2nd Edition
Colloquial Icelandic The Complete Course for Beginners
Acknowledgements. Abbreviations. Introduction. The sounds and letters of Icelandic. 1 Velkomin til Íslands!Welcome to Iceland! 2. Hvaðan ert þú?Where are you from? 3. Hvert förum við? Where are we going? 4 Ég ætla að fá . . . Hvað verður þetta mikið? I would like to get . . . How much will that be? 5. Föt Clothing 6. Á ferð og flugi On the move 7. Daglegt líf Daily life 8. Verði þér að góðu! Enjoy your meal! 9. Fjölskyldur Families 10. Stefnumót Appointments 11. Gisting Accommodation 12. Tómstundir Spare time 13. Ísland Iceland 14. Saga og þjóð Story, history and people 15. Höfuð, herðar, hné og tær Head and shoulders, knees and toes 16. Gangi þér vel! Good luck!Grammar Summary. Glossary of grammatical terms. Key to exercises. Glosses of reading passages. Icelandic-English glossary. English-Icelandic glossary. Index
Biography
Daisy Neijmann
"Ideal for beginners and brushers-up alike, this enlarged and updated edition is a comprehensive, user-friendly guide to the essentials of Modern Icelandic, combining the teaching of the language at every stage with useful tips on day-to-day living in Iceland: food and drink, where to stay, how to get about, and how to ask intelligent questions about Icelandic history, culture, and geography. An undoubted ‘must’ for travellers to Iceland, whether as first-time or returning visitors!" Rory McTurk, University of Leeds, UK
"Neijmann's Colloquial Icelandic will both navigate you towards advanced communication skills and familiarize you with many specific Icelandic language concepts. It is comprehensive and extremely user-friendly at the same time—a must for a language as complex as Icelandic. For a self-study kit, it is as close as you can get to having your own private teacher and native guide to the local culture." Silvie Cinkova, Charles University in Prague, The Czech Republic
