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Icelandic Language
Talk Now Icelandic
CD-ROM (Beginner)
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Where does Icelandic come from?
The Icelandic language is a member of the North Germanic (Scandinavian) branch of the Germanic languages, a subfamily of the Indo-European languages. It is derived from Old Norse, the language of the Vikings who came to Iceland from Norway in the 9th century AD.
While the other Scandinavian languages have been strongly influenced by those of neighbouring countries, the insular nature of the Icelandic people has meant that the Icelandic language retained its purity over the centuries.
How many people speak Icelandic?
Icelandic is spoken by the 250,000 inhabitants of Iceland.
In how many countries?
The language is spoken chiefly in Iceland, where it is the official language.
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Talk Now Icelandic CD-ROM Details
This is an excitingly different language learning series. Talk Now! uses games and quizzes as a basis for making the learning process fun, easy and relaxing. There is no better way to teach an old dog new tricks and this fun element of the program means that your fears are forgotten as you absorb words and phrases without even realising you are learning them.
Talk Now! is the world's best selling language learning CD-ROM series for beginners, used by more than three million people to date. It's ideal for travellers, holidaymakers, business people, schoolchildren, students and families.
Anyone over 10 years of age will find the disc indispensable for improving listening, understanding and spoken language skills. There are nine topics: first words, food, colours, phrases, parts of the body, numbers, time, shopping and countries.
The games and quizzes included on the disc ensure that users have fun whilst using the disc, without realising that they're learning. The "intelligent" software feature remembers words you get wrong and targets your weak points.
NOW includes Apple iPod integration, which allows you to listen to Talk Now Icelandic wherever you are!
Other Available Icelandic Language Learning CD-ROMs
Talk More Icelandic (Beginner Plus)
With Talk More, you can learn Icelandic the EuroTalk way using over an hour of broadcast quality video and the latest interactive techniques. Talk More is the latest series in the EuroTalk range for beginners to intermediates. It is the next step up from our best-selling Talk Now Icelandic. Increase your basic knowledge and prepare yourself for World Talk Icelandic, our intermediate level. Talk More Icelandic is ideal for travellers, holiday makers, business people, students and families.
World Talk Icelandic (Intermediate)
World Talk Icelandic is aimed at intermediate level learners who have already built up some confidence listening to and speaking Icelandic. The interactive games and quizzes will help to further develop fluency and understanding of the language. Includes ten Icelandic language games including 'Lottery numbers', 'What did you say', 'Sentence building', 'Out to dinner' and others to help you learn, test and practice your Icelandic language skills.
Icelandic Culture
Icelandic Music and Dance
In Iceland, long epic ballads called 'rimur' were originally sung to simple melodies or spoken in a sing-song style. Comprised of thousands of verses with many stories and characters, they were often written down and read as family entertainment in the evenings. The stories described the adventures of ancient heroes.
More recently, Iceland's most famous musical export is Bjork, who has gained international recognition and success for her unique voice and song writing ability.
Icelandic Food and Drink
Traditional Icelandic food is interesting to say the least. Dishes range from the fairly standard and palatable - 'har_fiskur' (haddock); 'bleikja' (char); 'lundi' (puffin) - to the bizarre, such as hákarl - putrefied shark meat that has been buried for up to six months to ensure sufficient decomposition, or slátur, mashed sheep leftovers tied up in the stomach and cooked.
'Skyr' is a yoghurt-like desert made of pasteurised skimmed milk and bacteria culture. The traditional Icelandic beverage is 'brennivín', a kind of schnapps made from potatoes and flavoured with caraway.
Icelandic Attractions
Reykjavík: Iceland's capital is the chief port and focus of commerce, industry, culture, and higher education. It is also the world's northernmost capital and one of the newest, having only established itself in the late 19th century. Reykjavík combines the elements of a modern European city side by side with whitewashed wooden buildings and rows of brightly painted concrete houses. Most sites of interest are within walking distance of the city's hub, the Old Town settlement.
Gullfoss: One of Iceland's most visited tourist attractions, Gulfoss, is a two-tiered waterfall that has recently been purchased by the government and set aside as a national monument. It is a much-photographed scene among visitors, and when the sun shines, rainbows can be seen through the waterfall's spray.
Geysir: Just west of Gullfoss is Geysir, an area that contains the country's best hot springs. The outstanding attraction is the 'Great Geysir,' which first began erupting in the 14th century and ceased in the early 20th century after thousands of tourists tried to set it off by pouring in loads of rocks and dirt.
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Icelandic Learn to speak Icelandic today the quick and easy way with the Icelandic CD-ROM for only £19.99 from Flightline |
- EuroTalk language learning discs aim to help you understand and speak a new language quickly and easily.
- By hearing and practising authentic everyday speech, your natural abillity for language will develop.
- Four year olds in their own country can't read, write or understand grammar, yet they can communicate very effectively.
- When you go to a new country, you should be able to use the language without thinking about the grammar.
- Each EuroTalk CD has a section where you can discover and absorb the language but the real learning process starts when you do the quizzes.
- Don't be frightened to start with the quizzes, you will be amazed at how much you get right even when you only know a few of the words.
- Your confidence will grow as you get more and more quiz questions correct. Get a Bronze Award and you will want to keep going for Gold!
- An important feature of the language discs is the unique recording feature, this allows you to hear and compare your voice with a native speaker.
- By mimicking the actors (sometimes better done in a room on your own!) you will soon see how rewarding language learning with EuroTalk is.
- Research in the early 1990's at the University of California revealed that memory is greatly improved when accompanied by fun and laughter.
- Our quizzes, games and stories provide this and you will be amazed how much you remember after a surprisingly short time.
- Above all, EuroTalk discs are designed to be fun and enjoyable.
System Requirements for running EuroTalk CD-ROMs/DVD-ROMs 
Microsoft Windows
2000, ME, XP or Vista 
Apple Macintosh
OS X 10.3.9 or higher
Computer Required: Colour display, sound, 64MB of free memory, a CD or DVD-ROM drive & microphone (recommended).
You are also protected by our money back guarantee in the unlikely event that your computer is not compatible.
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