Icelandic Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Icelandic lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Icelandic to help you practice your daily phrases.

Cardinal and Ordinal - Icelandic
one einn
first fyrsti
two tveir
second annar
three þrír
third þriðji
four fjórir
fourth fjórði
five fimm
fifth fimmti
six sex
sixth sjötti
seven sjö
seventh sjöundi
eight átta
eighth áttundi
nine níu
ninth níundi
ten tíu
tenth tíundi
eleven ellefu
eleventh ellefti
twelve tólf
twelfth tólfti
thirteen þrettán
thirteenth þrettándi
fourteen fjórtán
once einu sinni
fifteen fimmtán
twice tvisvar
sixteen sextán
Monday mánudagur
seventeen sautján
Tuesday þriðjudagur
eighteen átján
Wednesday miðvikudagur
nineteen nítján
Thursday fimmtudagur
twenty tuttugu
Friday föstudagur
seventy one sjötíu og einn
Saturday laugardagur
one hundred eitt hundrað
Sunday sunnudagur

Numbers Grammar Rules

Icelandic cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Icelandic. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Icelandic
I have three dogs [number + noun] ég á þrjá hunda
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] dætur mínar eiga tvo ketti
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] hún talar sjö tungumál
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] bróðir minn á einn son
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] þetta er annar tíminn minn
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] lastu þriðju bókina?

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow kýr

goat geit

donkey asni

horse hestur

dog hundur

cat köttur

mouse mús

bird fugl

Conversation in Icelandic

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Icelandic
Where are you from? hvaðan ertu?
I'm from the U.S ég er frá bandaríkjunum
I'm American ég er ameríkani
Where do you live? hvar áttu heima?
I live in the U.S ég bý í bandaríkjunum
What do you do for a living? við hvað starfarðu?
I'm a student ég er nemandi

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