WORDS Flashcards by Julian Smith

bjartur

clear

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gamall

old

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fallegur

beautiful

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lifandi

alive

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góður

good

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dimmur

dark

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ungur

young

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vondur

bad

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dáinn

dead

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plástur

bandaid

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sjúkrabill

ambulance

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farði

makeup

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hárbursti

hairbrush

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svimi

dizziness

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hósti

cough

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hiti

fever

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hausverkur

headache

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lyf

medicine

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brauð

bread

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sveppur

mushroom

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stór

large

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kaupa

buy

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gaman

fun

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allt

all

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selja

sell

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leiðinlegt

boring

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erlendur

foreign

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ekkert

nothing

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lítill

small

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vinsæll

popular

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latur

lazy

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gáfaður

intelligent

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duglegur

efficient

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heimskur

stupid

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óvinsæll

unpopular

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hvitur

white

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gott

good

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vont

bad

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svartur

black

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fallegur

beautiful

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kaldur

cool

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frægur

famous

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óþekktur

unknown

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heitur

hot

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nýr

new

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ljótur

ugly

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að synda

to swim

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að syngja

to sing

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að drekka

to drink

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að reykja

to smoke

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að keyra

to drive

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baðherbergi

bathroom

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eldhús

kitchen

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gangur

hallway

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garður

garden

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stofa

living room

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sfefnherbergi

bedroom

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vegabréfið

passport

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að vinna

to work

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að versla

to shop

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hættu!

stop!

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egg

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kjöt

meat

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hamingjusamur

happy

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fyndin

funny

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Myndin

movie

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skemmtilegt

fun

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Mér finnst

I feel

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óskýr

unclear

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ég er sammála

I agree

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ósammála

disagree

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óhamingjusamur

unhappy

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rétt

right

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rangt

wrong

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verkfræði

engineering

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liffræði

biology

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stærðfræði

maths

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auglýsing

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flaska

bottle

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skóli

school

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list

art

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horfa

watch

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sjá

see

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skoða

view

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sorglegt

sad

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ég held

I think

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fullorðinn

adult

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miði

ticket

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vetur

winter

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vor

spring

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haust

autumn

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sumar

summer

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grænn

green

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brúnn

brown

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rauður

red

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gulur

yellow

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fólki

people

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bréf

letter

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okkur

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vona

hope

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að leita

to search

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margir

many

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tónlist

music

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barnið

baby

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færð

get

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að sofna

to fall asleep

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loksins

finally

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frábært

great!

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að hafa

to have

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að æfa

to practice

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Skóga

forest

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næsta

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að fara aftur

to return

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að sækja

to download

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borg

city

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sveit

countryside

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matur

food

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búð

shop

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gráður

degrees

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þarna

there

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að eiga

to own

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föt

clothes

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nema

except

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svangur

hungry

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að prófa

to test or to try

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höfuð

head

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auga

eye

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eyra

ear

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nef

nose

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munnur

mouth

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tunga

tongue

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tönn

tooth

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kinn

cheek

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haka

chin

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hár

hair

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ennir

forehead

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háls

neck

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bringa

chest

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öxl

shoulder

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handleggur

arm

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olnbogi

elbow

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úlnliður

wrist

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hönd

hand

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þumall

thumb

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fingur

finger

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lófi

palm

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magi

stomach

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bak

back

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rass

butt

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læri

thigh

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hné

knee

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fótleggur

leg

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kálfi

calf

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ökkli

ankle

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fótur

foot

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tá

toe

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mjöðm

hip

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hlakka

look forward to

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Ég ætla að reyna að taka mynd af…

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vefsíðuna

website

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að setja

to put

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Hann er búinn að blogga í dag

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Súkkulaði

Chocolate

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vatn

water

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hollt

healthy

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Ég þarf orku þegar ég er að syngja

I need energy when i´m singing

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þolinmóð

patient

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kát

cheerful

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mikill

much

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þreyttur

tired

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orka

energy

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þirraðir

frustrated

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erfiðar

difficult

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mér líður vel

I feel good

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Mér líður illa.

I feel bad

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Fossinn er 62 metrar á hæð.

The waterfall is 62 meters high.

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að halda

to hold

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klukkustundir

hours

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að finna

to find

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þá

then

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skyrta

shirt

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hálsklútur

scarf

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jakki

jacket

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frakki

coat

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niður

down

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Já, hver veit?

yes, who knows?

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brattur

steep

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blautur

wet

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hættulegur

dangerous

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Kannski

Maybe

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hræddur

afraid

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orð

words

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ótrúleg

unbelievable

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þögn

silence

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Við verðum að vera bjartsýn.

We need to be optimistic

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vinur

friend (male)

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vinkona

friend (female)

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kærasti

boyfriend

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kærasta

girlfriend

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heimilisfangið

address

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símanúmerið

phone number

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rétt hjá

near to, or close by

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gemsi

mobile phone

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í gær

yesterday

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á morgun

tomorrow

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fyrir utan

outside

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í gærkvöldi

last night

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annað kvöld

tomorrow night

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í fyrradag

the day before yesterday

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í fyrramálið

tomorrow morning

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snemma

early

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tónleikana

concert

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að vera í námi

to be studying

ári

year

að kenna

to teach

manntaskóli

high school

grunnskóli

primary school

ólst upp

grew up

kennari

teacher

háskóli

university

í fyrra

last year

ákvað

decide or decided

þýðandi

translator

lögfræðingur

lawyer

útskrifaðist

graduated

aðallega

mainly

ritari

secretary

Bugaður/buguð

Weighed down, worn out, heiða at supermarket

spítali

hospital

að þekkja

to know

að hringja

to call

að þýða

to translate

Óðolante

Terrible

að kíkja

to have a look

Auðvitað

of course

að hafa samband við

to have contact with

bæði … og ….

both … and …

Seinna

Later

Uppáhald

Favourite

hjól

bike

skrítið

strange

alls staðar

everywhere

úr jörðinni

from the earth

veitingastaður

restaurant

ekki satt?

Right??

sjór

sea

flugvöllur

airport

strönd or fjara

beach

staður

place

að nota

to use

að rækta

to grow (something)

rúm

bed

að liggja

to lie (in+on+around)

oftast

usually

yndislegur

lovely

annan

another

að labba

to walk

hljómsveit

band

áfengi

alcohol

að heyri

I hear

að hlusta

I listen

enginn

nobody

grannur

thin

ruglaður

confused

hljóta

must (be)

Meðfram

along

langur

long

að stunda

to practice

íþróttir

sports

eyja

island

rafmagn

electricity

líkami

body

andlit

face

höfuð

head

varir

lips (lip – vör)

nögl

(finger)nail

foreldrar

parents

frænka

niece

frændi

nephew

mágur

brother-in-law

mágkona

sister-in-law

tengdamamma

mother-in-law

rifrildi

argument

peningur

coin, plural peningar means money

stundum

sometimes

strax

immediately

umhverfi

environment

gaffall

fork

sítróna

lemon

skeið

spoon

gylltur

gold

stórkostlegt

fantastic

hræðilegt

horrible

kokkur

chef

tóm

empty

breytt

changed

enn

still

aldrei

never

eiginkona

wife

eiginmaður

husband

minnka

decrease

stækka

increase

fáir

few (vs margir)

klókur

slick

óvinur

enemy

á undan

before

tegund

type

Hvers vegna

why

kýr

cow

hestur

horse

haf

ocean

sjó

sea

annaðhvort … eða …

either … or …

næstum

almost

algengur

common

sjaldgæfur

rare

hlutur

thing

sama

same

hægt

possible

hádegismatur

lunch

kvöldsmatur

dinner

eftirrétt

dessert

eins og …

like … (Similar to)

Slappaðu af!

Relax!

fugl

bird

þorragleði

schadenfreude

mjúkur

soft

stuttur

short

langur

long

stjórnmál

politics

ennþá

yet

síðastur

last (vs first - fyrstur)

mesta

greatest

fullkominn

perfect

hjarta

heart

geðlæknir

psychiatrist

skurðlæknir

surgeon

að spyrja

ask

ég spurði

I asked

ég vissi

I knew

að má

to be allowed

ég orti

I wrote

ég gekk

I walked

þekktur

known

frægur

famous

bóndi

farmer

að teikna

to draw

ég missa

I lose (misplace)

ég setti

I put

að klaga

to complain

verstu

worst

félagið

company

ég gef

to give

hlýr

warm

heppinn

lucky

hár

high

lágur

low

blíður

gentle

fátækur

poor

ríkur

rich

vél

machine

myndavél

camera

jákvætt

positive

neikvætt

negative

rusl(n)

trash

fata(f)

bucket

borð

table

að hugsa

to think

upplýsingar

information

heild

whole

brjálaður

crazy

nóg

enough

kerfið

system

laun

salary

elsti

oldest

að stofna

to found

venjulega

usually

rúmlega

over

til dæmis

for example

sjúkdómur

disease

sagnfræði

history

aðeins

only

í meirihluta

in the majority

í minnihluta

in the minority

Hverju

which

að spá

to predict

ég fékk

I got

útlanda

abroad

fyrir framan

in front of

ég val

I choose

meðan

meanwhile

allt í einu

all of a sudden

aftur

again

að spila

to play (instrument or game)

kyrrt

still (unmoving)

dálitið

somewhat

smeykur

scared

kanína

rabbit

steinsofnuð

stone asleep

að vakna

to wake up

fljót

river

bíða

wait

hissa

surprised

að muna

I remember

slá

strike or hit

sógur

forest

verkur

ache

gluggi

window

gólf

floor

veggur

wall

blað

paper

sálfræðingur

psychologist

annar

second (2nd)

kartafla

potato

sérstaklega

especially

einfaldur

simple

Sýklalyfja

Antibiotics

Kvef

Cold/flu

Væg

Mild

Slappleiki

Weakness

Slæm

Bad

Hálsbólgu

Sore throat

Vörtu

Wart

Meðferð

Treatment

Beiðni

Request

lit

colour

ofnæmi

allergy

einkenni

symptom

upp frá því

from then on

hug

mind

hugmynd

idea

í stað

instead of

upptekinn

busy

hægur

slow

hratt

fast

sýking

infection

að sleppa

to let go

ég vil helst

I would rather

breiður

wide

að bæta

to improve

kvíði

anxiety

hver veit, hvað klukkan skeit

Who knows what the clock shat

hann fór upp í sveit, til að elta gamla geit

He went to the countryside to chase an old goat

verkjalyf

analgaesics

aukaverkunum

side effects

þó

however

útbrot

rash

eftir þörfum

as required

möguleiki

possibility

að raða

to arrange

líkamsrækt

exercise

ræktina

gym

Hvor

Which (of two options)

að búa til

to make

einu sinni

once

trisvar

twice

þrisvar

thrice

fjórum sinnum

four times

að láta

to let/to put

að brjóta

to break

brotið

broken

skilningur

understanding

mat, endurmat

assessment, reassessment

þunglyndi

depression

Gaumgæfilega

Thorough

Latti

Icelandic comedian, say his name when someone says a bad joke

smyrsli

ointment

slys

accident

ég finn á mér

I’m tipsy

könguló

spider

sjálfsöruggur

confident

að þykjast

to pretend

gagnlegur

useful

eðlilegur

normal

tækifæri

opportunity

verði þér að góðu

Go well with this (or something), to say after someone thanks you for something

mikilvægt

important

nauðsynlegt

necessary

öflugur

powerful

efni

topic/content

einkennilegur

peculiar

uppspuni

fiction/lie

í gegn

through

einstakt

unique

óheppilegur

Unfortunate

lánsamir

fortunate

varla

hardly

vitleysa

crap (nonsense,rubbish)

ókeypis

free

staðfest

confirmed

vissari/a

safer

varlegur

careful

að öskra

to scream

frekar

rather (frekar einfalt)

ómögulega

impossible

skrímsli

monster

engin furða

no wonder

annars lendum

otherwise

Skyndilega

Suddenly

Skyndilega

Suddenly

Andstæða

Reverse/opposite

Andstæða

Reverse/opposite

Skyndilega

Suddenly

Andstæða

Reverse/opposite

að minnsta kosti

at least

jafnvel

even (He even cleaned up, etc)

Yfirleitt

Usually

nýkominn

Newly arrived

mér heyrist …

Sounds like (as if) …

Mér syndist …

Looks like (as if) …

að batna

Improve (weather or sickness)

Samkvæmt

according to

Strætisvagn

Bus

að klifra

to climb up

merking

meaning

Gróður

Vegetation

að gróðursetja

To plant

Í lok

in the end

Því miður

unfortunately

Leggjast í dvala

Hibernate

Framandi

Exotic

að ljúka

to end

Þrátt

despite

Þrátt fyrir

in spite of

Mæling(ar) (f)

Measurement

Uppruni

Ethnicity

Eign

Property

að vænta

to expect

horn

corner

stykk

piece