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|is like "th" in "feather", "father" and "that", but as the last letter of a word it is like "th" in "thin". | |is like "th" in "feather", "father" and "that", but as the last letter of a word it is like "th" in "thin". The sound at the end of the word will always be written as "Ð". | ||
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|like English "th" in "thunder", "theatre" and "thong" | |like English "th" in "thunder", "theatre" and "thong. The sound at the end of the word will always be written as "Ð". | ||
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|is like the name of the letter "i" in English or the sound of the letters "ai" in the words "Thai food". Hi/hæ & bye/bæ are the same in English and Icelandic | |is like the name of the letter "i" in English or the sound of the letters "ai" in the words "Thai food". Hi/hæ & bye/bæ are the same in English and Icelandic | ||