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RU Sirius
Blueprint Haus
Hydra Alliance
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Posted - 2007.04.25 17:53:00 -
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Edited by: RU Sirius on 25/04/2007 17:50:45
Here are a couple of decent online resources for learning Icelandic in preparation for visiting Reykjavik this November. After all it's only polite, on visiting another country, to learn at least a few word of their language, even if it's only how to say 'please' and 'thank you' and 'I'd love to join you in that pre-breakfast hotpot' or 'How much did you say that beer cost?'
First site
Second site
Enjoy. It's not easy, though but I have plenty of time to practice.
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ArtemisEntreri
Art of War
Cult of War
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Posted - 2007.04.25 17:55:00 -
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You'll never say a word we will understand 
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RedFall
Irreligion
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Posted - 2007.04.25 17:56:00 -
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Here is a better Icelandish guide.
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RU Sirius
Blueprint Haus
Hydra Alliance
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Posted - 2007.04.25 18:01:00 -
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 Originally by: RedFall
Here is a better Icelandish guide.
That's ok but it doesn't tell you how to pronounce things or let you listen to what it sounds like. Nice list of phrases to learn, though and could be used with the other two websites. The first of my links is run by the university language school and follows very established ways of teaching a second language and seems excellent, it is free to register and work your way through the extensive exercises.
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Winterblink
Body Count Inc.
Mercenary Coalition
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Posted - 2007.04.25 18:06:00 -
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Originally by: RedFall
Here is a better Icelandish guide.
Didn't notice the disclaimer at the bottom of the article? :)
"This article is a pile of crap. The article submitter may also have been huffing kittens."
God I love Uncyclopedia.
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RU Sirius
Blueprint Haus
Hydra Alliance
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Posted - 2007.04.25 18:10:00 -
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Edited by: RU Sirius on 25/04/2007 18:08:40
Originally by: Winterblink
Originally by: RedFall
Here is a better Icelandish guide.
Didn't notice the disclaimer at the bottom of the article? :)
"This article is a pile of crap. The article submitter may also have been huffing kittens."
God I love Uncyclopedia.
You know all i did was look at the phrases and nothing else, I thought it was a Wiki page, what a dope. If you read the upper part of the page it's actually pretty funny in a kind of racist way.
Perhaps one of the Icelandic mods could provide translations of what the phrases actually say. Or maybe I'll be good enough to do that myself by November.
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RedFall
Irreligion
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Posted - 2007.04.25 18:17:00 -
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Originally by: Winterblink
Originally by: RedFall
Here is a better Icelandish guide.
Didn't notice the disclaimer at the bottom of the article? :)
"This article is a pile of crap. The article submitter may also have been huffing kittens."
God I love Uncyclopedia.
Yeah, huffing kittens can kill ya.
Sorry! Back on subject.
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Simshon
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Posted - 2007.04.25 18:24:00 -
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yea i'm trying to learn how to speak icelandic as i would like to live there at some point in my live. i can only say one thing in icelandic atm which is "pleased to meet you" need to get myself a book
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Sheriff Jones
Amarr
Space Perverts and Forum Warriors United
Cult of War
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Posted - 2007.04.25 19:17:00 -
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If i know those icelanders at all...all you need to know there is "Beer." "Beer?" "More beer!" and "You hot, have happy time?"
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Amphetaminer
Grumpy Old Men
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Posted - 2007.04.25 19:37:00 -
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All i need to know is swear words
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Tyleritus
adeptus gattacus
Praesidium Libertatis
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Posted - 2007.04.25 19:44:00 -
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I learnt this at last fanfest and i will spell it how it soudns in english.
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Nather Ampraphel
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Posted - 2007.04.25 20:51:00 -
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I will be visiting Reykjavik for the fest, but those Icelandic looks all Greek to me
(and i am greek, go figure).
I was told that almost everyone speaks english, so we won't have a problem.
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SniggWaffe
Pandemic Legion
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Posted - 2007.04.25 21:02:00 -
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Originally by: Amphetaminer
All i need to know is swear words
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RU Sirius
Blueprint Haus
Hydra Alliance
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Posted - 2007.04.25 21:59:00 -
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Originally by: Nather Ampraphel
I was told that almost everyone speaks english, so we won't have a problem.
I know that, but I want to learn a little Icelandic before I go. Maybe others want to as well.
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Eshtir
Forum Moderator
Interstellar Services Department
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Posted - 2007.04.25 22:01:00 -
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As if i could speak Icelandic when im drunk. Im glad i can speak English when drunk.
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CCP Ginger
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Posted - 2007.04.25 22:01:00 -
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Tg tala ekki Islensku 
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Eshtir
Forum Moderator
Interstellar Services Department
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Posted - 2007.04.25 22:17:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Ginger
Tg tala ekki Islensku
*cough* English please *cough*
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Mebrithiel Ju'wien
Omerta Syndicate
Exuro Mortis
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Posted - 2007.04.25 23:06:00 -
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I only ever managed to remember one word in two weeks there, but it's the most important: Takk.
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Kyreax
Deepspace Exploration Biscuit Repair Associates
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Posted - 2007.04.25 23:14:00 -
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Edited by: Kyreax on 25/04/2007 23:10:41
Takk means
"Where's all the man brothels"
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Miner Bare
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Posted - 2007.04.25 23:15:00 -
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CCP Garthagk
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Posted - 2007.04.26 00:29:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Ginger
Tg tala ekki Islensku
I forgot what ekki means. Some? A little?
But really, all you need to know:
+g µtla a= fß einn kaffi!
"I would like one coffee." For ordering at a kaffih·s (coffee house) when you need to cure that hangover. (Strangely enough, I don't know how to say beer yet.)
But for those who are worried - yes, everybody speaks English. Sometimes they will stare at you for a second until they remember how, but I've never had a problem.
And yes, takk (pronounced tock) means thanks.
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CCP Ginger
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Posted - 2007.04.26 00:55:00 -
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Originally by: Eshtir
Originally by: CCP Ginger
Tg tala ekki Islensku
*cough* English please *cough*
Ooops! :)
It means (and it may be missing a hyphon or two) I dont speak Icelandic.
Or literally, I speak not Icelandic.
Dont be dazzled by my amazing language skills, trust me, they are the joke of the office :) For many months it resounded to the only two words i knew
jß - yes
nei - no
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Walter Model
REUNI0N
Red Alliance
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Posted - 2007.04.26 01:06:00 -
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Originally by: RedFall
Here is a better Icelandish guide.
this is crap.. for example
it¦s says = "R*** n·na" (Good Afternoon!).
real translate is = "F**k now"
don¦t use it 
And yes I¦m from Iceland
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Sheriff Jones
Amarr
Space Perverts and Forum Warriors United
Cult of War
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Posted - 2007.04.26 06:58:00 -
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Icelandic would be rather breeze to learn, well, finnish and all, but sounds alot like swedish, which is forcefed us vigorously at primary school.
Would be fun to come over and throw some real cursewords around in finnish
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Raquel Smith
Caldari
Freedom-Technologies
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Posted - 2007.04.26 07:29:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Garthagk
Originally by: CCP Ginger
Tg tala ekki Islensku
I forgot what ekki means. Some? A little?
Ekki, Ekki, Ekki, Ptang, Zoo Ping!
He probably said that he doesn't speak Icelandic. Tg is stupidly close to the other scandinavian 'jeg', 'jag', etc. Tala is close to Swedish's tale, ekki -> ikke (norwegian), Islensku -> something to do with kittens.
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Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises
Otherworld Empire
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Posted - 2007.04.26 07:48:00 -
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thungur knivur!
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RU Sirius
Blueprint Haus
Hydra Alliance
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Posted - 2007.04.26 08:03:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Garthagk
And yes, takk (pronounced tock) means thanks.
...and is also the title of a Sigur Ros album.
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Karina Harington
Port Royal Independent Kontractors
Imperial Republic Of the North
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Posted - 2007.04.26 08:21:00 -
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I need a translation for the words "fire" and "please". I need to make a t-shirt about our "favourite" game balancer for the fanfest...
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hafhal
Gallente
Reykjavik University Corpus Maximus
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Posted - 2007.04.26 08:27:00 -
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Originally by: Chribba
thungur knivur!
¦essi hnffur ß a= vera ¦ungur
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hafhal
Gallente
Reykjavik University Corpus Maximus
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Posted - 2007.04.26 08:43:00 -
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Originally by: Karina Harington
I need a translation for the words "fire" and "please". I need to make a t-shirt about our "favourite" game balancer for the fanfest...
straight translation of words will not get you very far in icelandic.
fire = eldur
volcano = fire-mountain = eld - fjall
match = fire-stick = eld-sp²ta
land of fire and ice = land elds og fs
land of fires and ice = land elda og fs
singular
hTr er eldur
um eld
frß eldi
til elds
plural
hTr eru eldar
um elda
frß eldum
til elda
and there is no one word used for please in icelandic
ger=u ¦a= = is often used but it literally means , do it
old people might say= vildur=u vµra svo vµnn a=.... = which is , could you be so kind to....
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