Looking for practical Cantonese to Icelandic phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Cantonese phrase first, then the Icelandic translation (Icelandic) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Icelandic.
Tip: read the Icelandic line out loud three times, then cover the Cantonese side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
你好
Halló(nei5 hou2)
多謝
Takk(do1 ze6)
早唞
Góðan daginn(zou2 tau2)
午安
Gott kvöld(ng5 on1)
晚上好
Gott kvöld(maan5 soeng6 hou2)
晚安
Góða nótt(maan5 on1)
再見
Sjáumst síðar(zoi3 gin3)
再見
Bless(zoi3 gin3)
你叫咩名?
Hvað heitir þú?(nei5 giu3 me1 meng2)
我叫John
Ég heiti John(ngo5 giu3 John)
你好嗎?
Hvernig hefur þú það?(nei5 hou2 maa3)
好高興見到你
Gaman að kynnast þér(hou2 gou1 hing3 gin3 dou3 nei5)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
你會講英文嗎?
Talarðu enska?(nei5 wui5 gong2 jing1 man2 maa3?)
我不太會講印地語
Ég tala ekki hindi vel(ngo5 bat1 taai3 wui5 gong2 jan3 dei6 jyu5)
我不明白
Ég skil ekki(ngo5 bat1 ming4 baak3)
請慢慢講
Vinsamlegast talaðu hægt(cing2 maan6 maan6 gong2)
你可以再講一次嗎?
Gætirðu sagt það aftur?(nei5 ho2 ji5 zoi3 gong2 jat1 ci3 maa3?)
洗手間在哪裡?
Hvar er salernið?(sai2 sau2 gaan1 zoi6 naa5 lei5?)
我怎樣去市中心?
Hvernig kem ég að miðbænum?(ngo5 zam2 joeng6 heoi3 si5 zung1 sam1?)