Morgana wrote:I've also started listening to a podcast on RÚV called Ég segi ekki alltaf allt gott. It's kind of interesting. That's right, I said it's kind of interesting, because I can barely understand a very small amount of it! I am THRILLED ... I don't know if it's all the aspiration but listening to Icelandic always feels calming. Even (especially?) if I have no idea what's being said.
Yay frábært! Great to hear. I hadn't come across that podcast but having listened to a couple of minutes of it now I agree it's nice and clear, not too fast. I also agree that for all its crunchy edges Icelandic is quite a gentle language really.
And isn't it nice to learn some useful phrases for everyday life? Like að borða augun, for example.
Wrt Anki, I know what you mean about only learning one form of a word. When I was using Anki for Icelandic, I tried to discipline myself that whenever a verb came up I'd go through 'hann stendur, þau standa, hann stóð, þau stóðu, hann hefur staðið' (yes I had to look that up) - I managed to get into that habit and it did help, but it was more difficult with nouns as there are so many forms - not sure I have the answer to that one. Maybe cycle through - nominative for the first one that comes up, accusative for the second, etc.?
Good to hear Icelandic is giving you something back. Keep it up!