Icelandic Vocabulary

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að = to, at
af = of
allur = all
auga = eye
á = river
ár = year
bak = back
beikon = bacon
bjór = beer
bjórn = bear
blá = blue
borg = city
borða = to eat (v)
bók = book
Bretland = Britain
dagur = day
dansa = to dance (v)
drekka = to drink (v)
dýr = expensive
eða = or
ef = if
ekki = not
eldfjall = volcano
elska = to love (v)
en = but
enska = English (language)
eyja = island
fallegur = beautiful
fara = to go(v)
fiskur = fish
fjall = mountain
flugja = to fly(v)
flugvel = aeroplane
frá = from
fugl = bird
fyrir = for
ganga = to walk (v)
gefa = to give(v)
geta = to be able to (could)
gestheimili = guesthouse
glerauga = spectacles
góður = good
græn = green
hattur = hat
hár = hair
hárfagur = blonde
hér = here
herbergi = room
hestur = horse
hjálpa = to help (v)
hraun = lava field
hundur = dog
hungraður = hungry
hvað = what
hvalur = whale
hvar = where
hver = who
hvernig = how
hvítur = white
Island = Iceland
í = on
ínn = in
ís = ice
íslenska = Icelandic (language)
íslenskur = Icelandic
jakki = jacket
jökull = glacier
kaffi = coffee
kalla = to call (v), to name
karlar = men (as on a toilet sign)
kjöt = meat
kjúklingar = chicken
klukkan = clock
koma = to come (v)
kona = woman
kosta = cost
kvikmyndahús = cinema
köttur = cat
laug = bath
leiga = hire
lesa = to read (v)
litill = little
líka = to like (v)
ljósmynd = photograph
lókað = closed
lykill = key
maður = man
matur = food
með = with
mig = me
minn = my
mjög = very
næsta = next/nearest
nótt = night
nú = now
nýr = new
of = too, too much
og = and
opinn = open
orð = word
pils = skirt
pósthús = post office
pylsa = sausage
rauður = red
rekkja = bed
reykja = smoke
rigning = rain
ríkur = rich
rækja = prawn
sem = as, which (not question)
sig = him/her/it
sinn = his/her/its
sitja = to sit(v)
síðastur = last
sjonvarp = television
sjúkur = sick
skór = shoe
skrifa = to write (v)
skyrta = shirt
sofa = to sleep (v)
stór = big
sundföt = swimming costume
sundlaug = swimming pool
svið = sheep's head
svín = pig
svo = so
syngja = to sing (v)
taka = to take (v)
tala = to speak (v)
te = tea
til = to
tími = time
um = about
undir = under
ungur = young
upp = up
út = out
vatn = water, lake
veikur = weak
vel = well
verka = to work (v)
við = we
vilja = to want (v)
vita = to know (v)
vika = week
yfir = over
það = it
þar = there
þá = then, at that time
þessa = this
þetta = that
þinn = their
þó = yet, though
þurfa = to need (v)
þú = you (singular)
því = therefore
ætla = to intend to (v)
öl = ale

Numbers
0 = núll
1 = einn
2 = tveir
3 = þrir
4 = fjórir
5 = fimm
6 = sex
7 = sjö
8 = átta
9 = níu
10 = tíu
100 = hundrað
1000 = þúsund
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