Vienna, Austria

Norwegian translation: Wien, Østerrike

21:08 Jan 23, 2003
English to Norwegian translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: Vienna, Austria
Actually, I just have a question regarding mail. If you were to send something from Norway to Austria would you write Vienna, Austria in your language? Ir you say that it should be left in English. Then, I would ask, is that one a native of Norway do when they send a letter?
Lori
Norwegian translation:Wien, Østerrike
Explanation:
We would enter the names in Norwegian, since the mail is sorted here and goes directly to - exactly Wien.
However, most Norwegians do speak English very well, so I assume they would also understand Vienna, Austria.
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Amber Intl.
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Wien, Østerrike


Explanation:
We would enter the names in Norwegian, since the mail is sorted here and goes directly to - exactly Wien.
However, most Norwegians do speak English very well, so I assume they would also understand Vienna, Austria.


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Amber Intl.
Local time: 16:18
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Wien, Østerrike


Explanation:
Or, on an envelope, it would be written like this:

Wien
Østerrike

As you can see, even in Norwegian we spell the city name the German way.

If a Norwegian sends a letter from Norway to Vienna, Austria, it's not likely that he would write the address in English.


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