Tag Archives: Vocabulary Lesson

Tongue Twisters and Words as Long as Giraffe Tongues

Posted on February 14, 2014 by lexitrobe

Það fer nú að verða verra ferðaveðrið! Here is a challenge: Try saying the above phrase ten times, as fast as you can. It may prove to be difficult if you have no knowledge of how Icelandic is spoken, but … Continue reading →

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já and jú

Posted on January 17, 2014 by lexitrobe

The other day, I was speaking to an Icelandic friend about words that are untranslatable from Icelandic to English, or words that have no such equivalent. Although I haven’t stumbled upon anything I haven’t been able to find a counterpart … Continue reading →

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Word of the Day (That Isn’t Actually a Word) and Englar Alheimsins

Posted on January 4, 2014 by lexitrobe

Lyfjaskýið (n) “the drug cloud” So while reading the Icelandic version of Englar Alheimsins by Einar Már Guðmundsson last night, or “Angels of the Universe” in English, I stumbled upon this strange and confusing sentence: “Lyfjaskýið hangir í loftinu, líktog dagarnir … Continue reading →

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“Ég er Appelsína”

Posted on December 21, 2013 by lexitrobe

My parents recorded me right after I woke up from getting my wisdom teeth removed, and turns out I am actually terrible at Icelandic while on anesthesia. My parents asked me how I was and I replied with “ég er … Continue reading →

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“Kill a Finger in Water”

Posted on December 20, 2013 by lexitrobe

I’ve been working my way through the icelandiconline.is course, free of charge on the web for any of you that want a head start into the language, and I stumbled upon a word I was unfamiliar with, “drepa,” and decided … Continue reading →

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