Icelandic Word of the Day
tala
/TAH-la/ • verb — 15th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to speak; to talk
Examples
- Getur þú talað hægt, vinsamlegast?
(Can you speak slowly, please?) - Ég tala aðeins íslensku.
(I speak only a little Icelandic.) - Við þurfum að tala um þetta.
(We need to talk about this.)
Synonyms
- segja
- ræða
Tala is the common, neutral verb for speaking or talking. Use it for languages (Ég talar ensku) and for conversations (tala við einhvern / tala um eitthvað). It appears with regular tense forms like tala, talar, talaði, talað.
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