Inngangskontrollen begynner snart.

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as a single word.

So inngangskontrollen is built from:

• inngang = entrance
• kontroll = check / inspection / screening
• -en = the

This is very normal in Norwegian. English often uses separate words where Norwegian prefers one compound.

That -s- is a linking sound used in many Norwegian compounds. It does not have a separate meaning by itself.

You can think of it as helping the two parts connect more naturally:

• inngang
• kontroll
• becomes inngangskontroll

This linking -s- is something learners often just have to get used to, because it is not always fully predictable.

In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of standing alone in front of it.

So:

• en kontroll = a check
• kontrollen = the check

Here, the whole compound becomes definite:

• inngangskontrollen = the entrance check

That is why you do not see a separate word like English the.

Because the head noun is kontroll, and that noun takes the definite singular ending -en in Bokmål.

A useful rule: in a compound noun, the last part decides the gender and the ending.

So even though the word starts with inngang-, the important noun for grammar is kontroll, which gives:

• inngangskontroll
• inngangskontrollen

Not always. This is a common point of confusion.

In Norwegian, kontroll often means:

• check
• inspection
• screening

So in this sentence, it is probably closer to check or screening than to English control in the sense of power or authority.

Begynner is the present tense of å begynne, which means to begin.

Examples:

• jeg begynner = I begin / I am beginning
• den begynner = it begins
• de begynner = they begin

Unlike English, Norwegian verbs do not change depending on the subject. The same present-tense form is used for all persons.

Because Norwegian often uses the present tense for the near future, especially when the time is already clear from the context or from a word like snart.

So begynner snart is very natural and works like English sentences such as:

• It starts soon
• The show begins in a minute

You do not need a separate future form here.

Yes, it could.

The sentence as given has the normal statement pattern:

• Inngangskontrollen
  • begynner
    • snart

That is a neutral word order.

You can also put snart first for emphasis:

• Snart begynner inngangskontrollen.

Notice what happens then: the verb comes before the subject. That is because Norwegian follows the verb-second rule in main clauses.

So these are both good:

• Inngangskontrollen begynner snart.
• Snart begynner inngangskontrollen.

A rough guide:

• inngangskontrollen ≈ INN-gangs-kon-TROL-len
• begynner ≈ beh-GYNN-er

A few helpful details:

• In inngang, the ng sounds like the ng in sing, and you also hear a hard g after it.
• In begynner, the Norwegian y is not an ordinary English vowel. It is pronounced with the tongue in an ee position but with rounded lips.
• snart has a long vowel: roughly snaart.

The exact pronunciation depends a bit on dialect, but those approximations are a good start.

Yes, that would also be natural.

Both begynner and starter can work here:

• begynner snart
• starter snart

Begynner is very neutral and broad.
Starter is also common and may sound a little more like the event is kicking off.

In many situations, either one would be understood perfectly.