Practice Assignment: Role-play dialogue writing

Norwegian role-play dialogue: what this assignment covers

This free practice assignment is part of the Mondosol Learn to speak Norwegian course. You work through a short dialogue between Kari and her new neighbour Marco, line by line, and then write your own role-play using the same pattern: greeting, names, where you come from, work and goodbye.

What you will learn

• Hei! Jeg heter Kari. Hva heter du? — Hi! My name is Kari. What is your name?
• Jeg heter Marco. Hyggelig å treffe deg! — My name is Marco. Nice to meet you!
• Hvor kommer du fra? — Where do you come from?
• Jeg kommer fra Italia, men jeg bor i Oslo nå. — I come from Italy, but I live in Oslo now.
• Hva jobber du med? — What do you do for work?
• Jeg er sykepleier. — I am a nurse (no article before a job).
• Så hyggelig! Vi ses! — How nice! See you!
• Ha det bra! — Goodbye, take care!

Your assignment

Write a dialogue of eight lines between you and a new neighbour or colleague. Use your own name, country, town and job. Read it out loud twice, then change one detail each time (a new job, a new town) to practise the patterns.

Practice questions

1. Kari asks “Hva heter du?” What does Marco answer? (Jeg kommer fra Italia, Jeg heter Marco, Ha det bra)
2. What does “Hyggelig å treffe deg” mean? (See you later, Where are you from?, Nice to meet you)
3. Which sentence is correct Norwegian? (Jeg er sykepleier., Jeg er en sykepleier., Jeg sykepleier er.)
4. How do you ask “Where do you come from?” (Hva jobber du med?, Vi ses!, Hvor kommer du fra?)

How the lesson works

Start with the flashcards: tap to flip, listen, and say each line out loud. Then practise the same lines in quick rounds — listen and tap the right picture, match the pairs, build the sentence, listen and type — before a short quiz with hearts. A wrong answer costs a heart; at the end you can practise your mistakes or restart. Finish to earn XP and keep your daily streak alive.

Why it matters

Most first conversations in Norway follow this same pattern. Practising it as a dialogue, not as single words, gives you ready-made answers for new neighbours, colleagues and classmates.

Keep going

Ready for more? Go back to the full Learn to speak Norwegian course to pick your next lesson, or browse all Mondosol courses. For an authoritative reference, see Språkrådet (Language Council of Norway). Mondosol is free to start; Plus unlocks all courses, unlimited hearts and offline practice.