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Speak Like a Viking!

Hello and Goodbye

Good day! Góðan dag! (Gothan dag!)

Good morning! Góðan morgun! (Gothan morgun!)

Goodbye!/ Farewell! Far vel!

Good night! Góða nótt! (Gotha nott!)

Politeness

How is it going? Hvé gengr þér? (Hve gengr ther?)

It is going… Þat gengr (That gengr…)

Well. Vel.

Badly. Illa.

Thank you! Þǫkk! (Thokk!)

Please… Gerðu svá vel ok… (Gerthu sva vel ok…)

Have a nice day! Njóttu dagsins! (Njottu dagsins!)

This wonderful list assembled by Dr. Jackson Crawford whose hilariously awesome blog you can find here

Introductions

My name is… Ek heiti…

What is your name? Hvat heitir þú? (Hvat heitir thu?)

Pleased to meet you. Gaman at hitta þik. (Gaman at hitta thik.)

Where are you from? Hvaðan kemr þú? (Hvathan kemr thu?)

I come from… Ek kem frá… (Ek kem fra…)

…Norway. Nóregi. (Noregi)

…Iceland. Íslandi. (Islandi)

…the Faroes. Færeyjum. (Faereyjum)

…Denmark. Danmǫrk. (Danmork)

…Sweden. Svíþjóðu. (Svithjothu)

…Shetland. Hjaltlandi.

…the Orkneys. Orkneyjum.

…the Hebrides. Suðreyjum. (Suthreyjum)