Icelandic : The Alphabet

The Icelandic alphabet.

And paperbag Hitler.

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Education

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• icelandic
• language

[cherubz2]

Why has this MORON got a paperbag Hitler? Ignorant sod. Hitler was nothing to laugh about.

[Mizenki17]

@cherubz2 Paperbag Hitler is from a project I did back in high school (say, 4 years ago) involving WW2 leaders.

[meandvmarsequalsno1]

you don't pronounce it thorn. where'd you get this? wikipedia?

[Mizenki17]

@meandvmarsequalsno1 No, actual Icelanders. Take it up with them.

[meandvmarsequalsno1]

they probably meant how to say the letter, not how to use it. meaning that when thorn is in a word it doesn't sound like thorn, it's 'th'

[Mizenki17]

@meandvmarsequalsno1 That I knew... þ = IPA /θ/. I know i haven't perfected Icelandic pronunciation, but I'm pretty sure I pronounce þ the way it should be. How did I say it differently?

[lowercasepop]

@Jofph It's a bit rich to take offense when you've used 'retarded', the same word used to denigrate millions of physically and mentally disabled people who were also victims during WWII. You obviously didn't see the big picture of what your Jewish friends went through.

[iclandgirl]

Hmm. I would applaud you on the video and trying to learn the language, but I can't get beyond paper bag Hitler- even it you burned it after you made this video. 

[safeara1234]

The d thing, (I'm calling it that because my phone does not have the capability of typing it, not because i'm an idiot.) sounds like a th, with vocal cords rather than just air. Like 'the' or 'that' at least, that's what I've heard. I'm not Icelandic, just trying to learn the language so don't take my words as law..

[paralyzer1111]

my god..the language is soo hard! but it's really nice :)

[Kokuskrimsli11]

@moddingqueen no, þ is like th. ð is often replaced with d but they are not pronounced the same.

[moddingqueen]

@SamTalmadge thanks :)

[SamTalmadge]

@moddingqueen like the th in the. Not thin.

[moddingqueen]

somebody told me i have to speak the "Ð" like "th" is that right?

[woopsadaisy10]

are these the short or long sounds?

[Jofph]

Your Icelandic lessons are OK. Haven't seen them done better (so far so good) on Youtube.

But: PLEASE SKIP YOUR RETARDED, INSULTING JOKES. YOU' RE NOT AT ALL FUNNY ESP. YOUR DISGUSTING HITLER. THAT GUY WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ORGANISED KILLING OF THE FAMILY OF JEWISH FRIENDS OF MINE DURING THE 2ND WORLD WAR AND YOU HAVE HIM AS A PIN-UP ON YOUR WALL? I live in Europe and know from Jewish friends what deep scars this war inflicted. It doesn't mean I agree with what they're doing now in Israel.