Icelandic Vocabulary: Travel and tourism

– Useful words you should know –

Want to learn the Icelandic language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful words in Icelandic with their translation in English, on the topic of travel and tourism. Ideal to help you boost your Icelandic vocabulary!

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ENGLISH	ICELANDIC
travel	ferðast
tourism	ferðaþjónustu
a hotel	hóteli
on time	tímanlega
late	seint
the airport	flugvöllurinn
landing	lendingu
take-off	flugtak
the air conditioning	loftkælinguna
the distance	fjarlægðin
the customs	tollurinn
the border	landamærin
the train station	lestarstöðin
the bus station	strætóstöðin
a ticket	miði
the reception	móttökuna
the reservation	fyrirvaranum
the road	vegurinn
a highway	hraðbraut
the plane	flugvélin
by plane	með flugvél
the bus	strætóinn
the taxi	leigubílnum
the train	lestin
the car	bíllinn
a helicopter	þyrlu
the sign	merkið
the parking lot	bílastæðinu
the passport	vegabréfið
the seat	sætið
the toilet	klósettið
the sunglasses	sólgleraugun
a key	lykill
a camera	myndavél
one way ticket	miða aðra leið
a return ticket	miða fram og til baka
a ticket office	miðasölu
an accommodation	gistingu
a pillow	kodda
a blanket	teppi
a sleeping bag	svefnpoka
a luggage	farangur
a bag	poki
a backpack	bakpoka
an information	upplýsingar
a tourist	ferðamaður
a vaccine	bóluefni
an insurance	trygging
a postcard	póstkort
an itinerary	ferðaáætlun
a destination	áfangastað
a flashlight	vasaljós
an electrical outlet	rafmagnsinnstungu
a tent	tjald
a suitcase	ferðatösku
to visit	að heimsækja
to travel	að ferðast
to rent	að leigja
to leave	að fara
to cancel	að hætta við
to cancel a reservation	að hætta við pöntun
to photograph	að mynda
the wind	vindurinn
the snow	snjórinn
the rain	rigningin
the storm	stormurinn
the sun	sólin
the sea	hafið
a mountain	fjall
a lake	vatn
a national park	þjóðgarður
a country	landi
a forest	skógi
a cave	helli
an island	eyja
a beach	strönd
the nature	náttúran
the landscape	landslagið
sun cream	sólarvörn
a towel	handklæði

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