Comments on My deadly truths: Learn Icelandic

¡Qué interesante ver que el español es tu idioma f...

2010-02-13T14:53:22.298Z

¡Qué interesante ver que el español es tu idioma favorito!
Mi lengua materna es el español y siempre me sorprende ver cuán popular se ha vuelto aprenderlo.
Sobre el islandés, llevo un poco menos de un año y medio viviendo en Islandia y mi relación con el islandés ha sido completamente diferente a la de muchos... y por lo que leo... diferente también de aquéllos que han posteado aquí. Actualmente ya hago toda mi vida cotidiana en islandés... evito el inglés hasta más no poder (incluso diciendo que simplemente no hablo inglés).
Discrepo con la opinión de muchos respecto a que es innecesario o menos importante estudiar y aprender de corazón la gramática. Es un paso importante y que debes tomar desde un comienzo, pues si no te creas vicios que de los que no podrás deshacerte con facilidad cuando quieras comenzar a hablar más correctamente.
Mi consejo: estudia la gramática y ejercita hasta que te aburras.
La pronunciación la obtendrás sólo con el uso (y la ayuda de tu esposa, claramente). La gramática la obtendrás SÓLO estudiando y EJERCITANDO.
Espero que entiendas todas mis palabras y refresques el español en tu mente.
Te dejo un saludo y el enlace de mi galería de flickr... si quieres mirarla:

www.flickr.com/rod_is

Rodrigo

i must agree with you. I have been living here in...

2009-10-20T11:44:03.993Z

i must agree with you. I have been living here in Iceland for four and a half years and my knowledge of the Icelandic language has not improved much. I have two kids now and the eldest is now going to leikskola. I find it really hard to learn this language. My accent too is not that good. Sometimes I need to call the school to inform them that my son cannot make it, they find it hard to understand what I was saying even if it was a simple Icelandic sentence. I, too studied Spanish for a year(in college) and was good at it (i believe) but this language is totally different. About getting a decent job here in Iceland, it is also hard for me to find one. I tried getting a job in a leikskola, even as an assistant to look after the kids or someone who would assist in the kitchen. They need me to speak real good Icelandic. It was kind of frustrating for me, having been able to find and maintain a very good office based job in my own country (I worked in a multinational company, one of the world's biggest, I do not intend to brag, just want to share my frustration, i hope you understand).

I am hoping to land in a decent job someday. I am still keeping my fingers crossed and has not stopped trying to learn Icelandic.

Lucky are those who came here during the early stages of their lives when they can go to school together with Icelandic children or teenagers. They can mingle with them and learn as they have fun unlike us who try to learn the language the hard way and mingle with other people who also do not know the language fluently.

Good luck to the both of us.

testing...testing Shalom Guy = שלום גיא http://...

2009-10-10T06:30:21.890Z

testing...testing

Shalom Guy = שלום גיא

http://www.freetranslation.com

ahahahah :)

2009-10-04T14:17:28.384Z

ahahahah :)

Oh my - I had to laugh out loud... Very funny - L...

2009-10-04T02:32:39.626Z

Oh my - I had to laugh out loud... Very funny -
Love,
Kelly

been there 5 years...words are still murdering my ...

2009-10-03T20:11:35.163Z

been there 5 years...words are still murdering my mouth everytime i say something...We should get award for learning icelandic...or a tax discount !

Wow...uh, Japanese is MUCH easier to learn...but I...

2009-10-03T11:14:39.709Z

Wow...uh, Japanese is MUCH easier to learn...but I think Icelandic sounds prettier!

haha! hilarious. i REALLY want to go to iceland no...

2009-10-03T06:46:06.808Z

haha! hilarious. i REALLY want to go to iceland now. the signs are SO flippin cool.

I can handle bless bless!

2009-10-03T02:33:43.807Z

I can handle bless bless!

Oh gosh. I keep saying I'll learn another language...

2009-10-03T00:38:16.380Z

Oh gosh. I keep saying I'll learn another language, but it's so hard!

Icelandic is not on the list :( http://www.freetr...

2009-10-02T22:34:17.181Z

Icelandic is not on the list :(

http://www.freetranslation.com/results/freetranslation_default_ver2.asp

I did my best to read the signs you posted. I th...

2009-10-02T22:33:58.977Z

I did my best to read the signs you posted.

I think I'll just stick to English.

After living here for almost a year and a half, an...

2009-10-02T20:44:24.076Z

After living here for almost a year and a half, and with 2 semesters of "Icelandic for Foreigners" at Haskoli Islands, I still block out the Icelandic. It's like nails on a chalkboard to me. And trying to speak it feels like I'm chewing on broken glass.

@Lissy - Didn't I mentioned that I'm married to an...

2009-10-02T16:41:05.067Z

@Lissy - Didn't I mentioned that I'm married to an Icelandic teacher? And I heard she's pretty good at her job too.

@fredwrite - It is one of the few cases that I'll have to admit that I'm the wrong guy for it.

@His living sacrifice - Spanish is my favorite language in the world. You don't know what your missing...

@omchelsea - There are other things in Iceland that can cause you dementia. Things like over using your brain to learn unlreanable language.

@staceyjwarner - Your English sounds good to me.

@Alejandro - And what about getting decent job in Iceland, can you do that without speaking the language?

@Galaxy6139 - Vietnamese, Korean it all look Chinese to me. Every one of us carry is own sack of burdens, but it looks like you are doing better than me.

@Mika the roofer - Thanks!

@Amy- You call Icelandic "neat". Interesting.

@Dutch donut girl - There is no need to say "even" for the obvious ;)

@Guðrún G. S. - I love you baby.

haha... I can understand what you are suffering be...

2009-10-02T03:23:08.672Z

haha... I can understand what you are suffering because I am also in the same situation ^^ I am Vietnamese living in Korea for studying science (not social things).

First time, I came to Korea, I tried my best to study... as you know, Korean language is totally strange to me, maybe you too, because the use their own characters and even their grammar structure is totally reversely to English, haha

But because I am studying in English, I use Korean for some of social activities and for non-English speaking Korean ^^ So actually I were not really pushed to learn it... after over three years, my Korean is still under average even I really want to improve :D, I feel lazy ^^

Anyway, learning a new language is also interesting thing I think... but TOUGH ^^

Have a nice weekend
(주말에 보네세요 - in Korean: Ju Mal re Bo Ne Se Yo)

Hahahaha! Good luck .

2009-10-01T18:39:10.170Z

Hahahaha! Good luck .

As you sayed Guy, Icelandic is very complicated an...

2009-10-01T14:04:17.964Z

As you sayed Guy, Icelandic is very complicated and you should take as it comes, you know ive been in this country for almost 4 years now and still I find myself in the same position that you are, I can tell you this,in my case ive learned more trying to avoid the learning process, before i was trying to learn it and it was simply way to much information to process at my age.
meaning just let it flow and pick a few words now and then and if you have the chance practice it with your daughter, friends, and family like i do. ( simple sentences)
There is no point of learning the grammar if we are going to have an accent that sucks like the polish, Icelanders wont understand you anyway.
so first the accent , then the grammar . thats the way i do it.
and take it with humor, as my friends says to me, how are you doing with the elvish...:D.
Worst case scenario...we wont learn it... so what. :)

I am so glad that you didn't tell your readers tha...

2009-10-01T10:50:55.151Z

I am so glad that you didn't tell your readers that you are married to one of the best Icelandic teacher in Iceland... that speaks English to you most of the time. Thanks love:)

I can barely master my own language! How could I p...

2009-10-01T07:31:45.150Z

I can barely master my own language! How could I possibly learn Icelandic? haha. But I think it's a very neat language...I have a friend who speaks it and it sounds really cool! :]

I am horrible at learning foreign languages. My m...

2009-09-30T16:50:08.340Z

I am horrible at learning foreign languages. My mind goes blank! Good luck!

Lord, even the letters don't make any sense in my ...

2009-09-30T15:33:32.891Z

Lord, even the letters don't make any sense in my head. The Dutch language is a lot easier. Good luck, you will need it ;-)

That looks amazing. (The language AND the pics). L...

2009-09-30T13:35:56.371Z

That looks amazing. (The language AND the pics). Look, Latin's a dead language, but what's the harm? Learn Icelandic. You'll never ever contract dementia.

Great pictures!! Sorry but you can count me out o...

2009-09-30T13:18:42.749Z

Great pictures!! Sorry but you can count me out on foreign languages, unless Southern speak counts, like "ya'll come back ya here". My Father is Mexican and speaks fluent Spanish. Guess what? I got an "F" when I took Spanish in High School, lol.

I guess I won't be going to Iceland anytime soon a...

2009-09-30T07:56:51.178Z

I guess I won't be going to Iceland anytime soon anyway so I'm not going to hurt my poor brain by even attempting to learn that crazy difficult language! Good luck ;)

and I thought learning Arabic was hard, GL my frie...

2009-09-30T03:55:11.672Z

and I thought learning Arabic was hard, GL my friend!

Zigmund