Looking for practical Mam to Faroese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Mam 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 Mam 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.
Xo'j
Halló(sho'j)
Tz'ik
Takk(tz'ik)
Xo'j nax
Góðan morgun(sho'j nax)
Xo'j q'ij
Góðan dag(sho'j q'ij)
Xo'j k'ux
Góðan kvøld(sho'j k'ux)
Xo'j k'ux nax
Góðan nátt(sho'j k'ux nax)
K'ux q'ij
Síggjast seinni(k'ux q'ij)
Xo'j k'ux
Farvæl(sho'j k'ux)
Ja' k'ux nax?
Hvat er títt navn?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Ja' k'ux nax John
Eg eiti John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Jach' k'ux?
Hvussu hevur tú tað?(hach' k'ux?)
Nab' k'ux
Gott at hitta teg(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿K'ax k'utun English?
Tú tosaði enskt?
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Eg tosi ikki væl hindi.
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Eg skilji ikki.
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
Vinaliga tosa sakta.
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
Kunnu tú siga tað aftur?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
Hvar er toalettin?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Hvussu fái eg til miðbýin?
K'utun k'ux.
Snú til vinstru.
K'utun k'ux.
Snú til høgru.
K'utun k'ux.
Fara beint fram.
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
Hvussu nógv kostar ferðin?
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
Ein atvøtt, takk.
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Er tað langt frá her?
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
Eg eri lost.
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Hvar kann eg keypa ein SIM-kort?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Juj
Ja(hoo)
Man
Nei(mah)
K'ux
Kanska(k'ush)
Juj k'ux
Eg eri samdur(hoo k'ush)
Man k'ux
Eg eri ósamd(mah k'ush)
K'ux juj
Tað hoyrist gott út(k'ush hoo)
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?
Hvat heldur tú?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?
Kanst tú hjálpa mær?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut
Eg þarf hjálp(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
K'ux k'ut
Vanta eitt eygnarblikk(k'ush k'ut)
Juj k'ux k'ut
Eg eri leysur(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Man k'ux k'ut
Eingin trupulleiki(mah k'ush k'ut)
K'ux juj k'ut
Takk fyri(k'ush hoo k'ut)
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux
Tillykke við føðingardegnum(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux
Hava ein tryggan túr(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?
Hvar er jarnvøtturin?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?
Hvar er bussstoppin?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?
Hvat plattform er tað?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?
Hvat tíð fer tað?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?
Er hetta rætta leiðin?
Ri k'ut pa ri.
Tað er nærhendis.
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.
Tað er langt burtur frá her.
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?
Kann tú vísa mær á kortinum?
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?
Støð her, vinarliga.
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?
Hvussu leingi tekur tað?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
K'ux k'ulub' ri'?
Hvat kostar hetta?(K'ux k'ulub' ri'?)
K'ux ri' k'ulub'?
Tað er ov dýrt(K'ux ri' k'ulub'?)
¿K'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax?
Hava tit nakað billigari?(¿K'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax?)
¿K'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax k'oj?
Kann eg gjalda við korti?(¿K'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax k'oj?)
In k'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax k'oj?
Eg vil hava ein dýn fyri tveir(In k'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax k'oj?)
Ri' k'ulub', por favor
Rokningina, vælsignað(Ri' k'ulub', por favor)
¿K'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax?
Er tænastan við í prísinum?(¿K'ux ri' k'ulub' k'ax?)