Survival Phrases
The exact phrases you need for real life abroad — with practice dialogues and audio, for every level.
Practice pronunciationTravel & Transport
Airports, trains, taxis, and getting around.
Checking in at the Airport
These phrases will help you navigate the check-in desk, drop off your bags, and find your flight details at a Norwegian airport.
Checking in at the Airport
Use these phrases when checking in at a Norwegian airport, dropping off bags, choosing your seat, and finding your way to the gate.
Going Through Security
These phrases will help you navigate airport security smoothly and communicate clearly with the staff.
Going Through Security
These phrases will help you understand security instructions at Norwegian airports and ask questions about the rules.
Customs & Immigration
These phrases will help you navigate passport control and customs smoothly when arriving in Norway.
Customs & Immigration
Use these phrases when answering questions at passport control and passing through customs in Norway.
Reporting Lost Luggage
Use these phrases at the airport baggage service desk to report a missing suitcase, describe it, and arrange for delivery.
Buying Train Tickets
These phrases will help you buy train tickets, find your platform, and ask about your journey in Norway.
Buying Train Tickets
Use these phrases when buying train tickets, checking departure times, and managing your journey at a Norwegian station.
Buying Train Tickets
Use these phrases when buying train tickets and checking departures at a station in Norway.
Using Buses & the Metro
Use these short, essential phrases to buy tickets, find the right bus or metro, and navigate your stops in Norway.
Using Buses & the Metro
These phrases will help you confidently navigate buses, trams, and the metro in Norway, where most ticketing is digital and asking for directions is perfectly common.
Using Buses & the Metro
Essential phrases for riding buses, trams, and the metro in Norway.
Taking a Taxi or Rideshare
These everyday phrases will help you confidently hail a taxi, confirm your rideshare, and handle paying for your trip in Norway.
Taking a Taxi or Rideshare
Use these phrases to clearly and respectfully communicate with your driver when taking a taxi or rideshare.
Taking a Taxi or Rideshare
These phrases will help you communicate clearly and accurately with a taxi or rideshare driver in Norway, covering everything from confirming your ride to handling the payment.
Asking for Directions
Use these practical phrases to ask for directions, find landmarks, and make sure you are going the right way.
Asking for Directions
Use these phrases to ask for directions and understand basic navigation around a Norwegian town.
Asking for Directions
Use these phrases when you are lost in a Norwegian town and need to ask locals for directions, clarify their instructions, or decide on transportation.
Renting a Car
Use these phrases to confidently handle car rentals in Norway, from picking up the keys to understanding insurance and fuel policies.
On the Plane
Use these phrases when boarding, settling in, or making requests during a flight.
On the Plane
Use these phrases when boarding, settling in, or needing help from the cabin crew during a flight.
Missed or Delayed Connection
Use these phrases when your flight or train is delayed, cancelled, or you have missed a connection — at the desk, on the phone, or with fellow travellers.
At the Tourist Office
Use these phrases when visiting a tourist office to get maps, find top sights, ask about tickets, tours, and how to get around.
Renting a Bike or Scooter
Use these everyday phrases to confidently navigate renting, parking, and troubleshooting bikes or e-scooters using local rental apps.