Íslenska saman · Learn Icelandic
Learn Icelandic
saman — together.
A plain-English path through Icelandic — the sounds, real everyday conversations, and the verbs you need, each with practice built in. Free to start, and written by someone learning it too.
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Prófaðu · Try it
Hvar byrja ég? · Where do I start?
Three ways in
Pick the door that fits you today. Everything behind these links is free to try.
01
Hljóðin
Start with the sounds
Get the letters and the sounds right first — everything else is easier after.
Byrja á stafrófinu →02
Talaðu
Start talking
Real everyday conversations with audio, and the 50 phrases you will use every day.
- Hvað heitir þú? · Your name →
- Hvaðan ert þú? · Where from →
- Á kaffihúsinu · At the café →
- Daglegt mál · 50 phrases →
03
Sagnir
The verbs
100 A1 verbs, each with a chart, a pronoun drill and sentence practice.
Allar 100 sagnir →Prófaðu núna · Try one now
One phrase, right now
Say it out loud, guess the English, then check. There are 50 of these on the Everyday phrases page.
All 50 phrases →Daglegt mál
Frítt og fyrir meðlimi · Free and members
Start free. Go further as a member.
Frítt · Free
Everything to get started
- The sounds: alphabet, stress, pronunciation, NG og NK
- Five everyday conversations with audio and practice
- 50 everyday phrases with a test-yourself mode
- Charts for 100 verbs, with 10 free questions on each exercise
Meðlimir · Members
The full A1 course
- The full lesson pages, with 100 questions on every exercise
- A progress bar that ticks off each lesson as you finish it
- New A1 pages added as they are finished
- One place to sign in and pick up where you left off
Have an access code? Enter it when you sign up.
Stigin · The levels
Built one level at a time
The same A1–C2 ladder every European language is measured on. A1 is open now; the levels above it get built as it is finished.
Levels from the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (Council of Europe).
Um · About
What Íslenska saman is
Íslenska saman means “Icelandic together” — a structured, plain-English course in Icelandic, one idea per page, with practice on every page.
Verkefnið · The project
One idea per page
Every lesson explains one thing in plain English, shows it in a table, then lets you practise it straight away.
Meira →Höfundurinn · Who builds it
Written by a learner
I am Brandon — I build websites and video, and I am learning Icelandic in Reykjavík. These are the pages I wished I had.
Um Brandon →Fyrir hópa · For groups
Schools and employers
Built so whole teams can use it — staff learning Icelandic at work, or a class following A1 together.
Hafa samband →Other places to learn Hjálpargögn · Dictionaries, listening, apps and schools+
Orðabækur · Dictionaries
BÍNEvery form of every word. Íslensk nútímamálsorðabókThe modern Icelandic dictionary. Málið.isOne search across the Institute’s dictionaries. GlosbeIcelandic–English with example sentences.Hlusta · Listen
ForvoWords recorded by native speakers. RÚV · AuðskiliðNews and radio in easy Icelandic.Öpp og netnámskeið · Apps and courses
Icelandic OnlineFree self-study courses, University of Iceland. Icelandic AISelf-paced courses by CEFR level. DropsPicture-based vocabulary games. PreplyOne-to-one online lessons with a tutor.Skólar · Schools
Mímir símenntunReykjavík, all levels. Múltí KúltíReykjavík and Kópavogur, on site and online. Háskóli ÍslandsBA in Icelandic as a second language. SÍMEYAdult courses in the Akureyri region. Háskólasetur VestfjarðaSummer courses from A1. Árnastofnun · Summer schoolJuly course in language and culture.Íslenska saman is independent and not connected to any of these. School list from Study in Iceland · Learning Icelandic.
Áfram · Keep going
Twenty minutes a day beats three hours on Sunday.
Start with the sounds, then say hello in Samtal 01 — one small step a day.