Icelandic

Icelandic is spoken by about 300,000 speakers in Iceland, Canada and the USA. Icelandic is the closest of the Northern Germanic languages to Old Norse. Icelandic is a member of the family of Northern Germanic languages.

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Examples from the eBooks: Learn some numbers, colours and a few simple phrases in Icelandic with Jack, Lisa and Pete the Parrot.
Numbers...
einn, tveir, þrír, fjórir, fimm, sex, sjö, átta, níu, tíu, ellefu, tólf.
one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve.
	þrjú hindber three raspberries
	Hvað eru eplin mörg? það er aðeins eitt epli. Svo ljúffengt! How many apples are there? There is only one apple. How delicious!
Colours...
	þetta blóm er appelsínugult. En hvað það er fallegt! This flower is orange. How beautiful!
	Snjórinn er hvítur og kaldur. Birrr... The snow is white and cold. Brrr...
gulur .. appelsínugulur . bleikur . rauður . purpurarauður .... grænn
yellow ... orange ... pink ... red ... purple ... green blue ... brown ... grey ... black ... white
blár .......... brúnn ......... grár ....... svartur .......... hvítur
Meeting Pete...
	Komdu sæll! (to a man) Komdu sæl! (to a woman) Ég heiti Pétur. Hvað heitir þú? Hello! My name is Pete. What is your name?
Going on a picnic...
	Hvert förum við í dag? Við förum að vatninu í lautarferð. Where are we going today? We're going to the lake for a picnic.
	Stoppaðu, Pétur! Við eru týnd! Hvar er slóðin? Við finnum hana ekki. Stop, Pete! We're lost! Where is the path? We can't find it.
Time for lunch...
	Ég er mjög svangur. (male speaker) Ég er mjög svöng. (female speaker) I am very hungry.
	Takk fyrir. Thank you.
	Ég er líka þyrstur. (male speaker) Ég er líka þyrst. (female speaker) I am thirsty too.
Magpie attack!
	Æ!! Hjálp! Hjálpið mér! Farðu burtu! Ow!! Help! Help me! Go away!
Goodbye...
	Blessaður! (to a man) Blessuð! (to a woman or a mixed group) Goodbye!
Extra words...
	Já. Yes. Nei. No. Gjörðu svo vel. Please. Ekkert að þakka. You're welcome.
Download the full eBook set to learn more about Numbers, Colours and more Simple Phrases. Follow the exciting adventures of Jack and Lisa as they meet Pete the Parrot and go off to find hidden treasure and go on a lakeside adventure!