Vowel sounds
| Letter | IPA | explanation | example |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | a | a in English father | sandur (sand) |
| á | au | ow in English how | ást (love) |
| e | ɛ | e in English bed | senda (send) |
| é | jɛ | ye in English yet | ég (I) |
| i | ɪ | i in English win | listi (list) |
| í | i | ee in English see | sími (telephone) |
| o | ɔ | aw in English law | loft (air) |
| ó | ɔu | similar to the exclamation oh in English | bóndi (farmer) |
| u | ʏ | ü in German fünf | hundur (dog) |
| ú | u | u in English full | Rússland (Russia) |
| y | ɪ | i in English win | synda (swim) |
| ý | i | ee in English see | sýna (show) |
| æ | ai | i in English like | læsa (lock) |
| ö | oe | similar to the i in English bird | hönd (hand) |
| ei | ɛi | ai in English wait | neisti (spark) |
| ey | ɛi | ai in English wait | keyra (drive) |
| au | öy | similar to the i in English bird + y | haust (autumn) |