Learn Icelandic: Hún spyr hvernig við rötum á flugvöllinn. - She asks how we find our way to the airport.

In Icelandic, just like in English, you can introduce an indirect question using a question word like hvernig (how). Notice that the word order after it stays exactly the same as a normal statement: the subject (við) comes right before the verb (rötum).

What does the verb rötum mean exactly?

Rötum comes from the verb rata, which means to find one's way or to know how to get somewhere. While English uses the whole phrase "find our way", Icelandic uses this single, handy verb for navigating.

Why do we use the preposition á instead of til for "to the airport"?

In Icelandic, you generally go á (onto) an airport rather than til (to) it. Because you are traveling there (showing movement or direction), the preposition á triggers the accusative case for the noun that follows.

How do you break down the word flugvöllinn?

It is a compound word made of flug (flight) and völlur (field), giving us flugvöllur (airport). Because it is in the accusative case here, the attached definite article (the "the" at the end) changes the word to flugvöllinn.