A cat story!
Describe where the cat is in Icelandic! Hvar er kötturinn?
Learn how to use the prepositions.
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Category: Icelandic
Nútíma fjölskylda
(Modern Family)
Synopsis of the series and how it all begins, told in Icelandic!
Tala um bandaríska röð “Modern family” og um fjölskyldutæki!
(Let’s talk about the US series “Modern Family” and about family stuff.)
Le bleu lumière
How Far I’ll Go in French
Salut!
I’ve watched the Disney movie Moana recently, and I especially like the song “How far I’ll go”.
After translating the Icelandic version in French (click here if you missed it), here comes the opposite exercise: the translation of the French version into Icelandic.
Most languages stay pretty close to the text, and this is the case for Icelandic.
But French does otherwise: the song is adapted A LOT so it sounds really like a song written for French. Maybe you heard of Aladdin’s “Whole new world” that became “Ce rêve bleu” (This blue dream)? Or Elsa’s “Let it go” that became “Libérée, délivrée” (Free, released)?
Here, “How far I’ll go” becomes “Le bleu lumière”, which is pretty difficult to back translate, as “lumière” (light) is here an adjective of “bleu” (blue). “Light blue” doesn’t get the meaning, so maybe something like “blue of light” or “radiant/bright blue”, something that means the attraction power of the sea for Moana (or Vaiana in French), and something that will guide her too.
If you have better ideas, I’m completely open to suggestions, let a comment!
The title is also a problem for my translation in Icelandic. I finally went with “Blue Light”.
Le bleu lumière (Blár ljós)
(English subtitles in the video)
Hve langt ég fer
How Far I’ll Go in Icelandic
Góðan daginn!
I’ve watched the Disney movie Moana recently, and I especially like the song “How far I’ll go”.
So, I listened to it in Icelandic and it’s always good to see how they translated it.
Most languages stay pretty close to the text, and this is the case for Icelandic.
There is something stunning with French: they adapt the song a lot so it sounds really like a song written for French, so it was interesting to see.
I decided to translate the Icelandic version in French, and in another post I do the opposite (coming soon). If you know both French and Icelandic, and you have ideas to improve the translation, please do and let a comment!
Hve langt ég fer (Jusqu’où j’irai)
(English subtitles in the video)
Hvernig á að komast í burtu með morð
(How to get away with murder)
Synopsis of the series and how it all begins, told in Icelandic!
The defense attorney Annalise Keating
and her four students and accomplices, Wes, Laurel, Connor and Michaela.
Little sentences in Icelandic #23
Go shopping! – Fer að versla!
When I go shopping… in Icelandic 😉
Corrections are always welcome!!
