Job, office, boss, salary and other words about working in Icelandic, with English translations.
| English | Icelandic |
|---|---|
| work | vinna |
| job | starf |
| office | skrifstofa |
| boss | yfirmaður |
| colleague | samstarfsmaður |
| employee | starfsmaður |
| employer | atvinnurekandi |
| salary | laun |
| meeting | fundur |
| company | fyrirtæki |
| business | fyrirtæki |
| contract | samningur |
| interview | atvinnuviðtal |
| career | ferill |
| factory | verksmiðja |
| worker | verkamaður |
| holiday | helgidagur |
| schedule | áætlun |
| project | verkefni |
| task | verkefni |
| deadline | skilafrestur |
| document | skjal |
| signature | undirskrift |
| tölvupóstur | |
| phone call | símtal |
| overtime | yfirvinna |
| unemployment | atvinnuleysi |
| promotion | stöðuhækkun |
| retirement | starfslok |
| to hire | ráða |
| to fire | reka |
| to resign | segja upp |
| to retire | fara á eftirlaun |
| to earn | vinna sér inn |
| to work | vinna |
| unemployed | atvinnulaus |
| part-time | — |
| full-time | — |
2 of 38 entries are still missing in Icelandic (—) or have no direct equivalent.