Talmál — everyday spoken Icelandic

QuestionAnswer
huh?, what? (colloquial)
ha
Huh, what did you say?
Ha, hvað sagðirðu?
Huh? I didn't hear anything.
Ha? Ég heyrði ekki neitt.
wow
Wow, this is a great house!
Vá, þetta er flott hús!
Wow, you are very strong!
Vá, þú ert mjög sterkur!
the dude (colloquial)
gaurinn
Who is this dude?
Hver er þessi gaur?
The dude over there owns three cars.
Gaurinn þarna á þrjá bíla.
the fellow, the guy
náunginn
The guy in the shop helped me a lot.
Náunginn í búðinni hjálpaði mér mikið.
I know the fellow who lives there.
Ég þekki náungann sem býr þarna.
the devil (curse word)
andskotinn
Damn it, I forgot the phone at home!
Andskotinn, ég gleymdi símanum heima!
He yelled damn it when he fell.
Hann öskraði andskotinn þegar hann datt.
the devil (curse word, stronger)
djöfullinn
Damn, that was expensive!
Djöfullinn, þetta var dýrt!
Don't say the d-word to grandma.
Ekki segja djöfullinn við ömmu.
to joke around
grínast
Are you kidding?
Ertu að grínast?
I was just joking.
Ég var bara að grínast.
to swear (an oath)
sverja
I swear that this is true.
Ég sver að þetta er satt.
He swore to tell the truth.
Hann sór að segja sannleikann.
broke, out of money (colloquial)
blankur
I am completely broke after the trip.
Ég er alveg blankur eftir ferðina.
We are broke after the summer holiday.
Við erum blönk eftir sumarfríið.
cool (impressive)
svalur
This jacket is very cool.
Þessi jakki er mjög svalur.
The concert was very cool!
Tónleikarnir voru mjög svalir!
stupid
heimskur
Don't be stupid, take the hat along.
Ekki vera heimskur, taktu húfuna með.
That was a stupid idea.
Þetta var heimsk hugmynd.
a bit (colloquial)
smá
I am a bit tired today.
Ég er smá þreyttur í dag.
The food is a bit expensive here.
Maturinn er smá dýr hérna.

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