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How to pronounce numbers, time, days and months in Icelandic

Most Icelanders speak English, often with a fantastic fluency – especially the youngest and the city dwellers. The peak of the English language in Iceland occurred in 1999, when English replaced Danish as the first foreign language to be taught in schools therefore, you shouldn’t have problems when speaking English in Iceland. But, why not learn something in their language? In this brief article, we’ll look at numbers, days, and months of the year and…

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Icelandic Language: Alphabet and Pronunciation

The Icelandic language is written using the Roman alphabet, which was introduced along with Christianity around the year of 1000. Some Icelandic symbols were kept, such as the ð (called eth [ð]), þ (thorn, a deaf dental fricative [θ]) and æ (representing the diphthong [ai]). The complete Icelandic alphabet has 32 letters. Vowels with accents are considered separate letters. The complete alphabet is as follows: Aa a Áá á Bb bé Dd dé Ðð eð Ee e Éé é Ff eff Gg…

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