The Norwegian alphabet has 29 letters: the 26 letters of the English alphabet plus three additional vowels — Æ, Ø, and Å — which are placed at the end, in that order.

Æ, Ø, and Å are three extra vowels in Norwegian. Æ sounds like the "a" in the English word "cat". Ø is a rounded front vowel similar to the German ö or the "i" in "bird". Å sounds like the "o" in "more" or the "aw" in "saw". They are full letters — not accents — and they change the meaning of a word.

Yes. Norwegian and Danish share the exact same 29-letter alphabet, including Æ, Ø, and Å in the same order. Swedish is slightly different — it uses Ä and Ö instead of Æ and Ø, and orders the extras as Å, Ä, Ö.

On a Norwegian keyboard, Æ, Ø, and Å have their own dedicated keys to the right of the letter L. On US/UK keyboards on macOS, use Option + ' for æ, Option + O for ø, and Option + A for å. On Windows, add the Norwegian keyboard layout, or use Alt codes: Alt+145 for æ, Alt+0248 for ø, Alt+0229 for å.

Most learners can recognise all 29 letters within an hour and pronounce them confidently within a few days of practice. The three extra vowels — Æ, Ø, Å — take the longest because the sounds do not exist in English, but with daily practice they become natural inside a couple of weeks.

Yes — at least the sounds. You do not need to memorise the alphabet song, but you do need to recognise how each letter is pronounced so you can read, spell your name, and understand when Norwegians spell things out loud (which is common in shops, offices, and over the phone).