Looking for practical Dombe to Faroese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Dombe 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: when a Faroese phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Dombe wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Salibonani
Halló
Ngiyabonga
Takk
Ubusuku obuhle
Góðan morgun
Uhlanga oluhle
Góðan dag
Ubusuku obuhle
Góðan kvøld
Lala kahle
Góðan nátt
Siyaphinda
Síggjast seinni
Hamba kahle
Farvæl
Ubani igama lakho?
Hvat er títt navn?
Igama lami nguJohn
Eg eiti John
Unjani?
Hvussu hevur tú tað?
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
Gott at hitta teg
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Uta kuta chiRungu?
Tú tosaði enskt?
Ndi ndakuta Hindi zvakanaka.
Eg tosi ikki væl hindi.
Ndi ndinzwisise.
Eg skilji ikki.
Ndapota kuta zvishoma.
Vinaliga tosa sakta.
Ungazvitaura zvakare?
Kunnu tú siga tað aftur?
Chikamu chechimbuzi chiri kupi?
Hvar er toalettin?
Ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwekugara?
Hvussu fái eg til miðbýin?
Tendeuka kuruboshwe.
Snú til vinstru.
Tendeuka kurudyi.
Snú til høgru.
Enda mberi.
Fara beint fram.
Mitero inodhura zvakadini?
Hvussu nógv kostar ferðin?
Tikiti imwe, ndapota.
Ein atvøtt, takk.
Iri kure here kubva pano?
Er tað langt frá her?
Ndakanyura.
Eg eri lost.
Ndingatenga sei kadhi reSIM?
Hvar kann eg keypa ein SIM-kort?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ehe
Ja
Aih
Nei
Zvichida
Kanska
Ndinobvumirana
Eg eri samdur
Ndinopikisa
Eg eri ósamd
Izvozvo zvinonzwika zvakanaka
Tað hoyrist gott út
Unofungei?
Hvat heldur tú?
Unogona kundibatsira here?
Kanst tú hjálpa mær?
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro
Eg þarf hjálp
Mirira kwechinguva
Vanta eitt eygnarblikk
Ndine hurombo
Eg eri leysur
Hapana dambudziko
Eingin trupulleiki
Makorokoto
Takk fyri
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa
Tillykke við føðingardegnum
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka
Hava ein tryggan túr
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kupi yehamba yechitima?
Hvar er jarnvøtturin?(ku-pi ye-hamba ye-chi-ti-ma)
Kupi yehamba yebhazi?
Hvar er bussstoppin?(ku-pi ye-hamba ye-bha-zi)
Ndeipi chikuva?
Hvat plattform er tað?(Nde-i-pi chi-ku-va)
Ndeipi nguva inobva?
Hvat tíð fer tað?(Nde-i-pi ngu-va i-no-bva)
Iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama?
Er hetta rætta leiðin?(I-yi ndi-yo nzi-ra ya-ka-ru-ra-ma)
Iri pedyo pano
Tað er nærhendis.(I-ri pe-dyo pa-no)
Iri kure nepanotangira
Tað er langt burtur frá her.(I-ri ku-re ne-pa-no-tan-gi-ra)
Unogona kundiratidza pamepu?
Kann tú vísa mær á kortinum?(U-no-go-na kun-di-ra-ti-dza pa-me-pu)
Mira pano, ndapota
Støð her, vinarliga.(Mi-ra pa-no, n-da-po-ta)
Inotora nguva yakareba?
Hvussu leingi tekur tað?(I-no-to-ra ngu-va ya-ka-re-ba)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Iri chingani?
Hvat kostar hetta?(iri chingani)
Iri kutengesa kwazvo
Tað er ov dýrt(iri kutengesa kwazvo)
Une chimwe chiri kutengesa chiri pasi?
Hava tit nakað billigari?(une chimwe chiri kutengesa chiri pasi)
Ndingabhadhara nekadhi here?
Kann eg gjalda við korti?(ndingabhadhara nekadhi here)
Ndinoda tafura yevaviri
Eg vil hava ein dýn fyri tveir(ndinoda tafura yevaviri)
Chikwereti, ndapota
Rokningina, vælsignað(chikwereti, ndapota)
Sevhisi yakasanganisirwa here?
Er tænastan við í prísinum?(sevhisi yakasanganisirwa here)