Complete Norwegian Beginner to Intermediate Course: (Book and audio support): 6 (Teach Yourself Language) Paperback – 27 Dec. 2013

Great book easy to understand

This book is a great and informative read and relatively easy especially if you already have done their Swedish course and the listening exercises are very usefull. The ebook versions of these books were so cheap I found it easier just to get the kindle book rather than mess around otherwise and keeps good track of your percentage progress. Amazing fun and relaxing language book!!

I ordered this, as with a trip to Norway on the horizon, I thought perhaps I could learn a little bit of the language. Now, I am rubbish at languages. However, after reading and listening to a little bit (I've had it for less than a week) I'm actually picking this up quite quickly. Im stumbling a little when it comes to explaining how the language works, but I think that is more to do with my own grammar weakness.The book and audio is clear and concise - however you do need both at hand to fully understand everything. That said, it is possible to use them independently, it's just not as emmersive. As with anything, learning another language takes time, however from my experiences so far, I am confident that with these resources I will develop a good grasp of the language

A great book, with a good structure and a light hearted tone. A story develops through the book as you follow a set of main characters, which is a lovely way to teach. However, one thing that started to grate on me early on and still winds me up now is the number of new words that are constantly introduced with no translation and no listing in the mini dictionary at the back of the book. I can understand this for obvious words very close to their English meaning, but plenty of obscure new words and even entire new sentences made of new words are thrown at the reader with every new dialogue, and one then has no alternative but to use a Norwegian dictionary or an online translator and decipher the sentences word by word. The result of this is that progress is rather slow and it limits the CD's use in the car or when away from a dictionary or internet, such as on a plane. Other than that though, it's a really good course.

This is hands down the best book on the market for a beginner learning the Norwegian language. The set comes with a book and CD - the book is split up into several units and has an array of listening, reading and writing exercises to test yourself on. The CD is also very useful as you can transfer into onto your mp3 player and listen to it when on the commute etc - you'll be surprised at how much information you'll remember, even if it's just playing in the background!Overall, I am extremely happy with this product!

Firstly, as someone with no previous experience of learning Norwegian I must say the course itself looks as though it lends itself well to studying independently. The explanation section at the front of the book explaining how the course works and how to use the 'discovery method' is really helpful and gave me some additional tips to use on my language learning journey. This leads nicely on to a section on pronunciation with accompanying audio which is incredibly helpful in my opinion. Even for the absolute beginner! Whilst there are aspects that will just require lots of practice it was really rewarding going into the first chapter proper and being able to grasp the pronunciation of the words. I was even able to get a number correct without listening to the audio beforehand. Whilst some might be tempted to skip this section I really would excise patience and really stick with it. It'll be worth it in the long run! I can't comment on much of the course from chapter two onwards but my first impressions are very positive and I'm excited to see how far this course can take me.However, I have some complaints that might be minor to some but are just too frustrating for me to ignore. Having completed the Teach Yourself French course years ago I was expecting a similar package i.e. book and 2 CDs. The pictures on amazon do look as though you are getting a book and CD pack as does the ISBN listed on the amazon product page.There are NO CDs!! Which perhaps explains why what I thought was a bargain at just over £20.00 wasn't quite the bargain I was expecting to drop through the letter box.To be fair Teach Yourself do provide an online audio for free which is admirable especially as the cost of undertaking a course has now effectively halved. I do however prefer the physical CD copies simply for the fact that I can choose whether to use them, how to use them and for how long. The digital copies take that choice away and I do wonder with the courses undergoing regular revisions and updates, how long the audio provided will remain relevant to the current edition of the published book. Furthermore, with the audio being locked in to the teach yourself app/website access to said audio lies wholly with the publisher. For some this won't be an issue at all but as someone who likes to go back over time and refresh things etc I do wonder whether this will remain possible.Another issue lies in the fact that the website is clunky and offers limited audio playback tools - limiting itself to skip back/forward, play and pause. I would love to the say the app was better but am unable to use it on my Samsung phone. I just get constant error after error including errors such as "please tray again". This bugginess isn't limited to just my own experience as reviews on the google play store are quick to point out.Luckily they do offer an option through the website of downloading the individual files as MP3 files which I've found solves my own bugbears above. Its just a shame that the actual quality of the product is dragged down by the awful buggy app and I'm just glad that they included an MP3 download link on the website otherwise I'd probably look for alternatives!

This course comes complete with book and the MP3 Audio CD. I have learned languages with Teach Yourself before and quite liked it - and this one does not disappoint. It moves at a good pace, covering all the basics. I am using this one to prepare for a Norway trip later this year. I wanted a proper course, not just a phrase book and Complete Norwegian is exactly that.

This is well presented as are most books in the Teach Yourself series. A definite must is the audio download which provides an indispensable guide to pronunciation. Norwegian is a relatively straightforward language, particularly when compared to its elder relative Icelandic. This book is an excellent primer for the would-be student.