Buying Shoes
Essential phrases for asking about sizes, trying on shoes, and making a purchase in a Norwegian store.
Key Phrases
Kan jeg prøve disse?
neutralCan I try these?
Unnskyld, får jeg prøve skoene?
politeExcuse me, may I try the shoes?
Using 'får jeg' (may I get to) makes the request slightly more polite.
Har dere størrelse førti?
neutralDo you have size forty?
Shoe sizes in Norway use standard European sizing.
De er for små.
neutralThey are too small.
Skoene er for trange.
casualThe shoes are too tight.
The word 'trang' specifically means narrow or tight.
Har dere en størrelse større?
neutralDo you have a size bigger?
Jeg trenger en størrelse mindre.
casualI need a size smaller.
A direct but very common way to state what you need.
Har dere disse i svart?
neutralDo you have these in black?
De er veldig komfortable.
neutralThey are very comfortable.
De er gode på foten.
casualThey feel good on the foot.
A very natural Norwegian idiom for comfortable footwear.
Jeg tar dem.
neutralI'll take them.
Literally 'I take them', the most natural way to say you want to buy something.
Jeg kjøper disse, takk.
politeI'll buy these, thanks.