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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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35 basic cards for Slang Icelandic. It opens with "Hvað segirðu gott?" and "Allt fínt". More Icelandic at other levels is listed below.

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

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