Icelandic Time Expressions
How to tell time in Icelandic
Hvað er klukkan? – What time is it?
Klukkan er (+ neuter) – the time is….
Fyrir + dative = ago
Í + acc = for
Eftir + acc = after
Í morgun = this morning, in the morning
Í dag = today
Í kvöld = this evening
Í nótt = tonight
Ein klukkustund and Einn klukkutimi both mean 1 hour
Hálftími = half an hour
Korter = a quarter hour
Mínúta = a minute
Sekúnda = a second
….. past…. = klukken er ….. mínútur yfir …..
In Icelandic, you go half to the hour. So klukkan er hálf tvö is half one
Quarter to ….. = klukkan er korter í …..
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