Þessi hluti er erfiður.

to be

Breakdown of Þessi hluti er erfiður.

• þessi: this
• erfiður: difficult
• hluti: the part

Questions & Answers about Þessi hluti er erfiður.

How do you pronounce Þessi hluti er erfiður?

Approximate IPA: [ˈθɛsːɪ ˈl̥ʏːtɪr ˈɛrː ˈɛrvɪðʏr]

Piece by piece:

• Þessi – [ˈθɛsːɪ]

  • þ = th as in think
  • double ss is long: a bit like a held s
  • e is like e in bet, but often a little tenser

• hluti – [ˈl̥ʏːtɪr]

  • hl: the h is not silent; it makes the l voiceless, so it sounds like a whispered l
  • ú: long u sound, somewhat like German ü in Tür, or between English oo and ee
  • i at the end is like i in bit
  • final written i often has an extra r-like offglide in Icelandic pronunciation (hence the r in IPA)

• er – [ˈɛrː]

  • e like in bet
  • r rolled or tapped, often doubled in length

• erfiður – [ˈɛrvɪðʏr]

  • er at the start: again like er above
  • fi: f as in fine, i as in bit
  • ð: like voiced th in this
  • u: like u in put, a bit tenser
  • final r rolled/tapped

Rhythm: ÞESS-i HLÚ-ti er ER-vi-ður (main stress on the first syllable of each content word).

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