#21: Dýragarður

One of my favorite places to go when I was younger was Dýragarðurinn í Bronx. Of course, I knew nothing of Icelandic back then, so I called it by its English name-- the Bronx Zoo. Now that I am living in New York City again, I've been meaning to have another fun-filled day at the zoo, as I'm long overdue for a visit. But until then, I'll just talk about zoos on the internet, starting with the Icelandic word for them (which, as you have probably guessed, is dýragarður).

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#9: Veitingahús

I posted the link to this blog on Facebook a few days ago, just in case anyone in my online social circle was interested in Icelandic. I didn't expect anyone to actually click the link, but apparently at least one person did and his impression was, "cool... but why don't you post words people will actually use?" Perhaps he has a point. Words like máltaka, þrákálfur, and þórðargleði probably aren't used all that often, and I'm probably one of only a few people who talks about sporðdrekar on a regular basis.

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