9 Reasons to Learn Icelandic║Lindsay Does Languages Video

[@Jasminedesi16]

Duolingo needs an Icelandic course :(

[@oskarpetursson7652]

Meera Khan ó já

[@KidKaimera]

FOR REAL!!! I was just thinking this.

[@marcfoster715]

I miss both Icelandic and Faroese on Duolingo...

[@GerardoCordon-dr4rw]

I'm agree 🇮🇸🇮🇸🤓🤓

[@ZardoDhieldor]

Why I learn Icelandic? 1. If I have the chance to live in Iceland, I cannot imagine declining: Great weather, beautiful country. Went there hiking and enjoyed it a lot. 2. I am German. The grammar is mostly the same and about half of the words are vaguely similar. I cannot imagine more favourable conditions for learning a language. 3. On one hand, this language is spoken by few enough people that it might serve as a secret language for writing diaries or communicating with close friends. On the other hand, this is a real language spoken by real people with culture, literature and much more material than an invented language like Elvish or Klingonian. 4. Reading Old Norse must be fun. 5. You can surprise and impress people by speaking it. I love impressing people.

[@leornendeealdenglisc]

Old English: þū eart Icelandic: þú ert As cool as Icelandic may be, some say it is a dying language because it costs so much to translate apps and the like. Many Icelanders feel that if they just focus with English, they can get ahead in the business world. There are more people speaking West Frisian than Icelandic. Save Icelandic.

[@konstantynepayne7168]

Leornende Eald Englisc I'm attempting to learn it.

[@Luredreier]

+Leornende Eald Englisc Trust me, Icelandic isn't going anywhere... During cold war there where more American soldiers stationed on Iceland then there where adult Icelandic men in the whole country... So as you can imagine nationalism in the country focused a lot on preserving the language... Sure Icelandic people do learn other languages, but Icelandic isn't going anywhere nor is non-Icelandic loanwords prevalent at all...

[@kingofthefleetians]

Does þū eart mean you are like þú ert

[@chaosxcaliblitz]

I am learning Icelandic because I am planning to move to Iceland :)

[@LindsayDowLanguages]

Ahh wow! :D

[@cuteiswhatiaim]

Same here!!

[@annawo4911]

Steph Allen I am on Iceland, this is really hard to learn this language! 😱

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

Here in Canada the town of Gimli, Manitoba is populated by the descendants of Icelandic immigrants!

[@LindsayDowLanguages]

Really? That's so interesting...!

[@liljakaren97]

In the late 19th century about 15 thousand Icelanders moved to Canada and the US so many people there have Icelandic ancestors :)

[@abielticas1693]

Björk, she's the best reason to me to learn Icelandic.

[@Finniigan]

Takk 😁

[@ijslandernl]

In Icelandic the numbers one to four have a masculine, feminine and neuter form. Also does every of these forms have four cases and the number one even has singular and plural forms of the aforementioned forms. This means there are 3 (masculine, feminine and neuter) x 4 (nominative, accusative, dative and genitive) x 2 (singular and plural) = 24 forms of the number one, while there are 12 forms of the numbers two to four. However, let's not make it too complicated and this post too long. So, let's just concentrate on the three base forms of these numbers. These forms are: One: Masculine > Einn Feminine > Ein Neuter > Eitt Two: Masculine > Tveir Feminine > Tvær Neuter > Tvö Three: Masculine > Þrír Feminine > Þjár Neuter > Þrjú Four: Masculine > Fjórir Feminine > Fjórar Neuter > Fjögur One man > Einn maður One woman > Ein kona One child > Eitt barn In this video you pronounced the masculine forms, but you put the feminine forms on the screen. However, both of them are wrong, because the neuter forms would be used in Icelandic: Number one > Númer eitt Number two > Númer tvö Number three > Númer þrjú Number four > Númer fjögur

[@ibbi30]

The Icelandic word for "egg" is actually... "egg" :). "Eggja" means to aggrivate someone to act or do something.

[@irishpolyglot]

Gorgeous scenery! I'll learn a wee bit of Icelandic next year myself for sure ahead of the Polyglot Conference. Can't wait!

[@Ferinoification]

Benny Lewis vem pro Brasil!!!!

[@ssimms8995]

Benny Lewis wow! Benny Lewis! I follow your blog

[@bens6n168]

I’ve been searching for a Language to learn for about a Month now, I think you have sold me this idea, I’ll have a go at Icelandic!! I am English and I’m in love with Germanic Languages and Scandinavian Languages as well, Old English sounds very familiar to Icelandic, as an Englishman, yes, this does interest me greatly!! Thanks for motivating me with this video!! xDD.

[@marii8ytb]

Sigur Rós made me want to learn Icelandic. not to mention the landscapes, and the fact that people believe in elves. it's a magical land

[@leventyumerov1988]

One of my fav post-rock bands.

[@littlebearbradick9263]

It is a short term goal of mine to visit and a low-key long term goal of mine to move there. I know I could probs get by on mostly English and a few key phrases in Icelandic, but I feel like putting forth the effort to learn the language (plus expanding my brain elasticity) is better, more inclusive, and more considerate down the road. Thanks for the kickstart!

[@annabjarnadottir9848]

make sure you get Æfingabók í íslensku og Lausnir (Practice your Icelandic and Answers) from hundaholmi.is

[@Ghosty27447]

Icelandic music is beautifull

[@andrigumundsson6903]

Hi cool video ! One thing I would like to point out is that Góðan dag might be considered to be old Icelandic but even so it's still being used, just as frequently as Góðan daginn I would say. And one more thing, the word for egg in Icelandic is: egg. Eggja however means to egg sth. or sb. like to throw eggs at someones house.

[@BlitzWalkthrough]

Andri Guðmundsson You have one word for throwing eggs at someone's house? I'm sold.

[@a.c.a5991]

Not being mean but you have the wrong declensions in the numbers, but I do understand what you were meaning to say. It's, Eitt (one), Tvö (Two), Þrjú (three), Fjögur (Four).

[@a.c.a5991]

The neuter forms are not only used for house number because it is a neuter we do use reason nr. eitt or ástæða númer eitt and ástæða númer tvö.(that is the normal translation we use here) so. (you don't have to put the englist translation in there)

[@cst256]

Yeah, I completely understand what you are saying. I also speak Norwegian (Bøkmal) and it also has the same rules.

[@arsalanshaikh3763]

Ársól Arnardóttir so cute thanks are all icelandic ladies so helpful and cute

[@stef340]

You should have mentioned the fact that there aren't literally any criminals and it is proven to be the most peaceful place in the world. Also the fact that summer isn't just three months of boiling temperature outside, but a nice refreshing temperature just right to not complain. I also thought about going to Iceland in a couple years, who knows, i might even rest there for a lifetime for its beauty and calmness. Love you all, Icelandics!

[@mallord7625]

I started learning the language last week, mainly because I love the way it's written and how it sounds. Even if it is a bit hard to learn.

[@leaksson93]

the band Skálmöld is also a good reason to learn icelandic

[@theveganalien7091]

ExilschwabeGP skálmöld is another band :) check em out they're really good

[@JoaoGabriel-xg4bi]

Micke It is the best reason.

[@atishi2009]

Ahhh I really want to learn Icelandic. Such a gorgeous language. But where can I find native speakers to practice with?

[@LindsayDowLanguages]

You could try italki or HelloTalk? :)

[@aids1618]

This definitely made my day. I've been intending to start learning the language for quite a while now, and this has inspired me to actually do it. Thank you for making the world more aware of how beautiful everything about Iceland is, and especially Icelandic. Tack!

[@LindsayDowLanguages]

What a lovely comment! Thank you! :)

[@Islandicus]

Takk. Takk fyrir. Þakka kærlega fyrir.

[@english_with_aga]

I definitely want to try Icelandic! Especially before the Polyglot Conference :) Thanks for the tips!

[@Samuel-ku1qb]

I’m bilingual (I speak English and Swedish) I want to learn Icelandic because I’m crazy about Norse mythology and Sweden doesn’t have a lot of documentation on the subject.

[@МаринаАлексеева-к6л]

Another reason is if you know islandic you can scream hatrið mun sigra with matti!!!!!!!

[@arnitumireynirsson8556]

My brother is from Iceland (my brother told me to say this)

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

Im one the few who want to learn Islenska 🇮🇸 but unfortunately its quite absent from major languages learning app such as Duoling or Mondly. Duolingo need to focus more on real languages than fucking klingo or aevin or something not serious. I even installed Icelandic keyboard. Þank you and have a nice ðaeg

[@Global_identity_and_travel]

Thank you Lindsay for the very lovely introduction and lovely person you are!

[@malloryanderson724]

I'm thinking of learning Icelandic in the future. What draws me to it is the writing - the alphabet. I love the different letters and the phonetics of it.

[@xyg6543]

I've been to Iceland twice and it's a very beautiful country. Great video!

[@rhea_97]

I've only recently become obsessed with Iceland and the language. I want to start learning as soon as possible, but I need to find good sources and lectures. I wanna learn it because the language is absolutely stunning and I am obsessed with Vikings, Old Norse and Nordic mythology. I know it will probably be hell to learn, but let's be real no language is easy unless you're surrounded by it all the time every day.. :) And who knows... maybe one day I can move to Iceland and work there. I know a bit of German since I had it in school for 12 years, so I can already recognise some of the Icelandic words.

[@cheddarman841]

I'm learning Dutch and I could work out some basic Icelandic words. Coming from Yorkshire (Ex-viking lands) I find Icelandic quite interesting, their language is the closest relative to Old Norse that is still in use.

[@LindsayDowLanguages]

Yes, it's got some similarities with Dutch! :)

[@ensamelfofart]

I'm confused because I'm learning Norwegian and because of this video I want to learn Icelandic hahaha

[@anthonyalba4104]

Very informative Lindsay!! Liked it a lot.

[@LindsayDowLanguages]

Thank you Anthony! :)

[@wojpm2000]

Very Interesting, I will have to check it out once when I get the chance!!!

[@amandarose861]

Omg I’m from Iceland!!! XD YAAAY btw you should have included the northern lights!!! They’re soooo beautiful!!! 😊

[@Algathar]

You mentioned Music! There is one artist I have to recommend, his name is Bubbi Morthens, he has been making music for many decades so he as everything from punk, country, reggae and many other genres! I always tell people its worth learning Icelandic just so can understand how beautiful his songs really are!

[@Extractsoflove4]

I'm going to Iceland next year! I just started on the basics of the language. If anyone has any resources- books, audio lessons, videos...anything that can help me I would be sooooo appreciative! I've never tried committing to learning a new language, so I feel like a fish out of water trying to pronouce Icelandic words and phrases correctly!

[@ronjarovardotter1745]

LOL I love the guy at 5:28 who just doesn't give a fuck about the geyser :''''''D

[@armedo109]

lol, thats Strokkur. literal name translation is butter churn. Because of how often it erupts. Every 5-10 minutes. The locals here pretty much take it for granted at this point. We're spoiled :P

[@ronjarovardotter1745]

armedo109 oh damnnn well I can imagine you're kinda fed up if a geyser nearby erupts every 5-10 minutes 😂

[@ijslandernl]

That's also what I thought at first, but then I realised he's most certainly waiting with his phone or camera in his hand to take a picture the moment the geyser erupts.

[@telmalifgisla1810]

Sophia Pettersen geysir* (i'm icelandic)

[@Egerieg]

Faroese is spoken by even fewer people and the Faroe Islands are also pretty isolated, and they are beautiful. The Faroe Islands only have 50 thousand people. It can be challenging to find material for learning faroese, from what I've heard, but resources do exist. Maybe you should check that out too if you like Icelandic

[@daisy0243]

and Kaleo band of course!

[@xcvfrankie]

daisy2 YES!!

[@theveganalien7091]

daisy2 OMG OMG OMG I WAS ABOUT TO COMMENT THAT

[@micookie5018]

Still hard to talk Icelandic but I'm from Iceland

[@MyTurtleApril]

I'm learning icelandic because of LazyTown!

[@TheGabygael]

i m a native french speaker and the thing that shocked me the most was that "eh le cheval regardez!" at the end

[@benjamingeiger1051]

I've been thinking about learning Icelandic and this has inspired me to do so

[@LindsayDowLanguages]

Oh wow! That's so cool! Enjoy! :D

[@thorhjaltason4125]

You mispronounced a few numbers but all in all a great presentation I'm excited to see your interest in my home country and extremely happy on the amount of likes the video has gotten. I thank you for making this video

[@dreadlordhg360]

Man I just wanna learn it so I can become the dovahkiin

[@davecrupel2817]

Dr3adL0rdhg :D

[@CoolDavidLJ]

Reasons to learn Faroese, 80k people speak it, the language is close to icelandic and Faroe Islands is one of the safest places on earth

[@sebastianospagnol6489]

I think icelandic sounds so cool, and I love vikings so yeah I will try to learn it one day. I'm italian btw

[@podavus]

I'm learning Icelandic because of Björk. I've found out that it could be my secret language for writing and thinking. Also, it would be my dream come true to live in Iceland. I'm from a Third World country, so I bet it's almost impossible for me. I'll give my best, anyway.

[@kkkkkkkkkkk724]

I’m so into Icelandic now cause of Sigur Rós.Their music is incredible.And I’ve just learned all the Icelandic alphabets today.(Btw, I’m not from the English speaking nation).But I found the pronunciation of words are just so confusing and the linking sounds as well.Anyway,hopefully I’ll soon be able to understand and enjoy Sigur Rós’s music in Icelandic :3

[@maxinestirlingdawe2311]

Thank You . Very stimulating and interesting

[@Chris-s4f5w]

It is a wonderfully paradoxical fact that a language which is irreducibly social maintains it’s identity and connection to the past to the extent that it is isolated.

[@remembers7961]

I try to learn Icelandic because I felt in love (and still) with this country, I hope that one day I'll live in this wonderful place

[@nuancematters]

I am just now embarking on my Icelandic journey -- that is, I have just started to learn the language. The reason I wish to learn is mostly because, I'm an anthropologist from Scotland and I wish to speak all of Scotland's languages, dead and alive. I currently speak Gaelic, Scots/Doric and English and have also learned how to read Anglo Saxon. I also speak French, some Spanish and some Italian (always learning more). We used to have a language in Northern Scotland called Norn, but it has sadly died. I think Icelandic may be the closest living language there is to it and since I am very keen to connect with the Old Norse languages that were once very much spoken in Scotland, I am keen to learn Icelandic. I have ordered a couple of books and enquired online about some courses but I cannot seem to find which is best. Any recommendations? I am considering attending a school on the island itself but I am not in a position, financially to do that just yet so online learning is my best option right now.

[@EricDavis-iw7hj]

i just noticed that icelandic and polish languages are very difficult (in my opinion) to speak, i am from the western united states and we speak english but there is alot of slang also, got any advice how to practice a difficult language?

[@patrickohare3677]

Music is a brilliant way to learn languages! I listened to japanese music quite a lot, and before I knew it, I'd picked up quite a lot of words and sentences, that I've had the opportunity to use a few times!

[@shiningarmor2838]

The reason I want to learn Icelandic is so that I can understand the original LazyTown plays

[@dmitristahlmann9051]

Check out the band Skálmöld for some awesome music in the Icelandic language.

[@BENJAMIN366]

I'm a mexican and im trying to learn icelandic, I wish one day I could work as an engineer there

[@jj-of3vk]

Wait you forgot, a really long time ago, swedish and icelandic were the same language, they are not anymore the same language, the swedish and icelandic do sound the same

[@zeldamachina6305]

Helló Lindsay, Hvernig hefurðu það? Ég elska Ísland!!!! I just started learning Icelandic, as I can speak 20 languages!!! So learning Icelandic is going to be fun!!!!

[@Saller93]

Awesome, Icelandic is my favourite language but I had to stop the "self-learning" for while because i moved to Belgium and I have to learn Dutch and French, but I know a lot of Nordic Languages in general, they sound so beautiful for me as a Brazilian Portuguese speaker

[@jasminmarroquin3779]

Could you do the 9 reasons for learning Russian please? I want to watch a video with the reasons for learning such beautiful language.

[@RavenMadd9]

thank you Lindsay

[@alexrediger5409]

Very cool video. Thanks.

[@vesiblackpumpkin9841]

I love your accent!

[@DarkusXIII]

I'm from Colombia 🇨🇴, my mother tongue 😝 is Spanish, actually I'm pretty good in English. I used to have interest about learning Icelandic, however, most of the time I got lost about where and how to start. I would strongly appreciate if you could assist me in the process. Thank you for reading. Greetings!

[@jonasbenjamin645]

Icelandic is an awesome language! I'm also learning it and making videos of it :)

[@seagullseb7040]

I speak Danish, English, am learning French, studying Elder and Younger Fu(th)ark and I listen to Icelandic music. I am good to go!

[@hannahstenner1930]

I've been considering moving to Iceland and I really want to learn the language as well.

[@mjb14722]

Charming, funny video.

[@jupiteriana]

I'm surprised that you find it too late to go out from 11 to 4 AM. I'm from Argentina, we normally go to a friend's house around midnight and we go to the club at 2 or 3 AM 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@iseylif98]

That thing where the shower's make you smell like eggs only happens in Reykjavík. I always feel weird showering there, seeing as how the water is so clean everywhere else in the country.

[@LindsayDowLanguages]

Really? I had it happen to me in a few places. I think the worst was in the north near Myvatn! :)

[@iseylif98]

Lindsay Dow It's clean everywhere I've been, and I live in Iceland so... Maybe you just happened to get unlucky.

[@celtofcanaanesurix2245]

I just love Iceland 🇮🇸, though only a few ancestors from a thousand years ago ever set foot on the island.

[@snsi2977]

what was the name of the small fishing town you spoke of?

[@MrJesus666]

I'm Australian and i've been learning Icelandic this year as i'm going there in september

[@oladeren4572]

I love your video! :)

[@Zedd1500]

Great! Please can you do some for Norwegian and Swedish?

[@Magarr]

Can someone recommend me some "teach yourself" books for Icelandic?

[@italocostermani]

Where can i learn this?

[@anasalyousef2839]

I love it 💓

[@kleschtremania]

Im learning icelandic at university, is there someone willing to talk to me from time to time? Or can you recommend some rather easy podcasts/movies that I´ll be able to understand? In exchange i can help you with other languages such as: German, French English

[@arfacrew]

I hear a dosen words that sound very similar to my language which is Serbian, which is very strange since we live so far away from each other, how is that possible??

[@mateo00x]

I want to learn it and live there

[@mateusmamani8263]

I'd like to learn Icelandic because I do love Björk. ❤😍

[@johnmckenya828]

I ordered a book for learning this language..Its been three weeks and it still hasn't came lol.

[@halldorsmari8263]

What fishing willige?

[@halldorsmari8263]

*village

[@iddet8867]

Regarding the geothermal water. Ok, it smells a little, and it doesn't taste good, but you really dont't smell of rotten eggs after a bath. But don't take your silver jewels with you into the pool. They will require a polish.

[@YTfancol]

Cool video. TFS

[@Varasalvi2]

That example you showed: Góðan Dag and Góðan Daginn. People still say both, they're just different ways of saying it, albeit "Góðan Daginn" is still more modern. Which of course just supports your point, Icelandic hasn't changed much.

[@c4tlovr]

I have lived on iceland my whole life ( im 13 btw) and you have gone to so many plases i havent even gone too

[@mrskitkats]

In like seventh grade my major crush was an icelandic guy so maybe my past self should've watched this video

[@Rin-ii4vs]

I totally agree with you! Ég er að læra Íslensku! Ég vil að fara í Ísland einn dag..

[@nicosimioni7363]

Nice! I'd love so much to learn Icelandic, you have no idea! But finding a teacher here in Argentina is almost impossible. I know of a school which teaches the five main Nordic Languages in Buenos Aires, but unfortunately I live 650 km away -.- so I chose to study Norwegian, which is far more accessible and I guess I'm doing pretty fine for a starter (I like to think that, at least :P) but it's still not te same as Icelandic, of course. I absolutely love Norwegian, but I wanted a closer experience with a most pure Nordic Language. Maybe one day I'll get lucky and be able to learn Icelandic, and in that case already knowing Norwegian might help a little :)

[@nicosimioni7363]

And then I watched the video and learned about the learning resources. You made my day, thank you!! :)

[@stupidstudios3977]

what about icelandic literature?

[@ilijaasic6923]

Lindsay Williams which languages do you speak? Greetings from Switzerland

[@terminator572]

Viking Metal from Iceland is the greatest thing i've ever heard to be honest.

[@katraco6558]

Fantastic, but can you recommend a decent program to learn Icelandic? because these 3-5 minute blips aren't cutting it.

[@anothersoulintheuniverse]

I would LOOOOVE to go to Iceland!!!! please someone adopt me!!! lol

[@Treemaster16]

The numbers are very similar to Swedish also an interesting fact I learned how to count in Russian and it's pretty much similar to every other Slavic language in the counting except for a few changes.

[@drawingsforfun1238]

it is really Fun in Íslandi!

[@ss9O]

Can you do a video on 9 reasons to learn Lojban

[@LindsayDowLanguages]

Ooo, I'll have to learn a little about the language first! :)

[@ss9O]

Lindsay Dow Ok! :-)

[@josielpontocom]

Try Esperanto

[@ss9O]

I know really don't Lojban I just found the language interesting!