The Icelandic language is gradually seeping into us, recognizing more and more sounds, words, letters and communication. Want to try? There's a free Icelandic language course online at http://icelandiconline.is. *** How long is the longest icelandic word? 64 letters!!! ***:
vaðlaheiðarvegavinnuverkfærageymsluskúraútidyralyklakippuhringur.
I've been doing the online basic Icelandic language course thru the University yet it's a low priority compared to the geology/earth science classes. I'd love to focus on the learning of language, it sounds and is a beautiful language (but my class schedule conflicted) as some classes attended were so fun, especially practicing with two people from Venezuela with their spanish accent :-) Actually, they were good! Then as I seriously struggled to make my mouth move to make new sounds like never before, they seemed at ease then shared it'd been one year they've been learning the language. We were told that children get a grasp of the language after three months!
Niall is the most immersed in Icelandic language as he's in school f/t every day & children his age aren't fluent or even know any english yet. He has an amazing teacher, Hilda, that really has a calm, loving way about her and understands how to patiently work with Niall; he's becoming more excited and self-motivated for his learning. Yeah! Niall's classroom is surrounded in the Icelandic alphabet, which I tried to get pictures. There are 33 letters in the Icelandic alphabet (no letter 'c'); there are two a's, two e's, four o's, two i's, two u's, two y's, two p's (one p has a long line along the left & sounds like "th"), a letter d that looks like "an airplane taking off" above it (that's our favourite!), and an 'ae" letter stuck together. It's similar to german in that there are three genders, feminine, masculine & neutuer, although there is obviously much more to it! Yesterday, Alexis came home from Icelandic class and she'd learned how to order pizza over the phone & was told that before she leaves Iceland she's gotta do it :-) Kai and Alexis both have Icelandic language several times/wk as part of their Gr 9 and 10. It's a wonderful language, rich in history from the Nordic countries, i.e. Norway and Viking and Celtic heritage. Even tho it's not easy, I think we're all thankful for this opportunity to immerse in a new language.
vaðlaheiðarvegavinnuverkfærageymsluskúraútidyralyklakippuhringur.
I've been doing the online basic Icelandic language course thru the University yet it's a low priority compared to the geology/earth science classes. I'd love to focus on the learning of language, it sounds and is a beautiful language (but my class schedule conflicted) as some classes attended were so fun, especially practicing with two people from Venezuela with their spanish accent :-) Actually, they were good! Then as I seriously struggled to make my mouth move to make new sounds like never before, they seemed at ease then shared it'd been one year they've been learning the language. We were told that children get a grasp of the language after three months!
Niall is the most immersed in Icelandic language as he's in school f/t every day & children his age aren't fluent or even know any english yet. He has an amazing teacher, Hilda, that really has a calm, loving way about her and understands how to patiently work with Niall; he's becoming more excited and self-motivated for his learning. Yeah! Niall's classroom is surrounded in the Icelandic alphabet, which I tried to get pictures. There are 33 letters in the Icelandic alphabet (no letter 'c'); there are two a's, two e's, four o's, two i's, two u's, two y's, two p's (one p has a long line along the left & sounds like "th"), a letter d that looks like "an airplane taking off" above it (that's our favourite!), and an 'ae" letter stuck together. It's similar to german in that there are three genders, feminine, masculine & neutuer, although there is obviously much more to it! Yesterday, Alexis came home from Icelandic class and she'd learned how to order pizza over the phone & was told that before she leaves Iceland she's gotta do it :-) Kai and Alexis both have Icelandic language several times/wk as part of their Gr 9 and 10. It's a wonderful language, rich in history from the Nordic countries, i.e. Norway and Viking and Celtic heritage. Even tho it's not easy, I think we're all thankful for this opportunity to immerse in a new language.