Hun skal føde snart.

Here skal is used to talk about the near future: she is going to / will.

In Norwegian, skal can sometimes mean shall / must / is supposed to, but in Hun skal føde snart, it most naturally means that the birth is expected to happen soon.

So the sense is:

• Hun = she
• skal = is going to / will
• føde = give birth
• snart = soon

Because it comes after the modal verb skal.

After modal verbs in Norwegian—such as skal, vil, kan, må, bør—the next verb normally stays in the infinitive without å.

So:

• Hun skal føde snart
• not Hun skal å føde snart

This is similar to English:

• She will give birth
• not She will to give birth

For the same reason: skal is a modal verb, and modal verbs are followed directly by the infinitive.

Compare:

• å føde = to give birth
• Hun skal føde = She is going to give birth

So å appears when you name the infinitive by itself, but not after skal.

In this sentence, å føde means to give birth.

It is specifically used for childbirth. So Hun skal føde snart means that a woman is going to have a baby soon.

Be careful not to confuse it with related-looking words:

• fødsel = birth
• å bli født = to be born

For example:

• Hun skal føde snart = She is going to give birth soon.
• Barnet skal bli født snart = The baby is going to be born soon.

Snart means soon.

It usually suggests that something will happen in the near future. In this sentence, it means the birth is expected before long.

Depending on context, snart can feel like:

• soon
• before long
• any time now

This is the normal Norwegian main-clause order:

subject + finite verb + infinitive + time expression

So:

• Hun = subject
• skal = finite verb
• føde = infinitive
• snart = time adverb

That gives: Hun skal føde snart.

You may also hear:

• Hun skal snart føde.

That is also correct. The difference is mainly one of emphasis and rhythm, not basic meaning.

Yes. Both are correct:

• Hun skal føde snart
• Hun skal snart føde

They both mean essentially the same thing.

A rough difference:

• Hun skal føde snart puts soon at the end, which is very natural and neutral.
• Hun skal snart føde places snart earlier, which can make the timing feel slightly more prominent.

In everyday speech, both are fine.

No. Skal can have several meanings depending on context.

Common uses include:

• future / expected event
  
  • Hun skal føde snart.
• obligation / requirement
  
  • Du skal gjøre leksene dine. = You must do your homework.
• plan / arrangement
  
  • Vi skal reise i morgen. = We are going to travel tomorrow.

In your sentence, the future meaning is the natural one.

Sometimes yes, because Norwegian often uses the present tense for future meaning when the context is clear.

For example:

• Hun føder snart.

This can also mean She is giving birth soon / She will give birth soon, depending on context.

But Hun skal føde snart more clearly signals an upcoming event. It often sounds a little more explicit about the future.

Both sentences can mean She is going to give birth soon.

• Hun skal føde snart is straightforward and common.
• Hun kommer til å føde snart also expresses the future, often with a sense of prediction.

In many situations, they are very close in meaning. A learner should recognize both.

Structure:

• skal + infinitive
• kommer til å + infinitive

So:

• Hun skal føde snart
• Hun kommer til å føde snart

A learner often finds ø tricky.

føde is pronounced roughly like:

• FØ-de

Notes:

• ø is a rounded vowel that does not exist in standard English.
• It is somewhat similar to the vowel in French deux or German schön.
• The final e in føde is pronounced, not silent.

A very rough English-friendly approximation might be FUR-duh or FER-duh, but neither is exact. The important part is learning the ø sound.

snart is pronounced roughly like snaart, with a long a sound.

A few tips:

• The r is pronounced.
• The vowel is longer than in short English cat.
• In many dialects, it sounds somewhat like snahrt.

Exact pronunciation varies by dialect, but the standard form is easy to recognize.

It is capitalized because it starts the sentence.

In Norwegian, pronouns like hun are not normally capitalized in the middle of a sentence.

So:

• Hun skal føde snart.
• Jeg tror hun skal føde snart.

Unlike English I, Norwegian jeg, du, hun, vi are only capitalized at the beginning of a sentence.

It depends on context, but grammatically it is completely normal.

Hun skal føde snart is a neutral statement of fact. It would be natural in contexts like:

• family conversation
• medical discussion
• talking about someone who is due soon

If you want a softer or less direct way to refer to the situation, Norwegian also has alternatives, such as:

• Hun venter barn. = She is expecting a child.
• Hun er gravid. = She is pregnant.

But if the specific idea is she will give birth soon, then Hun skal føde snart is perfectly natural.