This is the 535th most frequent Norwegian word.
nylig
"Recently."
Here, 'nylig' is an adverb used to indicate that the action of starting to learn Norwegian occurred in the not-too-distant past.
Jeg har nylig begynt å lære norsk.
I have recently started learning Norwegian.
In this sentence, 'nylig' describes that the action of buying the car happened a short while ago.
Hun kjøpte nylig en ny bil.
She recently bought a new car.
Here, 'nylig' modifies the verb 'snakket' to show that the discussion about the vacation occurred in the recent past.