Vocabulary

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Apples and oranges on a balance

Comparisons

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Learn about Icelandic comparisons!
A calendar lying on a table

Non-Deictic Timing

When is your birthday? You should really learn to say that in Icelandic!
A sunset over the ocean

Deictic Timing

What's 'today' in Icelandic? What about 'the day after the day after tomorrow'?
Several stumps of wood

Við

'Við' pops up all over the place and it never seems to mean the same thing. Learn how to peg this critter down.
An empty toilet roll

Obligation and Necessity 

You should have needed to have to be supposed to read about Icelandic obligation and necessity.
Woman holding open a blank book

Vita, þekkja, kunna, rata: How to Say "Know"

Find out why Icelandic has so many words for this seemingly simple idea. Know your knows!
Hands drawing the word 'yes' on a brown envelope

Já and Jú

How do you say 'yes' in Icelandic? You'd think it's a simple question.
Woman with a girl

Eiga, hafa and vera með: How to Say "Have"

Have time, be with pens, own children. The Icelandic words for "have" seem difficult. We'll make it easier!