Shops and hotels in Icelandic
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. Play the ten Icelandic words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Icelandic phrases in this lesson
- Eigið þið...?AY-yith thith
- Do you have...?
- Hvar er...?kvar er
- Where is...?
- OpiðOH-pith
- Open
- LokaðLOH-kath
- Closed
- Poki?POH-kee
- A bag?
- Of dýrtov DEERT
- Too expensive
- Ég á bókunyekh ow BOH-kun
- I have a reservation
- Er morgunmatur innifalinn?er MOR-gun-ma-tur IN-ni-fa-lin
- Is breakfast included?
- Hvert er lykilorðið á wifi-inu?kvert er LIH-kil-or-thith ow VEE-fee-i-nu
- What's the wifi password?
- Má ég...?mow yekh
- Can I...?
Used to ask a shop assistant whether they stock something. Point or name the item after this phrase. A simpler alternative is "Er til...?" meaning "Is there...?"
Point or name what you're looking for. Hvar is "where" and is pronounced with a kv- sound at the start. Works in supermarkets, streets, and hotels alike.
Cashiers often ask "Viltu poka?" meaning "do you want a bag?" You can just say "Já, takk" or "Nei, takk." Plastic bags carry a small charge as an environmental measure.
Prices are fixed and famously high; no one bargains.
Lykilorð is literally "key word".
"Má ég setjast hér?", may I sit here?