In case of emergencies
Help hjálp (hyowlp)
Stop it hættu (height-uh)
Inquisitive Adverbs
Where Hvar (kvar)
When Hvenær (kvenar)
What Hvað (kvath)
How Hvernig (kverr-neag)
Why Hvers vegna (kvars veg-nah)
Inquisitive Adverbs
Good morning
Góðan daginn (go-than die-inn)
How are you
Hvað segirðu gott? (kvath say-ear-thuh got?)
Fine, and you?
Allt gott, en þú? (alt got, ann thoo?)
Goodbye
Bless
Please
No word for that in Icelandic
Excuse me
Afsakið (aff – sag- eeth)
My name is…
Ég heiti … (yegh hey-tee …)
I would like
Ég ætla að fá (yegh ight-lah ath fow)
Numbers
1 Einn (Itn)
2 Tveir (tway-r)
3 Þrír (threer)
4 Fjórir (fyoh-rear)
5 Fimm (feem)
6 Sex (you know how this one goes)
7 Sjö (syuh)
8 Átta (out-tah)
9 Níu (nee-uh)
10 Tíu (tee-uh)
100 Hundrað (hunt-wrath)
1000 Þúsund (thoo-sunt)
Some useful (and some not so useful) Phrases
I would like to order the dried fish, the horse and for dessert, some skyr.
Ég ætla að fá harðfiskinn, hrossið og skyr í eftirrétt.
(yegh ight-lah ath fow hearth-fisc-een, hraws-eeth och skeer ee eff-teer-ryet)
Where can I get some brennivín?
Hvar fæ ég Brennivín?
(kvar fy yegh Brenn-ee-veen?)
When does the next bus leave?
Hvenær fer næsti strætó?
(kvenar fer nice-tee stry-tow?)
Where is the nearest ice cream shop/swimming pool/café?
Hvar er næsta ísbúð/sundlaug/kaffihús?
(quar err nice-tah ease-booth /soond-loch/caff-ee-hoos?)
Excuse me, sir, but I just wanted to compliment you on your magnificent beard!
Afsakið, herra minn, mig langaði bara að hrósa þér fyrir þetta stórkostlega skegg!
(aff – sag- eeth, herr-ah meen, meeg lan-gah-thee bar-ah ath hrose-ah thyer feer-eer that-ah store-cost-leg-ah scag)
