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10 Useless Icelandic phrases you should not bother to learn
By Jón Kaldal |Mar 27 2014
While visiting Iceland it's useful to know some key phrases in Icelandic, like góðan dag/good day, takk fyrir/thank you and matseðilinn takk/the menu please. Then you have some you should not bother with. Here are ten.
1. Hvar er næsti McDonalds? / Where is the nearest McDonalds?
Nope, no Big Mac for you. There are no MacDonalds restaurants in Iceland. The fast food chain used to run three outlets in Iceland for a while, but they closed their doors in 2009, the owner maintained it was due to the economic crisis. We believe it was because local burger joints beat off the competition with their tasty burgers (you dont find Starbucks either in Iceland. The local cafes whip up much better coffee drinks).
2. Hvar er næsta lestarstöð? / Where's the closest train station?
There are no trains in Iceland. Domestic travel is by car, plane, boat, bike or foot.
More: http://icelandmag.com/article/10-useless-icelandic-phrases-you-should-not-bother-learn
By Jón Kaldal |Mar 27 2014
While visiting Iceland it's useful to know some key phrases in Icelandic, like góðan dag/good day, takk fyrir/thank you and matseðilinn takk/the menu please. Then you have some you should not bother with. Here are ten.
1. Hvar er næsti McDonalds? / Where is the nearest McDonalds?
Nope, no Big Mac for you. There are no MacDonalds restaurants in Iceland. The fast food chain used to run three outlets in Iceland for a while, but they closed their doors in 2009, the owner maintained it was due to the economic crisis. We believe it was because local burger joints beat off the competition with their tasty burgers (you dont find Starbucks either in Iceland. The local cafes whip up much better coffee drinks).
2. Hvar er næsta lestarstöð? / Where's the closest train station?
There are no trains in Iceland. Domestic travel is by car, plane, boat, bike or foot.
More: http://icelandmag.com/article/10-useless-icelandic-phrases-you-should-not-bother-learn
For #2, they left off a mode of travel - see #10!
I particularly like #5 and #7.
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For those planning to go to Iceland to see Bardarbunga erupt (Original Post)
csziggy
Sep 2014
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A HERETIC I AM
(24,360 posts)1. "Yernder phlugen der Eeselernder schmortischt"
Which means "I don't speak a word of Icelandic, but I can make sounds like I do"
malthaussen
(17,175 posts)2. In re #2:
So if there are no train stations, why is there a word for them?
-- Mal
csziggy
(34,131 posts)4. So Icelanders can ask for one when they go abroad?
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)3. Get ég fengiđ alvöru hest frekar en smáhest?
If I can't have a real horse then I'm staying home!!! No pony for me!