Let's now learn the Icelandic letters. Knowing these characters will allow you to read and write commonly used expressions and words with ease.
|A a||[a] example cat|
|Á á||[au̯] example cow|
|B b||[pjɛ] example pair|
|D d||[tjɛ] example tier|
|Ð ð||[ɛð̠] example this|
|E e||[ɛ] example end|
|É é||[jɛ] example yeah|
|F f||[ɛfː] example fox|
|G g||[cɛ] example gym, gold|
|H h||[hau̯] example house|
|I i||[ɪ] example win|
|Í í||[i] example west|
|J j||[jɔð̠] example year|
|K k||[kʰau̯] example kit|
|L l||[ɛtl̥] example life|
|M m||[ɛmː] example moon|
|N n||[ɛnː] example nice|
|O o||[ɔ] example four|
|Ó ó||[ou̯] example oh|
|P p||[pʰjɛ] example play|
|R r||[ɛr] example Roma|
|S s||[ɛs] example small|
|T t||[tʰjɛ] example time|
|U u||[ʏ] example Uzbakistan|
|Ú ú||[u] example you|
|V v||[vafː] example vast|
|X x||[ɛxs] example Bach's|
|Y y||[y] example ink|
|Ý ý||[ý] example we|
|Þ þ||[þ] example thing|
|Æ æ||[ai̯] example ice|
|Ö ö||[œ] example end|
The above letters in Icelandic should allow you to read and write the following pages with much ease: popular phrases in Icelandic, Icelandic homepage, or Icelandic Grammar. Icelandic quiz and flashcard can also be found on our homepage.