Pronunciation Flashcards
(47 cards)
1
Q
Þ/þ
A
Thorn
Hard TH, as in its name
2
Q
Ð/ð
A
Edh
Soft th, as in weather
3
Q
Á
A
‘Ow’
4
Q
A
A
‘Ah’
5
Q
B
A
A less plosive English P
6
Q
B
A
A less plosive English P
7
Q
C
A
Not in Icelandic
8
Q
D
A
A less plosive English T
9
Q
E
A
‘Eh’
10
Q
É
A
‘Yeh’
11
Q
G
A
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’
12
Q
H
A
Pronounced like the ‘h’ in ‘how’
13
Q
I
A
‘Ih’
14
Q
Í
A
‘EE’
15
Q
J
A
Pronounced like the ‘y’ in ‘yet’
16
Q
K
A
Same as English
17
Q
L
A
Same as English
18
Q
M
A
Pronounced like the ‘m’ in ‘meet’
19
Q
N
A
Same as English
20
Q
O
A
‘Oh’
21
Q
Ó
A
‘Aoh’
22
Q
P
A
Same as English
23
Q
Q
A
Not in Icelandic
24
Q
R
A
Always rolled, same as English otherwise
25
S
Same as English
26
T
Same as English
27
U
‘Uh’
28
Ú
‘OO’
29
V
Same as English
30
W
Not in Icelandic
31
X
Same as English
32
Y
‘Ih’
33
Ý
‘EE’
34
Z
Same as English
35
Æ/æ
Æsc
| ‘Eye’
36
Ö
Pronounced like the ‘u’ in ‘fur’
37
Au
'Euee'
38
Ei
'Ay'
39
Ey
'Ay'
40
Hv
'Kv'
41
Kk
'Chk'
42
Ll
Pronounced with a slight click beforehand, similar to ‘tl’`
43
Nn
Pronounced as ‘dn’ after ‘á’, ‘é’, ‘í’. ‘ó’, ‘ú’ ‘ý’, ‘ӕ’, ‘au’, ‘ei’, or ‘ey’
Pronounced normally after all other letters
44
Rl
'Tl'
45
Rn
Pronounced as ‘tn’ after ‘á’, ‘é’, ‘í’. ‘ó’, ‘ú’ ‘ý’, ‘ӕ’, ‘au’, ‘ei’, or ‘ey’
Pronounced normally after all other letters
46
Tt
'Ht'
47
Stress
Placed on the first syllable of a word
| The only exception is ‘halló’, in which it falls on the second
