help

Use these essential phrases to get someone's attention, explain that you are lost, and ask them to repeat or speak slowly when you do not understand.

Key Phrases

Voice
Asking for help · 2 ways to say it

Unnskyld, kan du hjelpe meg?

neutral

Excuse me, can you help me?

Hei, jeg trenger hjelp!

casual

Hi, I need help!

Very direct. Use this in urgent situations.

Saying you are lost · 2 ways to say it

Jeg finner ikke veien.

neutral

I can't find the way.

The easiest everyday way to say you are lost without using complex past tenses.

Unnskyld meg, jeg vet ikke veien.

polite

Excuse me, I don't know the way.

Expressing lack of understanding · 2 ways to say it

Jeg forstår ikke.

neutral

I do not understand.

Beklager, jeg forstår ingenting.

casual

Sorry, I understand nothing.

A natural exaggeration when you are completely lost in a fast conversation.

Asking to repeat · 2 ways to say it

Kan du gjenta det?

neutral

Can you repeat that?

En gang til?

casual

One more time?

A very common and natural chunk in spoken Norwegian.

Asking to speak slowly · 2 ways to say it

Kan du snakke litt saktere?

neutral

Can you speak a bit slower?

Kan du snakke sakte, takk?

polite

Can you speak slowly, please?

Adding 'takk' makes direct requests softer and more polite.

Practice Dialogue

Tourist
Unnskyld, kan du hjelpe meg litt?
Local
Ja, selvfølgelig. Hva er problemet?
Tourist
Jeg finner ikke veien. Hvor er togstasjonen?
Local
Togstasjonen er der borte. Du går rett fram.
Tourist
Jeg forstår ikke. Kan du snakke litt saktere?
Local
Å, beklager. Du går rett fram til butikken.
Tourist
Kan du gjenta det, vær så snill?
Local
Du går rett fram. Stasjonen er der.
Tourist
Å, nå ser jeg stasjonen. Tusen takk!
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