Basic Icelandic
Since I am trying to encourage everyone to go and enjoy the Icelandic wonders, I want to leave you a basic vocabulary.
In another post I already showed you this phrase...
Ég tala ekki íslensku, which means... I don’t speak Icelandic. Even though now you have to change it to Ég er að læra íslensku... I am learning Icelandic..; )
The first thing you should know is that the alphabet, although it is very similar, is not the same as ours have four different letters.
- ð: th of; the;
- æ: to & and;
- þ: the spanish z or th in thing;
- ö: u in turn.
Also the vowels are pronounced differently if they have accents or not.
- A : as it shows a
- Á: au as; house;
- E: as it shows e
- É: ie as; yet;
- I: as it shows i
- Í: double ii (alargan la vocal)
- O: as it shows o
- Ó: ou in; goat;
- U: as german ü
- Ú: as it shows u
Another curiosity is that the accent on the Icelandic words always goes on the first syllable! That's why the; '; (accents) do not indicate the accent but the pronunciation of the vowel.
Here are some useful phrases and words:
- Hello: Halló
- Good morning: Góðan daginn!
- Good night: Góða nótt!
- Bye: Bless Bless
- Yes: Já
- No: Nei
- Thanks: Takk fyrir
- My name is Carmen: Ég heiti Carmen
If you are in love...
- I love you ég elska þig
For posters of the sites it is important:
- Open - opið Closed- lokað
For the services:
- Man- maður Woman- Konur/kona
- A birthday greeting.... til hamingju með afmælið
So with this it is left for me to wish us Good trip!... Góða ferð!
I leave you a picture of a lamb... dog... Icelandic...
Since Iceland featured prominently in the iconic series Game of Thrones, why not check out the 9 other countries in which filming for the show took place.
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Content available in other languages
- Español: Islandés básico
- Italiano: Islandese basico
- Français: Quelques bases en islandais
- Polski: Podstawy języka islandzkiego
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