Colors & Appearance in Icelandic

This lesson will teach you to describe the colors and appearance of people and things in Icelandic. Learn to express whether something is big or small, red or green, beautiful of ugly.

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Colors
Appearance & attributes
Questions & phrases
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This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Icelandic“.

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Colors

English	Icelandic	Pronunciation (Audio)
light / clear	ljós, ljós, ljóst	is-sing_lightclearis-sing_lightclear-2is-sing_lightclear-3
dark	dimmur, dimm, dimmt	is-sing_darkis-sing_dark-2is-sing_dark-3
color	litur	is-sing_color
colored	litaður, lituð, litað	is-sing_coloredis-sing_colored-2is-sing_colored-3
white	hvítur, hvít, hvítt	is-sing_whiteis-sing_white-2is-sing_white-3
black	svartur, svört, svart	is-sing_blackis-sing_black-2is-sing_black-3
yellow	gulur, gul, gult	is-sing_yellowis-sing_yellow-2is-sing_yellow-3
orange	appelsínugulur, appelsínugul, appelsínugult	is-sing_orangeis-sing_orange-2is-sing_orange-3
red	rauður, rauð, rautt	is-sing_redis-sing_red-2is-sing_red-3
pink	bleikur, bleik, bleikt	is-sing_pinkis-sing_pink-2is-sing_pink-3
violet	fjólublár, fjólublá, fjólublátt	is-sing_violetis-sing_violet-2is-sing_violet-3
blue	blár, blá, blátt	is-sing_blueis-sing_blue-2is-sing_blue-3
green	grænn, græn, grænt	is-sing_greenis-sing_green-2is-sing_green-3
brown	brúnn, brún, brúnt	is-sing_brownis-sing_brown-2is-sing_brown-3
grey	grár, grá, grátt	is-sing_greyis-sing_grey-2is-sing_grey-3

Appearance & attributes

English	Icelandic	Pronunciation (Audio)
new	nýr, ný, nýtt	is-sing_newis-sing_new-2is-sing_new-3
old	gamall, gömul, gamalt	is-sing_oldis-sing_old-2is-sing_old-3
small	smár, smá, smátt	is-sing_smallis-sing_small-2is-sing_small-3
large / big	stór, stór, stórt	is-sing_largebigis-sing_largebig-2is-sing_largebig-3
young	ungur, ung, ungt	is-sing_youngis-sing_young-2is-sing_young-3
kind / pleasant	ljúfur, ljúf, ljúft	is-sing_kindpleasantis-sing_kindpleasant-2is-sing_kindpleasant-3
unkind / unpleasant	óvingjarnlegur, óvingjarnleg, óvingjarnlegt	is-sing_unkindunpleasantis-sing_unkindunpleasant-2is-sing_unkindunpleasant-3
patient	þolinmóður, þolinmóð, þolinmótt	is-sing_patientis-sing_patient-2is-sing_patient-3
tall	hávaxinn, hávaxin, hávaxið	is-sing_tallis-sing_tall-2is-sing_tall-3
middle sized	meðalhár, meðalhá, meðalhátt	is-sing_middle-sizedis-sing_middle-sized-2is-sing_middle-sized-3
small	lágvaxinn, lágvaxin, lágvaxið	is-sing_small2is-sing_small2-2is-sing_small2-3
fat	feitur, feit, feitt	is-sing_fatis-sing_fat-2is-sing_fat-3
thin / slim	grannur, grönn, grannt	is-sing_thinslimis-sing_thinslim-2is-sing_thinslim-3
nice / pretty	fríður, fríð, frítt	is-sing_niceprettyis-sing_nicepretty-2is-sing_nicepretty-3
beautiful	fallegur, falleg, fallegt	is-sing_beautifulis-sing_beautiful-2is-sing_beautiful-3
ugly	ljótur, ljót, ljótt	is-sing_uglyis-sing_ugly-2is-sing_ugly-3
ill / sick	veikur, veik, veikt	is-sing_illsickis-sing_illsick-2is-sing_illsick-3
healthy	heilbrigður, heilbrigð, heilbrigt	is-sing_healthyis-sing_healthy-2is-sing_healthy-3
happy / cheerful	glaður, glöð, glatt	is-sing_happycheerfulis-sing_happycheerful-2is-sing_happycheerful-3
sad	leiður, leið, leitt	is-sing_sadis-sing_sad-2is-sing_sad-3
sporty	íþróttamannslegur, íþróttamannsleg, íþróttamannslegt	is-sing_sportyis-sing_sporty-2is-sing_sporty-3
ambitioned	metnaðarfullur, metnaðarfull, metnaðarfullt	is-sing_ambitionedis-sing_ambitioned-2is-sing_ambitioned-3
intelligent	gáfaður, gáfuð, gáfað	is-sing_intelligentis-sing_intelligent-2is-sing_intelligent-3
creative	skapandi	is-sing_creative
active	aktívur, aktív, aktívt	is-sing_activeis-sing_active-2is-sing_active-3
sentimental	viðkvæmur, viðkvæm, viðkvæmt	is-sing_sentimentalis-sing_sentimental-2is-sing_sentimental-3
rational	skynsamur, skynsöm, skynsamt	is-sing_rationalis-sing_rational-2is-sing_rational-3
emotional	tilfinningasamur, tilfinningasöm, tilfinningasamt	is-sing_emotionalis-sing_emotional-2is-sing_emotional-3
natural	eðlilegur, eðlileg, eðlilegt	is-sing_naturalis-sing_natural-2is-sing_natural-3
romantic	rómantískur, rómantísk, rómantískt	is-sing_romanticis-sing_romantic-2is-sing_romantic-3
nice / amiable	vingjarnlegur, vingjarnleg, vingjarnlegt	is-sing_niceamiableis-sing_niceamiable-2is-sing_niceamiable-3
spontaneous	bráðlátur, bráðlát, bráðlátt	is-sing_spontaneousis-sing_spontaneous-2is-sing_spontaneous-3
energetic	orkubolti	is-sing_energetic
stressed (out)	stressaður, stressuð, stressað	is-sing_stressed-outis-sing_stressed-out-2is-sing_stressed-out-3
relaxed	afslappaður, afslöppuð, afslappað	is-sing_relaxedis-sing_relaxed-2is-sing_relaxed-3
frustrated	pirraður, pirruð, pirrað	is-sing_frustratedis-sing_frustrated-2is-sing_frustrated-3
talented	hæfileikaríkur, hæfileikarík, hæfileikaríkt	is-sing_talentedis-sing_talented-2is-sing_talented-3

Questions & phrases

English	Icelandic	Pronunciation (Audio)
What does he look like?	Hvernig lítur hann út?	is-sing_what-does-he-look-like
What does she look like?	Hvernig lítur hún út?	is-sing_what-does-she-look-like
What is he like?	Hvernig er hann?	is-sing_what-is-he-like
What is she like?	Hvernig er hún?	is-sing_what-is-she-like

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