Þetta kvöld er sérstakt fyrir ömmu mína.

to be

Breakdown of Þetta kvöld er sérstakt fyrir ömmu mína.

• kvöld: the evening
• þetta: this
• fyrir: for

Questions & Answers about Þetta kvöld er sérstakt fyrir ömmu mína.

What does the letter Þ in Þetta sound like, and how do I pronounce Þetta kvöld?

Þ is a separate Icelandic letter called thorn. It represents the unvoiced th sound, like in English thing or think.

• Þetta is pronounced roughly: [THET-ta]
  
  • Þ = th as in think
  • e as in bed
  • double tt is a short, strong t sound
• kvöld is roughly: [kveld]
  
  • kv like kv in kvell (if that existed), very close to kv
  • ö is like the vowel in British bird or German ö in schön
  • ld here is pronounced close to lt or a clipped ld depending on accent

Together: Þetta kvöld ≈ [THET-ta kvelt].

Why is it Þetta kvöld and not Þessi kvöld?

Icelandic demonstratives agree in gender, number, and case with the noun:

• kvöld (evening) is neuter singular in the nominative.
• The nominative singular forms of this are: