Icelandic transliterations for Americans

I think…I’m not 100% sure because I’m tweaking the lists from Teach Yourself Icelandic, which appears to be a British publication.

a = a, ah

á = ow

e = e, eh

é = ye

i = i, ih

í = ea

u = approximate, uh

ú = oo

y  = ih (same as i)

ý = ea  (same as ‘i)

æ = i, aye (long i, the sort you get when the word ends in e, like in hide)

ö = approximate, uh, but a deep in the throat sort of uh

ei = a (long a, the sort you get when the word ends in e, like came)

ey = same as ei

au = approximately, uh-y.  Starts with same sound as ö