sentence1: Tað var ein fuktigur, gráur summardagur síðst í juni.

sentence2: It was a humid, grey summer day at the end of June.


sentence1: Hann má koma sunnanífrá.

sentence2: He must be from the South.


sentence1: Tann vakri maðurin er høgur.

sentence2: The handsome man is tall.


sentence1: Tann vakra konan er høg.

sentence2: The beautiful woman is tall.


sentence1: Eg havi lisið ein bók.

sentence2: I have read the book.


sentence1: Tann høga konan er vøkur.

sentence2: The tall woman is beautiful.


sentence1: Eg eri ikki errin av framferð mínari.

sentence2: I'm not proud of my behaviour.


sentence1: Eg fari at hyggja at sjónvarpi.

sentence2: I'll watch television.


sentence1: Tær eru bara tríggjar gentur í flokkinum.

sentence2: There are only three girls in the class.


sentence1: Tá hann hevði latið seg í, fór hann út i køkin.

sentence2: He dressed up and went to the kitchen.


sentence1: Hon er so vøkur sum mamma sín.

sentence2: She is as beautiful as her mother is.


sentence1: Tað eru oyggjar í sjónum.

sentence2: There are islands in the sea.


sentence1: Stuttligt at hitta teg.

sentence2: I'm pleased to meet you.


sentence1: Kann mann keypa eplir her?

sentence2: Is it possible to buy potatoes here?


sentence1: Eg hati hansara foreldur.

sentence2: I hate his parents.


sentence1: Eg veit ikki loyniorðsins.

sentence2: I don't know the password.


sentence1: Tom hataði sínar foreldur.

sentence2: Tom hated his parents.


sentence1: Rósa er ein vøkur blóma.

sentence2: A rose is a beautiful flower.


sentence1: Elskar tú mammu tína?

sentence2: Do you love your mother?


sentence1: Hann hugsar bara um seg sjálvan.

sentence2: He thinks only about himself.


sentence1: Eg dámi mjólkina og breyðina.

sentence2: I like milk and bread.


sentence1: Eg nýti róma út í mínum kaffi.

sentence2: I put cream in my coffee.


sentence1: Tann høgi maðurin er vakur.

sentence2: The tall man is handsome.


sentence1: Systir mín dámar bommini.

sentence2: My sister likes sweets.


sentence1: Ein tjørn er eitt lítið vatn.

sentence2: A pond is a little lake.


sentence1: Hann nýtti mjólk út í sínum kaffi.

sentence2: He put milk in his coffee.


sentence1: Eg haldi, at hatta ikki er nøkur býtt loysn.

sentence2: I think that's not a daft solution.


sentence1: Eg standi og hugsi um mínum børn.

sentence2: I am thinking about my children.


sentence1: Eg fari at giftast.

sentence2: I'm going to get married.


sentence1: Dagarnir koma akandi.

sentence2: The days are dragging slowly by.


sentence1: Eg havi mist min pengapung.

sentence2: I lost my wallet.


sentence1: Í dag fleyg ein stórur bilur av vegnum.

sentence2: A big car flew off the road today.


sentence1: Eg las aldri bókina.

sentence2: I never read that book.


sentence1: Hann hevur lisið bókina úti.

sentence2: He has read the book outside.


sentence1: Tú skal lesa bókina.

sentence2: You must read this book.


sentence1: Hvussu komi eg til bussteðgiplássið?

sentence2: How do I get to the bus station?


sentence1: Samtykkja tit gjaldkort?

sentence2: Do you accept credit cards?


sentence1: Eitt høgt hús vórðu reist fyri mítt húsið.

sentence2: A tall building was built next to my house.


sentence1: Eg má tosa við teg.

sentence2: I have to speak with you.


sentence1: Hann er ungur og framasøkin.

sentence2: He is young and ambitious.


sentence1: Dryssa sukur á tá tær eru bakaðar.

sentence2: Sprinkle sugar on when they are baked.


sentence1: Hatta ljóðar ikki so gott.

sentence2: That doesn't sound good.


sentence1: Grikkaland er eitt gamalt land.

sentence2: Greece is an old country.


sentence1: Hann liggur á sjúkrahúsinum.

sentence2: He is in hospital.


sentence1: Eitt mál er als ikki nóg mikið.

sentence2: One language is never enough.


sentence1: Ein dúgva ímyndar ein frið.

sentence2: A dove is a symbol of peace.


sentence1: Maðurin er ikki ungur.

sentence2: The man is not young.


sentence1: Hon spælir guitar.

sentence2: She can play the guitar.


sentence1: Eg hyggji at sjónvarpi.

sentence2: I'm watching television.


sentence1: Eg veit ikki nær fer hann.

sentence2: I don't know when he will come.


sentence1: Hvat kjøt smakkar best?

sentence2: Which meat tastes the best?


sentence1: Eg skilji. Takki.

sentence2: Yes, I understand. Thank you.


sentence1: Bilurin er appelsingulur.

sentence2: The car is orange.


sentence1: "Hvar býrt tú?" "Eg búgvi í Tokyo."

sentence2: "Where do you live?" "I live in Tokyo."


sentence1: Óhappið hendi knappliga.

sentence2: The accident happened all of a sudden.


sentence1: Hetta er eitt vakurt land.

sentence2: This is a beautiful country.


sentence1: Eg eigi betala seðilin í dag.

sentence2: I have to pay this bill today.


sentence1: Konan er ikki vøkur.

sentence2: The woman is not beautiful.


sentence1: Hann dugir ivaleyst betur enn teg.

sentence2: He is much better than you.


sentence1: Sært tú handa myndin?

sentence2: Can you see the picture?


sentence1: Nancy er úr London.

sentence2: Nancy is from London.


sentence1: Og nú skal eg siga tær mítt loyndarmál. Tað er sera einfalt: einans við hjartanum kanst tú síggja rætt. Tað avgerandi er ósjónlegt fyri eyganum.

sentence2: And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.


sentence1: Mínir hundarnir eru hvítu.

sentence2: My dogs are white.


sentence1: So hugdi hann kvikliga uttan um seg at vita, um nakar sá.

sentence2: And then he quickly looked around to make sure that nobody saw it.


sentence1: Tann nýggi stólurin er lavendilbláur.

sentence2: This new chair is lavender-blue.


sentence1: Eg hugbítur at síggja hana.

sentence2: I want to see her.


sentence1: Eg mátti fara til Boston.

sentence2: I had to go to Boston.


sentence1: Tom fortaldi ikki nøkrum tað.

sentence2: Tom didn't tell anybody about it.


sentence1: Jú meiri, jú betri.

sentence2: The more, the better.


sentence1: Eg haldi, tað er ein ávaring.

sentence2: I think it is a warning.


sentence1: Her hevur ikki verið nakar.

sentence2: No one has been here.


sentence1: Góða nátt Tatoeba. Vit síggjast í morgin.

sentence2: Good night, Tatoeba. See you tomorrow.


sentence1: Knappliga leyp Tom á føtur.

sentence2: Tom sprang to his feet.


sentence1: Onkur fortaldi mær tað.

sentence2: Someone told me that.


sentence1: Hvat ætlar tú at gera?

sentence2: What are you going to do?


sentence1: Kettan er ikki deyð.

sentence2: The cat is not dead.


sentence1: Betty fór til sjóvar gjár.

sentence2: Betty went to the sea yesterday.


sentence1: Eg gloymi teg ongantíð.

sentence2: I'll never forget you.


sentence1: Eg helt, at tú vildi ikki at tosa við okkum.

sentence2: I thought you didn't want to talk to us.


sentence1: Eg kann ikki fara higar.

sentence2: I can't leave here.


sentence1: Øll hava rætt til vernd av andaligum og evnisligum áhugamálum í sambandi við eitt og hvørt vísindaligt, bókmentaligt ella listarligt verk, sum avvarðandi hevur greitt úr hondum.

sentence2: Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.


sentence1: Eg fari at leiga ein bil.

sentence2: I will rent a car.


sentence1: Hesin bilurin er vakrari enn tykkara.

sentence2: This car is prettier than yours.


sentence1: Eg vil skriva einn bók.

sentence2: I want to write a book.


sentence1: Sunnudagur er síðsti dagur í vikuni.

sentence2: Sunday is the last day of the week.


sentence1: Mín maður doyði ikki.

sentence2: My husband didn't die.


sentence1: Eg tími ikki í skúla.

sentence2: I don't want to go to school.


sentence1: Faðir vár, tú sum ert í himlunum! Heilagt verði navn títt; komi ríki títt, verði vilji tín sum í himli so á jørð; gev okkum í dag okkara dagliga breyð; og fyrigev okkum skuldir okkara, so sum vit fyrigeva skuldarum okkara; og leið okkum ikki í freistingar; men frels okkum frá tí illa. Tí at um tit fyrigeva monnum misgerðir teirra, so skal himmalski faðir tykkara eisini fyrigeva tykkum; men fyrigeva tit ikki monnum, so skal faðir tykkara ikki heldur fyrigeva misgerðir tykkara.

sentence2: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.


sentence1: Heimsins núverandi hægsti bygningur eitur Burdj Khalifa.

sentence2: Burj Khalifa is currently the tallest building in the world.


sentence1: Eg flúgvi til Hanoi í morgin.

sentence2: I'm flying to Hanoi tomorrow.


sentence1: Ja, súreplið er reytt.

sentence2: Yes, the apple is red.


sentence1: Eg vaknaði tíðliga fyrrapartin.

sentence2: I woke up early this morning.


sentence1: Øll hava krav um rættindi og frælsi, sum eru nevnd í hesi yvirlýsing, uttan mun til ættarslag (rasu), húðarlit, kyn, mál, átrúnað, politiska ella aðra sannføring, tjóðskaparligan ella samfelagsligan uppruna, ognarviðurskifti, føðing ella aðra støðu.

sentence2: Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.


sentence1: Mállæran er sera torfør.

sentence2: Grammar is very complicated.


sentence1: Hevur tú brævið við tær?

sentence2: Do you have the letter with you?


sentence1: Bókin liggur á borðinum.

sentence2: The book is on the table.


sentence1: Eg segði tað, at hann ikki skuldi havt nakað.

sentence2: I said that he should not have anything.


sentence1: Eg man at hava eina gittaru.

sentence2: I want a guitar.


sentence1: Eg ivi at hann er sakførari.

sentence2: I doubt that he's a lawyer.


sentence1: Hann hevði ongantíð verið í Okinawa fyrr.

sentence2: He has never been to Okinawa before.


sentence1: Ken hevði ongantíð verið í Nýjorvík.

sentence2: Ken has never been to New York.


sentence1: Tom og Mary flúgva til Boston í morgin.

sentence2: Tom and Mary are flying to Boston tomorrow.


sentence1: Eg fati ikki hetta orðið.

sentence2: I don't understand this word.


sentence1: Null, ein, tveir, tríggir, fýra, fimm, seks, sjey, atta, níggju, tíggju.

sentence2: Zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.


sentence1: Keiro er størsti býur í Afrika.

sentence2: Cairo is the biggest city in Africa.


sentence1: Nær kann eg vitja teg?

sentence2: When can I visit you?


sentence1: Tom er mínum húsbónda.

sentence2: Tom is my husband.


sentence1: Skjaldbøkur hava ikki tenn.

sentence2: Turtles don't have teeth.


sentence1: Hon er ótrúliga vøkur.

sentence2: She is very pretty.


sentence1: Tað er tín hundur. Hvar er mín?

sentence2: Here is your dog. Where is mine?


sentence1: Tú kanst ikki hjálpa mær.

sentence2: You can't help me.


sentence1: Ein gomul kona gongur yvir vegnum.

sentence2: An old woman is walking across the road.


sentence1: Altso, problemið hjá mær er, at eg kan ikki lesa hard.

sentence2: You see, my problem is that I am not able to read aloud.


sentence1: Eg visti ikki, hvat eg skuldi siga.

sentence2: I didn't know what to say.


sentence1: Hetta er eitt súreplatræ.

sentence2: This is an apple tree.


sentence1: Elaine liggur á sjúkrahúsinum.

sentence2: Elaine is in hospital.


sentence1: Súreplið fall av træsins.

sentence2: The apple fell from the tree.


sentence1: Øll menniskju eru fødd fræls og jøvn til virðingar og mannarættindi. Tey hava skil og samvitsku og eiga at fara hvørt um annað í bróðuranda.

sentence2: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.


sentence1: Fái meg ikki at trúgva, at eg umsíðir hitti teg.

sentence2: I can't believe I finally managed to meet you.


sentence1: Ein, tveir, tríggir, fýra, fimm, seks, sjey, atta, níggju, tíggju.

sentence2: One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.


sentence1: Emilía skrivaði tann setningin.

sentence2: Emily wrote the sentence.


sentence1: Eg er ikki tín móður.

sentence2: I'm not your mother.


sentence1: Eg kann ikki betala Tom í dag.

sentence2: I can't pay Tom today.


sentence1: Hann ikki minnist meg.

sentence2: He doesn't remember me anymore.


sentence1: Lívið er sum ein stórur motorvegur.

sentence2: Life is like a big highway.


sentence1: Týskland hevur tveir høvuðstaðir.

sentence2: Germany has two capital cities.


sentence1: Eg skal veksla eitt sindur av pengum.

sentence2: I'd like to change some money.


sentence1: Sólin kemur upp í eystri og setur í vestri.

sentence2: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.


sentence1: Eg dugi ikki japanskt.

sentence2: I don't speak Japanese.


sentence1: Lívið er ikki eitt ævintýr. Um tú missir tín skógv um dimmið, ert tú fullur.

sentence2: Life is not a fairytale. If you lose your shoe at midnight, you're drunk.


sentence1: Eg dugi ikki spanskt.

sentence2: I don't speak Spanish.


sentence1: Tað er alvíst um allar bygdir.

sentence2: That is common knowledge in every village.


sentence1: Eg tosi enskt, franskt og spanskt.

sentence2: I speak English, French and Spanish.


sentence1: Eg havi hoyrt um teg.

sentence2: I've heard about you.


sentence1: Vit keyptu tað bíligasta teið.

sentence2: We bought the cheapest tea.


sentence1: Hvørji sást du í dansinum í gjár?

sentence2: Who did you see at the party yesterday?


sentence1: Kan eg fáa matseðilin?

sentence2: May I have the menu, please?


sentence1: Eg eigi at fara til Danmarkar i morgin.

sentence2: I have to go to Denmark tomorrow.


sentence1: Arbeiðir tú í morgin?

sentence2: Are you working tomorrow?


sentence1: Eg legði til merkis, at teir arbeiddu á keiini allan dag.

sentence2: I noticed that all day long men were working on the quayside.


sentence1: Hon man at granska tónlist og dans.

sentence2: She wants to study music and dance.


sentence1: Tom kanska dámar teg.

sentence2: Maybe Tom likes you.


sentence1: Hvat leitar tú eftir?

sentence2: What are you looking for?


sentence1: Tú krógvar tað eisini fyri Eiriki, so hann fær einki at vita.

sentence2: You are hiding it from Eric as well, so that he won't get to know anything.


sentence1: Kann eg koyra tína orðabók?

sentence2: Can I use your dictionary?


sentence1: New York er størsti býurin i heimin.

sentence2: New York is the biggest city in the world.


sentence1: Er tú tilfriðs nú?

sentence2: Are you satisfied now?


sentence1: Hon má koma sunnanífrá.

sentence2: She must be from the South.


sentence1: Hon er á Majorca og sólar sær.

sentence2: She is in Mallorca, sunbathing by the sea.


sentence1: Eingin hevði nakrantíð skrivað honum eitt bræv.

sentence2: Nobody has ever written a letter to him.


sentence1: Hann hevur ongar vinir.

sentence2: He does not have any friends.


sentence1: Eg kann ikki bara vera eftir her.

sentence2: I can't just stay here.


sentence1: Mary dugir japanskt.

sentence2: Mary can speak Japanese.


sentence1: Tá ið teir komu av útróðri, ella hvar teir so høvdu verið, plagdu teir at syngja ein sálm.

sentence2: When they returned from fishing, or from wherever they had been, they were wont to sing a hymn.


sentence1: Hvat fyri breyð etur tú?

sentence2: What sort of bread are you eating?


sentence1: Eg havi nógvan fepur.

sentence2: I have a high temperature.


sentence1: Tann dúgvan ímyndar ein frið.

sentence2: The dove is a symbol of peace.


sentence1: Hvussu eita tygum til fornavn?

sentence2: What is your first name?


sentence1: Hann er í heit góðum lag í dag.

sentence2: He's in a good mood today.


sentence1: Eg droymdi kaldum dreym í nátt.

sentence2: I had a bad dream last night.


sentence1: Hvar eru foreldrini hjá tær?

sentence2: Where are your parents?


sentence1: Eg veit hvar hann er.

sentence2: I know where he is.


sentence1: Hvat er kursurin?

sentence2: What is the exchange rate?


sentence1: Skjaldbøkur eru skriðdýr.

sentence2: Turtles are reptiles.


sentence1: Har vóru nógv fólk, eg ikki kendi.

sentence2: Many people were there, I didn't know.


sentence1: Tað var eitt meistaraverk, teir ofta tosaðu um.

sentence2: That was a masterpiece they often talked about.


sentence1: Tað var bara ein dreymur.

sentence2: It was only a dream.


sentence1: Han er so fátækur sum ein kirkjurotta.

sentence2: He's as poor as a church mouse.


sentence1: Eg gleði meg til jóla.

sentence2: I am looking forward to Christmas.


sentence1: Nagoya er millum Tokyo og Osaka.

sentence2: Nagoya is between Tokyo and Osaka.


sentence1: Far alt fyri eitt, annars verða tú ov sein.

sentence2: Go at once, otherwise you will be late.


sentence1: Vit halda hetta loyndarmálið okkara millum, takk.

sentence2: Please keep this secret.


sentence1: Eg dugi eitt sindur av fronskum.

sentence2: I speak a little French.


sentence1: Tær rosinurnar eru súrar.

sentence2: The grapes are sour.


sentence1: Tom fer av Kobe fyrramorgin.

sentence2: Tom is leaving Kobe tomorrow morning.