# Icelandic - Basic Vocabulary

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This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Icelandic language, including around 200 words.

## 1. Numbers

Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions

| Number | Icelandic | English |
|--------|-----------|---------|
| 0      | núll     | zero    |
| 1      | einn     | one     |
| 2      | tveir    | two     |
| 3      | þrír     | three   |
| 4      | fjórir   | four    |
| 5      | fimm     | five    |
| 6      | sex      | six     |
| 7      | sjö      | seven   |
| 8      | átta     | eight   |
| 9      | níu      | nine    |
| 10     | tíu      | ten     |
| 11     | ellefu   | eleven  |
| 12     | tólf     | twelve  |
| 13     | þrettán  | thirteen|
| 14     | fjórtán  | fourteen|
| 15     | fimmtán  | fifteen |
| 16     | sextán   | sixteen |
| 17     | sautján  | seventeen|
| 18     | átján    | eighteen |
| 19     | nítján   | nineteen |
| 20     | tuttugu   | twenty  |
| 30     | þrjátíu  | thirty  |
| 40     | fjörutíu | forty   |
| 50     | fimmtíu  | fifty   |
| 60     | sextíu   | sixty   |
| 70     | sjötíu   | seventy |
| 80     | áttatíu  | eighty  |
| 90     | níutíu   | ninety  |
| 100    | hundrað  | hundred |
| 1K     | þúsund   | thousand |
| 1M     | milljón  | million |

## 2. Colors

Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you

| Color  | Icelandic     |
|--------|----------------|
| ⚪      | hvítur        |
| ⚫      | svartur       |
| 🔴      | rauður        |
| 🔵      | blár          |
| 🟡      | gulur         |
| 🟢      | grænn        |
| 🟣      | fjólublár    |
| 🟤      | brúnn        |
| 🟠      | appelsínugulur|
| 🌸      | bleikur       |
| ⭐      | gull          |
| 🌑      | silfur        |
| ☁️      | grár          |

## 3. Animals

Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world

| Animal | Icelandic  |
|--------|-------------|
| 🐶     | hundur     |
| 🐱     | köttur     |
| 🐴     | hestur     |
| 🐮     | kýr        |
| 🐷     | svín       |
| 🐦     | fugl       |
| 🐟     | fiskur     |
| 🐭     | mús        |
| 🦊     | refur      |
| 🐇     | kanína     |
| 🐻     | björn      |
| 🐼     | panda      |
| 🐨     | kóala      |
| 🐘     | fíll       |
| 🐢     | skjaldbaka  |
| 🦒     | gíraffi    |
| 🦆     | önd        |
| 🕷️     | kónguló     |

## 4. People

Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people

| Person | Icelandic     |
|--------|----------------|
| 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 | fjölskylda   |
| 🧔      | maður        |
| 👩      | kona         |
| 👦      | strákur      |
| 👧      | stelpa       |
| 👶      | barn         |
| 👨‍🦳   | faðir        |
| 👩‍🦳   | móðir        |
| 👴      | afi          |
| 👵      | amma         |
| 🧑‍🦰   | bróðir       |
| 👩‍🦱   | systir       |
| 🧑      | vinur        |
| 👥      | fólk        |
| 🙋      | manneskja    |

## 5. Objects

Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life

| Object  | Icelandic |
|---------|------------|
| 🏠      | hús        |
| 🏢      | bygging   |
| 🏫      | skóli      |
| 🏪      | verslun    |
| 🛣️     | vegur      |
| 🌆      | borg       |
| 🌳      | tré        |
| 💧      | vatn      |
| ☀️      | sól        |
| ☁️      | ský        |
| 📚      | bók        |
| 🖊️     | penni      |
| 📱      | sími       |
| 🔑      | lykill      |
| 🚗      | bíll        |

## 6. Food

Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures

| Food              | Icelandic   |
|-------------------|-------------|
| 🍎               | epli        |
| 🍌               | banani      |
| 🍞               | brauð       |
| 🧀               | ostur       |
| 🥩               | kjöt        |
| 🥛               | mjólk       |
| ☕               | kaffi       |
| 🍵               | te          |
| 💧               | vatn        |
| 🍺               | bjór        |
| 🍷               | vín         |
| 🍽️              | matur       |
| 🍳               | egg         |
| 🍚               | hrísgrjón   |
| 🥕               | grænmeti    |

## 7. Time

Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions

| Time              | Icelandic   |
|-------------------|-------------|
| ☀️               | dagur       |
| 🌙               | nótt        |
| ⏰               | klukkustund |
| 🗓️               | vika        |
| 📅               | mánuður     |
| 🗓️               | ár          |
| 🗓️               | mánudagur   |
| 🗓️               | þriðjudagur |
| 🗓️               | miðvikudagur |
| 🗓️               | fimmtudagur |
| 🗓️               | föstudagur  |
| 🗓️               | laugardagur  |
| 🗓️               | sunnudagur  |
| 🌅               | morgunn     |
| 🌆               | kvöld       |
| 🕛               | núna        |
| 🔜               | fljótlega   |
| 🕒               | tími        |

## 8. Verbs

Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions

| Verb        | Icelandic    |
|-------------|---------------|
| 🗣️          | tala          |
| 🚶         | ganga         |
| 🏃        | hlaupa       |
| 🍽️         | borða         |
| 🍷         | drekka        |
| 😴         | sofa          |
| 📖         | lesa          |
| ✍️         | skrifa        |
| 👀         | sjá           |
| 👂         | heyra        |
| 💭         | hugsa         |
| 🤔         | vita          |
| ❤️         | elska         |
| 👍         | líka          |
| 👋         | koma         |
| 🚪         | opna          |
| 🔒         | loka          |
| 💡         | læra         |
| ➕         | gefa          |
| 💸         | kaupa         |

## 9. Adjectives

Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things

| Adjective     | Icelandic     |
|---------------|----------------|
| 😊            | ánægður        |
| 😢            | leiður        |
| 😠            | reiður        |
| 👍            | góður         |
| 👎            | slæmur        |
| ⬆️            | stór          |
| ⬇️            | lítill        |
| 🆕            | nýr           |
| 🕰️          | gamall        |
| 💯            | margir        |
| 🤏            | fáir          |
| 🥵            | heitur        |
| 🥶            | kaldur        |
| 💪            | sterkur       |
| 👶            | veikur        |
| ✨            | fallegur      |
| 👹            | ljótur        |
| ✅            | réttur        |
| ❌            | rangur        |
| ⚡            | fljótur       |

## 10. Connectors

Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences

| Connector      | Icelandic     |
|----------------|----------------|
| ➕             | og           |
| ➡️            | en           |
| 👉             | eða          |
| 🤔            | vegna þess að |
| 👉             | svo          |
| 🤨            | þó           |
| 🤔            | því          |
| ➕             | einnig       |
| 🕒            | þegar        |
| 🤔            | ef           |
| 🕒            | áður         |
| 🕒            | eftir        |
| 🕒            | síðan        |
| 🕒            | meðan        |

## 11. Professions

Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors

| Profession        | Icelandic       |
|-------------------|------------------|
| 👨‍🏫             | kennari         |
| 🧑‍⚕️            | læknir          |
| 👩‍💻            | verkfræðingur   |
| 👨‍🍳            | kokkur          |
| 🧑‍🌾            | bóndi           |
| 👮              | lögreglumaður   |
| 🧑‍🎨            | listamaður      |
| 🧑‍💼            | skrifstofumaður  |
| 🔬              | vísindamaður    |
| 🛒              | sölumaður       |

## Your Icelandic Journey Starts Now!

Congratulations! You've just learned over **200 essential Icelandic words**. This list is a fantastic starting point, but remember that consistency is key to true fluency.

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