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Colloquial Icelandic

The Complete Course for Beginners

By Daisy L. Neijmann

Published July 12th 2001 by Routledge – 384 pages

Series: Colloquial Series

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    Description

    Colloquial Icelandic is easy to use and completely up to date!

    Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Icelandic. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

    What makes Colloquial Icelandic your best choice in personal language learning?

    • Interactive – lots of exercises for regular practice
    • Clear – concise grammar notes
    • Practical – useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide
    • Complete – including answer key and reference section

    By the end of this rewarding course, you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Icelandic in a broad range of everyday situations.

    These two CDs are an invaluable component of the Colloquial Icelandic course. Recorded by native Icelandic speakers it complements the book and will help you develop your pronunciation and listening skills.

    Contents

    Abbreviations Introduction The sounds and letters of Icelandic 1 Welcome to Iceland! 2 Where are you from? 3 Where are we going? 4 I would like to get . . . How much will that be? 5 Clothing 6 On the move 7 Daily life 8 Enjoy your meal! 9 Families 10 Appointments 11 Accommodation 12 Spare time 13 Iceland 14 Story, history and people 15 Head and shoulders, knees and toes 16 Good luck! Grammar Summary Glossary of grammatical terms Key to exercises Glosses of reading passages Icelandic-English glossary English-Icelandic glossary Index Acknowledgements

    Related Subjects

    1. Languages of Scandinavia

    Sample Audio

    Listen to Sample Audio For The Course:

    If you’re thinking about buying this course, why not listen to the audio tracks below for a taster?

    These are samples from the audio CD, to accompany this paperback, or included in our great value Colloquial Pack.

    Lesson 1, Dialogue 1

    Lesson 1, Dialogue 2

    Name: Colloquial Icelandic: The Complete Course for Beginners (Paperback) – Routledge 
    Description: By Daisy L. Neijmann. Colloquial Icelandic is easy to use and completely up to date! Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Icelandic. No prior knowledge of the language is...
    Categories: Languages of Scandinavia