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Icelandic Association of Chicago

Language Learning Resources

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

  • All Things Iceland 
  • Stories Of Iceland
  • That Icelandic Guy
  • The Raisin at the Hot Dog’s End
  • Reykjavik Grapevine    
  • This Week In Iceland (RUV English) 
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)
Online Language Partners and Tutors
  • iTalki (ios, android, web) – Online tutoring and language partners with several Icelandic tutors
  • HelloTalk (ios) – Online tutoring and language partners
  • Slowly (ios, android, web) – A pen-pal application in many languages that can be used for practice.
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

  • Katla
  • And Breathe Normally
  • The Valhalla Murders
  • Case

Íslenskt Táknmál / Icelandic Sign Language
  • Deaf.is
  • SignWiki.is
  • iOS App

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