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The "Learn Icelandic" Thread This thread is most definately inspired by Funkenstein's "Learn Finnish" thread... thanx Funkenstein! Anywho, if y'all wanna learn some phrases or complete sentences in Icelandic, just ask me something and I'll try and come up with a decent translation  ... And I'll even throw in how to pronounce certain words, if you ask nicely  | |
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Magni is from Iceland...that is all I know.  In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular. |
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Sweeny79 said: Magni is from Iceland...that is all I know.
Indeed he is.... In fact I once played in a band with his sister, where she was the lead singer.... She has a great voice btw... kinda like her brother... I noticed on the Supernova thread that you're a big Magni fan.. So imagine if you were talking to Magni, what would you want to say to him? I can come up with the Icelandic translation .....[Edited 8/24/06 13:36pm] | |
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purplehippieonthe1 said: Sweeny79 said: Magni is from Iceland...that is all I know.
Indeed he is.... In fact I once played in a band with his sister, where she was the lead singer.... So imagine if you were talking to Magni, what would you want to say to him? I can come up with the Icelandic translation..... I don't think I'd need words to say what I wanted to say.  In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular. |
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Quick! How do you say "Shut it!" in Icelandic!?
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2the9s said: Quick! How do you say "Shut it!" in Icelandic!?
"Haltu kjafti!" ... The main line in the chorus of this song here (sample) is "Haltu kjafti!"
Oh, and the song is called "Haltu kjafti" and is performed by Á móti sól, Magni's old band in Iceland, except this is recorded a few months before he joined the band  [Edited 8/24/06 13:55pm] | |
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i'm going to have to learn "are you on the org?" before next may. | |
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i want to say ...
" I love you deeply " | |
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How to you say the following:
"Where on Earth is my anti-friz serum?!?!" Funkenstein wasn't able to translate that for me. Thank you, JasmineFire | |
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Anx said: i'm going to have to learn "are you on the org?" before next may.
Yeah, true .... You just ask: "Ert þú á prince.org?" | |
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Mach said: i want to say ...
" I love you deeply " "Ég elska þig innilega." | |
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JasmineFire said: How to you say the following:
"Where on Earth is my anti-friz serum?!?!" Funkenstein wasn't able to translate that for me. Thank you, JasmineFire If serum means "medication, derived from blood" the translation could be: "Hvar í ósköpunum er blóðvökvalyfið mitt?" | |
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purplehippieonthe1 said: JasmineFire said: How to you say the following:
"Where on Earth is my anti-friz serum?!?!" Funkenstein wasn't able to translate that for me. Thank you, JasmineFire If serum means "medication, derived from blood" the translation could be: "Hvar í ósköpunum er blóðvökvalyfið mitt?" 
in this case, serum is more of a cream than a medication. Thanks! | |
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JasmineFire said: purplehippieonthe1 said: If serum means "medication, derived from blood" the translation could be: "Hvar í ósköpunum er blóðvökvalyfið mitt?"
in this case, serum is more of a cream than a medication. Thanks! no problem...  | |
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How do you say, "Welcome to Iceland, Anx....let me show you were all the hot guys are.."? | |
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purplerein said: How do you say, "Welcome to Iceland, Anx....let me show you were all the hot guys are.."?
"Velkominn til Íslands Anx.... ég skal sýna þér hvar allir flottu strákarnir eru"  | |
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How do you say the following:
"Excuse me, but those shoes are just fabulous! Where did you buy them?" Thank you, JasmineFire | |
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JasmineFire said: How do you say the following:
"Excuse me, but those shoes are just fabulous! Where did you buy them?" Thank you, JasmineFire "Afsakið, en þessir skór eru alveg æði! Hvar keyptirðu þá?" | |
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purplehippieonthe1 said: JasmineFire said: How do you say the following:
"Excuse me, but those shoes are just fabulous! Where did you buy them?" Thank you, JasmineFire "Afsakið, en þessir skór eru alveg æði! Hvar keyptirðu þá?" wow! so how would you pronounce that?  | |
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It may come as a surprise to some of you, but actually Icelandic is very related to the English language, although it's far more similar to Danish, Norwegian and Swedish..... About 7-800 years ago the language spoken by people in England was quite similar to Icelandic.... Here's a news report about K-Fed in Icelandic: http://www.mbl.is/mm/folk...id=1219913 ... see if you can spot any familiar words.... | |
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How do you say:
"How do you type the cool Icelandic symbols?" My Legacy
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purplehippieonthe1 said: It may come as a surprise to some of you, but actually Icelandic is very related to the English language, although it's far more similar to Danish, Norwegian and Swedish..... About 7-800 years ago the language spoken by people in England was quite similar to Icelandic.... Here's a news report about K-Fed in Icelandic: http://www.mbl.is/mm/folk...id=1219913 ... see if you can spot any familiar words....
It does look kind of like old, old English My Legacy
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purplehippieonthe1 said: It may come as a surprise to some of you, but actually Icelandic is very related to the English language, although it's far more similar to Danish, Norwegian and Swedish..... About 7-800 years ago the language spoken by people in England was quite similar to Icelandic.... Here's a news report about K-Fed in Icelandic: http://www.mbl.is/mm/folk...id=1219913 ... see if you can spot any familiar words....
maybe i wasn't reading closely enough but i only recognized britney spears, kevin federline, nelly futardo, and jessica simpson. 
i think i need to look at it again. | |
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JasmineFire said: purplehippieonthe1 said: It may come as a surprise to some of you, but actually Icelandic is very related to the English language, although it's far more similar to Danish, Norwegian and Swedish..... About 7-800 years ago the language spoken by people in England was quite similar to Icelandic.... Here's a news report about K-Fed in Icelandic: http://www.mbl.is/mm/folk...id=1219913 ... see if you can spot any familiar words....
maybe i wasn't reading closely enough but i only recognized britney spears, kevin federline, nelly futardo, and jessica simpson.
i think i need to look at it again. What about Teen Choice Awards  My Legacy
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purplehippieonthe1 said: Anx said: i'm going to have to learn "are you on the org?" before next may.
Yeah, true .... You just ask: "Ert þú á prince.org?"thanks! i feel like i'm almost there! so if you have some goofy guy with a horrible midwestern accent coming up to you and saying "Ert þú á prince.org?", yeah, that's just me. | |
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JasmineFire said: purplehippieonthe1 said: "Afsakið, en þessir skór eru alveg æði! Hvar keyptirðu þá?" wow! so how would you pronounce that? the A's are pronounced like "a" in "father", "ð" is pronounced like the "th" in "father"... "þ" is like "th" in "think" .... "e" is pronounced like "e" in bed... "i" is pronounced like "i" in "instead"... "ó" is pronounced like "o" in rose... "p" in "keyptiru" is like "f"... the "ð" in "keyptirðu" is silent... "á" is like "o" in "wow" .... "æ" is pronounced like "i" in bite... "h" in hvar is pronounced like "k".... hope this helps in some way | |
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NDRU said: How do you say:
"How do you type the cool Icelandic symbols?" "Hvernig skrifarðu flottu íslensku táknin?" .... As for the answer to your question, try "Insert special character" in your word processor.... also this might help.... [Edited 8/24/06 15:20pm] | |
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how do you say "he who farts in church sits in his own pew"? | |
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Here's a great comparison table comparing English words to Icelandic, which kinda shows the similarities between the two languages: http://en.wikipedia.org/w...adesh_list | |
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ok, I'll bite.
how about : "What kind of hippy lovin bullshit is this? " | |
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