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Would like to know do you know the consonants in Icelandic language? In articulatory phonetics, the Icelandic consonant is really a speech sound that is articulated by using complete as well as partial closure within the vocal system. The term consonant is usually employed to talk about a letter of the Icelandic alphabet that signifies a consonant sound. Learn More
Icelandic Consonants Chart
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Icelandic Consonants in Alphabet
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| Prefixes: be-, bel-, ber-, di-, ke-, me-, mem-, men-, meng-, per-, se-, ter- | |
| Postfixes: -an, -i, -kan, -lah, -nya | |
| b | like 'b' in "bed" |
| bh | like 'b' in "bed", only in Sanskrit borrowings |
| c (ch, tj) | like 'ch' in "China" |
| d | like 'd' in "dog" |
| dh | like 'd' in "dog", only in Sanskrit borrowings |
| f | like 'ph' in "phone" |
| g | like 'g' in "go" |
| h | like 'h' in "help" |
| j (dj) | like 'dg' in "edge" |
| k | like 'c' in "cat", or a glottal stop at the end of a word (sounds like it's silent, if you're not used to it). |
| kh (ch) | like 'ch' in "loch" |
| l | like 'l' in "love" |
| m | like 'm' in "mother" |
| n | like 'n' in "nice" |
| ng | like 'ng' in "sing" (no hard 'g' sound) |
| ngg | like 'ng' in "finger" ('ng' plus a hard 'g') |
| ny | like 'ny' in "canyon" |
| p | like 'p' in "pig" |
| q | similar to the 'k' or 'kh' sound (with "u", almost always, only in Arabic borrowings) |
| r | like 'rr' in Spanish "perro" |
| s | like 'ss' in "hiss" |
| sy (sj) | like 'sh' in "sheep" |
| t | like 't' in "top" |
| v | the same as 'f' (like 'ph' in "phone") |
| w | like 'w' in "weight" |
| x | like 'cks' in "kicks" |
| y (j) | like 'y' in "yes" |
| z | Either the same as 's' (like 's' in "hiss"), or like 'z' in "haze", or like 'dg' in "edge" |
Icelandic Diphthongs in Alphabet
Select the hyperlinks directly below to check out a number of beneficial Icelandic travel words which you’ll find structured by theme. For every travel phrase in Icelandic, you will find the English translation.
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