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Quiz about Do you know Icelandic
Quiz about Do you know Icelandic

Do you know Icelandic? Trivia Quiz


This will test your knowledge of some simple sentences/words in Icelandic.

A multiple-choice quiz by kitiboy. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
kitiboy
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
148,678
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
794
Last 3 plays: Guest 216 (6/10), Guest 104 (2/10), Guest 79 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What does "Góðan daginn" mean? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "Bless bless" means: Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "Já" means what?

Answer: (One Word... yes, you can do it!)
Question 4 of 10
4. "Hvað heitirðu?" means...? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "Hvað ertu að gera?" means what? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. If somebody says to you "Hvernig gengur?", then he is asking where you are from.


Question 7 of 10
7. "Hvað ertu gamall?" means: Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "Ég er strákur" means "You are nice".


Question 9 of 10
9. The word "bíó" means: Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. How do you say "thanks" in Icelandic?

Answer: (One word, four letters.)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What does "Góðan daginn" mean?

Answer: Good morning.

"Góðan daginn" means literally "Good day". Some people often add the word "blessaðan" between "Góðan daginn" to make "Góðan blessaðan daginn", which puts more emphasis on the fact that the day is really good.
2. "Bless bless" means:

Answer: Goodbye.

Means literally "Bye-bye". Saying only "Bless" is also right but for some reason most Icelanders say it twice. It's the same in English: "Bye" and "Bye-bye".
3. "Já" means what?

Answer: Yes

"Já" means simply "yes". But saying "já já" means that you are frustrated or bored of hearing about something.
4. "Hvað heitirðu?" means...?

Answer: What's your name?

Means literally "What are called you?". People answer this question by saying "Ég heitir...", which means "My name is...".
About Icelandic names: almost all Icelandic surnames end in "son" or "dóttir". These two words mean "son" and "daughter" respectively. People put their father's name in front of "-son" or "-dóttir" to make a surname.
Example:
A man is called Jón (John) and his father is Davíð (David). Then this guy has the surname "Davíðsson" (There are two 's' because it's like "David's son" in English).
A woman called Kristín (Christy) and her father is Davíð, then her full name will be "Kristín Davíðsdóttir".
5. "Hvað ertu að gera?" means what?

Answer: What are you doing?

To make this sentence sound rude, people use the word "djöfulsins" instead of "hvað". The whole sentence will then be "Djöfulsins ertu að gera?" which can be translated as "What the hell are you doing?".
6. If somebody says to you "Hvernig gengur?", then he is asking where you are from.

Answer: False

"Hvernig gengur?" means "How are you doing?". People often say this when they greet each other, showing that they care about the other person.
7. "Hvað ertu gamall?" means:

Answer: How old are you?

The literal translation is "What are you old?". To answer this, we say "Ég er ... ára", which means "I am ... years old".
About the word "gamall", which means "old": if you add "hund" (dog) in front of it to make "hundgamall", it is now an impolite way of saying "very old".
8. "Ég er strákur" means "You are nice".

Answer: False

"Ég er strákur" means "I am a boy".
Some common words: strákur = boy; stelpa = girl; maður = man; kona = woman.
9. The word "bíó" means:

Answer: cinema

The word "bíó" means "cinema". Another word meaning "cinema" in Icelandic is "kvikmyndahús", meaning literally "movie-house".
10. How do you say "thanks" in Icelandic?

Answer: takk

Yes, "thanks" in Icelandic is "takk".
Actually, there are a lot of ways to thank people - here are some more:
"Takk fyrir" = Thanks for (it)
"Þakka þér fyrir" = Thank you for (it)
"Takk kærlega" = Thanks passionately
and many more...

Extra: Some words to say back are:
"Ekkert mál" = No problem
"Það var ekkert" = It was nothing
"Mín ánægja" = My pleasure
Source: Author kitiboy

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