Looking for practical Faroese to Kiga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Faroese phrase first, then the Kiga translation (Kiga) — 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 Kiga.
Tip: pick five Kiga phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Halló
Okwagala
Takk
Webale
Góðan morgun
Osiibye bulungi
Góðan dag
Osiibye bulungi
Góðan kvøld
Osiibye bulungi
Góðan nátt
Osiibye bulungi
Síggjast seinni
Tugenda okukutana
Farvæl
Nkwagala
Hvat er títt navn?
Erinnya lyo ani?
Eg eiti John
Erinnya lyange nze John
Hvussu hevur tú tað?
Oli otya?
Gott at hitta teg
Nneebwanga okukuyita
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Tú tosaði enskt?
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?
Eg tosi ikki væl hindi.
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.
Eg skilji ikki.
Sikuganya.
Vinaliga tosa sakta.
Nkwenda okwandiika bulungi.
Kunnu tú siga tað aftur?
Osobola okuwandiika ekyo na?
Hvar er toalettin?
Ekitanda kiki?
Hvussu fái eg til miðbýin?
Nkwenda otya mu kiti?
Snú til vinstru.
Genda ku kkono.
Snú til høgru.
Genda ku ddyo.
Fara beint fram.
Genda mu maaso.
Hvussu nógv kostar ferðin?
Ekitundu kiki?
Ein atvøtt, takk.
Ekitanda emu, nyamba.
Er tað langt frá her?
Kiki ekitundu okuva wano?
Eg eri lost.
Ndi mu kwegendereza.
Hvar kann eg keypa ein SIM-kort?
Nkwenda kutuuka wa SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja
Eee
Nei
Oya
Kanska
Wali
Eg eri samdur
Ndiinze
Eg eri ósamd
Sindiinze
Tað hoyrist gott út
Ekitanga kiza
Hvat heldur tú?
Oteka ki?
Kanst tú hjálpa mær?
Okwetegera?
Eg þarf hjálp
Nfuna okwetegera
Vanta eitt eygnarblikk
Leka akaseke
Eg eri leysur
Ndi mwefwe
Eingin trupulleiki
Tera kintu
Takk fyri
Nkwagala
Tillykke við føðingardegnum
Okwagala omwaka omukya
Hava ein tryggan túr
Okwetegera mu nsi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Hvar er jarnvøtturin?
Eri heza y'ekitabo?(Eri heza y'ekitabo?)
Hvar er bussstoppin?
Eri heza y'ekibuga?(Eri heza y'ekibuga?)
Hvat plattform er tað?
Ekiyungiriro ki?(Ekiyungiriro ki?)
Hvat tíð fer tað?
Ekitonde ki?(Ekitonde ki?)
Er hetta rætta leiðin?
Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?(Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?)
Tað er nærhendis.
Eri wansi wano(Eri wansi wano)
Tað er langt burtur frá her.
Eri kure wano(Eri kure wano)
Kann tú vísa mær á kortinum?
Oyinza okundabira ku karita?(Oyinza okundabira ku karita?)
Støð her, vinarliga.
Mugume wano, nyabo(Mugume wano, nyabo)
Hvussu leingi tekur tað?
Ekitanga ki?(Ekitanga ki?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hvat kostar hetta?
Ekitanga ki?(ekitanga ki)
Tað er ov dýrt
Ekitanga ky'ekikula(ekitanga ky'ekikula)
Hava tit nakað billigari?
Oli n'ekintu ekirungi?(oli n'ekintu ekirungi)
Kann eg gjalda við korti?
Nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi?(nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi)
Eg vil hava ein dýn fyri tveir
Nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri(nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri)