Language Practice
A few of our members have informal practice sessions. The levels are for beginners typically at the CERF A1 and A2 levels. The first meets nearly every Tuesday at 7:30pm and every other Friday at 12:30pm Chicago time. Anyone is welcomed to participate in these open format events over Google Meet. For more information, please email learning@icelandchicago.org for more information.
Learning Resources
Below are a compiled list of resources to that we have found.
Classes
- Múlti Kúlti – https://www.multimal.org/
- The Tin Can Factory – https://thetincanfactory.eu/index.html
- Mímir – https://www.mimir.is/is/nam#study-icelandic
- Icelandic Online – https://icelandiconline.com/
- Háskólasetur Vestfjarða
- Símey’s Íslenskuþjálfarinn (conversation coaching)
Podcasts
English language podcast about Icelandic culture and politics
YouTube Channels
- Icelandic for Foreigners
- Slow Icelandic
- Learn Icelandic
- Icelandic by Movies
- Fóstbræður
- Let’s Learn Icelandic
News
- Norður Ameríka | RÚV – Icelandic language articles about North America. Read with existing context.
Forums
- Reddit r/Learn Icelandic
Open Source Projects
- Greynir – Málgreining fyrir íslensku
A natural language processing (NLP) knowledge engine - GitHub – mideind/Embla_iOS
The Embla voice assistant app for iOS
Video
- Strumparnir • Íslenska – YouTube
The smurfs in Icelandic. - Viltu læra íslensku?
Educational videos series about a Canadian visiting Iceland
E-books and Reading
- Útgefið efni | Menntamálastofnun – Collection of ebooks from the education ministry. Different books at various levels.
- Ylhyra, books guide – A listing of Icelandic E-books with descriptions and links. The page also conveniently lists CEFR level of each publication.
- GISP! Archive
Dictionaries and Other Resources
- Icelandic noun cases and declensions – Everything2.com
- Icelandic Nouns – ielanguages.com
- The Language Learning Hub – Medium
- https://bin.arnastofnun.is/ – Shows noun declension patterns
- sagnavefur – 100 verbs, meanings, conjugations, and voices
- Explore new words in Icelandic! – The Drops app Icelandic visual database.
- https://islenzka.is/aefingar/ – Noun, verb, and adjective exercises
- https://snara.is/ – used to be ordabok.is, you do need to pay to use it, but I’ve found it very helpful.
- https://islex.arnastofnun.is/is/ – another good resource, but doesn’t have an English translation
- Malid.is
- Icelandic Made Easi(er) – A collection of articles written in English explaining various aspects of the language.
In Person Language Practice Meetups
- Chicago Language Cafe
- The Icelandic Language and Culture Meetup (Chicago and New York)
Mobile Applications
- ÍTM App (ios)
An app that demonstrates basic signs in Íslenskt Táknmál (Icelandic Sign Language) - Label Icelandic (android, ios, web)
A digital text book broken into various categories with quizzes and games. - Embla – (iso)
An Icelandic language digital assistant. It is more useful in Iceland but it may be useful to test your pronunciation when asking questions. - Rúv (ios, android, web)
Icelandic language news - KrakkaRúv (ios, android, web)
Children’s news. The web version has Icelandic subtitles. - Ylhýra (web)
An interactive reader with CEFR grade texts. - Mango (ios, android)
Audio based language learning application. Includes Icelandic. Free subscription available through most libraries and universities. - Forvo (ios, android, web)
Native speakers record words to help learners with pronunciation. - Drops (android, ios, web)
Flashcard vocabulary - Clozemaster (android, ios, web)
Gamified fill in the blank of real sentences. - Íslenska (android, ios, web)
Noun declension practice - Memrise (android, ios, web)
Flashcard vocabulary builder. Also has a large list of community built decks of varying quality.
Netflix, in Icelandic
A list of shows that have audio or captions in Icelandic