Parrot Time Magazine

The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #11 September / October 2014
Culture
Basic Guide to Faroese

Basic Guide to Faroese

by Erik Zidowecki, Miranda Metheny, Uni Johannesen, Johan Petur Dam
September / October 2014 |  asd
Basic Guide to
 Faroese
Faroese is a very cool language.
Make sure you don't miss out on its coolness.
We are presenting a list of simple words and phrases in Faroese to help you show your coolness.

Good morning.Góðan morgun.(go-wan mor-gun)
Good day.Góðan dag(in).(go-wan dya-(in))
Good evening.Gott kvøld.(gott kvuhld)
Good night.Góða nátt.(go-wa nawt)
Hello.Halló.(hah-loww)
Hello/Hi/Hey.Hey.(hey)
How are you?Hvussu gongur?(kvuss-u gong-ur)
Fine, thank you.Væl, takk.(Ve-al, tahk)
What is your name?Hvussu eita tygum?(kvuss-u oyt-a tee-yoon?)
What is your name?Hvussu eitur tú?(kvuss-u oyt-ur tew?)
My name is ______ .Eg eiti ______ .(ey oyt-i _____ .)
Nice to meet you.Stuttligt at hitta teg.(stut-leegt at heett-a teyh)
GoodbyeFarvæl.(far-vell)
YesJa.(ya)
NoNei.(noy)
Please.Vinarliga(veen-ar-lee-ya)
Thank you.Takk fyri.(takk fee-rih)
Thanks.Takk.(takk)
You're welcome.Einki at takka fyri.(oyn-chih at takka fi-ree)
I don't understand.Eg skilji ikki.(ey shil-yi ich-e)
Where is the toilet?Hvar er vesið?(kvar er ve-see?)
Excuse me. (getting attention)Orsaka.(or-sha-ka)
Excuse me. (begging pardon)Umskylda.(um-shil-da)
I can't speak Faroese [well].Eg dugi ikki [so væl] at tosa føroyskt.(ey doo-ih ih-chih [soh vell] at toh-suh fur-ist)
Do you speak English?Dugir tú eingilskt?(doo-urr too oyn-jillst?)
Is there someone here who speaks English?Dugir nakar her eingilskt?(doo-urr nak-ar hair oyn-jillst?)
Help!Hjálp!(yolp!)
Look out!Ansa tær!(an-sa te-ar!)
This is a really nice magazine.Hetta er eitt ordiliga gott blað.(hett-ah air oytt ord-ill-lee-yuh gott blaah.)
You should tell all your friends about it.Tú skuldi sagt øllum vinunum frá tí.(too skull-dih sagt udd-lunn vee-nuh-nunn fraw tui)

Basic Guide to Faroese
Writer: Erik Zidowecki, Miranda Metheny, Uni Johannesen, Johan Petur Dam

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