I´m Adriana from Uruguay living in Spain. I discovered Iceland through a couple TV series. I really became very interested in your way of life, the weather, the traditions and the language. I love nordic tongues. My brother has been living in Sweden for decades and I was tempted to learning Swedish. A lovely singing language. Now, my next target is Islandic. Thank you very much for your lessons! Saludos desde España!
I think I will stick with English. I can see where Denmark got it number system, since Icelandic is older, but they are similar. Does Icelandic count 1-100 like English, and did they ever count by 20's like Danish?
Hehe, no we haven't, and I think that the danish system is actually quite different as they both use strange numbers for their decades that are indeed derived from they multiplications of 20, and then reverse the order of units and decades. So a 53 is in Icelandic basically "Five-ten and three", whereas in Danish it is "three and half-three-times-twenty".
I do wonder if there is an expkination for sequential 6 sounding like one is saying 7th. I apologize, it is likely an insignificant thing to even think about but I have thought about that a great deal. My question is why 6th can be sjöti while 7 is sjö and 6 is sex. Why not sexti for 6th? It is what it is. I just wondered if you know why it is the way it is.
It's something every icelandic child struggles with and makes no sense :) Apparently it's just one of those strange mixups with other nordic languages that in the end stuck as canon.
That was interesting and I learned something. Are certain numbers considered lucky or unlucky either from tradition or due to them sounding like other words ?
Not much beyond numbers found as "lucky" or "unlucky" in the rest of the western world. They don't play a major part historically in our superstitions and they don't seep into every-day culture. Tall enough buildings (not that many here ;) ) have a 13th floor, and there will be a bus-line #13, etc.
My wife and I love these videos, Ívar, but I do have a wee complaint. Can we do without the background music in your instructional videos? We find it distracting, and annoying, and honestly, when trying to listen to the subtleties of the language, often the monotonous computer generated guitar music gets in the way.
I´m Adriana from Uruguay living in Spain. I discovered Iceland through a couple TV series. I really became very interested in your way of life, the weather, the traditions and the language. I love nordic tongues. My brother has been living in Sweden for decades and I was tempted to learning Swedish. A lovely singing language. Now, my next target is Islandic. Thank you very much for your lessons! Saludos desde España!
Glad you liked it and best of luck in your learning 😊
Wow! I can only imagine how hard math must be which I can barely do in English 🤯😂! Thanks for another great video 😊❤🇮🇸
Very interesting. Thank you!
Thank you !...oh, Afsakið ; Takk!
Greets from France✌
Hey Ivar. Another awesome video and it's always nice to see you !
Takk fyrir, Ivar!
Thanks for another great video Ívar. It's been a little while since you last posted. Nice to see you back.
Mjög gott og takk fyrir!
I think I will stick with English. I can see where Denmark got it number system, since Icelandic is older, but they are similar. Does Icelandic count 1-100 like English, and did they ever count by 20's like Danish?
Hehe, no we haven't, and I think that the danish system is actually quite different as they both use strange numbers for their decades that are indeed derived from they multiplications of 20, and then reverse the order of units and decades. So a 53 is in Icelandic basically "Five-ten and three", whereas in Danish it is "three and half-three-times-twenty".
I do wonder if there is an expkination for sequential 6 sounding like one is saying 7th. I apologize, it is likely an insignificant thing to even think about but I have thought about that a great deal.
My question is why 6th can be sjöti while 7 is sjö and 6 is sex. Why not sexti for 6th? It is what it is. I just wondered if you know why it is the way it is.
It's something every icelandic child struggles with and makes no sense :) Apparently it's just one of those strange mixups with other nordic languages that in the end stuck as canon.
Hey, I think that you forgot to link the Numberphile video. In any case, it’s good to see you again.
Is it not appearing in the cards?
@@ivargu Nope. I checked both the app and the website. The end cards do show up, but they link to different videos.
@@Adam-326 They show up for me in all my previews, but I added to the description also just in case :)
Edit : My bad 😅. Apparently, there’s an option to toggle whether or not they’re displayed. Sorry for that. I can see them now.
That was interesting and I learned something. Are certain numbers considered lucky or unlucky either from tradition or due to them sounding like other words ?
Not much beyond numbers found as "lucky" or "unlucky" in the rest of the western world. They don't play a major part historically in our superstitions and they don't seep into every-day culture. Tall enough buildings (not that many here ;) ) have a 13th floor, and there will be a bus-line #13, etc.
@@ivargu What about 666?
Takk fyrir!
My wife and I love these videos, Ívar, but I do have a wee complaint. Can we do without the background music in your instructional videos? We find it distracting, and annoying, and honestly, when trying to listen to the subtleties of the language, often the monotonous computer generated guitar music gets in the way.
I appreciate the feedback! :)