Pronunciation Flashcards
Þ/þ
Thorn
Hard TH, as in its name
Ð/ð
Edh
Soft th, as in weather
Á
‘Ow’
A
‘Ah’
B
A less plosive English P
B
A less plosive English P
C
Not in Icelandic
D
A less plosive English T
E
‘Eh’
É
‘Yeh’
G
Pronounced the same as English at the beginning of a word
Pronounced as ‘k’ between a vowel and ‘l’ or ‘n’
Pronounced as v̥ before ‘a’, ‘u’, ‘ð’, and ‘r’ and when it’s the last letter in a word
Pronounced as ‘h’ between a vowel and ‘t’ or ‘s’
Silent between ‘a’, ‘á’, ‘ó’, ‘u’, and ‘ú’
Pronounced as ‘y’ between a vowel and ‘i’ or ‘j’
H
Pronounced like the ‘h’ in ‘how’
I
‘Ih’
Í
‘EE’
J
Pronounced like the ‘y’ in ‘yet’
K
Same as English
L
Same as English
M
Pronounced like the ‘m’ in ‘meet’
N
Same as English
O
‘Oh’
Ó
‘Aoh’
P
Same as English
Q
Not in Icelandic
R
Always rolled, same as English otherwise
S
Same as English
T
Same as English
U
‘Uh’
Ú
‘OO’
V
Same as English
W
Not in Icelandic
X
Same as English
Y
‘Ih’
Ý
‘EE’
Z
Same as English
Æ/æ
Æsc
‘Eye’
Ö
Pronounced like the ‘u’ in ‘fur’
Au
‘Euee’
Ei
‘Ay’
Ey
‘Ay’
Hv
‘Kv’
Kk
‘Chk’
Ll
Pronounced with a slight click beforehand, similar to ‘tl’`
Nn
Pronounced as ‘dn’ after ‘á’, ‘é’, ‘í’. ‘ó’, ‘ú’ ‘ý’, ‘ӕ’, ‘au’, ‘ei’, or ‘ey’
Pronounced normally after all other letters
Rl
‘Tl’
Rn
Pronounced as ‘tn’ after ‘á’, ‘é’, ‘í’. ‘ó’, ‘ú’ ‘ý’, ‘ӕ’, ‘au’, ‘ei’, or ‘ey’
Pronounced normally after all other letters
Tt
‘Ht’
Stress
Placed on the first syllable of a word
The only exception is ‘halló’, in which it falls on the second
