Icelandic - Basic Vocabulary
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
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
⚪
hvítur
white
⚫
svartur
black
🔴
rauður
red
🔵
blár
blue
🟡
gulur
yellow
🟢
grænn
green
🟣
fjólublár
purple
🟤
brúnn
brown
🟠
appelsínugulur
orange
🌸
bleikur
pink
⭐
gull
gold
🌑
silfur
silver
☁️
grár
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
hundur
dog
🐱
köttur
cat
🐴
hestur
horse
🐮
kýr
cow
🐷
svín
pig
🐦
fugl
bird
🐟
fiskur
fish
🐭
mús
mouse
🦊
refur
fox
🐇
kanína
rabbit
🐻
björn
bear
🐼
panda
panda
🐨
kóala
koala
🐘
fíll
elephant
🐢
skjaldbaka
turtle
🦒
gíraffi
giraffe
🦆
önd
duck
🕷️
kónguló
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
fjölskylda
family
🧔
maður
man
👩
kona
woman
👦
strákur
boy
👧
stelpa
girl
👶
barn
child
👨🦳
faðir
father
👩🦳
móðir
mother
👴
afi
grandfather
👵
amma
grandmother
🧑🦰
bróðir
brother
👩🦱
systir
sister
🧑
vinur
friend
👥
fólk
people
🙋
manneskja
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
hús
house
🏢
bygging
building
🏫
skóli
school
🏪
verslun
store
🛣️
vegur
road
🌆
borg
city
🌳
tré
tree
💧
vatn
water
☀️
sól
sun
☁️
ský
cloud
📚
bók
book
🖊️
penni
pen
📱
sími
phone
🔑
lykill
key
🚗
bíll
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
epli
apple
🍌
banani
banana
🍞
brauð
bread
🧀
ostur
cheese
🥩
kjöt
meat
🥛
mjólk
milk
☕
kaffi
coffee
🍵
te
tea
💧
vatn
water
🍺
bjór
beer
🍷
vín
wine
🍽️
matur
food
🍳
egg
egg
🍚
hrísgrjón
rice
🥕
grænmeti
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
dagur
day
🌙
nótt
night
⏰
klukkustund
hour
🗓️
vika
week
📅
mánuður
month
🗓️
ár
year
🗓️
mánudagur
Monday
🗓️
þriðjudagur
Tuesday
🗓️
miðvikudagur
Wednesday
🗓️
fimmtudagur
Thursday
🗓️
föstudagur
Friday
🗓️
laugardagur
Saturday
🗓️
sunnudagur
Sunday
🌅
morgunn
morning
🌆
kvöld
evening
🕛
núna
now
🔜
fljótlega
soon
🕒
tími
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
tala
to speak
🚶
ganga
to walk
🏃
hlaupa
to run
🍽️
borða
to eat
🍷
drekka
to drink
😴
sofa
to sleep
📖
lesa
to read
✍️
skrifa
to write
👀
sjá
to see
👂
heyra
to hear
💭
hugsa
to think
🤔
vita
to know
❤️
elska
to love
👍
líka
to like
👋
koma
to come
🚪
opna
to open
🔒
loka
to close
💡
læra
to learn
➕
gefa
to give
💸
kaupa
to buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
ánægður
happy
😢
leiður
sad
😠
reiður
angry
👍
góður
good
👎
slæmur
bad
⬆️
stór
big
⬇️
lítill
small
🆕
nýr
new
🕰️
gamall
old
💯
margir
many
🤏
fáir
few
🥵
heitur
hot
🥶
kaldur
cold
💪
sterkur
strong
👶
veikur
weak
✨
fallegur
beautiful
👹
ljótur
ugly
✅
réttur
correct
❌
rangur
wrong
⚡
fljótur
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
og
and
➡️
en
but
👉
eða
or
🤔
vegna þess að
because
👉
svo
so
🤨
þó
however
🤔
því
therefore
➕
einnig
also
🕒
þegar
when
🤔
ef
if
🕒
áður
before
🕒
eftir
after
🕒
síðan
since
🕒
meðan
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
kennari
teacher
🧑⚕️
læknir
doctor
👩💻
verkfræðingur
engineer
👨🍳
kokkur
chef
🧑🌾
bóndi
farmer
👮
lögreglumaður
police officer
🧑🎨
listamaður
artist
🧑💼
skrifstofumaður
office worker
🔬
vísindamaður
scientist
🛒
sölumaður
salesperson
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