Looking for practical Faroese to Tiv phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Faroese phrase first, then the Tiv translation (Tiv) — 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 Tiv.
Tip: pick five Tiv phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
Bookmark this page for offline review, share it with a travel buddy, or open the Faroese to Tiv translator to paste your own messages and get an instant translation.
Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Halló
Mgbakpa
Takk
Ior na
Góðan morgun
Mgbakpa u sha
Góðan dag
Mgbakpa u kpa
Góðan kvøld
Mgbakpa u ter
Góðan nátt
Mgbakpa u ter sha
Síggjast seinni
Kpa a joo
Farvæl
Ior a joo
Hvat er títt navn?
Ior m ngu?
Eg eiti John
M ngu John
Hvussu hevur tú tað?
Ior m nande?
Gott at hitta teg
Ior m nande a joo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Tú tosaði enskt?
I kpa English?
Eg tosi ikki væl hindi.
M nahan Hindi nahan.
Eg skilji ikki.
M nahan usha.
Vinaliga tosa sakta.
M nahan usha kpa.
Kunnu tú siga tað aftur?
I kpa a sha?
Hvar er toalettin?
I we a joo?
Hvussu fái eg til miðbýin?
Nenge a kpa a city center?
Snú til vinstru.
Kpa a joo.
Snú til høgru.
Kpa a nahan.
Fara beint fram.
Kpa a sha.
Hvussu nógv kostar ferðin?
Nenge a kpa a fare?
Ein atvøtt, takk.
I kpa a ticket, please.
Er tað langt frá her?
I we a nahan a nahan?
Eg eri lost.
M nahan sha.
Hvar kann eg keypa ein SIM-kort?
I we a kpa a SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja
Ee
Nei
Naa
Kanska
Iye
Eg eri samdur
M na a kpa
Eg eri ósamd
M na a kpa nahan
Tað hoyrist gott út
I kpa a kpa
Hvat heldur tú?
U kpa a nahan?
Kanst tú hjálpa mær?
U kpa m nahan?
Eg þarf hjálp
M na a kpa nahan
Vanta eitt eygnarblikk
Kpa a kpa
Eg eri leysur
M na a kpa
Eingin trupulleiki
Naa a kpa
Takk fyri
I kpa a kpa
Tillykke við føðingardegnum
A kpa a kpa
Hava ein tryggan túr
U kpa a kpa
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Hvar er jarnvøtturin?
Ior a kpa?
Hvar er bussstoppin?
Ior a nyam?
Hvat plattform er tað?
Ior a gande?
Hvat tíð fer tað?
Nenge a kpa?
Er hetta rætta leiðin?
Ior a nenge a?
Tað er nærhendis.
I na kpa a.
Tað er langt burtur frá her.
I na kpa a kpa.
Kann tú vísa mær á kortinum?
I ma ior a gande?
Støð her, vinarliga.
Kpa a, please.
Hvussu leingi tekur tað?
Nenge a kpa?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hvat kostar hetta?
Ior kwagh nahan?(ior kwagh nahan)
Tað er ov dýrt
Ior u kpa a kpa(ior u kpa a kpa)
Hava tit nakað billigari?
Ior m ngu u kpa?(ior m ngu u kpa)
Kann eg gjalda við korti?
Ior m gban a card?(ior m gban a card)
Eg vil hava ein dýn fyri tveir
A doo a table m ngu a yô(a doo a table m ngu a yô)
Rokningina, vælsignað
Ior a bill, please(ior a bill, please)
Er tænastan við í prísinum?
Ior a service m nahan?(ior a service m nahan)
Eg eri vegetarianur
A m vegetarian(a m vegetarian)
Einki kryddað mat, vælsignað
A m nahan a spicy food(a m nahan a spicy food)
Hetta er deiligt
Ior a kpa(ior a kpa)
Kann eg fáa matseðilin?
Ior m gban a menu?(ior m gban a menu)
Ein glasi av vatni, vælsignað
A glass a water, please(a glass a water)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Ringja til løgregluna
Kpa a police
Ringja til ambulanse
Kpa a ambulance
Eg eri í tørvi á lækna
M ba a doctor
Eg føli meg sjúkan
M kpa a kpa
Eg eri allergiskur móti jarðhnøttum
M kpa a nyam
Hvar er næsta sjúkrahús?
I kpa a hospital mza?
Tað sær her
I kpa a sha
Eg havi mist mítt pass
M kpa a passport m
Kann tú ringja til mítt hotell?
I kpa a hotel m?
Hjálp!
Kpa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Gott at hitta teg
Ior u kpa.
Lat okkum avtala ein fund
Ka a hia ikyô.
Hvat tíð virkar fyri teg?
Nî kpa u kpa?
Eg sendi frágreiðingina í dag
M gbanor u kpe.
Kunnu vit tosa í morgin?
A hia nî u hia?
Vinaliga finn viðheftu filin
M kpa u venge.
Takk fyri títt tíð
Ior u nenge.
Eg gleði meg at arbeiða við tær
M hia u kpa.
Kunnu tú greiða tað út?
Ior a hia u mba?
Lat meg koma aftur til tín
Ka m hia u.
Freistin er fríggjadagur
Ikyô u kpa a Friday.
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.