Icelandic phrasebook

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Icelandic is spoken in Iceland. It is a North Germanic language, related to Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian, but unlike them retains the full set of conjugations and declensions that Old Norse had. That and its lack of Latinate words make it a difficult language for English speakers.

Icelandic nouns are declined in four cases, two numbers, and the presence of the definite article. Verbs have person and number, including the dual, which is used with pronouns. See also the Icelandic language article at Wikipedia [1].

[edit] Pronunciation guide

Although Icelandic looks very formidable with its strange characters "þ" and "ð" and many accented vowels, once the basic rules have been learned, pronunciation is fairly straightforward. Note that stress always falls on the first syllable of any word.

[edit] Vowels

Some vowels in Icelandic can have accent marks which modify the sound of each vowel. Vowels can come in long or short forms. In Icelandic, all vowels can be long or short. Vowels are long when they are in single syllable words, or when they form the penultimate syllable in two syllable words.

A a 

(Short) like "a" in "land", (long) like "a" in "car"; or like "ow" in "now" when followed by "ng" or "nk".

Á á 

Like "ow" in "now".

E e 

(Short) like "e" in "met", (long) like "ea" in "bear".

É é 

Like "ye" in "yes".

I i 

(Short) like "i" in "bit", (long) same "i" but lengthened; or like "ee" in "meet" when followed by "ng" or "nk".

Í í 

Like "ee" in "meet".

O o 

(Short) like "o" in "hot", (long) like "or" in "door".

Ó ó 

Like "o" in "snow".

U u 

(Short) like "u" in "put", (long) the same short "u" but lengthened; or like "oo" in "moon" when followed by "ng" or "nk".

Ú ú 

Like "oo" in "moon", or "eu" in French "adieu"; (an "ee" sound with rounded lips).

Y y 

Same as Icelandic "i": (short) like "i" in "bit", (long) same "i" but lengthened; or like "ee" in "meet" when followed by "ng" or "nk".

Ý ý 

Same as Icelandic "í": like "ee" in "meet".

Æ æ 

Like "i" in "mile".

Ö ö 

(Short) like "ur" in "fur" but shorter, (long) like "ur" in "fur"; (do not pronouce the "r").

[edit] Consonants

B b 

Like "b" in "bed", or like "p" when at word end or following "m".

D d 

Like "d" in "day", or like "t" when at word end.

Ð ð 

Like "th" in "that", (only occurs in word middle and word end).

F f 

Like "f" in "fish", or like "v" in "van" when between vowels; or when before "l" or "n", like "b" in "bed".

G g 

Like "g" in "go", or like "k" in "kill" when in word middle; it is lost after "á", "ó", "u" when followed by "a" or "u" in the next syllable or when at word end.

H h 

Like "h" in "hat", or like "k" when before a consonant; (never silent like "honour").

J j 

Like "y" in "yes".

K k 

Like "k" in "kill".

L l 

Like "l" in "like".

M m 

Like "m" in "me".

N n 

Like "n" in "nurse".

P p 

Like "p" in "push", or like "f" in "far" when before "s", "k", or "t".

R r 

Rolled, like Scottish "r".

S s 

Like "s" in "sun"; (never like "z" in "zero").

T t 

Like "t" in "take".

V v 

Like "v" in "value".

X x 

Like "x" in "exit".

Þ þ 

Like "th" in "thing".

[edit] Common diphthongs and letter combinations

au 

Like "ur" in "fur" (do not prononce the r) followed by "ee" in "see" but with no intervening "r" - "u(r)-ee", similar to "oy" in "boy".

ei, ey 

Like "ay" in "say".

gi, gj 

Like "gy" in "drag-you" at word start; like "y" in "yes" in word middle or at word end.

hv 

Like "kv" in "lock vent".

kk 

Like "chk" in Scottish "Loch Carron".

ll 

Like "tl" in "settle". Similar to Welsh "ll" (double L) but more aspirated (has more air to it).

ng 

Like "nk" in "thinker", not "ng" in "finger".

nn 

Like "dn" in "hard-nosed" when after "á", "é", "í", "ó", "ú", "ý", "æ", "au", "ei", or "ey"; or like "nn" in "tunnel" after "a", "e", "i", "o", "u", "y" or "ö".

pp 

Like "h" and "p" fused together, similar to "hop" without the "o".

rl 

Like "dl" in "riddle" similar in form to Welsh "ll" (double L) but said harder.

rn 

Like "dn" in "hard-nosed" when after "á", "é", "í", "ó", "ú", "ý", "æ", "au", "ei", or "ey".

tt 

Like "h" and "t" fused together, similar to "hut" without the "u".

[edit] Phrase list

[edit] Basics

Note: you should take time to learn the alphabet rather than rely on the pronunciation guides within the brackets. Also note, the hyphens (-) serve only as a means to help you break down pronunciations, they do not represent where a pause should be, and the pronunciation should be read without pausing on the hyphens.

Hello. 

Halló. (Hal-law)

Hello (informal). 

Sæll, (to a man). (Sight-l.)

Sæl, (to a woman). (Sigh-l.)

Hi. 

Hæ. (High.) Like the English word.

Common amongst younger generations.

How are you? 

Hvað segirðu gott? (Kvadh sek-ir-dhu goht?)

Fine, thank you. 

Ég segi allt gott, þakka þér fyrir. (Yeh sek-i atlt goht, thah-ka thyer fi-rir.)

What is your name? 

Hvað heitirðu? (Kvadh hay-tir-dhu?)

My name is ______ . 

Ég heiti ______ . (Yeh hay-ti _____ .)

Nice to meet you. 

Komdu sæll, (to a man). (Komdu sight-l.)

Komdu sæl, (to a woman). (Komdu sighl.)

Please. 

Gjörðu svo vel, (to one person). (Gyer-dhu svo vel.)

Or; Gerað þið svo vel, (to many people). (Ger-adh thi-dh svo vel.)

Thank you. 

Þakka þér fyrir. (Thah-ka thyer fi-rir.)

Thanks, (informal) 

Takk. (Tahk.)

You're welcome. 

Ekkert að þakka. (Eh-kehrt adh thah-ka.)

Yes. 

Já. (Yaw.)

Or; Jú (Yoo; for answering a negative question).

No. 

Nei. (Nay.)

Excuse me, (getting attention). 

Afsakið. (Av-sak-idh.)

Excuse me, (begging pardon). 

Fyrirgefðu. (Fi-rir-gyev-dhu.)

I'm sorry, (didn't hear). 

Ha? (Ha?)

Or; Hvað segir þú? (Kvadh se-kir thoo?)

I'm sorry, (regretful).  

Því miður. (Thvee mi-dhur.)

Goodbye 

Faravel. (Fa-ra-vel; this is very formal and should only be used with complete strangers.)

Goodbye, (informal). 

Bless. (Bless; often said twice, "Bless bless".)

I can't speak Icelandic [well]. 

Ég tala ekki íslensku [svo vel]. (Yeh ta-la eh-ki ees-len-sku [svo vel].)

Do you speak English? 

Talarðu ensku? (Ta-lar-dhu en-sku?)

Is there someone here who speaks English? 

Er einhver hér sem talar ensku? (Er ayn-kver hyer sem ta-lar en-sku?)

Help! 

Hjálp! (Hyawlp!)

Look out! 

Gætinn! (Gigh-tin!)

Good morning. 

Góðan daginn. (Goh-dhan da-kin.)

Good evening. 

Gott kvöld. (Got kvur-lt.)

Good night. 

Góða nótt. (Goh-dha no-ht.)

Good night, (to sleep). 

Sofa vel. (So-va vel.)

I don't understand. 

Ég skil ekki. (Yeh skil eh-ki.)

Could you speak more slowly? 

Gætirðu talað hægar? (Gigh-tir-dhu ta-ladh high-kar?)

How do you say _____ in Icelandic? 

Hvernig segir maður _____ á íslensku? (Kver-nik se-kir ma-dhur _____ aw ees-len-sku?)

OK. 

Allt í lagí. (Atlt ee lak-i.)

Or; Ókei (Oh-kay; this is used amongst younger generations.)

Where is the toilet? 

Hvar er klósettið? (Kvar er klow-sett-idh?)

[edit] Problems

Leave me alone. 

Farðu í burtu. (Fa-r thu i bur-tu.)

Don't touch me! 

Ekki snerta mig! (E-kki snert-a mig.)

I'll call the police. 

Ég skal kalla á lögreglunna. (Ye skal kat-la a lurk-rek-luna.)

Police! 

Lögregla! (Lurk-rek-la!)

Stop! Thief! 

Stoppa! Þjófur! (Sto-hpa! Thyoh-vur!)

I need your help. 

Ég þarf smá hjálp. (Ye tharf sm-a hjowlp.)

It's an emergency. 

Það er áríðandi. (Thadh er awr-eedh-an-ti.)

I'm lost. 

Ég er týndur. (Yeg er teen-tur.)

My bag is missing. 

Taskan mín er týnd. (Tas-kan meen er teen-ed.)

My wallet is missing. 

Leðurveskið mitt er týnt. (Ledh-ur-ves-kidh mi-ht er teent.)

My purse is missing. 

Buddan mín er týnd. (Bu-tan meen er teen-ed.)

I'm sick. 

Ég er veikur. (Yeg er vai-kur.)

I've been injured. 

Ég er særður. (Yeg er sair-thur.)

I need a doctor. 

Ég þarf lækni. (Yeg tha-rf lai-kni.)

Can I use your phone? 

Má ég nota síminn þinn? (Maw ye not-a see-min thin?)

[edit] Numbers

NOTE: The numbers 1 to 4 have three gender forms in Icelandic, and this gender form changes depending upon whether the number is attached to a masculine, feminine, or neuter word. Only numbers one to four have these gender forms. In addition the numbers one to four change for the four grammatical cases; however, all numbers below are in their nominative (or natural) forms.

number _____ (train, bus, etc.) 

númer _____ (noo-mer)

half 

hálfur (hawl-vur)

third 

þriðji (thri-dhyi)

quarter 

fjórðungur (fjohr-dhun-gur)

less 

minni (min-ni)

more 

meiri (may-ri)

[edit] Cardinal

Examples:

(m) Einn maður (ay-tn madh-ur) "one man".

(f) Ein kona (ayn kon-a) "one woman".

(n) Eitt barn (ay-ht barn) "one child".

1 

einn, (masculine) (ay-dn)

ein, (feminine) (ayn)

eitt, (neuter) (ay-ht)

2 

tveir, (masculine) (tvay-r)

tvær, (feminine) (tvigh-r)

tvö, (neuter) (tvur)

3 

þrír, (masculine) (threer)

þrjá, (feminine) (three-aw)

þrjú, (neuter) (three-oo)

4 

fjórir, (masculine) (fjoh-rir)

fjórar, (feminine) (fjoh-rar)

fjógur, (neuter) (fyoh-ur)

5 

fimm (fim)

6 

sex (sex)

7 

sjö (syur)

8 

átta (ohw-ta)

9 

níu (nee-u)

10 

tíu (tee-u)

11 

ellefu (et-le-vu)

12 

tólf (toe-lv)

13 

þrettán (threh-tawn)

14 

fjórtán (fyohr-tawn)

15 

fimmtán (fim-tawn)

16 

sextán (sex-tawn)

17 

sautján (sur-ee-tyawn)

Or, seytján (say-tjawn)

18 

átján (aw-tyawn)

19 

nítján (nee-tyawn)

20 

tuttugu (tuh-tu-ghu)

21 

tuttugu og einn (tuh-tu-ghu oh aydn)

22 

tuttugu og tveir (tuh-tu-ghu oh tvayr)

23 

tuttugu og þrír (tuh-tu-ghu oh threer)

30 

þrjátíu (thryaw-tee-u)

40 

fjórutíu (fyoh-ru-tee-u)

50 

fimmtíu (fim-tee-u)

60 

sextíu (sex-tee-u)

70 

sjötíu (syur-tee-u)

80 

áttatíu (awh-ta-tee-u)

90 

níutíu (nee-u-tee-u)

100 

hundrað (hun-tradh)

101 

hundrað og einn (hun-tradh oh ay-dn)

200 

tvö hundruð (tvur hun-trudh)

300 

þrjá hundruð (thryow hun-trudh)

1000 

þúsund (thoo-sunt)

2000 

tvö þúsund (tvur thoo-sunt)

100,000 

hundrað þúsund (hun-tradh thoo-sunt)

1,000,000 

milljón (mil-yohn)

1,000,000,000 

miljarður (mil-yar-dhur)

1,000,000,000 

billjón (bil-yohn)

[edit] Ordinal

1st 

fyrsti (fir-sti)

2nd 

annar (an-nar)

3rd 

þriðji (thri-dhyi)

4th 

fjórði (fyohr-dhi)

5th 

fimmti (fim-ti)

6th 

sjötti (syur-ti)

7th 

sjöundi (syur-unti)

8th 

áttundi (awt-unti)

9th 

níundi (nee-unti)

10th 

tíundi (tee-unti)

11th 

ellefti (et-lev-ti)

12th 

tólfti (tohlv-ti)

13th 

þrettándi (thre-ht-awn-ti)

14th 

fjórtándi (fyohr-tawn-ti)

15th 

fimmtándi (fim-tawn-ti)

16th 

sextándi (sex-tawn-ti)

17th 

sautjándi (sur-eet-yawn-ti)

Or, seytjándi (say-tyawn-ti)

18th 

átjándi (awt-yawn-ti)

19th 

nítjándi (neet-yawn-ti)

20th 

tuttugasti (tut-htu-kas-ti)

21st 

tuttugasti og fyrsti (tut-htu-kas-ti oh fir-sti)

30th 

þrítugasti (three-tu-kas-ti)

40th 

fertugasti (fer-tu-kas-ti)

50th 

fimmtugasti (fim-tu-kas-ti)

60th 

sextugasti (sex-tu-kas-ti)

70th 

sjötugasti (syur-tu-kas-ti)

80th 

áttugasti (awt-tu-kas-ti)

90th 

nítugasti (nee-tu-kas-ti)

100th 

hundraðasti (hun-tra-dhas-ti)

101st 

hundraðasti og fyrsti (hun-tra-dhas-ti oh fir-sti)

100th 

tvöhundruðasti (tvur-hun-tra-dhas-ti)

1,000th 

þúsundasti (thoo-sun-tas-ti)

2,000th 

tvöþúsundasti (tur-thoo-sun-tas-ti)

100,000th 

hundrað þúsuntasti (hun-tradh thoo-sun-tas-ti)

1,000,000th 

milljónasti (mil-yohn-asti)

1,000,000,000th 

þúsund milljónasti (thoo-sunt mil-yohn-asti)

1,000,000,000,000th 

billjónasti (bil-yohn-asti)

[edit] Time

now 

núna (noo-na)

early 

snemma (sne-ma)

late 

seint (saynt)

before 

áður en (awdh-ur en)

later 

seinna meir (say-na may-r)

morning 

morgunn (mor-kun)

afternoon 

eftirmiðdagur (eb-tir-midh-tak-ur)

evening 

kvöld (kvurlt)

night 

nótt (no-ht)

[edit] Clock time

Iceland runs on the 24 hour clock as does most of Europe. For more details see Writing time and date (below).

one o'clock AM 

klukkan er eitt (kluch-kan er ay-ht)

two o'clock AM 

klukkan er tvö (kluck-kan er tvur)

noon 

hádegi (haw-de-ki)

one o'clock PM 

klukkan er þrettán (kluch-kan er thre-ht-awn)

two o'clock PM 

klukkan er fjórtán (fyohr-tawn)

midnight 

miðnætti (midh-nigh-ht-i)

[edit] Duration

_____ minute(s) 

_____ mínúta (meen-oo-ta)

Plural; mínútur (meen-oo-tur)

_____ hour(s) 

_____ klukkustund (kluch-ku-stunt)

Plural; klukkustundir (kluch-ku-stunt-ir)

_____ day(s) 

_____ dagur (dak-ur)

Plural; dagar (dak-ar)

_____ week(s) 

_____ vika (vik-a)

Plural; vikur (vik-ur)

_____ month(s) 

_____ mánuður (maw-nudh-ur)

Plural; mánuðar (maw-nudh-ar)

_____ year(s) 

_____ ár (awr)

[edit] Days

Sunday 

Sunnudagur (Sun-nu-tak-ur)

Monday 

Mánudagur (Maw-nu-tak-ur)

Tuesday 

Þriðjudagur (Three-dhyu-tak-ur)

Wednesday 

Miðvikudagur (Midh-vee-ku-tak-ur)

Thursday 

Fimmtudagur (Fim-tu-tak-ur)

Friday 

Föstudagur (Furs-tu-tak-ur)

Saturday 

Laugardagur (Lur-ee-kar-tak-ur)

[edit] Months

Note: months are never capitalised in Icelandic, they are only capitalised when they are the first word of a sentence, otherwise, even when writing the date, they are left in lower case.

January 

janúar (yan-oo-ar)

February 

febrúar (feb-roo-ar)

March 

mars (mars)

April

apríl (ap-reel)

May 

maí (ma-ee) similar to migh in "might"

June 

júní (yoo-nee)

July 

júlí (yoo-lee)

August 

ágúst (aw-koo-st)

September 

september (sep-tem-ber)

October 

október (ok-toh-ber)

November 

nóvember (noh-vem-ber)

December 

desember (des-em-ber)

[edit] Writing time and date

DATE: The date in Iceland is written in the dd/mm/yyyy format, as in Europe. The days and months are normally only capitalised at the start of a sentence, otherwise they are entirely in lower case. A fullstop ,or period, (.) is placed after the date in Icelandic.

Example:

miðvikudagur 14. apríl 2007

Wednesday 14th April 2007

TIME: The time in Iceland is written in the 24 hour format, as in most of Europe (not including UK or Ireland), with 00.00 being midnight and 12.00 being midday. The colon (:) is not used as the digit seperater, but rather the fullstop, or period, (.) is used. Note: the term "half-past the hour" in Icelandic is more like "half to the [next] hour" (see examples below).

Examples of time:

Written: klukkan 07.05

Spoken: "klukkan er fimm mínútur yfir sjö" (kluch-kan er fim meen-oot-ur i-ir syur)

Written: klukkan 13.30

Spoken: "klukkan er hálftvö" (kluch-kan er hawlv-tvur)

Sometimes "klukkan" can be shortened to "kl.":

Written: kl. 20:45

Spoken: "klukkan er korter í tuttugu" (kluch-kan er kor-ter ee tuht-uk-u)

NOTE: the words that describe the later pm hours of the time are rarely ever used, when speaking of them it is common just to say, example: "átta" (eight)instead of "tuttugu" (twenty)

[edit] Colors

black 

svartur (svar-tur)

white 

hvítur (kvee-tur)

gray 

grár (graw-r)

red 

rauður (rur-ee-dhur)

blue 

blár (blaw-r)

yellow 

gulur (gul-ur)

green 

grænn (grigh-n)

orange 

appelsínugulur (ahp-el-see-nu-gul-ur)

purple 

purpuralitur (pur-pur-a-lit-ur)

brown 

brúnn (broon)

[edit] Transportation

Note: there are no trains in Iceland. There are two kinds of bus: rúta, is a long distance coach; strætisvagn (or strætó, as it is commonly known) are the buses found in towns.

[edit] Bus and train

A single ticket to _____. 

Einn miða, aðra leiðina til _____. (Ay-dn mi-dha, adh-ra lay-dhin-a til _____.)

A return ticket to _____. 

Einn miða, báðar leiðir til _____. (Ay-dn mi-dha, baw-dhar lay-dhin-ir til _____.)

How much does that cost? 

Hvað kostar það? (Kvadh kos-tar thadh?)

Where does this bus/coach go? 

Hvert fer þessi strætó/rúta? (Kvar fer the-si strigh-toh/roo-ta?)

Where is the bus/coach to _____? 

Hvar er strætónn/rútan til _____? (Kvar er strigh-toh/roo-tan til _____?)

Does this bus stop at _____? 

Stoppar þessi strætó hjá _____? (Sto-hpar the-si strigh-toh hyaw _____?)

Does this coach stop in _____? 

Stoppar þessi rúta í _____? (Sto-hpar the-si roo-ta ee _____?)

When does the bus/coach leave? 

Hvenær fer hann/hún? (Kven-ighr fer han/hoon?)

When does the bus/coach leave for _____? 

Hvenær fer strætónn/rútan til _____? (Kven-ighr fer strigh-tohn/roo-tan til _____?)

When does the bus/coach arrive? 

Hvenær kemur hann/hún? (Kven-ighr kem-ur han/hoon?)

When will the bus/coach arrive in _____? 

Hvenær kemur strætónn/rútan í _____? (Kven-ighr strigh-tohn/roo-tan ee _____?)

[edit] Directions

How do I get to _____ ? 

Hvernig kemst ég til _____? (Kver-nik kem-st ye til _____?)

Where is _____? 

Hvar er _____? (Kvar er _____?)

...the bus stop? 

...strætóstopp? (...strigh-toh-sto-hp?)

Sometimes; ...strætisvagnastopp? (...strigh-tis-vak-na-sto-hp?)

...the bus station? 

...strætóstöðin? (...strigh-toh-stur-dhin?)

Sometimes; ...strætisvagnastöðin? (...strigh-toh-vak-na-stur-dhin?)

...the coach station? 

...biðstöðin? (...bidh-stur-dhin?)

Sometimes; ...stoppistöðin? (...sto-hpis-stur-dhin?)

...the airport? 

...flugvellirinn? (...blu-kvet-lir-inn?)

...downtown? 

...niður í miðbæ? (ni-dur ee midh-bye) "bye" like English "Bye"

...the youth hostel? 

...farfuglaheimilið? (...far-fuk-la-hay-mil-idh?)

...the guest house? 

...gistihúsið? (...gi-sti-hoos-idh?)

...the British consulate? 

...bretsk ræðismannsskrifstofan? (bre-tsk righ-dhis-mans-skriv-sto-van?)

Or, the American consulate: ...amerísk ræðimannsskrifstofan? (am-e-ree-sk righ-dhis-mans-skriv-sto-van?)

Or, the Canadian consulate?: ...kanadísk ræðimannsskrifstofan? (ka-nad-ee-sk righ-dhis-mans-skriv-sto-van?)

Or, the Australian consulate?: ...ástralsk ræðimannsskrifstofan? (aw-stral-sk righ-dhis-mans-skriv-sto-van?)

Where are there a lot of... 

Hvar er mikið... (Kvar er mi-kidh...)

...hotels? 

...hótel? (...hoh-tel?)

...restaurants? 

...veitingahúsin? (...vay-tin-ka-hoos-in?)

...bars? 

...krár? (krawr)

...sites to see? 

...ferðamanns ákvörðunarstaðir? (...fer-dha-mans aw-kvur-dhun-ar-sta-dhir?)

Can you show me on the map? 

Gætiru sýnt mér á kortinu? (Gai-tiru see-nt m-yer a kort-inu?)

street 

stræti (strigh-ti)

turn left 

fara til vinstri (fa-ra til vin-stri)

turn right 

fara til hægri (fa-ra til high-kri)

left 

vinstri (vin-stri)

right 

hægri (high-kri)

straight ahead 

beint áfram (bay-nt aw-fram)

towards the _____ 

til _____ (til)

past the _____ 

framhjá _____ (fram-hyaw)

before the _____ 

á undan _____ (aw un-tan)

opposite (the) 

á móti _____ (aw moh-ti)

Watch for the _____. 

leita að _____. (lay-ta adh)

intersection 

gatnamót (gat-nam-oht)

north 

norður (nor-dhur)

south 

suður (su-dhur)

east 

austur (ur-ee-stur)

west 

vestur (ve-stur)

uphill 

upp í móti (up ee moh-ti)

downhill 

niður í móti (ni-dhur ee moh-ti)

[edit] Taxi

Taxi! 

Taxi! (Tax-ee!)

Take me to _____, please. 

Taka mig til _____, gjörðu svo vel. (Ta-ka mik til _____, gyur-dhu svo vel.)

How much does it cost to get to _____? 

Hvað kostar það til _____? (Kvadh kos-tar thadh til _____?)

Take me there, please. 

Taka mig til þar, gjörðu svo vel. (Ta-ka mik til thar, gyur-dhu svo vel.)

[edit] Lodging

Do you have any rooms available? 

Áttu laus herbergi? (Ow-tu laus her-ber-ki?)

I'd like a single/double room. 

Gæti ég fengið einsmanns herbergi/tveggjamanna herbergi.(Gigh-ti ye fen-kidh ay-ns-mans her-ber-ki/tvek-ja-ma-na her-ber-ki.)

Does the room come with... 

Kemur það með... (Ke-mur thadh medh...)

...bedsheets? 

...rúmföt? (...room-furt?)

...a bathroom? 

...klósett? (...kloh-se-ht?)

...a telephone? 

...sími? (...see-mi?)

...a TV? 

...sjónvarp? (...syohn-varp?)

...a bath/shower? 

...baði/sturtu? (...ba-dhi/stuhr-tu?)

May I see the room first? 

Má ég sjá herbergið fyrst? (Maw ye syaw her-berg-ith fi-rst?)

Do you have anything quieter? 

Ertu nokkuð með ró herbergi? (Er-tu no-chk-udh medh roh her-ber-ki?)

...bigger? 

...stórt herbergi? (...stoh-rt her-ber-ki?)

...cleaner? 

...cleaner? (...)

...cheaper? 

...cheaper? (...)

OK, I'll take it. 

OK, I'll take it. (...)

I will stay for _____ night(s). 

I will stay for _____ night(s). (...)

Can you suggest another hotel? 

Can you suggest another hotel? (...)

Do you have a safe? 

Do you have a safe? (...)

...lockers? 

...lockers? (...)

Is breakfast/supper included? 

Is breakfast/supper included? (...)

What time is breakfast/supper? 

What time is breakfast/supper? (...)

Please clean my room. 

Please clean my room. (...)

Can you wake me at _____? | Can you wake me at _____? (...)

I want to check out. 

I want to check out. (...)

[edit] Money

How much does it/that cost? 

Hvað kostar það? (Kvath costah thath)

Where's the bank? 

Hvar er bankinn? (Kvar airr bawnkinn)

Note 'a' when before ng, or nk in Icelandic is pronounced like 'á'.

[edit] Eating

Beer. 

Bjór (Bee-y-oe-hrr)

Bread. 

Brauð (Brr-u(r)-ee-th) (-th, is soft, as in 'soothe')

Chocolate. 

Súkkulaði (S-ooh-kk-eu-la-thi) (-eu, as in french 'Adeu') (-i, as in 'pin') (-th, is soft, as in 'soothe')

Fish. 

Fiskur. (Fiss-k-eu-r )

Food. 

Fæða, Matur (Maa-t-eu-r)

Meat. 

Kjöt. (Ki-u(r)-t) (-Ki, as in key)

Milk. 

Mjólk (noun), Mjólka (verb) (Myoe-l-k) (Myoe-l-kaa)

Salt. 

Salt. (Saal-t)

Water. 

Vatn (Vaa-ah-dn)

(A Note on Pronounciation: The - stripe is not a pause. It is only meant as a means to break down the word to understandable peaces. Pleas pronounce the words with continuity, flow and adequite swiftness; befitting a single words cohesive unity.)

[edit] Bars

[edit] Shopping

Do you have...

Áttu... (Auh-tuh) (Á pronounced like the 'o' in 'wow')

Size

Stærð (S-tai-rth)('tai' as in 'thaiwan')(soft 'th' sound, as in 'the')

Excuse me

Afsakið (Aa-f-saa-kith)

Colour

Litur (Lii-tuh-r) (i as in 'in')

[edit] Driving

[edit] Authority

[edit] Learning more

There is an excellent online course from the University of Iceland http://www.icelandic.hi.is/

The site found here [2] explains much about Icelandic grammar. It is linked to the same site above via the "Course" link near the top.

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