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Íslenska
Learn Íslenska
Start this class with hello and your name. The last class is a spoken conversation.
Twenty-four classes. Hear the line, say it, then say it about your own life.
Say the first sentenceThe sentences
1
The first meeting
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Halló. Ég heiti ____. Ég er frá ____. Gaman að kynnast þér.
Hello. My name is ____. I am from ____. Nice to meet you.
2
The family
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Þetta er bróðir minn. Hún heitir ____. Ég á ____. Ég á ekki ____.
This is my brother. Her name is ____. I have ____. I do not have ____.
3
The day and the city
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Ég bý í ____. Ég vinn sem ____. Á morgnana fer ég ____.
I live in ____. I work as ____. In the mornings I go ____.
4
A polite request
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Ég ætla að fá ____, takk. Get ég fengið ____? Hvað kostar þetta?
I would like ____, thanks. Can I have ____? How much does this cost?
5
Yesterday
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Í gær var ég ____. Um kvöldið ____. Ég las ____.
Yesterday I was ____. In the evening ____. I read ____.
6
Plans and the family calendar
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Á morgun ætla ég að ____. Ég hringi í mömmu. Eigum við að hittast ____?
Tomorrow I am going to ____. I call Mom. Shall we meet ____?
7
Getting there
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Hvar er ____? Ég fer með strætó. Það tekur ____ mínútur.
Where is ____? I go by bus. It takes ____ minutes.
8
The phone at work
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Halló, þetta er ____. Get ég fengið ____? Ég hringi aftur.
Hello, this is ____. Can I get ____? I will call again.
9
A weekend, properly told
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Um helgina fór ég ____. Við borðuðum ____. Það var gott.
Over the weekend I went ____. We ate ____. It was good.
10
A family decision
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Við þurfum að ákveða ____. Ég er til í ____. Hvað finnst þér?
We need to decide ____. I am up for ____. What do you think?
11
When something breaks
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Þetta virkar ekki. Geturðu lagað ____? Ég skal borga.
This does not work. Can you fix ____? I will pay.
12
Work in progress
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Ég er að vinna í ____. Þetta er ekki tilbúið. Ég klára ____.
I am working on ____. This is not ready. I finish ____.
13
Disagree without a fight
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Ég sé þetta öðruvísi. Ég er ekki sammála ____. Við getum samt unnið saman.
I see this differently. I do not agree with ____. We can still work together.
14
Family at a distance
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Ég sakna þín. Við töluðum saman í gær. Komdu þegar þú getur.
I miss you. We talked yesterday. Come when you can.
15
What the city is arguing about
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Fólk er að tala um ____. Mér finnst ____. Ég er ekki viss.
People are talking about ____. I find ____. I am not sure.
16
The meeting and the email
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Ég sendi þér tölvupóst. Getum við hist ____? Ég er í fundi.
I am sending you an email. Can we meet ____? I am in a meeting.
17
What you are really saying
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Ég meina ____. Ég er ekki að segja ____. Ég vil bara ____.
I mean ____. I am not saying ____. I just want ____.
18
A hard conversation at home
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Við þurfum að tala. Mér líður ____. Getum við sest niður?
We need to talk. I feel ____. Can we sit down?
19
Ideas, not just events
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Ég held að þetta sé ____. Það gæti verið ____. Hvað ef við ____?
I think that this is ____. It could be ____. What if we ____?
20
Negotiation
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Getum við mætast á ____? Ég get boðið ____. Það er sanngjarnt.
Can we meet on ____? I can offer ____. That is fair.
21
Humor, including the dry kind
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Þetta átti að vera grín. Þetta var ekki alvara. Þú mátt hlæja.
This was meant to be a joke. This was not serious. You may laugh.
22
Toasts, weddings, bad news
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Skál. Til hamingju. Ég þarf að segja þér eitthvað.
Cheers. Congratulations. I need to tell you something.
23
Any stranger, any topic
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Afsakið. Geturðu hjálpað mér með ____? Takk fyrir.
Excuse me. Can you help me with ____? Thank you.
24
The room where it costs something
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Ég vil þetta. Ég get ekki sagt já við ____. Ég þarf að hugsa mig um.
I want this. I cannot say yes to ____. I need to think it over.