المعنى
Asking for the calendar date
خلفية ثقافية
Norwegians often use week numbers (uke 1, uke 2, etc.) for planning. If you ask for the date, they might give you the week number instead! The date format is always Day.Month.Year. Using Month/Day/Year (US style) will cause confusion. Ordinal numbers are used for dates. You don't say 'ten mai', you say 'tiende mai' (tenth May). Public holidays (røde dager) are very important. Asking the date around Easter or Christmas often leads to discussions about which days are 'off'.
Use the Definite
Always remember the '-en' at the end of 'datoen'. It makes you sound much more natural.
Don't say 'Hvilken dato'
While correct, 'Hva er datoen' is much more common in spoken Norwegian.
المعنى
Asking for the calendar date
Use the Definite
Always remember the '-en' at the end of 'datoen'. It makes you sound much more natural.
Don't say 'Hvilken dato'
While correct, 'Hva er datoen' is much more common in spoken Norwegian.
Week Numbers
If someone answers with a week number, don't be afraid to ask for the specific date!
اختبر نفسك
Fill in the missing word to complete the question.
Hva er ______ i dag?
You need the definite form 'datoen' to ask for 'the date'.
Which phrase is the most natural way to ask for the calendar date?
Select the correct option:
'Hva er datoen i dag?' specifically asks for the calendar date.
Complete the dialogue.
Person A: Unnskyld, hva er datoen i dag? Person B: _________
The answer to a date question should be a specific date (number and month).
Match the question to the situation.
You are at the post office and need to write the date on a package.
This is the appropriate question for administrative dating.
🎉 النتيجة: /4
وسائل تعلم بصرية
بنك التمارين
4 تمارينHva er ______ i dag?
You need the definite form 'datoen' to ask for 'the date'.
Select the correct option:
'Hva er datoen i dag?' specifically asks for the calendar date.
Person A: Unnskyld, hva er datoen i dag? Person B: _________
The answer to a date question should be a specific date (number and month).
You are at the post office and need to write the date on a package.
This is the appropriate question for administrative dating.
🎉 النتيجة: /4
الأسئلة الشائعة
4 أسئلةYes, it is perfectly correct but slightly more formal than 'Hva er datoen'.
In Norwegian, 'hva' is often used for general questions about identity or value, even when 'which' might be used in English.
Say 'Det er den [ordinal number] [month].' For example: 'Det er den andre mai.'
Usually no, unless there is confusion about which year it is.
عبارات ذات صلة
Hvilken dag er det i dag?
similarWhat day is it today? (Monday, etc.)
Hva er klokka?
similarWhat time is it?
I går
contrastYesterday
I morgen
contrastTomorrow
