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Greetings

	Halló!	Hello!
	Góðan daginn!	Good morning! (sg/pl)
	Góðan daginn!	Hello! (sg/pl)
	Gott kvöld!	Good evening! (sg/pl)
	Góða nótt!	Good night! (sg/pl)
	Bless	Bye! (infml)
	Vertu blessaður!	Good bye! (fml.)

Important vocabulary

	já	yes
	nei	no
	kannski	maybe
	ókey	OK
	takk!	Thank you!
	Gjörðu svo vel!	You're welcome! (m/f)
	Fyrirgefðu, ...	Excuse me, … (sg/pl)
	Mér þykir það leitt.	I'm sorry. (m/f)
	Ég á .../ Ég á ekki ...	I have … / I don't have ...
	Við eigum .../ Við eigum ekki...	We (don't) have …
	Það er til .../ Það er ekki til ...	There is (no) ...

Introducing yourself

	Ég heiti ...	My name is ...
	Ég kem ...	I'm from ...
	Ég er ... ára gamall. Ég er ... ára gömul.	I'm ... years old.
	Ég er giftur./ Ég er ekki giftur.	I am married. / I am not married.
	Ég ferðast einn./ Ég ferðast ekki einn./ Ég ferðast ein./ Ég ferðast ekki ein.	I am traveling alone. / I am not traveling alone. (m/f)
	Ég ferðast með ...	I'm traveling with ...

Comprehension

	Ég tala ekki íslensku.	I don't speak any Icelandic.
	Ég skil það ekki.	I don't understand that. (m/f)
	Talar þú ...?	Do you speak …? (m/f)
	Talar einhver ...?	Does anyone here speak ...?
	ensku	English
	frönsku	French
	Gætirðu skrifað þetta upp?	Could you write that down please. (m/f)
	Gætirðu endurtekið þetta?	Could you please repeat that. (m/f)
	Augnablik.	Just a moment please.

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