How to Fake an Icelandic Accent - 6 Essential Tips with Gummi Kalli

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In this fun and lighthearted video, I'm joined by Gummi Kalli (Time Warp Iceland) a fellow KZfaqr to give you tips on how to fake an Icelandic accent. As mentioned in the video, this is not meant to make fun of Icelanders or their accent. Rather, it is an appreciation of the accent and showing people who are not familiar with it, how they can mimic it for fun.
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How to Fake an Icelandic Accent Time Stamps:
00:00 - Introducing Gummi Kalli
02:53 - 1st Tip - The essence of an Icelandic accent
04:18 - 2nd Tip - Talk on the inhale
06:05 - 3rd Tip - Use já and nei
07:41 - 4th Tip - Roll your Rs
10:05 - 5th Tip - Use the word Jæja
12:12 - 6th Tip - Mix up V and W
13:36 - Our awkward skit talking with Icelandic accents
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@fani5000 2 жыл бұрын

One big thing that many spekúlantar about the Icelandic language miss (also when it comes to pronouncing Icelandic in general) is the "hidden h" as I like to call it. So in Icelandic, there is an "h" following a vowel that comes before kk, tt, and pp. For example, 'ekki' is actually pronounced 'ehkki' or 'ehggi' to be more phonetically precise. More examples: 'tappi' is 'tahbi', 'pappi' is 'pahbi', 'tattú' is 'tahdú', etc. This phenomenon spills over into Icelanders' pronunciation of English. For example, 'that' is pronounced 'thaht', 'hopping' is 'hohbing', 'hacking' is 'hahking', etc. (these should be written in IPA but given the venue I'll stick to crude approximations). Just thought I'd add this 'tihp'.

@KveldulfSnowbear 2 жыл бұрын

Also the final "r" that kinda sounds like "sh".

@margretsnae 2 жыл бұрын

Good point. We also love to turn a voiced L into an unvoiced one. And we pronounce rn like there is a d in there.

@fani5000 2 жыл бұрын

Yes@@KveldulfSnowbear and Margrét, consonants are generally unvoiced when not followed by a vowel. @Margrét

@liljakaren97 2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, aðblástur as we call it in Icelandic or preaspiration in English.

@fani5000 2 жыл бұрын

@@liljakaren97 Right, which is confusing because it's definitely fráblástur 😂

@liljakaren97 2 жыл бұрын

I'm studying linguistics at The university of Iceland and my phonology teacher also teaches Icelandic as a 2nd language. She told us she had a student from...some Asian or African country, I can't remember the country and he said that first when he came here he thought everybody in Iceland has asthma, cause of all the air we use when we talk

@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын

😂 I relate so much to that.

@zoerosedepaz2235 2 жыл бұрын

Literally laughing out loud. Thanks so much for the chuckles!

@moragodofthunder 2 жыл бұрын

YES! Love both your channels! Been binge watching both before my trip to Iceland in a few weeks.

@gunnar1301 2 жыл бұрын

Jæja is said to have at least 14 different meanings.

@janeofalltrades8279 Жыл бұрын

Do tell what they are?

@ericzeb9103 2 жыл бұрын

I was at the English Pub in Reykjavík and I told some locals (in Icelandic) that I was an American and that I spoke very little Icelandic. At first, they did not believe I was American and asked if I was from Akureyri. It was at that moment I realized that the Icelandic audio tutorials I had been listening to were probably recorded by people from Akureyri. I have yet to confirm this but it seems very plausible.

@rossleasure5604 2 жыл бұрын

I find that when I'm in an Icelandic restaurant and pronounce words like plokkfiskur or ástarpungar correctly, I often get the question whether I'm Icelandic. It also happened once when I asked for a copy of Sjálfstætt Fólk by Halldor Laxness in a bookstore.

@slady7072 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jewells. So entertaining & insightful.

@aiidina67 2 жыл бұрын

I love this! You're both my faves :) Can't wait to return.

@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@drycin 2 жыл бұрын

I'm going to jæja my way out of all sorts of occasions this December. Thanks!

@SuperGamli 2 жыл бұрын

Jæja, that was grrrreat! The awkward skit is rightly named :D

@DiggerWhoops 2 жыл бұрын

You are sooooo funnny.....and so good!

@TwixyNo 2 жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable, Jewells. Thank you.

@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure and I’m glad you enjoyed it. 😊

@veeniev.2890 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jewells. Thanks for the tips and the links to Pall Oskar and Time Warp Iceland. I'll definitely check them out. By the way, you look great in the video and love that dress!

@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure and thank you! 🤗

@littlebird8515 2 жыл бұрын

You both looked like you were having so much fun. :)

@tfamadventures2080 2 жыл бұрын

Lessons for Will, Pierce and Rachel? lol aww they tried. I love the movie so much I over look it.

@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@_Wolfsbane_ 4 ай бұрын

Lot's of what is valid for Icelandic is valid for other Nordic languages - fascinating. Speaking on inhale, for example, is common in nothern Sweden. Various pronounciations of the same word meaning different things also exists in Swedish, even "jaja" depending on how you say it.

@SoCo_Surfcasting Жыл бұрын

Have a great trip!

@judyhamilton9123 2 жыл бұрын

It helps for learning Icelandic or any other language to hear the way they speak your own language.

@sirseigan Жыл бұрын

Interesting! I just realised that "jaeja" in Icelandic and "jaja" or "jojo" in Swedish is quite similar. I have always though it came from "yes yes" (ja/jo = yes in Swedish) but really that makes no sense as it is actually more used like "oh well" or "well well" or even "uhu"... And that could be use in short for "Oh well, time to go", "oh well, I will do it", "well well, talk is cheap" and like a million more situations like that. The meaning is, like "jaeja" dependent on context and tone of voice.

@andariegos9466 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up in NJ. (Don’t hold that against me) Lol. Whenever I’ve spoken to someone that’s not from the Northern U.S. area they can usually spot an “accent.” I don’t think I have one either. But I do think every other U.S. region does have one. Go figure. Lol. Even when I speak Spanish people can pick up on my “U.S. Spanish accent” versus from, say, Puerto Rico, Spain or S. America. In Spanish and English we have a couple of words/sounds that can be used in a few ways as well. This was a fun video. I love learning about different languages.

@greetjep8466 2 жыл бұрын

Funny how we use the phrase jaja in Dutch as well and it can have different meanings yes haha... jaja as in .. i dont believe you. jaja as in yes .. duh you told me already and many more .. written word is different.. pronouncation is the same... love to see the both of you together in one video :).. one cos he made me laugh out loud with his video about reykjadalur.. and jewells, thanks to you and Jeannie i bought the best lopapeysa..( i got the one in beige.. and dark green ,orange/yellow accents as a cardigan).. soo thank you both.. i just returned from Iceland and certainly will be back next year.

@baokachi9767 2 жыл бұрын

Its used in swedish too!

@MichaelSpengler 2 жыл бұрын

@@baokachi9767 also in German.. depending on how you stress and pronounce it..

@backpackTworld Жыл бұрын

Sinds ik hier in IJsland woon is die Jaja veranderd in Jou Jou. oftewel ijslandse jaja. Jaeja gebruik ik minder

@margretsnae 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so self conscious of the v/w thing. I really have to concentrate to not mix them up. To my ears the difference is barely there 😅

@GeekFurious 2 жыл бұрын

I brought my American girlfriend to Iceland in July & I told her about the inhaling thing. She hadn't noticed it until I mentioned it and then it became so obvious to her. Icelanders inhale a lot. Especially when we say yes over and over. Funnily enough, I used to teach Icelanders how to fake an American accent. Just drop the last part of a word ending in a consonant... and say it quickly. So, instead of, "Can you tell me where the bus stop is?" Say, "Ca' you te' me whe' the bu' sto' is?" Just be super lazy and you too can sound like an American. It also works for Australians but you need to over pronounce your vowels like there are four vowels in every one. ;)

@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын

🙂

@Sindrijo Жыл бұрын

That thing with the yes over and over... it's because we all have internalized an image of an old lady listening to her friend on the phone about the latest gossip in the tiny town they live in, probably sitting in the kitchen with the coiled phone cord stretched across the room and the wet weather outside is beating against the window but somehow it's quite enough to hear the grandfather clock in the hallway doing it's thing.

@GunnarCreutz 3 ай бұрын

I love to spot different Nordic accents!

@basiaszendrei1603 2 жыл бұрын

I found it so funny, especially that a long time ago when I worked in college admissions I faked to have Icelandic accent over the phone to mask my easter European accent till actually someone born in Iceland phoned. It was so embarrassing. 🤭 I do not recommend.

@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@gary7181 Жыл бұрын

it looks pretty outside, i love cloudy and gloomy.

@karenfriebel7680 2 жыл бұрын

Fun video 🙂 I’m still confused about what Jaeja means, though, or in what circumstances to use it. Can you explain further? Thanks❣️

@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, sure. The direct translation of “jæja” is “well” in English.

@karenfriebel7680 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jewells! Makes sense 🙂

@TheEGA4421 2 жыл бұрын

Jewells your Icelandic language is better everyday!

@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын

😊 thanks

@michaeloilar-filmprojects6122 2 жыл бұрын

I am working on an Icelandic accent for a film. I feel like its very close to Scottish?

@APERSON404-dj6qs 8 ай бұрын

Doing this because I am playing a Icelandic character in a musical and I want the accent to be as authentic as possible which is really hard scence I am from New Jersey

@charles.m.molema4758 2 жыл бұрын

It's been a while,patiently waiting - Potential Chris Jericho Episode 🤔😅 . . .

@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын

🙂

@ickaimp 2 жыл бұрын

Am definately using Jæja in the future. XD

@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын

Yay! 🥳

@RTJames-gq9xg Жыл бұрын

Roll the Rs. Have mercy! I had to learn Spanish when I was younger (mom sent me to Auntie in Guatemala) ummhmm. Heard that almost a month! Before I now can roll an R better than most can roll, well, a happy smoke😂

@judyhamilton9123 2 жыл бұрын

Other Scandinavians do also

@charles.m.molema4758 2 жыл бұрын

A word that means literally anything depending on pronunciation . . . Jae 😅

@fani5000 2 жыл бұрын

Inhale talking is Swedish too

@littlemy1773 2 жыл бұрын

I lived in Dublin for a while and I noticed that a lot of the southern Irish say yes on an inhale

@annemettesannes5400 2 жыл бұрын

Here in Norway, we also inhale, for instance when we say "Ja" (yes) (to express something)

@xinli9824 2 жыл бұрын

If I master this accent, people will be so confused when they hear me speak English, lol (like Gummi Kalli, I also speak flawless Shakespearian English, wink wink).