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Day 10 - Adjectives for Describing People

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Vocabulary of the day

hamingjusamur (happy)


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sorgmæddur (masc.), sorgmædd (fem.), sorgmætt (neut.) (sad)


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hár (tall)


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stuttur (masc.), stutt (neut.), stutt (fem.) (short)


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ungur (young)


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gamall (male), gömul (female), gamalt (neuter) (old)


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snjall (smart)


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góðhjartaður (masculine), góðhjörtuð (feminine), góðhjartað (neuter) (kind)


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vinsamlegur (friendly)


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kurteis (polite)


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dónalegur (rude)


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vinnusamur (hardworking)


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latur (lazy)


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sterkur (strong)


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veikburða (weak)


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fallegur (for masculine), falleg (for feminine), fallegt (for neuter) (beautiful)


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myndarlegur (handsome)


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grannur (thin)


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feitur (fat)


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heilbrigður (fit)


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heilbrigður (healthy)


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veikur (sick)


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ríkur (rich)


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fátækur/fátæk (male) fátæk/fátæk (female) (poor)


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hjartagóður (m) / hjartagóð (f) / hjartagott (n) (generous)


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nískur (stingy)


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fyndinn (funny)


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alvarlegur (serious)


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feiminn (shy)


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úthverfur (outgoing)


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sjálfsöruggur (confident)


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taugatrekktur (nervous)


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rólegur (calm)


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orkumikill (energetic)


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þreyttur (male) / þreytt (female) / þreytt (neuter) (tired)


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