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Islandic / Isländisch
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German / Deutsch
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the most important
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das Wichtigste
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yes
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já
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ja
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no
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nei
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nein
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Please!
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Gjörðu svo vel!
(to one person)
Gerið þið svo vel!
(to many people)
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Bitte!
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Thank you!
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Þakka þér fyrir!
Takk!
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Danke!
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Hello!
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Halló!
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Hallo!
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Goodbye!
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Bless!
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Auf Wiedersehen!
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Excuse me! Sorry!
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Fyrirgefðu!
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Entschuldigung!
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Who?
(personal pronouns)
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Wer?
(Personalpronomen)
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I
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ég
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ich
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you
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þið, þér, þú
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du
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he
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hann
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er
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she
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hún
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sie
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it
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það
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es
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we
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vér
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wir
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you
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þú
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ihr
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they
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þeir (m), þær (f), þau (n)
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sie
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Verbs
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Verben
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ask
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beiða, biðja, bjóða, spyrja
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fragen
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be
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liggja, vera
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sein
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can
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brúsi, dós
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können
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come
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koma
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kommen
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do
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gera
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tun
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drink
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drekka
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trinken
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eat
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borða, éta
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essen
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feel
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finna til, þykja
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fühlen
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find
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finna, hitta
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finden
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go
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fara, ganga
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gehen
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have, own
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eiga
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haben
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hear
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heyra, hlusta á
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hören
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help
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bjarga, hjálpa
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helfen
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know, recognize
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þekkja
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wissen
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laugh
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hlátur, hlæja
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lachen
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learn
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frétta, læra
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lernen
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like
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líkindi
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mögen
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love
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elska, unna
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lieben
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play
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leika
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spielen
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read
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lesa
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lesen
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remember
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muna
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erinnern (sich)
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see
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sjá
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sehen
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sleep
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sofa
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schlafen
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smell
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lykt, lykta
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riechen
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smile
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bros, brosa
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lächeln
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speak
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ávarpa
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sprechen
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taste
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bragðast
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schmecken
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tell
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segir (tells)
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erzählen
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think
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hugsa
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denken
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try
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reyna
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versuchen
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use
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nota
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benutzen
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write
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skrifa
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schreiben
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Questions
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Fragen
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from where?
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hvaðan?
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woher?
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how much?
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wie viel?
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how?
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hve, hvernig
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wie?
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what?
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hvað? hvaða?
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was?
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when?
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hvenær?
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wann?
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where?
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hvar?
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wo?
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where? whereto?
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wohin?
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which?
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welche/r?
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who?
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er, hver, hvor, sem?
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wer?
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whom?
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við hvern?
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wem?
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whom?
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við hvern?
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wen?
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whose?
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hvers?
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wessen?
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why?
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af hverju?
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warum?
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Where?
(statements of place)
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Wo?
(Ortsangaben)
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here
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hére
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hier
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in
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á
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in
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on
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á
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auf
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over
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yfir
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über
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to
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að
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zu / nach
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under
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undir
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unter
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How? (adjektives)
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Wie? (Adjektive)
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big
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mikill
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groß
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clever
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duglegur, röskur
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klug
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cool
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svalur
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kühl
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easy
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auðveldur, þægur
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einfach
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fast
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fljótur
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schnell
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friendly
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alúðlegur, vingjarnlegur
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freundlich
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good
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góður
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gut
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happy
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glaður
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glücklich
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hard
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fast, harður
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hart
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high
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hár
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hoch
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little
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lítill, smár
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klein
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new
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nýr
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neu
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slow
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hægur
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langsam
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soft
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mjúkur
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weich
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warm
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hlýr
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warm
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When? (time data)
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Wann? (Zeitangaben)
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after
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eftir
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nach
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again
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aftur
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wieder
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always
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alltaf
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immer
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before
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áður en
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bevor
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now
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núna
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jetzt
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often
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oft
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oft
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sometimes
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manchmal
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still
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ennþá
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noch
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then, at that time
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þá
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dann
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time
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tími
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Zeit
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important words (nouns)
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wichtige Worte (Nomen)
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animal
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dýr
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Tier
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book
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bók
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Buch
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child
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barn
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Kind
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compromise
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spilla fyrir, stofna í hættu
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Kompromiss
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computer
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tölva
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Computer
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dictionary
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orðabók
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Wörterbuch
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friend
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vinur
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Freund, Freundin
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fun
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gaman, fjör
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Spaß
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future
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framtíð, vætanlegur
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Zukunft
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human being
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mann-, maður
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Mensch
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hunger
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hungur, sultur
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Hunger
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internet
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Internet
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Internet
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joy
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gleiði
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Freude
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love
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ást
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Liebe
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past
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framhjá
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Vergangenheit
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peace
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friður, grið
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Frieden
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people
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fólk
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Leute
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relaxation
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slökun
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Entspannung
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sleep
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sofa
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Schlaf
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sun
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sól
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Sonne
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thing
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hlutur
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Ding
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thirst
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dipsia, dipsesis
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Durst
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toilet, (amerikanisch:) bathroomt
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klósettið
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Toilette
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Miscellaneous
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Sonstiges
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a, an
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ein, eine
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the
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der, die, das
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this
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þessi
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dies
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and
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og
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und
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because
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vegna
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weil
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but
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en
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aber
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if
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ef
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wenn, falls
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all
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allur
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alle, alles
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almost
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nærri
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fast
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also
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sömuleiðis, einnig
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auch
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many
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marg/ur
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viele
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much
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hinn, hið
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viel
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not
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ekki
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nicht
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only
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aðeins
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nur
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or
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eða
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oder
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very
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mjög
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sehr
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with
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með
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mit
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Numbers
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Zahlen
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zero
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núll
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null
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one
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einn (masculine)
ein (feminine)
eitt (neuter)
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eins
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two
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tveir (masculine)
tvær (feminine)
tvö (neuter)
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zwei
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three
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þrír (masculine)
þrjár (feminine)
þrjú (neuter)
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drei
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four
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fjórir (masculine)
fjórar (feminine)
fjögur (neuter)
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vier
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five
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fimm
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fünf
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six
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sex
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sechs
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seven
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sjö
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sieben
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eight
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átta
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acht
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nine
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níu
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neun
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ten
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tíu
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zehn
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Pronunciation guide from http://wikitravel.org/en/Icelandic_phrasebook
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.
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
E e
- (Short) like "e" in "met", (long) like "ea" in "bear".
É é
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
O o
- (Short) like "o" in "hot", (long) like "or" in "door".
Ó ó
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
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
Ö ö
- (Short) like "ur" in "fur" but shorter, (long) like "ur" in "fur"; (do not pronouce the "r").
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
K k
L l
M m
N n
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
V v
X x
Þ þ
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
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".
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