Looking for practical Basque to Faroese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Basque phrase first, then the Faroese translation (Faroese) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Faroese.
Tip: read the Faroese line out loud three times, then cover the Basque side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Kaixo
Halló
Eskerrik asko
Takk
Egun on
Góðan morgun
Arratsalde on
Góðan dag
Gabon
Góðan kvøld
Gabon
Góðan nátt
Gero arte
Síggjast seinni
Agur
Farvæl
Zer du izena?
Hvat er títt navn?
Nire izena John da
Eg eiti John
Zer moduz?
Hvussu hevur tú tað?
Pozten naiz zurekin
Gott at hitta teg
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ingelesa hitz egiten al duzu?
Tú tosaði enskt?
Hindia ondo ez dut hitz egiten
Eg tosi ikki væl hindi.
Ez dut ulertzen
Eg skilji ikki.
Mesedez, hitz egin poliki
Vinaliga tosa sakta.
Berriro esan dezakezu?
Kunnu tú siga tað aftur?
Non dago komuna?
Hvar er toalettin?
Nola iritsi naiteke hiriko erdigunera?
Hvussu fái eg til miðbýin?
Eskuineko aldera biratu
Snú til vinstru.
Ezkerreko aldera biratu
Snú til høgru.
Zuzen joan
Fara beint fram.
Zenbat balio du tarifa?
Hvussu nógv kostar ferðin?
Bilet bat, mesedez
Ein atvøtt, takk.
Urrun al dago hemendik?
Er tað langt frá her?
Galdu naiz
Eg eri lost.
Non eros dezaket SIM txartela?
Hvar kann eg keypa ein SIM-kort?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Bai
Ja
Ez
Nei
Agian
Kanska
Ados nago
Eg eri samdur
Ez nago ados
Eg eri ósamd
Oso ondo iruditzen zait
Tað hoyrist gott út
Zer iruditzen zaizu?
Hvat heldur tú?
Lagundu al didazu?
Kanst tú hjálpa mær?
Laguntza behar dut
Eg þarf hjálp
Itxaron pixka bat
Vanta eitt eygnarblikk
Barkatu
Eg eri leysur
Ez da arazo
Eingin trupulleiki
Zorionak
Takk fyri
Zorionak urtebetetzean
Tillykke við føðingardegnum
Ibilaldi seguru bat izan
Hava ein tryggan túr
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Non dago tren geltokia?
Hvar er jarnvøtturin?
Non dago autobus geltokia?
Hvar er bussstoppin?
Zein da plataforma?
Hvat plattform er tað?
Noiz irteten da?
Hvat tíð fer tað?
Bide egokia al da hau?
Er hetta rætta leiðin?
Hemen gertu dago
Tað er nærhendis.
Hemen urrun dago
Tað er langt burtur frá her.
Mapan erakutsi ahal didazu?
Kann tú vísa mær á kortinum?
Gelditu hemen, mesedez
Støð her, vinarliga.
Zenbat denbora behar du?
Hvussu leingi tekur tað?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Zenbat balio du honek?
Hvat kostar hetta?
Hori gehiegi kostatzen da.
Tað er ov dýrt
Baduzu zerbait merkeagoa?
Hava tit nakað billigari?
Txartelarekin ordaindu dezaket?
Kann eg gjalda við korti?
Bi lagunentzako mahai bat nahi nuke.
Eg vil hava ein dýn fyri tveir
Kontua, mesedez.
Rokningina, vælsignað
Sarbidea barne?
Er tænastan við í prísinum?
Niretzat begetarianoa naiz.
Eg eri vegetarianur
Ez da pikante janaririk, mesedez.
Einki kryddað mat, vælsignað
Hau goxoa da.
Hetta er deiligt
Menua eskatu dezaket?
Kann eg fáa matseðilin?
Ur edalontzi bat, mesedez.
Ein glasi av vatni, vælsignað
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Deitu poliziari
Ringja til løgregluna
Deitu anbulantzia
Ringja til ambulanse
Mediku bat behar dut
Eg eri í tørvi á lækna
Gaixorik nago
Eg føli meg sjúkan
Munduko almendrarei alergia diot
Eg eri allergiskur móti jarðhnøttum
Non dago hurbilen dagoen ospitalea?
Hvar er næsta sjúkrahús?
Hemen min egiten dit
Tað sær her
Nire pasaportea galdu dut
Eg havi mist mítt pass
Deitu al dezakezu nire hotelera?
Kann tú ringja til mítt hotell?
Lagundu!
Hjálp!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Pozten naiz zurekin
Gott at hitta teg(Pozten naiz zurekin)
Bilera bat antolatu dezagun
Lat okkum avtala ein fund
Zer ordutan da ondo zuretzat?
Hvat tíð virkar fyri teg?
Txostena gaur bidaliko dut
Eg sendi frágreiðingina í dag
Bihar hitz egin dezakegu?
Kunnu vit tosa í morgin?
Mesedez, aurkituko duzu fitxategia atxikita
Vinaliga finn viðheftu filin
Eskerrik asko zure denbora
Takk fyri títt tíð
Zurekin lan egitea espero dut
Eg gleði meg at arbeiða við tær
Puntu hori argitu dezakezu?
Kunnu tú greiða tað út?
Itzuliko naiz zurekin
Lat meg koma aftur til tín
Epea ostirala da
Freistin er fríggjadagur
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.