American Sign Language & Icelandic Sign Language in 49 Words!

There's NOTHING more humbling than trying to learn Icelandic (I speak from experience) 🙈 Even though I still don't consider myself fluent, I have learned a thing or two after 8 years of living in Iceland. So, let's have some fun with a few words you’re likely pronouncing wrong as a tourist 😅 In order from easiest to hardest, here’s the line-up. 1️⃣ Vík - Pronounced: "Veek" 2️⃣ Reykjavík - Pronounced: "Ray-kya-veek" (Roll the 'R'!) 3️⃣ Þingvellir - Pronounced: "Thing-vet-leer" (Soft 'th' as in

Is Icelandic as a language endangered? 🇮🇸 Eiríkur Rögnvaldsson is known both as a fervent defender of the language who advocates for its protection, as well as someone ready, willing, and able to shut down conversations about the language’s survival when they turn xenophobic. Although he is now retired from his post of teaching Icelandic at the University of Iceland, he is more active than ever in public discourse around the Icelandic language. Subscribers can now read the entire interview wit