Íslenska

The alphabet

1. A a

   ah

   afi

   grandfather

2. Á á

   ow

   ár

   year

3. B b

   b

   bók

   book

4. D d

   d

   dagur

   day

5. Ð ð

   th as in this

   eða

   or

6. E e

   eh

   eldur

   fire

7. É é

   yeh

   ég

   I

8. F f

   f

   fiskur

   fish

9. G g

   g

   gata

   street

10. H h

    h

    hús

    house

11. I i

    i

    inn

    in

12. Í í

    ee

    ís

    ice

13. J j

    y

    já

    yes

14. K k

    k

    köttur

    cat

15. L l

    l

    lampi

    lamp

16. M m

    m

    mamma

    mom

17. N n

    n

    nef

    nose

18. O o

    o

    ostur

    cheese

19. Ó ó

    oh

    ósk

    wish

20. P p

    p

    penni

    pen

21. R r

    r

    rós

    rose

22. S s

    s

    sól

    sun

23. T t

    t

    takk

    thanks

24. U u

    eu

    ull

    wool

25. Ú ú

    oo

    út

    out

26. V v

    v

    vatn

    water

27. X x

    ks

    taxi

    taxi

28. Y y

    i

    yfir

    over

29. Ý ý

    ee

    ýta

    push

30. Þ þ

    th as in thin

    þú

    you

31. Æ æ

    eye

    æfing

    practice

32. Ö ö

    ur

    örn

    eagle

The stress is always on the first syllable. Ð does not start a word. Y sounds like I. Ý sounds like Í. X is only in borrowed words.

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