Icelandic language resources – Language Links Database
Icelandic – /aɪsˈlændɪk/ is a North Germanic language, the language of Iceland. It is an Indo-European language belonging to the North Germanic or Nordic branch of the Germanic languages.
More information: Wikipedia
Native speakers: 330,000 (2013)
Official language in: Iceland
Icelandic Grammar and Pronunciation
- Icelandiconline.is - Created by University of Iceland. The lessons use various media – text, flashcards, videos and so on. Lets you track your progress. Available up to expert level. (Requires registration.)
- Tungumalatorg.is - 21 TV episodes of Icelandic lessons. Each episode deals with daily life and common situations in Iceland. Accompanying every episode is a thorough summary, explaining the subject of the episode. The episodes have Icelandic subtitles, making the dialog easier to follow.
- Alarichall.org.uk - A beginners’ mp3 course in modern Icelandic
- Samkoma.com - Mímir is a Hypertext-based tool which allows the user quickly to search through and to reference the grammar of the Icelandic language. All the major parts of speech are described, with examples, and are readily accessible through Hypertext links between the various sections.
- Hu-berlin.de - Course, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Grammar, Teachers manual (IS)
- Learn101 - Learn Icelandic, by going step by step. All the lessons contain audio and are all offered for free. We will learn the alphabet together. We will also review some simple grammar rules, practice common phrases, and we will have fun memorizing many important vocabulary lists.”
- MyLanguages - “Check our courses about adjectives, adverbs, articles, gender (feminine, masculine…), negation, nouns, numbers, phrases, plural, prepositions, pronouns, questions, verbs, vocabulary, excercises.”
- IeLanguages - Icelandic Tutorial by Daniel Roche
- Hum.uit.no - An Icelandic minigrammar
- Archive.org - Icelandic Language Lessons and resources
- ILanguages - This site is designed to teach you and help you learn Icelandic for free through vocabulary, phrases, grammar and flashcards (vocabulary trainer)
- Verbix - Online Verb Conjugator
Digitized Grammar Books
- Language-Learning-Advisor An Icelandic Primer With Grammar Notes and Glossary by Henry Sweet, 184 pages (pdf)
- Scribd.com Teach Yourself Icelandic
- Google Books Elementary grammar of the old Norse or Icelandic language by George Bayldon (1870)
- Google Books Icelandic: a guide to the spoken language by United States. War Dept (1944)
- Google Books Colloquial Icelandic: The Complete Course for Beginners by Daisy Neijmann (2014)
- Google Books The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese by Oxford University Press (2011)
- Google Books The Syntax of Icelandic by Höskuldur Thráinsson (2007)
Icelandic Vocabulary
- Icelandic.islandais.free.fr - Thematic Vocabulary (on the left)
- TravLang - Vocabulary For Travelers
- DigitalDialects - Language Learning Games
- WikiTravel - Phrasebook
- SurfaceLanguages - Learn phrases in Icelandic by selecting the phrases that you want to learn from the list. These cover a wide variety of topics, including numbers, greetings and the months. Listen to and copy the native speech, and learn with flashcards and other games.
- Uebersetzung.at - Tongue Twisters
- Odin.bio.miami.edu - A lot if Icelandic phrases
- Linguanaut - This page contains a table including the following: phrases, expressions and words, conversation and idioms, greetings, and survival phrases. It also helps if you simply want to know what to say when chatting!
- MasterAnyLanguage - Flashcards for learners of all levels
- Cram.com - Hundreds of flashcards
- Quzilet.com - Hundreds of flashcards
Icelandic Reading Materials
- ThePaperBoy - A List of Over 20 Newspapers
- Abyznewslinks.com - A List of Over 20 Newspapers
- University of Wisconsin - Collection of readings
- Wikipedia - Iceland Version of Wikipedia
- Gutenberg - A list of books in Icelandic
- BibleGateway - Bible in Icelandic
Icelandic Dictionaries
- http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu
- http://islex.lexis.hi.is/islex/se - Icelandic – Scandinavian languages dictionary
- http://www.ordabok.is
- http://www.hugtakasafn.utn.stjr.is/
- https://translate.google.co.uk/#en/is/
- http://snara.is
- http://norse.ulver.com - Concise dictionary of Old Icelandic by Geir Zoëga (1910)
Digitized Dictionaries
- Archive.org - Íslenzk-Ensk orðabók: Icelandic-English dictionary by Geir Zoëga (1922)
- Lexicon.ff.cuni.cz An Icelandic-English Dictionary by Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson (1874)
- Google Books Icelandic-English, English-Icelandic Dictionary by Arnold R. Taylor (1990)
Icelandic Listening and Video Resources
PODCASTS / AUDIOBOOKS
- Forvo - Pronunciation of almost 14000 words by native speakers
TV / VIDEO / MOVIES
- MyEasyTV - A List Of TV Stations in Iceland
- Reddit - A List Of Icelandic Films
- YouTube - A list of YT videos lessons
- Ehow.co.uk - Video of common phrases
RADIO
- Rad.io - A List of 9 Icelandic Radio Stations
MUSIC
- MamaLisa - Kid Songs and Rhymes
Icelandic In Other Languages
- Archive.org Islandsk-dansk ordbog: Icelandic-Danish dictionary by Sigfús Blöndal (1920)
- Archive.org Altisländisches Elementarbuch (1900)
- Archive.org Altisländische und altnorwegische Grammatik unter Berücksichtigung des Urnordischen (1923)
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