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A W L S T A R S W E I R D P A W
C O U P I R I S H E R R O R N U M B
T O G A N E R V Y E N S U E O M E N
D E C R E E P E C K T A I W A N
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S A P I D K G B D I N E D U R T S Y
P T A S F I N A L E D G A R D O M E
I S R I D I C U L O U S A N Y A I M
L E T I N K M O M N I C E I S L E
L A S S O E S S P L I N E O F T E N
A D S A C E U P S F R I
C R E T E S T A N D S D E B T O R S
H E R E P I L L N A G I T S R A W
I R E A L A B A K L A V A J A N E
L U C K R O N D O A U R A L O N C E
I N T H E S T E A L M E N R I G H T
A K A A N T I S D O N
B A K E R S D E W Y P O E T R Y
V I I I R A C K O E A T E N L O A N
A D D S A S P I C P L A C E Y O R E
T E E S H A N K T E N S E T N T
Phrase: Ekkert orð er skrípi, ef það stendur á réttum stað. No word is ridiculous, if it
stands in the right place.
— Halldór Kiljan Laxness, Vettvángur dagsins.
CROSSWORD ANSWERS
Icelandic for beginners
Íslenska fyrir byrjendur
by Helga Hilmisdóttir
Department of Icelandic, University of Manitoba
http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/icelandic
No. 38
Áramót – New Year’s Eve
Hildur: Maggi, hvað ætlar þú að gera um áramótin?
Maggi: Bara það sama og venjulega.
Hildur: Og hvað er það?
Maggi: Ég ætla að fara í mat til mömmu og pabba. Þau
eru yfirleitt með önd í aðalrétt. Hún er alltaf
alveg rosalega góð.
Hildur: Og hvað gerið þið svo?
Maggi: Þegar við erum búin að borða förum við á
brennu. Það er alltaf stór áramótabrenna niður
við höfn. Það er svo gaman að fara þangað og
fylgjast með fólkinu. Það eru alltaf allir í svo
góðu skapi.
Hildur: Og hvað gerirðu svo þegar brennan er búin?
Maggi: Þá horfum við á áramótaskaupið.
Hildur: Og hvað svo?
Maggi: Þegar skaupið er búið förum við út í garð og
skjótum upp flugeldum. Það er hápunktur
kvöldsins. Mér finns alltaf svo gaman að horfa
á flugelda. En þú? Hvað ætlar þú að gera?
Hildur: Ja, eiginlega bara það sama. Ég ætla að borða
góðan mat, fara á brennu, horfa á áramótas-
kaupið og skjóta upp flugeldum.
GLEÐILEGT NÝTT ÁR!
Hildur: Maggi, what are you going to do on New
Year’s Eve?
Maggi: Just the same as usual.
Hildur: And what is that?
Maggi: I’m going to eat with Mom and Dad. They
usually have duck as a main course. It is
always awfully good.
Hildur: And what do you do after that?
Maggi: When we have finished eating we go to a
bonfire. There is always a big bonfire on New
Year’s Eve down by the harbour. It is so much
fun to go there and watch the people. Every-
body is in such a good mood.
Hildur: And what do you do when the bonfire is over?
Maggi: Then we watch the New Year’s Eve sketches
on television.
Hildur: And what then?
Maggi: When the sketches are over we go out in the
garden and launch some fireworks. That’s the
highlight of the evening. I think it is so much
fun to watch the fireworks. How about you?
What are you going to do?
Hildur: Well, actually just the same. I’m going to eat
nice food, go to a bonfire, watch the New
Year’s sketches and launch some fireworks.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Æfing/Exercise
Check how good your New Year’s vocabulary is by
pairing the following words and phrases:
1. Gleðilegt nýtt ár
2. flugeldar
3. ávarp forseta Íslands
4. áramótahattur
5. áramótaheit
6. áramótapartý
7. áramótaball
a. fireworks
b. New Year’s dance
c. Happy New Year!
d. New Year’s hat
e. New Year’s party
f. New Year’s resolution
g. address from the
President of Iceland
ár (-ið) ............................................................... a year
áramót ................a time where two years meet, new year
áramótaskaup(ið) ............. a show broadcast anually on the
Icelandic state television. The show consists of sketch-
es based on memorable events from the past year.
áramótabrenna ................... a bonfire on New Year’s Eve
flugeldar .............................................................fireworks
önd (in) ............................................................... duck
aðalréttur (-inn) .........................................main course
venjulega .......................................................... usually
fylgjast með ............................................watch, observe
í góðu skapi .............................................. in a good mood
Vocabulary
Nouns (definite article in parenthesis)
Answers: 1-C, 2-A, 3-g, 4-D, 5-F, 6-E, 7-B.
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