Bonusrunden begynner nå.

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as a single word.

• bonus = bonus
• runde = round

So bonusrunde means bonus round, and bonusrunden means the bonus round.

Writing it as two words would usually look wrong in standard Norwegian.

The ending -en is the definite article attached to the noun. In English, you use a separate word, the. In Norwegian, it is often added to the end of the noun instead.

• en bonusrunde = a bonus round
• bonusrunden = the bonus round

So -en here is doing the job of English the.

Because Norwegian commonly expresses definiteness by adding an ending to the noun instead of using a separate article.

In this sentence:

• bonusrunden already means the bonus round

So you do not need an extra word meaning the before it.

Begynner is the present tense form of the verb begynne, which means to begin or to start.

• å begynne = to begin
• begynner = begin/begins, or is beginning

In a normal present-tense statement, Norwegian uses the finite verb form, so:

• Bonusrunden begynner nå. = The bonus round begins now.

No. In Norwegian, verbs do not usually change for person the way they do in English.

So the present tense stays the same:

• jeg begynner = I begin
• du begynner = you begin
• han begynner = he begins
• vi begynner = we begin

That makes Norwegian verb forms simpler than English in this area.

Nå means now.

In a simple statement like this, putting nå at the end is very natural:

• Bonusrunden begynner nå.

It can also be moved for emphasis:

• Nå begynner bonusrunden.

Both are correct, but they feel slightly different in focus. The original version sounds like a straightforward announcement.

This is the normal Norwegian pattern for a basic statement:

• subject + verb + adverb

So here:

• Bonusrunden = subject
• begynner = verb
• nå = adverb

Norwegian also follows the verb-second rule in main clauses. That means the finite verb usually comes in the second position. If you move nå to the front, the verb still stays second:

• Nå begynner bonusrunden.

Not Nå bonusrunden begynner.

Yes. Norwegian often uses the present tense for something happening right now or immediately.

So Bonusrunden begynner nå can mean:

• the bonus round starts now
• the bonus round is beginning now

That is very natural in announcements, TV shows, games, and live events.

A rough guide is beh-GYNN-er, but the vowel in gy does not exist naturally in English, so the spelling guide is only approximate.

A few helpful points:

• gy has a rounded front vowel that many English speakers find tricky
• the nn is clearly pronounced
• the ending -er is usually a light unstressed ending

The important thing at first is to recognize and produce it consistently, even if your vowel is not perfect yet.

Nå is pronounced with the letter å, which is a long vowel sound not written the same way in English.

A rough English approximation is something like:

• noh

But the Norwegian å is usually a cleaner, rounder vowel than English speakers first produce.

So:

• nå = now

This is a very common word, so it is worth practicing early.

In some varieties of Norwegian, you may see or hear feminine forms such as -a on certain nouns. But for this noun in standard Bokmål, bonusrunden is the expected form.

So for a learner, the safest version is:

• Bonusrunden begynner nå.

That is the standard form you should use here.

Not exactly, though it can be similar in some contexts.

• begynner = begins, starts
• starter = starts

Both can sometimes work, but begynner is often the more natural choice for something like the bonus round begins now.

Also, if you say just Starter nå, that would usually sound incomplete unless the subject is understood from context. The full sentence Bonusrunden begynner nå is clearer and more standard.