Lögberg-Heimskringla - 11.02.1983, Blaðsíða 2

2-WINNIPEG, FÖSTUDAGUR 11. FEBRÚAR 1983
Gudjon and Petrina
Arnason celebrate
70th Wedding Anniversary
by Dorothy Torfason
On Sunday, January 16 a very
special event was held at the Betel
Home in Gimli.
Residents Gudjon and Petrina Ar-
nason celebrated their 70th wedding
anniversary with approximately 300
people to honor them.
Thé Arnasons were married in
Winnipeg on January 14, 1913 by
Lutjreran minister Pev. R. Martinson.
They have spent all their married
years living in the Gimli area and
raised 10 children.
Daughters Laura, Margaret, Ber-
nice and sons Willie, Ted, Charlie,
Valdi and Joe all live in the Gimli
area while sons Frank and Baldi live
in Winnipeg. They have 45 grand-
children and many great-
grandchildren.
Out of town relatives came from as
far as Los Angeles and Calgary to join
in the 70th wedding anniversary par-
ty that was hosted by Gudjon and
Petrina's family.
Many cards, gifts and. telegrams
were received.
Telegrams came from Queen
Elizabeth, Prime Minister Trudeau -
other dignitaries aní relatives in
Iceland and Miami, Florida.
Gudjon at 92 and Petrina at 87 en-
joyed the party in their honor and
above all were happy to have all their
children and their families with them
for this very special occasion.
Gudjon and Petrina Arnason
Leskaflar í íslensku
By Próf. Haraldur Bessason and Próf. Richárd Beck
II
We shaíl now discuss the pronunciation of the consonants. (Exact descrip-
tion with phonetical terms will not be attémpted.)
1. b is often Iike b in back.
Examples: bera (bear, carry), boli (bull), bil (space between), bani (death),
balí (lawn)'.
In some words we have iong or double b which is always written as bb.
Examples: labba (walk), kobbi (young seal), Tobba (pet nanie for
Þorbjörg).
2. d is often like d in dance or dale.
Examples: dalur (valley), dansa (dance), dyr (door), deila (dispute, quar-
rel), dama,(lady). We also have the long or double d in saddur (satisfied),
gaddur (hard snow), padda (insect).
3. ð is pronounced like Ih in breathe.
Examples: maður (man), vaða (wade), skaði (loss, harm), faðir (father),
móðir (mother), bróðir (brother), raða (arrange).
Note that ð is never found at the beginning of a word (in initial position).
4. f is like f in father.
Examples: finna (find), fela (hide), ferð (journey), fastur (fixed, firm), föt
(clothes), fiskur (fish).
Note that f is often pronounced like v, especially between vowels, as for
inst. in hafa (to have), pronounced hava. fl and fn and sometimes fð are
pronounced like bl, bn and bð at the end of in the middle of a word (in
final or medium position).
Examples: afl (strength, power), pronounced abl; höfn (harbour), pro-
nounced höbn, and hafði (had), sometimes pronounced habði.
5. g is often like g in good.
Examples: góður (good)v gaman (fun), gat (hole), gaf (gave). Before e, i,
í, y, ý, æ, ei, ey g is pronounced like gj.
Examples: gera (to do), pronounced gjera; Gísli (personal name), pronounc-
edGjísli; Gyðingur (Jew), pronounced Gjiðingur; gýs (gushes, erupts), pro-
nounced gjís; gæs (goose), pronounced gjæs; gæta (watch), pronounced gjæta;
geit (göat), pronounced gjeit; Geysir (the name öf Iceland's famous hot
spring), pronounced Gjei^ir.
The soft g after vowels is not found in English.
Examples: saga (history, story), laga (repair, fix), dagur (day), fagur (pretty,
beau.lful), magur (thin).
6. h is like h in home.
Examples: heima (at home), heilsa (greet), halda (hold), harður (hard,
tough). The pupil may find it difficult to pronounce hr and hl in hrafn (raven)
and hlutur (object, thing).
7. j is like y in yesterday.
Examples: Jón (personal name), já (yes), fljóta (float), jakí (iceberg), mjaka
(to lift or move heavily).
8. k is like c in cold.
Examples: kólna (get colder), kaldur (cold), kaka (cake).
In a number of words we have the double or tlte long k, written kk, a
sound which is quite alien to English speaking persons.
handa byrjendum
Examples: þakka (thank),.krakki (child, youngster), frakki (coat).
Before e, i, í, y, ý, æ, ei, ey k is pronounced kj.
Examples: kenna (teach(, pronounced kjenna; kista (chest), pronounced
kjista; kikir (field glass), pronounced kjíkir; kyn (kin, gender), pronounced
kjin; kýr (cow), pronounced kjír; kæna (small boát), pronounced kjæna;
keila (cone, a special kind of fish), pronounced kjeila; keyra (drive), pro-
nounced kjeira.
9. 1 is sometimes a bit similar to 1 in leave.
Examples: lifa (live), lif (life), lasinn (sick), loga (burn with a fl.ame).
Double 1, written II is very often pronounced like dl.
Examples: kalla (call), pronounced kadla; allur (all), pronounced adlur.
10. m is pronounced like m in man/
Examples: mikill (great); miði (ticket); mold (earth, dirt); mildur (mild);
milli (between), pronounced midli; m is sometimes long (double) as for inst.
in fimm (five), and in komma (comma).
11. n is pronounced like n in name.
Examples: nál (needle), nám (study), nef (nose), nei (no), nagli (nail), ná
(get, catch); n is long in kanna (pot, coffee pot, teapot), banna (forbid). Dou-
ble n is often pronounced as dn. Examples: einn (one), pronounced eidn;
Sveinn (personal name), pronounced Sveidn.
To be continued
"The Chapel founded bý A.S. Bardal to provide warmth,
understanding and personal service within the means of all."
BARDAL FUNERAL HOME
AND CREMATORIUM
843 SHERBROOK STREET, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA
774-7474
THORRABLOT - EDMONTON
SATURDAY, FEB. 26, 1983 $15.00 per person
CLUB MOCOMBO
200 St. Albert Road, St. Albert
Social Hour 6-7 P.M. Supper & Guest Speaker 7-9
Dance 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Tickets Available From:
BRIAN SVEINBJORNSON 487-3329 (403)
7404-181 Edmonton T5T 2H1
AL ARNASON 455-7946
14434 McQueen Road, Edmonton, Alberta