Icelandic

Icelandic Travel Phrase Dictionary

Getting around in Iceland is always easier if you can speak a little of the language and understand a few keywords. Below we have listed some basic words and phrases in English and translated them into Icelandic.

Basic Icelandic Words Yes = Já No = Nei Thank you = Takk Thank you very much = Takk fyrir You’re welcome = þú ert velkominn, Gerðu svo vel Please = Vinsamlegast, Takk Excuse me = Fyrirgefðu Hello = Halló, Góðan daginn Goodbye = Bless So long = Bless bless Good morning = Góðan daginn Good afternoon = Góðan daginn Good evening = Gott kvöld Good night = Góða nótt	Numbers Zero = núll One = einn Two = tveir Three = þrír Four = fjórir Five = fimm Six = sex Seven = sjö Eight = átta Nine = níu Ten = tíu
Days of the week Monday = Mánudagur Tuesday = þriðjudagur Wednesday = Miðvikudagar Thursday = Fimmtudagur Friday = Föstudagur Saturday = Laugardagur Sunday = Sunnudagur	Useful phrases at your hotel Hotel = Hótel Room = Herbergi Reservation = Bókun Are there any vacancies for tonight? = Er eitthvað laust í nótt? No vacancies = Það er ekkert laust. Passport = Vegabréf
Months Janurary = janúar Feburary = febrúar March = mars April = apríl May = maí June = júní July = júlí August = ágúst September = september October = október November = nóvember December = desember	Useful phrases for getting around Where is …? = Hvar er …? How much is the fare? = Hvað kostar farið: mikið? Ticket = Miði One ticket to …, please. = Einn miða til …, (takk fyrir). Where are you going? = Hvert ertu að fara? Where do you live? = Hvar áttu heima? Bus = Strætisvagn, rútur Airport = Flugvöllur Train station = Lestarstöð Bus station = Umferðarmiðstöð Departure = Brottför Arrival = Koma Car rental agency = Bílaleiga Parking = Bilastædi

Basic Icelandic Words

Yes = Já
No = Nei
Thank you = Takk
Thank you very much = Takk fyrir
You’re welcome = þú ert velkominn, Gerðu svo vel
Please = Vinsamlegast, Takk
Excuse me = Fyrirgefðu
Hello = Halló, Góðan daginn
Goodbye = Bless
So long = Bless bless
Good morning = Góðan daginn
Good afternoon = Góðan daginn
Good evening = Gott kvöld
Good night = Góða nótt

Numbers

Zero = núll
One = einn
Two = tveir
Three = þrír
Four = fjórir
Five = fimm
Six = sex
Seven = sjö
Eight = átta
Nine = níu
Ten = tíu

Days of the week

Monday = Mánudagur
Tuesday = þriðjudagur
Wednesday = Miðvikudagar
Thursday = Fimmtudagur
Friday = Föstudagur
Saturday = Laugardagur
Sunday = Sunnudagur

Useful phrases at your hotel

Hotel = Hótel
Room = Herbergi
Reservation = Bókun
Are there any vacancies for tonight? = Er eitthvað laust í nótt?
No vacancies = Það er ekkert laust.
Passport = Vegabréf

Months

Janurary = janúar
Feburary = febrúar
March = mars
April = apríl
May = maí
June = júní
July = júlí
August = ágúst
September = september
October = október
November = nóvember
December = desember

Useful phrases for getting around

Where is …? = Hvar er …?
How much is the fare? = Hvað kostar farið: mikið?
Ticket = Miði
One ticket to …, please. = Einn miða til …, (takk fyrir).
Where are you going? = Hvert ertu að fara?
Where do you live? = Hvar áttu heima?
Bus = Strætisvagn, rútur
Airport = Flugvöllur
Train station = Lestarstöð
Bus station = Umferðarmiðstöð
Departure = Brottför
Arrival = Koma
Car rental agency = Bílaleiga
Parking = Bilastædi

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