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Jenny

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/icelandic.htm

Icelandic alphabet (íslenska stafrófið)
A a Á á B b D d Ð ð E e É é F f G g H h I i
a á bé dé eð e é eff ge há i
Í í J j K k L l M m N n O o Ó ó P p R r S s
í joð ká ell emm enn o ó pé err ess
T t U u Ú ú V v X x Y y Ý ý Þ þ Æ æ Ö ö
té u ú vaff ex ufsilon y ufsilon ý þorn æ ö
The letters C (se), Q (kú) and W (tvöfalt vaff) are also used but only in foreign loanwords. The letter Z (seta) is no longer used in Icelandic, except in the newspaper Morgunblaðið

Icelandic Pronunciation


Notes
Stressed vowels are long:
- in one-syllable words where the vowel is word-final;
- before a single consonant;
- before the consonant clusters pr, tr, kr, sr, pj, tj, sj, tv or kv
Elsewhere stressed vowels are short
Unstressed vowels are always short
nn = [tn] after an accented vowel or a diphthong
Sample text in Icelandic
Hver maður er borinn frjáls og jafn öðrum að virðingu og réttindum. Menn eru gæddir vitsmunum og samvisku, og ber þeim að breyta bróðurlega hverjum við annan.

Translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

Longer sample text (Tower of Babel)

Useful phrases in Icelandic

Icelandic languages courses, dictionaries, etc

Links
Information about the Icelandic language and pronunciation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_language

The University of Iceland's Free Course in Modern Icelandic Language and Culture
http://www.icelandic.hi.is/coursetest.php

Online Icelandic study guide featuring interactive exercises for vocabulary and grammar
http://www.mentalcode.com/icelandic/

Icelandic Grammar Notebook
http://www.samkoma.com/mimir/mimir.htm

Íslensk málstöð (Icelandic Language Institute)
http://www.ismal.hi.is

Orðabanki (Icelandic Word Bank)
http://www.ismal.hi.is/ob/

Online Icelandic dictionaries
http://www.hugtakasafn.utn.stjr.is
http://www.northvegr.org/zoega/
http://www.ismal.hi.is/ob/birta/index.cgi
http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/IcelOnline/

Online Icelandic radio
http://www.ruv.is
http://www.bylgjan.is
http://www.utvarpsaga.is

Online Icelandic newspapers
http://www.bb.is
http://www.visir.is
http://www.mbl.is