Icelandic Greetings and Introductions
– Essential words and phrases to know –
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Learn the essentials of Icelandic easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words and phrases used in Icelandic for greetings and Introductions, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Icelandic by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Icelandic vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!
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ENGLISH | ICELANDIC |
Hello | Halló |
Good morning! | Góðan daginn! |
Good afternoon! | Góðan daginn! |
Hi | Hæ |
Good evening | Gott kvöld |
Good night | Góða nótt |
Sleep well | Sofðu vel |
How are you? | Hvernig hefurðu það? |
I’m fine, thank you. | Mér líður vel, takk fyrir. |
How about you? | Hvað með þig? |
Nice to meet you. | Gaman að hitta þig. |
Nice to meet you too. | Gaman að hitta þig. |
Likewise | sömuleiðis |
It’s good to see you. | Það er gott að sjá þig. |
Nice to see you again. | Gaman að sjá þig aftur. |
Pleased to meet you. | Gaman að kynnast þér. |
How nice to see you! | Hversu gaman að sjá þig! |
What’s up? | Hvað er að frétta? |
What brings you here? | Hvað færir þig hingað? |
When you’re leaving | |
Goodbye | Bless |
I hope we’ll meet again. | Ég vona að við hittumst aftur. |
I’ve got to go. | Ég verð að fara. |
It was good meeting you. | Það var gott að hitta þig. |
It was great seeing you again. | Það var frábært að sjá þig aftur. |
It was great to catch up! | Það var frábært að ná í! |
See you again sometime. | Sjáumst aftur einhvern tíma. |
See you in the morning | Sjáumst í fyrramálið |
See you later | Sé þig seinna |
See you soon | Sjáumst fljótlega |
See you tomorrow | Sjáumst á morgun |
See you tonight | Sé þig í kvöld |
Sleep well | Sofðu vel |
Take care. | Farðu varlega. |
Other greetings | |
Bless you | Blessi þig |
Cheers! | Skál! |
Farewell | Kveðja |
Good luck! | Gangi þér vel! |
Talk to you soon | Tala við þig fljótlega |
Welcome | Velkominn |
Well done! | Vel gert! |
➡️ More Icelandic vocabulary lists:
- Basic words to learn
- 100 most common Icelandic verbs
- Useful adverbs
- Useful adjectives
- Family and friends
- The city and public places
- The human body, head and face
- Contrary words
- Travel and tourism
- The calendar (days, months, seasons)
- Colors and shapes
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