Common Phrases #1
Listen to the phrases below as pronounced by a native speaker, who also happens to have a perfect english accent ;-)
| Translation | Phrase |
|---|---|
| Icelandic | íslenska |
| hello | góðan dag(inn) |
| good-bye | bless |
| please | gjörðu svo vel |
| thank you | takk (fyrir)/þakka þér fyrir |
| you’re welcome | verði þér að góðu |
| that one | þetta |
| how much? | hversu mikið |
| English | enska |
| yes | já |
| no | nei |
| generic toast | skál! |
| I love you | ég elska þig |
| where is this? | hvar er þetta? |
| I don’t speak Icelandic | ég tala ekki íslensku |
| car | bíll |
| I need a lift/ride | mig vantar far |
| I’m lost | ég er villtur(male)/villt(female) |
| I need help | ég þarf hjálp |
| airport | flugvöllur |
| happy birthday | til hamingju með afmælið |
| where’s the bathroom? | hvar er salernið? |
| My name is___ | ég heiti___ |
March 5th, 2007 16:21
I’ve found plenty of sources of Icelandic phrases and decsriptions of the language and its pronunciation, but the recordings your partner made are excellent: well recorded and clearly enunciated. In particular, the pronunciation of ‘l’ and ‘ll’ is now much clearer to me. I’ve worked through some of the course at http://icelandic.hi.is/, but the recordings are of variable quality and rather hurried. I hope in due course your partner will find time to add more phrases. Thanks / takk fyrir.
April 15th, 2007 16:36
My son is working on a project on Iceland in school. (He is inventing a game on Iceland.) Can you tell me how one would say “Advance (number) of spaces” and “Go back (number) of spaces”?
April 16th, 2007 05:28
Farðu áfram um einn, tvo, þrjá, fjóra, fimm, sex, … reiti.
Farðu til baka einn , tvo, þrjá, fjóra, fimm, sex, … reiti.
Note: numbers must be in the genitive case, this only applies to 1, 2,3 and 4 (and 21, 22, 23, 24, etc) but still, that’s important!
August 1st, 2007 21:42
my partner is icelandic also, since im South African and will have to move to iceland also oneday this really comes in handy since im just not good at languages and canrt easily get a grip on foriegn languages
August 29th, 2007 00:05
Is there any hope to hear a following ? (or did I miss it ?). I profoundly encourage you to do so. Such podcasts are so pleasant a way to learn this language, which people, culture and country I am found of… Merci beaucoup / þakka þér fyrir !
— Éric, from near Grenoble (France).
August 31st, 2007 14:43
This is great. Very helpful. You should update it.
September 2nd, 2007 12:23
This is great! im trying to learn so i can go out there to see my realatives! the kool thing is i am related to erik the red and leif erikson its really cool
October 28th, 2007 17:50
I have a project for my world cultures class about Iceland. We have to write a portion of our paper on the language. It would be helpful if I could get words like parents, glacier, lava, and other descriptive words about the country (in Icelandic). Thanks
December 5th, 2007 21:11
I want to propose to my girlfriend in Icelandic. I want to surprise her. I can’t find how to say “Will You Marry Me?” in Icelandic, can someone help me please?
December 6th, 2007 05:55
“Viltu giftast mér?” (literally “Will you marry me?”) is the way forward if you wanna propose:)
May 2nd, 2008 02:08
I will repeat Alex’s words: “This is great. Very helpful. You should update it” and takk fyrir.
September 2nd, 2008 08:43
How do you say the following:
‘aim for the stars’
‘what is in a name’
thanks :)