Paul Hunnisett
Questions to facilitate conversation Please correct my translations: What do you do? Hver er atvinna þín? What do/did you study? Hvað gerir nám þig? What do you do for fun? Hvað eru áhugamál þín? What is interesting about you? Hvað er áhugavert um þig? Where are you from? Hvaðan ertu? How are you? Hvað segir þú?
Jul 3, 2014 12:44 PM
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Questions to facilitate conversation

Please correct my translations:

What do you do? Hver er atvinna þín?/Hvað starfar þú við?
What do/did you study? Hvað gerir nám þig? <em>(bit tricky, really depends on the context) maybe: </em>Hvers konar nám stundar þú/hefur þú stundað
What do you do for fun? Hvað eru áhugamál þín? <em>(I don't think there is a direct translation for this, I think this translation is a close as it can be, but I'd like you to know it literally means: What are your hobbies?)</em>
What is interesting about you? Hvað er áhugavert um þig? <em>(the translation is correct, but I've never heard this used in a conversation)</em>
Where are you from? Hvaðan ertu?
How are you? Hvað segir þú gott?/Hvernig hefur þú það?


Glæsilegt :)

July 4, 2014
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