Icelandic is a notoriously difficult language to grasp with all of the strange letters like þ, ð, æ, and ö lurking around. While very rare to find an Icelander under the age of 50 who does not speak fluent English, it is still helpful to at least try to know a few phrases to show some effort when visiting Iceland.
Afsakið
Pronounced: av-sah-kith
Bless
Pronounced: blehss
Ég tala ekki Íslensku
Pronounced: yeh tah-la ekkee ees-len-skew
Góðan daginn
Pronounced: goh-than dai-yen
Ég er grænmetisæta
Pronounced: yeh err grine-met-ees- aiytah
Hjálp, ég er týndur!
Pronounced: hyowlp yeh err teen-dur
Hvað kostar þetta?
Pronounced: hvahth kost-ar thet-ta
Hvar er klósett?
Pronounced: kvar err klow-set
Hvað segirðu?
Literal translation: What do you say?
Pronounced: kvahth say-yer-thoo
Já / Nei
Pronounced: yow / nay
Hvað er klukkan?
Pronounced: kvahth err klook-kahn
Get ég fengið matseðill?
Pronounced: geht yeh fehng-ith maht-seh-thitl
Takk
Pronounced: Tahkk
Verðu þér að góðu
Literal translation: May it serve you well.
Pronounced: vehr-thu thyair ahth goh-thu
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