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Useful Faroese phrases. A collection of useful phrases in (føroyskt), a Northern Germanic language spoken in the Faroe Islands and Denmark. Jump to phrases. See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.
Writing system: Latin alphabet. Status: official language in Faroe Islands. Recognised minority language in Denmark. The Viking settlers spoke Old Norse, or the Dǫnsk tunga (Danish tongue), and came from Norse colonies in Ireland, Orkney, Shetland, and other parts of the British Isles.
May 22, 2019 · Your first time going to Faroe Islands? These are some REALLY helpful Faroese Phrases that will help you going a LONG way on your first Faroe Islands visit.
- Basics
- Problems
- Numbers
- Time
- Colors
- Boat
- Lodging
- Money
- Eating
Note:The hyphens (-) are only there to help you break down the pronunciation of words. Pronounce the word without pausing on hyphens. Hello. 1. Halló. (hahloh) Hello/Hi/Hey. (informal) 1. Hey. (Hey) How are you? 1. Hvussu hevur tú tað? (Kvuss-u hev-ur too tay?) Fine, thank you. 1. Gott, takk. (Gohtt, takk) What is your name? 1. Hvussu eita tygum? (...
Leave me alone.
1. Far burtur. (Fe-ar bursh-tur)
Don't touch me!
1. Ikki nerta meg! (Ee-cheh nersh-ta meh)
I'll call the police.
1. Eg ringi eftir løgregluni. (Eh rin-djeh ett-ir luhg-reg-lun-eh)
NOTE: The numbers 1 to 3 have three gender forms in Faroese, and this gender form changes depending upon whether the number is attached to a masculine, feminine, or neuter word. Only numbers one to three have these gender forms. In addition the numbers one to three change for the four grammatical cases. half 1. hálvur(m) /hálv(f) /hálvt(n) (holvur ...
now
1. nú (noo)
early
1. árla (aur-la) or tíðliga (ti-ljah)
later
1. eftir (ett-ir)
black
1. svartur (svarsh-tur)
white
1. hvítur (kvuee-tur)
gray
1. gráur (gro-ur)
Which harbour is next?
1. Hvor er næsta havn? (Kvor ehr nya-sta havn?)
Is this the ferry for _____?
1. Er hetta ferjan til _____? (Ehr het-a fer-yan teel _____?)
Do you have any rooms available?
1. Eru nøkur leys kømur? (Eh-roo nuhk-ur luhys kuhm-ur)
How much is a room for one person/two people?
1. Hvat kostar ein einkultkamar/dupultkamar? (Kvat kost-ar ayn-kult-kam-ar/dup-ult-kam-ar?)
Does the room come with...
1. Kemur tað við... (Kem-ur tya vuhy...)
Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars?
1. Samtykkja tit Ameriskar/Avstraliskar/Kanadiskar dollarar? (Sam-teech-ah teet am-er-eesh-ar/av-stral-ee-shar/kan-ad-eesh-ar dohl-ar-ar?)
Do you accept British pounds?
1. Samtykkja tit Breskar pund? (Sam-teech-ah teet bresh-ar pund)
Do you accept credit cards?
1. Samtykkja tit gjaldkort? (Sam-teech-ah teet gyald-kohrt?)
A table for one person/two people, please.
1. A table for one person/two people, please. (...)
Can I look at the menu, please?
1. Can I look at the menu, please? (...)
Can I look in the kitchen?
1. Can I look in the kitchen? (...)
A distinct Faroese language evolved from the Norse language, between the 9th and the 15th centuries. The Faroese language is closely related to Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish and Swedish. Speakers of the Nordic languages will notice familiar words and grammatical structures in the Faroese language.
Faroese (/ ˌ f ɛər oʊ ˈ iː z, ˌ f ær-/ FAIR-oh-EEZ, FARR-; endonym: føroyskt mál [ˈføːɹɪst ˈmɔaːl]) is a North Germanic language spoken as a first language by about 69,000 Faroe Islanders, of which 21,000 reside mainly in Denmark and elsewhere.
Faroese 101. Hello. Halló. ( hahloh ) Hello. ( informal ) Hey. ( Huhy ) How are you? Hvussu hevur tú tað? ( Kvuss-u hev-ur too tya? Fine, thank you. Gott, takk. ( Gohtt, tyakk ) What is your name? Hvussu eita tygum? ( Hvuss-u eit-a tyg-um? My name is ______ . Eg eiti ______ . ( Eh eit-i _____ . Nice to meet you. Stuttligt at hitta teg.
