Saturday, March 15, 2008

Icelandic lesson of the day

Kveðjur og orðasambönd (Greetings and phrases)


  • Halló - Hello (ha-loh)
  • - Hi (hai)
  • Blessaður - Hello (to a male) (blehs-sah-thur)
  • Blessuð - Hello (to a female) (blehs-suth)
  • Komdu sæll - Hello (to a male) (kohm-du saill)
  • Komdu sæl - Hello (to a female) (kohm-du sail)
  • Komið þið sæl og blessuð - Hello (to a group of people) (kohm-ee thee sail oh blehs-suth)
  • Góðan daginn - Good morning/afternoon (goh-than dai-yin)
  • Gott kvöld - Good evening (goht-kvohld)
  • Góða nótt - Good night (goh-tha noht)
  • Bless - Goodbye (blehss)
  • - Bye (bai)
  • Sjáumst - See you later (syaumst)
  • Velkomin/n - Welcome (to a male/to a female) (vehl-kohm-in)
  • Takk - Thanks (tahk)
  • Takk fyrir - Thank you very much (tahk fe-reer)
  • Þakka þér kærlega fyrir - Thank you kindly (thah-kah thyer kair-lay-ga fe-reer)
  • Það var ekkert - You're welcome (thah vahr ehk-kert)
  • - Yes (yau)
  • Nei - No (nay)
  • Kannski - Maybe (kahn-skee)
  • Allt í lagi - Okay (allt ee lai-yi)
  • Og - And (oh)
  • Er það? - Really? (aer thah)

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