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Þetta er mynd og þetta er borð.

Þetta er mynd og þetta er borð.
This is a picture and this is a table.
From Lesson 1:Presentative and the definite suffix (þetta er, -inn, -in, -ið)·Icelandic

Breakdown of Þetta er mynd og þetta er borð.

þetta
this
vera
to be
myndin
the picture
og
and
borðið
the table

Questions & Answers about Þetta er mynd og þetta er borð.

Why is þetta used for both items, even though mynd is a feminine word and borð is a neuter word?
When you are pointing something out and saying "This is a...", Icelandic uses the fixed phrase þetta er. You always use the neuter word þetta as a generic placeholder here, regardless of the noun's actual gender.
Where is the word for "a" in this sentence?
Icelandic doesn't have a word for "a" or "an" (an indefinite article). You just use the bare noun. Because of this, mynd automatically translates to "a picture" and borð translates to "a table".
How would the nouns change if I wanted to say "This is THE picture and this is THE table"?
To say "the", Icelandic adds a definite ending to the noun instead of adding a separate word in front. The feminine word mynd takes the -in ending to become myndin, and the neuter word borð takes the -ið ending to become borðið.
How do I pronounce the letter ð in borð?
The letter ð makes a soft, buzzing "th" sound. It sounds just like the "th" in the English words "breathe", "mother", or "that".

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