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Below are some words of Icelandic and a little about the pronunciation of Icelandic. More...

Pronunciation í/ý as the English ee in feel ú as the English oo in school u similar to the German ö in schön, or the French e in le æ as the English i in ice ei/ey as the English a in fate ó similar to the English o in old au diphthong starting as ö and ending with a y-sound, similar to the French feuille é as the English ye in yes
-ng, -nk before –ng, -nk, i is pronounced as í, e as ei, u as ú, ö as au, o as ó, a as á.
Ð/ð as the English th in that
Þ/þ as the English th in think

Terms and phrases
Hello Halló
Good morning Góðan daginn
Good evening Gott kvöld
Good night Góða nótt
Goodbye Bless
See you Sjáumst
Hi Hæ
Yes Já
No Nei
Thank you Takk fyrir
Excuse me Afsakið
Sorry Fyrirgefðu
Perhaps Kannski
Not Ekki
Stop! Stans money peningar creditcard kreditkort foreign exchange gjaldeyrisskipti coins mynt map kort address heimilisfang bagage farangur car bíll taxi leigubíll stamp frímerki post office pósthús
What Hvað
Where Hvar
When Hvenær?
Who Hver?
Why Hvers vegna? campsite tjaldstæði doctor læknir telephone sími toilet snyrting
Youth Hostel Farfuglaheimili
Food
beer bjór