Iceland

Destinations & Activities

 Reykjavik

 Golden Circle

 Blue Lagoon

Iceland Facts

Currency: Icelandic Krona (exchange rate)

Language: Icelandic

Population: 332k

 Fun fact: Icelandic people do not have typical hereditary surnames. Instead, a last name is the first name of the person’s father combined with son for a son or dóttir for a daughter. For example, a woman whose father’s name is Gunnar would have the surname Gunnarsdóttir.

 Basic phrases:

1. Hi: Halló (Ha-low)
2. Bye: Bless (Bless)
3. Please: Gjörðu svo vel (Gyur-dhu svo vel)
4. Thank you: Takk (Tahk)
5. Yes: Já (Yaw)
6. No: Nei (Nay)
7. I’m sorry: Því miður (Thvee mi-thur)
8. Excuse me: Afsakið (Av-sa-kith)
9. Where’s the bathroom?: Hvar er klósettið? (Hvar er kloh-se-htee?)
10. Do you speak English?: Talarðu ensku? (Ta-lar-thu en-sku?)

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