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Svala

Icelandic

Native

English

Greek (Ancient)

Latin

German

Danish

French

Spanish

Other

From Iceland

Living in Reykjavik, Iceland

My name is Svala, and I’m a native Icelandic speaker. I grew up in Akureyri on the northeast coast of Iceland, but as an adult I’ve lived in Reykjavík, Canada, and currently in the United States. My hobbies include books, movies and TV shows, cooking, salsa dancing, travelling, and of course languages (I may or may not have done hundreds of pages of Spanish grammar exercises so far during the pandemic). Ég heiti Svala og hef íslensku að móðurmáli. Ég ólst upp á Akureyri en á fullorðinsárum hef ég búið í Reykjavík, Kanada og eins og er bý ég í Bandaríkjunum. Áhugamál mín eru m.a. bækur, kvikmyndir og sjónvarpsþættir, matargerð, salsa, ferðalög og auðvitað tungumál! I have been teaching Icelandic students of all levels here on italki since October 2020, and I am also currently teaching a diplomat every day who has to learn Icelandic from A1 to C1 in 8 months! I am actually a licensed Latin teacher at the secondary level in Iceland with an MA in Classics, a BA in German and Latin, and a diploma in teaching foreign languages at the upper secondary level. I have worked as a translator from English into Icelandic and taught/TA’ed university courses in Classics. My lessons will be adapted to your proficiency level, learning style, and your goals with learning . The lessons will be interactive so that you can start using the language in a meaningful way soon. We can integrate reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills, while building your vocabulary and knowledge of grammar....

Interests

History

Travel

Reading

Icelandic

General Icelandic Lesson

A1-C2

Language Essentials

164 lessons completed

USD 40.00

5% off

Based on your timezone (UTC)

5.0

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Megan Liebold

9 Icelandic lessons

I have had many lessons with Svala. She is a great and caring teacher. I have learned a lot of Icelandic and a lot about Iceland from her. I'm glad to be her student.

Megan Liebold

9 Icelandic lessons

Svala was very friendly and helpful. I will continue to book regular lessons based on this trial. Thank you!

Kay Wei

1 Icelandic lesson

Thank You.

Hartwig

1 Icelandic lesson

Eine sehr nette Stunde und ich freue mich auf das nächste Treffen.

Alex Lewis

7 Icelandic lessons

Svala was kind and patient. During our trial session I could tell she was paying much attention to ascertain my level of proficiency. She had prepared exactly the materials I had said I was curious about. Takk, Svala!

Angela Shapow

2 Icelandic lessons

Lovely! She did a perfect job of finding my level and scaffolding my conversation.