Greeting & Farewell in Icelandic

Before we take a deep dive into Icelandic conversations, let’s get some basics down. This lesson will teach you how to say hello, goodbye, see you tomorrow and other useful phrases in Icelandic.

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Greeting
Farewell
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This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Icelandic“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Saying Hello and Goodbye

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Greeting

English	Icelandic	Pronunciation (Audio)
Hello!	Halló!
Good morning! / Good Day!	Góðan daginn!
Good evening!	Gott kvöld!
Good night!	Góða nótt!
Welcome! (informal)	Velkominn! (m), Velkomin! (f), Velkomið! (n)
Welcome! (formal)	Velkomin! ^[3]
Welcome back!	Velkomin aftur!

Farewell

English	Icelandic	Pronunciation (Audio)
Bye!	Bæ!
Goodbye!	Vertu sæll! (m), Vertu sæl! (f)
Sleep well!	Sofðu vel!
So long!	Bless!
See you tomorrow!	Sjáumst á morgun!
Farewell!	Bless!
Get out of here!	Farðu!

Notes:

¹ For a crowd of people

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