Shops and hotels in Faroese
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. Play the ten Faroese words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Faroese phrases in this lesson
- Hevur tit...?HEH-voor tit
- Do you have...?
- Hvar er...?kvar air
- Where is...?
- OpiðOH-pee
- Open
- Stongtstongt
- Closed
- Ein poki?ayn POH-kee
- A bag?
- Ov dýrtov DOO-irt
- Too expensive
- Eg havi bílagteh HAH-vee BOO-ee-lagt
- I have a reservation
- Er morgunmatur íroknaður?air MOR-goon-ma-toor EE-rok-na-voor
- Is breakfast included?
- Hvat er loyniorðið til wifi?kvat air LOY-nee-or-ee til VEE-fee
- What's the wifi password?
- Kann eg...?kan eh
- Can I...?
Use this to ask if a shop stocks a specific item. Tit is the polite plural "you" used in shops and formal situations. Follow it with the name of what you need.
Hvar is the question word for "where." Faroese supermarkets are generally small and easy to navigate, but this phrase is useful in larger stores in Tórshavn.
Most shops close on Sundays.
Plastic bags cost extra at Faroese supermarkets. The cashier may ask "ein poki?" when you reach the till. Reusable bags are widely used by locals.
Literally "I have booked".
Loyniorð is literally "secret word".
"Kann eg seta meg her?", can I sit here?