Looking for practical Qeqchi to Faroese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Qeqchi 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 Qeqchi 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.
Sa'qi
Halló(sah-kee)
Uxlab'äl
Takk(ook-lah-bahl)
Sa'qi k'ay
Góðan morgun(sah-kee kay)
Sa'qi k'ik'
Góðan dag(sah-kee keek)
Sa'qi k'ux
Góðan kvøld(sah-kee koosh)
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux
Góðan nátt(sah-kee keek koosh)
K'ux k'ik'
Síggjast seinni(koosh keek)
K'ux
Farvæl(koosh)
Jach'och' k'ut?
Hvat er títt navn?(ha-choch kut)
In k'ut John
Eg eiti John(een koot John)
K'ut k'ax?
Hvussu hevur tú tað?(kut k'ash)
K'ax k'ut k'ux
Gott at hitta teg(kash kut koosh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Tú tosaði enskt?
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Eg tosi ikki væl hindi.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Eg skilji ikki.
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Vinaliga tosa sakta.
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Kunnu tú siga tað aftur?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Hvar er toalettin?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Hvussu fái eg til miðbýin?
K'utun ri k'ay.
Snú til vinstru.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Snú til høgru.
K'utun k'ay.
Fara beint fram.
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Hvussu nógv kostar ferðin?
K'utun ri k'ay.
Ein atvøtt, takk.
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Er tað langt frá her?
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Eg eri lost.
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Hvar kann eg keypa ein SIM-kort?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja'
Ja
Nok
Nei
K'a riq
Kanska
In k'ut
Eg eri samdur
In k'ut nok
Eg eri ósamd
K'ut in k'ut
Tað hoyrist gott út
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Hvat heldur tú?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Kanst tú hjálpa mær?
In k'uch k'ax
Eg þarf hjálp
K'ut k'ax riq
Vanta eitt eygnarblikk
In k'ut k'ax
Eg eri leysur
Nok k'ut
Eingin trupulleiki
K'ut in k'ut riq
Takk fyri
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Tillykke við føðingardegnum
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Hava ein tryggan túr
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?
Hvar er jarnvøtturin?(ja' kutun ri tren)
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?
Hvar er bussstoppin?(ja' kutun ri bus)
¿K'utun ri platform?
Hvat plattform er tað?(kutun ri platform)
¿Jas k'utun ri?
Hvat tíð fer tað?(jas kutun ri)
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?
Er hetta rætta leiðin?(kutun ri k'ax)
Ri k'utun k'utun
Tað er nærhendis.(ri kutun kutun)
Ri k'utun k'ax
Tað er langt burtur frá her.(ri kutun k'ax)
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?
Kann tú vísa mær á kortinum?(jas kutun ri mapa)
¿K'utun ri, por favor?
Støð her, vinarliga.(kutun ri por favor)
¿Jas k'utun ri?
Hvussu leingi tekur tað?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
K'utun ri'?
Hvat kostar hetta?(K'utun ri'?)
K'utun ri' k'utun ch'ich'
Tað er ov dýrt(K'utun ri' k'utun ch'ich')
¿Ruk'ux ri' k'utun ch'ich'?
Hava tit nakað billigari?(¿Ruk'ux ri' k'utun ch'ich'?)
¿K'utun ri' k'utun rax?
Kann eg gjalda við korti?(¿K'utun ri' k'utun rax?)
In k'utun ri' k'ax ri' ch'och'
Eg vil hava ein dýn fyri tveir(In k'utun ri' k'ax ri' ch'och')
Ri' k'utun, por favor
Rokningina, vælsignað(Ri' k'utun, por favor)
¿Ri' k'utun ch'ich'?
Er tænastan við í prísinum?(¿Ri' k'utun ch'ich'?)
In k'utun ri' vegetarian
Eg eri vegetarianur(In k'utun ri' vegetarian)
Man k'utun ri' ch'ich', por favor
Einki kryddað mat, vælsignað(Man k'utun ri' ch'ich', por favor)
K'utun ri' ch'ich'
Hetta er deiligt(K'utun ri' ch'ich')
¿K'utun ri' k'utun menú?
Kann eg fáa matseðilin?(¿K'utun ri' k'utun menú?)
Ri' k'utun k'ay, por favor
Ein glasi av vatni, vælsignað(Ri' k'utun k'ay, por favor)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
K'uxi' ri policía
Ringja til løgregluna
K'uxi' ri ambulancia
Ringja til ambulanse
In k'utun ri médico
Eg eri í tørvi á lækna
In k'utun ri k'ax
Eg føli meg sjúkan
In k'utun ri k'ik'
Eg eri allergiskur móti jarðhnøttum
Ja ri hospital k'utun?
Hvar er næsta sjúkrahús?
K'ax ri' k'ot
Tað sær her
In k'utun ri pasaporte
Eg havi mist mítt pass
¿K'uxi' ri hotel in?
Kann tú ringja til mítt hotell?
Ayuda!
Hjálp!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
K'utun ri' k'axk'ux
Gott at hitta teg(K'utun ri' k'axk'ux)
K'utun ri' xk'utun ri' k'axk'ux
Lat okkum avtala ein fund(K'utun ri' xk'utun ri' k'axk'ux)