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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) Goodbye Farvæl. (far-vell) Yes Ja. (ya) No Nei. (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)

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