What are common phrases in Icelandic?
Common Words and Greetings
| English Word/Phrase | Icelandic Word/Phrase |
|---|---|
| You’re welcome | þú ert velkominn/Gerðu svo vel |
| Please | Vinsamlegast/Takk |
| Excuse me | Fyrirgefðu |
| Hello | Halló/Góðan daginn |
How do you say goodnight in Icelandic?
Good Night góða nótt | Icelandic Language (Íslenska) Common Phrases | M(A)L MasterAnyLanguage.com (English)
How do you say goodnight in Norwegian?
Norwegian god natt means good night | norwegianabc.com.
What is a person from Iceland called?
Icelanders (Icelandic: Íslendingar) are a North Germanic ethnic group and nation who are native to the island country of Iceland and speak Icelandic.
How do you say my name is in Iceland?
Ég heiti…. This means “My name is…”.
Is Icelandic hard to learn?
In fact, Icelandic has been consistently ranked as one of the hardest languages for English speakers to learn as a result of the archaic vocabulary and complex grammar. Not only are the words extremely long, the specific syllables are pronounced completely different from your typical English syllables.
Is Icelandic like English?
But Icelandic is not all that different from English. For starters, it’s a Germanic language, like English. It is not the most closely related language to English, among Germanic language (that would be Scots, then Frisian). But the basic vocabulary and the grammar of Icelandic are not that different from English.
Which language is closest to Icelandic?
A. Icelandic is an Indo-European language, belonging to the group of North Germanic languages, to be specific. This group also includes Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Faroese. Of those languages, Norwegian and Faroese (spoken in the Faroe Islands) are the most closely related to Icelandic.
Is Icelandic harder than German?
Icelandic is very hard to learn, much harder than Norwegian, German or Swedish. Part of the problem is pronunciation. The grammar is harder than German grammar, and there are almost no Latin-based words in it. The vocabulary is quite archaic.