Icelandic in 90 Days

Day 89 - Common Urban and Rural Landscapes

Vocabulary of the Day

borg

(city)

miðbærinn

(downtown)

stórþéttbýli

(metropolis)

Hverfi

(neighborhood)

Skýjakljúfur

(skyscraper)

hús

(house)

Leikvöllur

(playground)

Vegur

(road)

Gata

(avenue)

breiðstræti

(boulevard)

bær

(town)

Íbúðarhús

(apartment building)

þorp

(village)

Úthverfi

(suburb)

garður

(park)

gata

(street)

Gata

(lane)

almenningssamgöngur

(public transportation)

neðanjarðarlest

(subway)

Lestarstöð

(train station)

markaður

(market)

Veitingahús

(restaurant)

kaffihús

(café)

leikhús

(theater)

Bíó

(cinema)

Umferðarljós

(traffic light)

Gangbraut

(crosswalk)

Gangstétt

(sidewalk)

flugvöllur

(airport)

Verslunarmiðstöð

(shopping center)

Barur

(bar)

bókasafn

(library)

Strætóstoppistöð

(bus stop)

Verslunarmiðstöð

(mall)

safn

(museum)

háskóli

(college)

Heilsugæslustöð

(clinic)

háskóli

(university)

Sjúkrahús

(hospital)

Apótek

(pharmacy)

Leikvangur

(stadium)

akur

(field)

haga

(pasture)

skógur

(forest)

skóli

(school)

Líkamsræktarstöð

(gym)

hlaða

(barn)

Ávaxtagarður

(orchard)

hérað

(countryside)

bóndabær

(farm)

hæð

(hill)

vatn

(lake)

girðing

(fence)

Slóð

(trail)

jarðvegur

(dirt road)

síló

(silo)

fjall

(mountain)

Brú

(bridge)

vindmylla

(windmill)

lækur

(stream)

dráttarvél

(tractor)

Gróðurhús

(greenhouse)

á

(river)

tjörn

(pond)

Slóð

(path)

hlaða

(stable)