Learn how to greet others in Icelandic, introduce yourself briefly, and respond with yes/no. Practice pronunciation and get used to simple Icelandic sentence rhythm.
Hæ – Hi
Halló – Hello
Góðan dag – Good morning (lit. good day)
Gott kvöld – Good evening
Takk – Thanks
Já – Yes
Nei – No
Og – and
Bæ – Bye
Bless – Bye
Hvernig hefur þú það? – How are you?
Ég hef það gott/fín – I’m good/fine
Hvað heitir þú? – What’s your name?
Ég heiti… – My name is…
Gaman að kynnast þér – Nice to meet you
Sömuleiðis – Likewise
Listen to each new word spoken by a native speaker. Repeat aloud several times.
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Let’s practice writing Icelandic.
Fill in the blanks.
| Icelandic | English |
| Hæ | |
| Hello | |
| Góðan dag | |
| Good evening | |
| Takk | |
| Yes | |
| Nei | |
| Bye | |
| Bless | |
| How are you? | |
| Ég hef það gott | |
| What’s your name? | |
| Ég heiti… | |
| And you? | |
| Gaman að kynnast þér | |
| Likewise |
Complete the dialogue in these simple conversations with missing words.
A: Góðan dag! Hvað ______ þú?
B: Hæ, ég heiti _______. En _____?
A: ________ heiti Anna. Gaman að __________ þér.
B: Já, ______________!
A: Bless.
B: __________!
D: Hæ Einar, ______________ hefur þú það?
E: Halló Dagmar, ég ________ það fínt. En þú?
D: Ég hef ______ gott. Takk.
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1 Góðan dag
2 Ég heiti
3 Nei
4 Sömuleiðis
5 Halló
6 Ég hef það fínt
7 Takk
8 Gaman að kynnast þér
a Thanks
b No
c Nice to meet you
d Good morning
e My name is
f I’m fine
g Hello
h Likewise
Write a dialogue in Icelandic with the words you have learnt.
Practice with this simple dialogue. Try reading it aloud with a friend or to yourself.
A: Hæ! Hvað heitir þú?
B: Hæ, ég heiti [Anna]. En þú?
A: Ég heiti [Jón].
B: Gaman að hitta þig!
A: Sömuleiðis!
B: Hvernig hefur þú það?
A: Ég hef það fínt, takk. En þú?
B: Ég hef það gott. Bless.
A: Bæ.
Icelandic yes/no questions often start with a verb:
→ Heitir þú Jón? = “Are you called Jón?”
Icelanders don’t usually say “How are you?” as a formality like in English — if they ask, they really want to know.
“Góðan dag” is very common during the day, even between strangers. This is the standard greeting in shops and in the workplace first thing in the morning.
Good job! Vel gert!
Here you can find the answers to the written practices.
1 Vocabulary Table
Hæ – hi, hello – halló, góðan dag – good morning (good day), takk – thanks, yes – já, nei – no, bye – bæ, bless – bye, how are you? – hvernig hefur þú það?, what’s your name? – hvað heitir þú?, ég heiti – my name is / I am called, and you? – en þú?, gaman að kynnast þér – nice to meet you, likewise – sömuleiðis
2 Dialogue Completion
heitir, any name, þú, Ég, kynnast, sömuleiðis, bless/bæ
hvernig, hef, það
3 Matching Exercise
1 – d | 2 – e | 3 – b | 4 – h | 5 – g | 6 – f | 7 – a | 8 – c
4 Writing Task
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