Learn Icelandic *Easy* - Useful & Common Phrases (How To Pronounce Them!)

[@heyitschrstna900]

I went to Iceland in October 2023 with a friend. I booked the Food Walk for our first day. Jenny was our amazing guide and helped familiarize us with the area, as well as introduce us to some absolutely fantastic food and culture. 10/10 as amazing as all of the reviews claim!

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

Thanks for sharing! Jenny sure is fantastic! 🥰 We are so happy to hear that you had a good time!

[@jonkirk2118]

Great stuff. Yes please for part two. I think that Hálfviti is like "halfwit" in English. Another very useful phrase is: Svifnökkvinn minn er fullur af álum. Takk fyrir!

[@Colin3360]

The wife and I visited Iceland 3 times last year and booked another 2 for this year, Dan, I first saw you last year where I learned go on dying for good morning and couple more phrases, they worked and had I little fun to with then especially in the Steak Husi in Reykjavik, the same waiter greeted us each time (3 times each time we’ve been, greedy yes, we where on holiday) we went have said when I’m back in May I will be able to speak a little more, we have a bet on I have to buy him dinner. Please keep them coming

[@timothyhallinan6614]

Keep making the Icelandic videos. They are really helpful and well done.

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

Thank you so much, we really appreciate it 🧡

[@stacylovlace6974]

Halfwit! So similar :)

[@Darknie666]

I've been living in Reykjavík for 4 months and done the Íslenska A1, this is more than what i know... pretty complex stuff for turist

[@sayachangudmundsdottir1208]

Takk fyrir for this video and yes a part 2 please and 3 , 4 , 5 ;)

[@kylianmbappefan8313]

Part two please

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

Coming soon my friend! Best regards, Dan :)

[@angelicaveitch8526]

i’ll be on your food tour this weekend! hopefully i’ll be able to use some of these!

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

VUHU! I hope you'll enjoy it! 🥳 'Góða skemmtun'! 🇮🇸 Best, Dan :)

[@manoeltsf]

I was in Reykjavik in April. It was a childhood dream to visit the country. Every day I think about going back and maybe living in that place for months 😄

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

How fun to hear! We would love to have you back! 🥳

[@zachp9969]

There are limited resources for Icelandic but this video taught me more about pronunciation than anything else so far! I'm currently doing the free course through the university in preparation for my trip. Já to part 2 and takk kærlega Dan!

[@rajaerajae5808]

Very helpful video to start learning Icelandic

[@user-mrfrog]

Kveðja frá Québec-fylki! Áfram Ísland! 🇮🇸

[@philpaine3068]

If you go back a thousand years, Old English [also known as Old Anglo-Saxon] had þorn (Þ, þ) and ðæt (Ð, ð). In theory they were supposed to be different sounds, the first being unvoiced (as in the modern English "think") and the second being voiced (as in the modern English "mother"). However, this distinction doesn't seem to have been consistent, and was different in regional dialects. Most English-speakers today are unaware of the two different sounds, though they make the distinction without being aware of it. If you mixed them up in ordinary speech, you would sound peculiar. It sounds, from this video, that there is no difference between the two in modern Icelandic.

[@serge4881]

Hæ ! I would like to know the pronunciation of letter Ö sounding like in French E, EU, OE, OEU considering in French having two kind of sounds, an open one or a closed one according to the word and the consonant following in the syllable (this is the french !) Takk Takk

[@Muntan_17]

A very lovely presentation.....

[@littlelysalee]

Hello, we are visiting in October. Can we plan a tour with you?

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

Hey there! How exciting! You sure can! Please send us an email to [e-mail] 🥳

[@onepoorguy]

In my travels, I've learned probably the most important phrase to learn is "where is the toilet". I still remember that in some languages, but I'd have to refresh myself if we go back to Japan or Thailand.

[@Eplehh]

many of these words are like the norwegian ones, im trying to learn icelandic because i have family there and i would like to speak the same launguage as them.

[@BackJackJohnnyDebt5708]

I like it. I subscribed

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

Thank you! 🥳

[@cowboys4constitution]

This is so cool!

[@andrewcrow3266]

❤More would be good.

[@heatherhorton8252]

Yes please do part 2. I don’t need swear words but showing my age when I ask to please know how to ask where are the toliets please ? 😎🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

[@rajaerajae5808]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@darrenedmonds1163]

I will learn islandic when I come over there. By the way tourist can be volcano killers by putting this on there phones Tidbinbilla satellite dishes

[@c0ri]

hahaha.. I always thought Hálfviti is halfwit. But it means the same thing.

[@darrenedmonds1163]

This will bring helium 3 on there phones which sets magma

[@gummi775]

Ertu kennari

[@WeibenWang]

Hey, this American calls people shit heels all the time. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, it was first attested in American English in 1898. They don't indicate any connection to the Icelandic word.