Beginner’s Icelandic

Beginner’s Icelandic......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 5
Icelandic Names......Page 11
History......Page 12
Literature and the Arts......Page 13
Good Luck!......Page 14
Abbreviations......Page 15
The Icelandic Alphabet......Page 17
Pronunciation of vowels before ng and nk......Page 20
Double Consonants......Page 21
Stress......Page 22
How to use this book......Page 23
Lesson 01 - Kveðjur - Greetings......Page 25
Samtal 2......Page 26
Dialogue 2......Page 27
Orðaforði - Vocabulary......Page 30
Orðasambönd - Useful expressions......Page 31
How to greet someone......Page 32
Personal pronouns......Page 33
Æfingar - Exercises......Page 34
Lesson 02 - Talarðu íslensku? - Do you speak Icelandic?......Page 37
Samtal: Talarðu islensku?......Page 38
Dialogue: Do you speak Icelandic?......Page 39
The verb að vera (to be)......Page 40
Progressive with the verb að vera (to be)......Page 41
Æfingar - Exercises......Page 42
Lesson 03 - Morgunmatur - Breakfast......Page 45
Samtal: Morgunmatur......Page 46
Dialogue: Breakfast......Page 47
Orðasambönd - Useful expressions......Page 48
Gender of nouns......Page 49
Answering questions yes: já vs.jú......Page 51
Interrogative Questions......Page 52
Æfingar - Exercises......Page 53
Lesson 04 - Hver ert þú? - Who are you?......Page 55
Samtal 2......Page 56
Dialogue 2......Page 57
Names of countries......Page 60
Adjectives......Page 61
Countries and adjectives......Page 64
Colors......Page 65
Æfingar - Exercises......Page 66
Lesson 05 - Í heimsókn hjá Jeremy - Visiting Jeremy......Page 69
Samtal 1: Í heimsókn hjá Jeremy......Page 70
Dialogue 1: Visiting Jeremy......Page 71
Samtal 2......Page 72
Dialogue 2......Page 73
Orðasambönd - Useful expressions......Page 74
Possessives......Page 75
Family members and the definite article......Page 76
Numbers 1-20......Page 77
Að ætla að (to intend to) + infinitive......Page 78
Sko......Page 79
Verb-second rule......Page 80
Æfingar - Exercises......Page 81
Lesson 06 - Venjulegur dagur - An ordinary day......Page 83
Samtal: Venjulegur dagur......Page 84
Dialogue: An ordinary day......Page 85
Days of the week......Page 86
Telling time......Page 87
Conjugation of verbs in present tense......Page 88
Category 3 Verbs (v3): að vinna (to work)......Page 89
Category 4 Verbs (v4): að lesa (to read)......Page 90
Category 5 Verbs (v5): að búa (to live)......Page 91
Some additional rules for verb conjugation......Page 92
Æfingar - Exercises......Page 94
Lesson 07 - Ferðamenn í Reykjavík - Tourists in Reykjavik......Page 97
Samtal: Ferðamenn i Reykjavik......Page 98
Dialogue: Tourists in Reykjavik......Page 99
Orðasambönd - Useful expressions......Page 102
Weak and strong nouns......Page 103
Plural of masculine nouns......Page 104
Plural of feminine nouns......Page 105
Plural of neuter nouns......Page 106
How many ... are there here?......Page 107
Adjectives ending in -andi......Page 108
Æfingar - Exercises......Page 109
Lesson 08 - Á leið í útilegu - Going camping......Page 111
Samtal 1: Á leið í útilegu......Page 112
Dialogue 1: Going camping......Page 113
Samtal 2......Page 114
Dialogue 2......Page 115
Orðasambönd - Useful expressions......Page 116
Vowel deletion in plural nouns......Page 117
Plural possessives......Page 118
The verb combination að fara að + infinitive......Page 119
Æfingar - Exercises......Page 120
Lesson 09 - Ég sé hval! - I see a whale!......Page 123
Samtal 2......Page 124
Dialogue 2......Page 125
Orðasambönd - Useful expressions......Page 128
Nominative......Page 129
When to use the accusative......Page 130
Weak nouns in the accusative......Page 131
Pronouns: annar (another) and báðir (both)......Page 133
Imperative......Page 134
Æfingar - Exercises......Page 135
Lesson 10 - Búðarferð - Going to the store......Page 139
Samtal 1: Búðarferð......Page 140
Dialogue 1: Going to the store......Page 141
Samtal 2......Page 142
Dialogue 2......Page 143
Orðasambönd - Useful expressions......Page 144
Icelandic money......Page 145
Reflexive pronouns in the accusative......Page 147
To express possession: að eiga, hafa, and vera með......Page 148
Að eiga:......Page 149
Eiga ad + infinitive......Page 150
First person imperative: Let’s .........Page 151
Æfingar - Exercises......Page 152
Lesson 11 - Í atvinnuviðtali - In a job interview......Page 155
Samtal: Í  atvinnuviðtali......Page 156
Dialogue: In a job interview......Page 157
Orðasambönd - Useful expressions......Page 160
How to use the dative......Page 161
Strong nouns in the dative......Page 163
Personal pronouns in the dative......Page 164
Adjectives in the dative......Page 165
Æfingar - Exercises......Page 166
Lesson 12 - Að kaupa afmælisgjafir - Buying birthday gifts......Page 169
Samtal: Að kaupa afmælisgjafir......Page 170
Dialogue: Buying birthday gifts......Page 171
Dates......Page 172
To give someone something......Page 173
Possessive pronouns in the dative......Page 174
Æfingar - Exercises......Page 175
Lesson 13 - Hvar er farsiminn minn? - Where is my cell phone?......Page 177
Samtal: Hvar er farsiminn minn?......Page 178
Dialogue: Where is my cell phone?......Page 179
Orðasambönd - Useful expressions......Page 180
The declension of the definite article in accusativeand dative......Page 181
Dative referring to location with the prepositions í (in) and á (on)......Page 182
Location versus movement: í (in) and á (on)......Page 183
Æfingar - Exercises......Page 184
Lesson 14 - Ég mun sakna þín! - I will miss you!......Page 187
Samtal: Ég mun sakna þín!......Page 188
Dialogue: I will miss you!......Page 189
Orðasambönd - Useful expressions......Page 192
How to use the genitive......Page 193
Weak nouns in the genitive......Page 195
Definite article in the genitive......Page 196
Possessives in the genitive......Page 197
Modal verbs: munu (will) and skulu (shall)......Page 198
Munu (will)......Page 199
Æfingar - Exercises......Page 200
Feminine Nouns......Page 203
Declension of adjectives......Page 204
Possessive pronouns......Page 205
Declension of numbers......Page 206
Lesson 03......Page 207
Lesson 06......Page 208
Lesson 10......Page 209
Lesson 13......Page 210
Lesson 14......Page 211
Icelandic-English Glossary......Page 213
English-Icelandic Glossary......Page 223
CD Track List......Page 231
Other Scandinavian Titles from Hippocrene Books......Page 232