Icelandic/Lesson 3

Kafli 3: It's a little apology of the numerous declinations of the demonstrative pronouns in concordance with respective genders: Masculine, feminine and neuter. Nefnifall-Eintala Þessi staður vekur upp minningar This place brings back memories. Þessi sýning er góður This show is good. Þetta er nokkuð nákvæm lýsing This is pretty accurate description. Sá litur er bara fallegur That color is just beautiful. Sú spurning meikar ekki sens That question doesn't make sense. Það er mikilvægt That is important. Hinn bátur er fallegur The boat is beautiful. Hin lest kom þegar The train came already. Hitt græna hjól The green bike. Þolfall-Eintala Ég á þennan miða I have this ticket. Stelpan heyrir þessa auglýsingu The girl hear this advertisement. Ég tók þetta sæti I took this seat. Hún vill þann skó She wants that shoe. Þeir vita þá breytingu They know that culture. Mamma mín kastar það drasl My mum throws the trash. Báðir leita hinn síma Both search the phone. Þeir kaupa hina byggingu They buy the building. Hún sér hitt pils She sees the skirt. Þágufall-Eintala Eðna er laus þessum mánudegi Eðna is off this monday. Ég er að ferðast þessari viku I'm traveling this week. Hættu þessu kjaftæði Stop this bullshit. Ýmis kjósa að hætta þeim stað Various choose to quit that place. Aðeins með þeirri vél Just with that machine. Við vinnum með því fólki We job with that people. Ég fer með hinum frakka I go with that coat. Við hinni ástæðu By that reason. Hvalurinn fer ásamt frá hinu hafi The whale travels by that ocean. Eignarfall-Eintala Skólastofurnar þessa skóla The classrooms of this school. Kaflarnir þessarar bókar The chapters of this book. Sætin þessa bills The seats of this car. Gleðin Þess prinsessu The joy of that princess. Júgrin þeirrar kýr The udders of that cow. Hatturinn þess konu That woman's hat. Minningarnar hins dags The memories of that day. Göturnar hinnar borgar The streets of that city. Þögnin hins kvölds. The silence of that night. Nefnifall-Fleirtala Þessir ferðamaðar fékk rangar upplýsingar These tourists received incorrect information. Þessar aðferðir notum These methods employ. Þessi eru brauðin These are breads. Þeir ferskir ávextir Those fresh fruits. Þær tilfinningar ykkar Those feelings yours. Þau skitugir fötin Those dirty clothes. Hinir hundar eru hljóður Those dogs are quiet. Hinar bílar eru nálægur Those cars are near. Hin gulu blóm Those yellow flowers. Þolfall-Fleirtala Hver vekur þessa steina? Who brings these stones? Fólkið hatar þessar flugur The people hates these flies. Mér líkar ekki þessi tímarit I don't like these magazines. Okkur vantar þá stóla We need those chairs. Hver selir þæ töskur? Who sells those bags? Hestarnir borða þau epli The horses day those apples. Linda hreyfir hina lampa Linda moves those lamps. Ragnar skiptir hinar rafhlöður Ragnar exchanges those batteries. Barbara sker hin nautakjöt Barbara cuts those beefs. Þágufall-Fleirtala Ég ekk ásamt Þessum stöðum I went along these places. Hvað það eru þessum gjöfum What are there inside these gifts. Einhver býr í þessum herbergjum Some lives in these apartments. Það er hávaði í þeim gluggum There is noise in those windows. Leikföng fela undir þeim kössum Toys hide under those boxes. Magnús er frá þeim fjöllum Magnus is from those mountains. Sópið hjá hinum sópum! Sweep with those brooms! Delia var að fara með hinum stelpum Delia was going with those girls. Barniðin leika hjá hinum dyrum. The children play with those animals. Eignarfall-Fleirtala Gangsemin þessara spóna The usefulness of these spoons. Listin þessara handa The art of these hands. Litirnir þessara kúlna. The colors of these balls. Bragðið þeirra kjúklinga The taste of those chickens. Tilfinningin þeirra kvena The feeling of those women. Fedurðin þeirra augna The beauty of those eyes. Verkefnið hinna karla The job of those men. Verðið hinna skyrta The price of those skirt. Þreykurinn hinna farartækna The smog of those chickens.