IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
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Consonants
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c
|
gys
|
skew
| cʰ
|
kær
|
cute
| ç
|
hjá
|
hue
| ð
|
verða[1] |
weather
| f
|
dýpka, fló
|
fun
| h
|
hús
|
hop
| ʰ
|
þakka, tappi, stutt
|
(an h sound before [p, t, c, k])
| ʝ
|
jú, lagi, éta
|
yes
| k
|
göng
|
sky
| kʰ
|
hver, krakki
|
kite
| l
|
líf
|
leap
| l̥
|
stelpa, sæll
|
(voiceless, like hl)
| ɫ
|
'
|
wool
| ɫ̥
|
'
|
(voiceless)
| m
|
miði
|
moon
| m̥
|
lampi
|
(voiceless, like hm)
| n
|
níu
|
noon
| n̥
|
hnífur
|
(voiceless, like hn)
| ɲ
|
lengi
|
canyon
| ɲ̊
|
banki [ˈpauɲ̥cɪ]
|
(voiceless, like hny)
| ŋ
|
ungs
|
sing
| ŋ̊
|
þungt
|
(voiceless, like hng)
| θ
|
það
|
think
| p
|
böl, nafni
|
spy
| pʰ
|
páfi
|
pie
| r
|
rós
|
ring (trilled)
| r̥
|
hreinn
|
(voiceless, like hr)
| s
|
saga
|
sing
| t
|
dagur, galli, seinna
|
sty
| tʰ
|
tvær
|
tie
| v
|
af, verk[1] |
between very and wary
| x
|
sjúkt, sagt
|
Bach
| ɣ
|
lög[1] |
(like Spanish trigo or amargo)
| ʔ
|
'
|
oh-oh!
|
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IPA
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Examples |
English approximation
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Vowels (all examples are long)
|
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a
|
raka
|
between fat and father
| ai
|
æfing
|
pie
| au
|
páfi
|
pow
| ɛ
|
nema
|
pet
| ei
|
heim
|
pay
| i
|
líf,
|
pea
| ɪ
|
yfir, vita
|
pick
| œ
|
öl
|
(like French eu or German ö)
| øi
|
auga
|
| ou
|
kólna
|
Poe
| ɔ
|
von
|
pore
| ɔi
|
flogin
|
poi
| u
|
núna
|
poodle
| ʏ
|
kul
|
(like French u or German ü)
| ʏi
|
flugið
|
(ʏ before j)
|
Other symbols used in transcription of Icelandic pronunciation
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IPA |
Explanation
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ˈ
|
stress (placed before the stressed syllable), langur [ˈlauŋkʏr̥]
| ː
|
long vowel,[2] double consonant
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