More Resources!

Below you can find some helpful resources to help you learn Icelandic! If you know of a good resource that I haven't listed here yet, do comment and let me know about it!


The online Íslensk-Ensk Orðabók maintained by the University of Wisconsin is probably the best online dictionary you'll find (HINT: to search by English word, select "entire entry" from the drop-down menu).

This Icelandic inflection tool from the Árni Magnússon Institute is a great resource for declining nominals and conjugating verbs: simply type an Icelandic word into the search field and hit "enter" to display every possible ending (NOTE: This website is entirely in Icelandic).

If you're looking for a good book to learn from, I recommend Colloquial Icelandic by Daisy Neijmann. Another good choice (although with a little less content) is Beginner's Icelandic by Helga Hilmisdóttir and Jacek Koslowski. If you need a reference grammar, Icelandic: Grammar, Glossary, and Texts by Stefán Einarsson is the best by far.

Icelandic Online is a great free service with lessons on some basic elements of the Icelandic language.

For a more social learning experience, Livemocha now has a basic Icelandic course and will let you connect with native speakers for help (all for free).

If you want to practice your pronunciation, Forvo has a nice collection of recordings for several hundred common Icelandic words.

And if you're ready to practice your reading skills, visit an Icelandic news site like MBL (Morgunblaðið), DV (Dagblaðið Vísir), or Fréttatíminn.

Or, to perfect your listening skills, check out the RÚV (Iceland's national broadcasting service): there's a TV station and two radio stations (Rás 1 and Rás 2) that you can stream online.

And, of course, the Icelandic Wikipedia and Icelandic Wiktionary are surprisingly good resources to build vocabulary and practice your reading skills. Just remember that anyone can edit these websites, so there may be errors in the text.