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[@missyhudzik3656]

I went to Iceland last month and spoke as much as I could using what I have learned from you, Ása. Native speakers were shocked at my ability and I owe it all to you. Thank you. Thank you. Americans, learn some Icelandic before you go. You will be rewarded by speaking to some awesome people who will tremendously appreciate your effort.

[@letslearnicelandic405]

I'm so happy that your trip was a success and that you managed to flex your Icelandic 🤗 Well done!

[@darekkinasz8933]

I am dyslexic and you make me with your insight Happy. Takk takk

[@letslearnicelandic405]

Yes, I would describe it more as a d Hérna ~ héddna I *think* I talk about it in EP.20, but it's been a while since I made it, so please don't yell at me if I'm wrong 😅

[@cjcanada5349]

ps (hope this interests you) in english, at least in canada, we say "plateau-ing" [from Fr. plateau = flat area] if want to describe that stagnant phase potential along a learning curve)

[@renatofigueiredo603]

That's great! Since I was child, I wanted to learn most language I could during my life. As I'm from an era before internet, things were more difficult, specially in an enormous country as Brazil with people speaking Portuguese all your life long. If I could find the Aladin's lamp, I would ask the genius to speak all languages of the world fluently ( 7,100 as said in Ethnologue' site). Now, with the internet, few years ago, I began to realize my dream. Some languages are very easy, and other aren't. Sometimes I'm studying a language and I say: " OMG I can't learn this.", but I watch a video or read a text and I see: Wow! I understood what this person is saying, or what it is written! I'm learning it. I'm in the correct way. One important thing is: Enjoy what you are learning, never began trying to speak as a native, or you will fail. People from New York speak differently from people of Los Angeles, and you have the opportunity to go to Houston you will see sothing even different. I'm from Rio de Janeiro, but I live in Santa Maria (southern Brazil) I'll never speak the way people speak here, and after 34 years living here, people always ask me: "Where are you from? You don't speak like us"

[@letslearnicelandic405]

Yes exactly! Very wise words. Enjoying the process is absolutely fundamental, and having an accent / sounding like a foreigner is expected and in no way a problem. Good luck on your journey to learn all the languages in the world!

[@markdpricemusic1574]

HUGE thanks to Ása for all of these videos. About a year ago i started watching/ listening and they have been a great ''front door'' to the language. I have moved up to watching Icelandic television news ( RUV) and the ''Icelandic Online'' site because Ása's work is a WONDERFUL foundation from which to build. Stay with here, repeat what she says out loud and keep trying... it all makes perfect sense (well, mainly) after a few months. Many, many thanks Ása ! Dr. Mark Price.

[@letslearnicelandic405]

Thank you so much!

[@cjcanada5349]

brilliant model, for starters, and so conscientiously observed in the individual lessons and their collective effect: not easy. a lot of detail work went into applying the theory, one can tell. takk fyrir, ása hin goðá. þu er merkileg. við erum svo heppin.

[@letslearnicelandic405]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@lokeyacolyte2145]

Your content is absolutely FANTASTIC and the entire structure is literally one of the best I have seen for learning any language. The poetry, the conversational sections, as well as the overall vocab lessons ect... honestly this is amazing. I would LOVE to see more content from you!

[@letslearnicelandic405]

Wow, thank you so much! Yes, I have been a bit busy lately, but there is more content on the way - stay tuned!

[@lokeyacolyte2145]

@@letslearnicelandic405 Oh my gosh, thank you so much for replying!! That's amazing to hear and I seriously can't wait!!

[@killjaqular]

I GOOGLED THE FUCK OUT OF THE ICELANDIC LANGUAGE IN JUNE AND YOUR CHANNEL NEVER SHOWED UP. YOUR CHANNEL WOULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH HELP BEFORE MY VISIT TO ICELAND THIS PAST SEPTEMBER!

[@letslearnicelandic405]

It seems like you are simply going to have to visit Iceland again. I see no other solution 😉

[@killjaqular]

@@letslearnicelandic405 oh no! guess i'll go get my tickets now i genuinely appreciate your videos very much it is so hard to find videos of natives teaching the pronunciation of your very beautiful language i'm comment back on this video, but ive watched a good handful now do you recommend any books for learning Icelandic?

[@letslearnicelandic405]

@@killjaqular Ah, unfortunately I am probably the worst person to ask for these kinds of recommendations, since I never learned Icelandic as a second language. But if any of the viewers see this comment thread by all means jump in with your recommendations!

[@terri5357]

I’ve been trying the “input” side of the triangle (along with the structured learning) - I have an app that has loads of Icelandic radio stations and I mainly listen to Bylgjan even tho I have no idea what they’re saying except the odd Icelandic word or phrase. I used to think this had to come later when you understood more of the language, but I’ve tried this earlier hoping it would help. I also mimic some of the phrases and words I hear throughout the day to try and get used to the mouth movements used, to make them as accurate as possible. I’m sure my partner thinks I’m going mad when I’m walking around the house repeating things like “ekkert mál” in varying tones 😂 I think on some subconscious level this (along with listening to one of my favourite bands who are Icelandic) is actually working; I’m making my way through your videos Ása and have just watched Episode 12 (the ng/nk rule). I realised I already knew this rule and was pronouncing these ng/nk words correctly anyway - probably because of my input even though my input is fairly passive. The triangle works! Also a comment on the “Fun” aspect you mentioned - this is why I watch your videos Ása! I lose interest so quickly in KZbin videos (it’s almost like work to watch YT videos for me) but I love yours so much

[@letslearnicelandic405]

You are doing an excellent job! And yes it is definitely helping! It seems counter intuitive but we don't always have to understand everything to be learning. I think the key is finding a balance of both listening to something you understand, and something that you might understand less. But however you do it, surrounding yourself with the language is always the right choice. Keep up the good work and thank you so for your kind comment, it made me blush and smile!

[@crescermeditando]

What’s the app name?

[@CallieBrewster]

Ása, takk fyrir! It’s hard to find active KZbin channels on Icelandic, but going through your videos helps a lot. I definitely will keep studying the language even though nobody around me speaks it; I find it fun to learn. Hafðu það gott í dag! :)

[@letslearnicelandic405]

Happy to hear that! And good luck! Takk fyrir að horfa, og bless bless!

[@CallieBrewster]

@@letslearnicelandic405 Ekkert að þakka! Bless bless. :)

[@azurebass24]

takk fyrir!!!

[@lucyr878]

Excelente método!

[@crescermeditando]

Just came back from Iceland, nicest people in the world. Loving your videos. Also bought a gramar. Let’s rock this language!

[@letslearnicelandic405]

Yes let's rock it and have fun while at it - love your attitude!

[@ninastancu4389]

Thank you very much Je t'adore ma chérie

[@ashleighhaigh8795]

I’m making my way through all your videos and my next plan is to watch some Icelandic shows on Netflix. I know I definitely won’t understand it all but it might help me with both pronunciation and understanding the language. Plus it’ll kill some time on a flight tomorrow

[@letslearnicelandic405]

Sounds like a great plan! Even if you won't understand everything it is still incredibly useful - and hopefully fun! Have a nice flight 🙂

[@WingChunMindForce]

Já Trapped and Katla are great for learning because of the subtitles arent they. When I watched Trapped Season 1 I couldnt follow much of the Icelandic but picked up things like calling friends and colleagues 'minn' after their names 😀 By the third season I was often not looking at the subtitles. Icelandic everyday is key and Ása is a huge help isnt she!

[@ashleighhaigh8795]

I watched The Valhalla Murders. I started Katla but honestly sort of forgot I did. I’ll probably pick it up again though

[@nicolaminto9306]

This video was very interesting and helpful and motivated me to try harder. Þú ert frábær kennslukona! I realized, thanks to your system, how lacking my "output" is even if I always complete the exercises you assign. I believe I have up to now a small but solid foundation of "structured learning" because I like the language and deepen the topics you cover in your videos; moreover I am extremely sure of the "input" because I listen to a lot of Icelandic music, especially Sigur Rós and the singer Jónsi (obviously excluding the sections in Vonlenska), and I recently read "Leigjandinn" by Svava Jakobsdóttir in the original language alongside the edition in Italian to recognize the parts of speech and the translation of words. I chose this specific book because it is extremely short and I didn't want to get discouraged by the number of pages to study. But I recognize that I have a lot of difficulty in constructing sentences and this is because I can think of a sentence to write, but after I think about it, I check and double-check the rules that I have written down, I rewrite everything in a translator to check if I have made mistakes but after I am afraid that the translator may have made a mistake, and in the end I am afraid of making a bad impression. Anyway, thanks again for this specific video which was extremely helpful!

[@letslearnicelandic405]

It sounds like you are already doing great! Music is very good in the sense that it makes it fun to listen to the same thing more than once, which is always very useful. Very impressive of you to read an Icelandic book! (And funny because I am trying to do the same with "L'amica Geniale", reading it both in Italian and English, but it's going very slowly...) Yes, forming sentences is one of the hardest part of learning a language, in my opinion, but you should continue trying (and remember that you don't have to be perfect - mistakes are your friends because they help you improve!). Then as I will continue with more lessons, I will try to include more advanced homework, and hopefully this will help as well. All in all you are doing very well, and you should be proud of your progress! At least I am 😊

[@666.halfaxa]

@@letslearnicelandic405 já, ég er að læra íslensku siðan 2019 af því að hljómsveit sem er kölluð Hatari. Þið islendingar eruð að gera frábært tónlist, vel gert. (I know there are lots of mistakes, I'm sorry hahhahh)

[@gremlinfromgremland]

Hi Ása, I ran into your channel by occasion but I found this video to be very motivating for me. Thank you for sharing, you're a nice teacher! And I like your accent 👍👍

[@letslearnicelandic405]

Thank you so much and you are very welcome!

[@icelandicjourney]

A great model, thank you! I have to spent more time on the input side because I still fail miserably at understanding the spoken language. Kær kveðja!

[@letslearnicelandic405]

I think you are already doing great! I'm absolutely sure you will continue on the right path! Gangi þér vel!

[@crescermeditando]

Could you suggest nice slow paced Icelandic songs/artists ? Like in a Bossa nova vibe?

[@letslearnicelandic405]

Hmmm... I am not sure about a Bossa Nova vibe, but there are a lot of musicians with slow paced music... but I don't know so much about anything jazzy. Ellen Kristjánsdóttir comes first to mind, try googling her and her trio Borgardætur. Ragnheiður Gröndal has a gorgeous voice, but she is not so jazzy. Eivør Pálsdóttir might also work, she is from the fareo islands, but she speaks perfect Icelandic. If you are looking for lullaby, Hafdís Huld is your woman. Sorry these are all women, but for a more old school approach, you can try Ragnar Bjarnason / Raggi Bjarna, or maybe Haukur Morthens or (another woman) Ellý Vilhjálmsdóttir. If none of those are what you are looking for, just try asking me again and I will try and think!

[@crescermeditando]

Thanks a lot for all the suggestions above! I can learn a lot from listening to music and reading the lyrics at the same time, but I might start with jazzy vibes, or even lullaby. And, again, thanks a looot for your videos, I’m obsessed by Iceland and Icelandic at this moment LOL

[@DogeThaDoge]

Ég er að læra Íslensku

[@letslearnicelandic405]

Flott hjá þér!

[@agnulman2161]

thanks! I just finished your pronunciation course, what in your opinion should i switch to now? grammar? vocabulary building? or just following your videos one by one? Thank you very much

[@letslearnicelandic405]

I would follow your interest... Meaning putting extra emphasis on the parts that you enjoy doing. Otherwise, doing my videos in order would be a good start, and you can complement it with other material, Books for learning Icelandic, listening to Icelandic music/TV shows etc... Good luck! / Gangi þér vel!

[@DavidStewartLovegrove]

Ég hefur gamal að lesa sögurnar, ég hlusta við hljóðbækur sem ég sótti af hlusta.is og svo las ég með í bókinni. Tungumálið í sögunum virðist auðveldara en í nútíma tímaritum o.s.frv. og ég hef rannsakað Vkingaöldina í mörg ár. Eru sögurnar í lagi sem inntak? PS I use google translate to help me with putting together sentences like the above and I learn a LOT of words from it. Though I know sometimes it gets confused 😀🇮🇸

[@letslearnicelandic405]

Já það er einmitt mjög gott að hlusta á hljóðbók og lesa með! Mjög vel gert hjá þér að reyna að skrifa á íslensku (það má alveg fá hjálp), svo þú færð stjörnu fyrir það ☆ Yes, it is exactly very good to listen to an audiobook and read along! Very well done to try and write in Icelandic (it is totally allowed to get help), so you get a star for that ☆

[@WingChunMindForce]

@@letslearnicelandic405 ööö Ég er himinlifandi að fá stjörnu Àsa, ég mun festa hana í íslensku skólabókina mína

[@WingChunMindForce]

@@letslearnicelandic405 David Lovegrove Art er ég líka😀