Icelandic Alphabet

Today I will teach you the Icelandic alphabet. If you follow everything provided in this page, you will be able to read, write and pronounce the Icelandic letters quickly and easily. I'm providing the sound so that you can hear the pronunciation of the characters. Icelandic contains 32 letters (consonants and vowels). Below you will find the letters, the pronunciation and sound.

A a	[a] like cat
Á á	[au̯] like cow
B b	[pjɛ] like pair
D d	[tjɛ] like tier
Ð ð	[ɛð̠] like this
E e	[ɛ] like end
É é	[jɛ] like yeah
F f	[ɛfː] like fox
G g	[cɛ] like gym, gold
H h	[hau̯] like house
I i	[ɪ] like win
Í í	[i] like west
J j	[jɔð̠] like year
K k	[kʰau̯] like kit
L l	[ɛtl̥] like life
M m	[ɛmː] like moon
N n	[ɛnː] like nice
O o	[ɔ] like four
Ó ó	[ou̯] like oh
P p	[pʰjɛ] like play
R r	[ɛr] like Roma
S s	[ɛs] like small
T t	[tʰjɛ] like time
U u	[ʏ] like urge
Ú ú	[u] like you
V v	[vafː] like vast
X x	[ɛxs] like Bach's
Y y	[y] like ink
Ý ý	[ý] like we
Þ þ	[þ] like thing
Æ æ	[ai̯] like ice
Ö ö	[œ] like end

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