Laundry & Dry Cleaning
Use these practical phrases to drop off clothes, ask about stains, and pick up your items at a Norwegian laundry or dry cleaner.
Key Phrases
Kan dere vaske og tørke disse klærne?
neutralCan you wash and dry these clothes?
Kan dere rense denne dressen?
neutralCan you dry clean this suit?
Use 'rense' for dry cleaning; 'vaske' means standard washing.
Jeg vil gjerne rense denne dressen.
politeI would like to dry clean this suit.
Får dere bort denne flekken?
casualCan you get this stain out?
A very natural, everyday way to ask if they can remove a stain.
Klarer dere å fjerne denne flekken?
neutralAre you able to remove this stain?
Når kan jeg hente klærne?
casualWhen can I pick up the clothes?
Når er klærne ferdige?
neutralWhen are the clothes ready?
Hvor mye koster det totalt?
neutralHow much does it cost in total?
Her er lappen min.
casualHere is my ticket.
Staff usually give you a 'lapp' (small slip of paper) to claim your clothes.
Jeg skal hente klærne mine. Her er kvitteringen.
politeI am picking up my clothes. Here is the receipt.