Greetings

Question 1

komdu sæll?

Answer 1

How do you do (semi-formal, to a man)

Question 2

komdu sæl?

Answer 2

How do you do (semi-formal, to a woman)

Question 3

komdu sæll og blessaður

Answer 3

How do you do (informal, to a man)

Question 4

komdu sæl og blessuð

Answer 4

How do you do (informal, to a woman)

Question 5

hvað segirðu (gott)

Answer 5

how are you (LIT what do you say?)

Question 6

allt gott/fint/ágætt, en þú?

Answer 6

all good/fine/okay, and you?

Question 7

hvernig hefurðu það (af þér)?

Answer 7

How’s it going (LIT how do you have it)?

Question 8

(ég hef það) bara gott/fínt (en þú)?

Answer 8

(I have it…) just fine (and you)?

Question 9

hvað er að frétta (að þér)?

Answer 9

What’s new? (LIT what’s the news (from you)?)

Question 10

allt gott/fínt/ágætt, en af þér?

Answer 10

all good/fine/okay, and from you?

Question 11

góðan dag / goðan daginn

Answer 11

Good Morning / Afternoon (before 6 p.m.)

Question 12

gott kvöld / góða kvöldið

Answer 12

Good Evening (after 6 p.m.)

Question 13

goða nótt

Answer 13

Goodnight (zzzz)

Question 14

vertu sæll / blessaður

Answer 14

goodbye (M, semi-formal)

Question 15

vertu sæl / blessuð

Answer 15

goodbye (F, semi-formal)

Question 16

bless (bless)

Answer 16

bye(-bye)

Question 17

við sjáumst

Answer 17

see you later

Question 18

þakka þér (kærlega / fyrir)

Answer 18

Thank you (kindly / very much)

Question 19

takk (fyrir)

Answer 19

Thanks (very much)

Question 20

það var ekkert

Answer 20

Not at all / it was nothing

Question 21

kærlega

Answer 21

kindly

Question 22

fyrir

Answer 22

very much

Question 23

gaman að sjá þig

Answer 23

good to see you