Icelandic in 90 Days
Day 10 - Adjectives for Describing People
Vocabulary of the Day
stuttur (masc.), stutt (neut.), stutt (fem.)
(short)
hamingjusamur
(happy)
sorgmæddur (masc.), sorgmædd (fem.), sorgmætt (neut.)
(sad)
hár
(tall)
ungur
(young)
snjall
(smart)
góðhjartaður (masculine), góðhjörtuð (feminine), góðhjartað (neuter)
(kind)
vinsamlegur
(friendly)
sterkur
(strong)
myndarlegur
(handsome)
feitur
(fat)
dónalegur
(rude)
veikburða
(weak)
fallegur (for masculine), falleg (for feminine), fallegt (for neuter)
(beautiful)
kurteis
(polite)
gamall (male), gömul (female), gamalt (neuter)
(old)
vinnusamur
(hardworking)
latur
(lazy)
grannur
(thin)
heilbrigður
(fit)
heilbrigður
(healthy)
alvarlegur
(serious)
úthverfur
(outgoing)
fátækur/fátæk (male) fátæk/fátæk (female)
(poor)
hjartagóður (m) / hjartagóð (f) / hjartagott (n)
(generous)
nískur
(stingy)
fyndinn
(funny)
orkumikill
(energetic)
taugatrekktur
(nervous)
veikur
(sick)
feiminn
(shy)
ríkur
(rich)
sjálfsöruggur
(confident)
þreyttur (male) / þreytt (female) / þreytt (neuter)
(tired)
rólegur
(calm)