9 Reasons to Learn Icelandic║Lindsay Does Languages Video

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[chaosxcaliblitz]

I am learning Icelandic because I am planning to move to Iceland :)

[ZardoDhieldor]

Why I learn Icelandic?
1. If I have the chance to live in Iceland, I cannot imagine declining: Great weather, beautiful country. Went there hiking and enjoyed it a lot.
2. I am German. The grammar is mostly the same and about half of the words are vaguely similar. I cannot imagine more favourable conditions for learning a language.
3. On one hand, this language is spoken by few enough people that it might serve as a secret language for writing diaries or communicating with close friends. On the other hand, this is a real language spoken by real people with culture, literature and much more material than an invented language like Elvish or Klingonian.
4. Reading Old Norse must be fun.
5. You can surprise and impress people by speaking it. I love impressing people.

[leornendeealdenglisc]

Old English: þū eart
Icelandic: þú ert

As cool as Icelandic may be, some say it is a dying language because it costs so much to translate apps and the like. Many Icelanders feel that if they just focus with English, they can get ahead in the business world. There are more people speaking West Frisian than Icelandic.

Save Icelandic.

[Blaqjaqshellaq]

Here in Canada the town of Gimli, Manitoba is populated by the descendants of Icelandic immigrants!

[ibbi]

The Icelandic word for "egg" is actually... "egg" :). "Eggja" means to aggrivate someone to act or do something.

[abielticas]

Björk, she's the best reason to me to learn Icelandic.

[ijslandernl]

In Icelandic the numbers one to four have a masculine, feminine and neuter form. Also does every of these forms have four cases and the number one even has singular and plural forms of the aforementioned forms. This means there are 3 (masculine, feminine and neuter) x 4 (nominative, accusative, dative and genitive) x 2 (singular and plural) = 24 forms of the number one, while there are 12 forms of the numbers two to four.
However, let's not make it too complicated and this post too long. So, let's just concentrate on the three base forms of these numbers. These forms are:
One:
Masculine > Einn
Feminine > Ein
Neuter > Eitt
Two:
Masculine > Tveir
Feminine > Tvær
Neuter > Tvö
Three:
Masculine > Þrír
Feminine > Þjár
Neuter > Þrjú
Four:
Masculine > Fjórir
Feminine > Fjórar
Neuter > Fjögur
One man > Einn maður
One woman > Ein kona
One child > Eitt barn
In this video you pronounced the masculine forms, but you put the feminine forms on the screen. However, both of them are wrong, because the neuter forms would be used in Icelandic:
Number one > Númer eitt
Number two > Númer tvö
Number three > Númer þrjú
Number four > Númer fjögur

[mariiytb]

Sigur Rós made me want to learn Icelandic. not to mention the landscapes, and the fact that people believe in elves. it's a magical land

[stef]

You should have mentioned the fact that there aren't literally any criminals and it is proven to be the most peaceful place in the world.
Also the fact that summer isn't just three months of boiling temperature outside, but a nice refreshing temperature just right to not complain.
I also thought about going to Iceland in a couple years, who knows, i might even rest there for a lifetime for its beauty and calmness.
Love you all, Icelandics!

[a.c.a]

Not being mean but you have the wrong declensions in the numbers, but I do understand what you were meaning to say. It's, Eitt (one), Tvö (Two), Þrjú (three), Fjögur (Four).

[bensn]

I’ve been searching for a Language to learn for about a Month now, I think you have sold me this idea, I’ll have a go at Icelandic!! I am English and I’m in love with Germanic Languages and Scandinavian Languages as well, Old English sounds very familiar to Icelandic, as an Englishman, yes, this does interest me greatly!! Thanks for motivating me with this video!! xDD.

[irishpolyglot]

Gorgeous scenery! I'll learn a wee bit of Icelandic next year myself for sure ahead of the Polyglot Conference. Can't wait!

[littlebearbradick]

It is a short term goal of mine to visit and a low-key long term goal of mine to move there.
I know I could probs get by on mostly English and a few key phrases in Icelandic, but I feel like putting forth the effort to learn the language (plus expanding my brain elasticity) is better, more inclusive, and more considerate down the road.
Thanks for the kickstart!

[andrigumundsson]

Hi cool video ! One thing I would like to point out is that Góðan dag might be considered to be old Icelandic but even so it's still being used, just as frequently as Góðan daginn I would say. And one more thing, the word for egg in Icelandic is: egg. Eggja however means to egg sth. or sb. like to throw eggs at someones house.

[leaksson]

the band Skálmöld is also a good reason to learn icelandic

[mallord]

I started learning the language last week, mainly because I love the way it's written and how it sounds. Even if it is a bit hard to learn.

[atishi]

Ahhh I really want to learn Icelandic. Such a gorgeous language. But where can I find native speakers to practice with?

[МаринаАлексеева-кл]

Another reason is if you know islandic you can scream hatrið mun sigra with

[Samuel-kuqb]

I’m bilingual (I speak English and Swedish) I want to learn Icelandic because I’m crazy about Norse mythology and Sweden doesn’t have a lot of documentation on the subject.

[ensamelfofart]

I'm confused because I'm learning Norwegian and because of this video I want to learn Icelandic hahaha