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76 Cards in this Set
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A a (a) |
father |
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Á á (á) |
loud (w/ less of a w sound at the end of the dipthong) |
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B b (bé) |
bed (but unvoiced, more like a p) |
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D d (dé) |
dog (but unvoiced, more like a t) |
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Ð ð (eð) |
this or thistle (voiced and unvoiced, never beginning of words) |
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E e (e) |
let |
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É é (é) |
yes |
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F f (eff) |
from |
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G g (gé) |
good |
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H h (há) |
house |
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I i (i) |
tin |
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Í í (í) |
see |
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J j (joð) |
yes |
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K k (ká) |
kite |
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L l (ell) |
late |
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M m (emm) |
make |
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N n (enn) |
nose |
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O o (o) |
toffee |
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Ó ó (ó) |
low |
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P p (pé) |
pan |
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R r (err) |
like Spanish rr |
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S s (ess) |
saw |
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T t (té) |
tan |
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U u (u) |
like French u as in tu |
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Ú ú (ú) |
you |
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V v (vaff) |
vine |
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X x (ex) |
fax |
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Y y (yfsilon y) |
tin (same sound as the letter i) |
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Ý ý (yfsilon ý) |
see (same sound as the letter í) |
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Þ þ (þorn) |
thistle (always word- or syllable-initial) |
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Æ æ (æ) |
dine |
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Ö ö (ö) |
like the vowel sound preceding r in girl and work |
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(au) |
Start with ö then add ee as in see |
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(ei) |
day |
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(ey) |
day |
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banki |
bank (ou as in loud) |
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fingur |
finger (ee as in see) |
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lunga |
lung (ou as in you) |
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engill |
angel (ei as in day) |
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löng |
long (au- start with ö then add ee as in see) |
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syngur |
sings (ee as in see) |
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að stoppa |
to stop (að stohpa) |
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hattur |
hat (hahtur) |
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sokkur |
sock (sohkur) |
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ll |
(tl) |
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nn |
(tn) only after á é í ó ú or au, ei, and ey |
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bítl |
car |
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grilla |
barbecue |
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ball |
dance ball |
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einn |
one (eitn) |
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fínn |
elegant |
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hreinn |
clean |
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að finna |
to find |
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minn |
my |
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sn |
(stn) |
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sl |
(stl) |
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rl |
(rtl) |
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rn |
(rtn) |
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banani |
banana |
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Ameríka |
America |
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október |
October |
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ítalskur |
Italian |
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Atlantshaf |
Atlantic Ocean |
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Short or Long? Vowel followed by pr, tr, kr, gr, gð |
Long (e.g. akrar, bragð, apríl) |
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Short or Long? Vowel followed by pn, tn, kn, pl, tl, kl |
Short (e.g. að sakna, epli, að opna, setning) |
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akrar |
fields |
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bragð |
taste |
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apríl |
April |
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að sakna |
to miss |
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að opna |
to open |
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epli |
apple |
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setning |
sentence |
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rusl |
trash |
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asni |
donkey |
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karl |
man |
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horn |
horn |
