Top 100 Icelandic Words

We believe in learning the most important Icelandic vocabularies first to start off your learning journey on the right foot. The Icelandic vocabulary list below contains 100 of the most frequently used Icelandic words. For more vocabularies like that, check out our yellow Icelandic vocabulary book towards the end of this page.
Icelandic Vocabulary 1-20
Icelandic Vocabulary 21-60
Icelandic Vocabulary 61-100


Icelandic Vocabulary 1-20


EnglishIcelandic  
I in Icelandicég
you in Icelandicþú
he in Icelandichann
she in Icelandichún
it in Icelandicþað
we in Icelandicvið
you in Icelandicþið
they in Icelandicþeir
what in Icelandichvað
who in Icelandichver
where in Icelandichvar
why in Icelandicafhverju
how in Icelandichvernig
which in Icelandichvor
when in Icelandichvenær
then in Icelandicþá
if in Icelandicef
really in Icelandicí alvöru
but in Icelandicen
because in Icelandicaf því að



Icelandic Vocabulary 21-60


EnglishIcelandic  
not in Icelandicekki
this in Icelandicþetta
I need this in IcelandicÉg þarf þetta
How much is this? in IcelandicHvað kostar þetta?
that in Icelandicþað
all in Icelandicallt
or in Icelandiceða
and in Icelandicog
to know in Icelandicað vita (veit - vissi - vissu - vitað)
I know in IcelandicÉg veit
I don't know in IcelandicÉg veit ekki
to think in Icelandicað hugsa (hugsaði)
to come in Icelandicað koma (kemur - kom - komu - komið)
to put in Icelandicað setja (setti - sett)
to take in Icelandicað taka (tekur - tók - tóku - tekið)
to find in Icelandicað finna (fann - fundu - fundið)
to listen in Icelandicað hlusta (hlustaði)
to work in Icelandicað vinna (vann - unnu - unnið)
to talk in Icelandicað tala (talaði)
to give in Icelandicað gefa (gaf - gáfu - gefið)
to like in Icelandicað líka (líkaði)
to help in Icelandicað hjálpa (hjálpaði)
to love in Icelandicað elska (elskaði)
to call in Icelandicað hringja (hringdi - hringt)
to wait in Icelandicað bíða (beið - biðu - beðið)
I like you in IcelandicMér líkar vel við þig
I don't like this in IcelandicMér líkar þetta ekki
Do you love me? in IcelandicElskarðu mig?
I love you in IcelandicÉg elska þig
0 in Icelandicnúll
1 in Icelandiceinn
2 in Icelandictveir
3 in Icelandicþrír
4 in Icelandicfjórir
5 in Icelandicfimm
6 in Icelandicsex
7 in Icelandicsjö
8 in Icelandicátta
9 in Icelandicníu
10 in Icelandictíu





Icelandic Vocabulary 61-100


EnglishIcelandic  
11 in Icelandicellefu
12 in Icelandictólf
13 in Icelandicþrettán
14 in Icelandicfjórtán
15 in Icelandicfimmtán
16 in Icelandicsextán
17 in Icelandicsautján
18 in Icelandicátján
19 in Icelandicnítján
20 in Icelandictuttugu
new in Icelandicnýtt (nýr - ný - nýtt)
old in Icelandicgamalt (gamall - gömul - gamalt)
few in Icelandicfáir (fáir - fáar - fá)
many in Icelandicmargir (margir - margar - mörg)
how much? in IcelandicHversu mikið?
how many? in IcelandicHversu margir?
wrong in Icelandicrangt (rangur - röng - rangt)
correct in Icelandicrétt (réttur - rétt - rétt)
bad in Icelandicvondur (vondur - vond - vont)
good in Icelandicgóður (góður - góð - gott)
happy in Icelandichamingjusamur (hamingjusamur - hamingjusöm - hamingjusamt)
short in Icelandicstuttur (stuttur - stutt - stutt)
long in Icelandiclangur (langur - löng - langt)
small in Icelandiclítill (lítill - lítil - lítið)
big in Icelandicstór (stór - stór - stórt)
there in Icelandicþar
here in Icelandichér
right in Icelandichægri
left in Icelandicvinstri
beautiful in Icelandicfallegur (fallegur - falleg - fallegt)
young in Icelandicungur (ungur - ung - ungt)
old in Icelandicgamall (gamall - gömul - gamalt)
hello in Icelandichalló
see you later in Icelandicsjáumst
ok in Icelandicallt í lagi
take care in Icelandicfarðu varlega
don't worry in Icelandicekki hafa áhyggjur
of course in Icelandicauðvitað
good day in Icelandicgóðan dag
hi in Icelandic



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