Learn Icelandic Through Topics You Actually Care About

LingoBear creates short Icelandic passages on topics you choose. Tap any word for an instant English translation and build your vocabulary as you read. North Germanic language, 32-letter Latin alphabet with þ and ð, four cases, three genders, language so conservative modern speakers can still read 13th-century sagas, ~380,000 speakers.

Why LingoBear works for Icelandic

Tap any word for instant translation

Every word in your Icelandic reading passage is clickable. Get English translations and grammar help — vital for the four cases and many irregular declensions.

Read about topics you choose

Type any topic and LingoBear generates a fresh Icelandic reading passage — from Eyjafjallajökull to Sigur Rós.

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Quick facts about Icelandic

Quick facts about Icelandic

Writing system
Latin (with þ, ð)
Speakers
~380,000
Cases
4
Language family
North Germanic

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