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Icelandic Slang and Informal Speech

Casual, colloquial Icelandic expressions used in everyday talk that a textbook usually skips. Front: the Icelandic word or phrase. Back: English meaning.

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Hvað segirðu gott?
What's up? (casual greeting)
Allt fínt.
Everything's fine (casual reply)
Æði
Awesome, great (informal)
Þetta er alveg æði!
This is totally awesome!
Geggjað
Amazing, wild (informal, literally 'crazy')
Þetta var geggjað.
That was amazing.
Kúl
Cool (borrowed from English)
Djók
Joke (borrowed from English)
Þetta var bara djók.
That was just a joke.
Ég er bara að grínast.
I'm just kidding.
Nörd
Nerd (borrowed slang)
Ó nei!
Oh no!
Vá!
Wow!
Vá, hvað þetta er flott!
Wow, this is so nice!
Djöfull er þetta gott.
Damn, this is good (used as an intensifier).

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