English–Faroese Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	eg	I am here now. Eg eri her nú.
you	pronoun	tú	You are very kind. Tú ert sera vinarligur.
he	pronoun	hann	He is my brother. Hann er beiggi mín.
she	pronoun	hon	She reads every morning. Hon lesur hvønn morgun.
we	pronoun	vit	We live in town. Vit búgva í býnum.
they	pronoun	tey	They work together daily. Tey arbeiða saman hvønn dag.
what	pronoun	hvat	What is on the table? Hvat er á borðinum?
where	adverb	hvar	Where do you live? Hvar býrt tú?
when	adverb	nær	When does school start? Nær byrjar skúlin?
who	pronoun	hvør	Who is at home? Hvør er heima?
why	adverb	hví	Why are you sad? Hví ert tú sorgblíður?
how	adverb	hvussu	How do you know? Hvussu veitst tú?
to be	verb	vera	We are ready now. Vit eru klár nú.
to have	verb	hava	I have a book. Eg havi eina bók.
to do	verb	gera	They do good work. Tey gera gott arbeiði.
to go	verb	fara	I go to school. Eg fari í skúla.
to come	verb	koma	Please come home now. Vinarliga kom heim nú.
to see	verb	síggja	I see the moon. Eg síggi mánan.
to know	verb	vita	I know the answer. Eg veit svarið.
to think	verb	hugsa	We think about it. Vit hugsa um tað.
to want	verb	vilja	I want some water. Eg vil hava vatn.
to need	verb	hava brúk fyri	We need more time. Vit hava brúk fyri meiri tíð.
to make	verb	gera	She makes good bread. Hon ger gott breyð.
to take	verb	taka	Take the bag inside. Tak taskuna inn.
to give	verb	geva	Please give me water. Vinarliga gev mær vatn.
to say	verb	siga	He says hello first. Hann sigur halló fyrst.
to tell	verb	siga	Tell me the story. Sig mær søguna.
to ask	verb	spyrja	I ask one question. Eg spyrji ein spurning.
to find	verb	finna	We found the key. Vit funnu lykilin.
to look	verb	hyggja	Look at the sky. Hygg at himmalinum.
to use	verb	nýta	I use this pen. Eg nýti henda pennin.
to work	verb	arbeiða	They work every day. Tey arbeiða hvønn dag.
to eat	verb	eta	We eat bread here. Vit eta breyð her.
to drink	verb	drekka	I drink hot tea. Eg drekki heitt te.
to sleep	verb	sova	The child sleeps well. Barnið svevur væl.
to walk	verb	ganga	We walk to school. Vit ganga í skúla.
to run	verb	renna	The boy runs fast. Drongurin rennur skjótt.
to read	verb	lesa	She reads a book. Hon lesur eina bók.
to write	verb	skriva	I write my name. Eg skrivi navnið mítt.
to speak	verb	tosa	We speak Faroese here. Vit tosa føroyskt her.
to listen	verb	lurta	Please listen to me. Vinarliga lurta eftir mær.
to hear	verb	hoyra	I hear the rain. Eg hoyri regnið.
to buy	verb	keypa	They buy fresh fish. Tey keypa feskan fisk.
to sell	verb	selja	We sell good bread. Vit selja gott breyð.
to pay	verb	gjalda	I pay for coffee. Eg gjaldi fyri kaffi.
to help	verb	hjálpa	Friends help each other. Vinir hjálpa hvørjum øðrum.
to love	verb	elska	I love my family. Eg elski familju mína.
to live	verb	búgva	We live near town. Vit búgva nær býnum.
to die	verb	deyða
to learn	verb	læra	Children learn very quickly. Børn læra sera skjótt.
to teach	verb	læra	They teach the children. Tey læra børnini.
to open	verb	opna	Please open the door. Vinarliga opna hurðina.
to close	verb	lata aftur	Close the window now. Lat gluggan aftur nú.
person	noun	persónur	Every person needs rest. Hvør persónur hevur brúk fyri hvíld.
man	noun	maður	The man is tall. Maðurin er høgur.
woman	noun	kvinna	The woman is smiling. Kvinnan brosir.
child	noun	barn	The child is sleeping. Barnið svevur.
boy	noun	drongur	The boy runs outside. Drongurin rennur úti.
girl	noun	genta	The girl reads quietly. Gentan lesur stillisliga.
family	noun	familja	My family lives here. Familja mín býr her.
mother	noun	mamma	My mother is kind. Mamma mín er blíð.
father	noun	pápi	My father works hard. Pápi mín arbeiðir hart.
friend	noun	vinur	She is my friend. Hon er vinur mín.
house	noun	hús	Their house is new. Hús teirra eru nýggj.
home	noun	heim	I am going home. Eg fari heim.
school	noun	skúli	The school is big. Skúlin er stórur.
city	noun	býur	This city is busy. Hesin býur er nógv upptikin.
country	noun	land	Our country is small. Land okkara er lítið.
world	noun	heimur	The world is changing. Heimurin broytist.
street	noun	gøta	The street is quiet. Gøtan er still.
room	noun	rúm	The room is warm. Rúmið er heitt.
time	noun	tíð	Time passes very quickly. Tíðin gongur sera skjótt.
day	noun	dagur	Today is a good day. Í dag er ein góður dagur.
night	noun	nátt	The night is cold. Náttin er køld.
morning	noun	morgun	The morning is bright. Morgunin er ljósur.
evening	noun	kvøld	The evening is calm. Kvøldið er friðarligt.
week	noun	vika	The week feels long. Vikan kennist long.
month	noun	mánaður	This month is busy. Hesin mánaður er nógv upptikin.
year	noun	ár	This year is new. Hetta árið er nýtt.
today	adverb	í dag	I work today only. Eg arbeiði bara í dag.
tomorrow	adverb	í morgin	We leave tomorrow morning. Vit fara í morgin árla.
yesterday	adverb	í gjár	He arrived yesterday evening. Hann kom í gjárkvøldið.
now	adverb	nú	We must go now. Vit mugu fara nú.
sun	noun	sól	The sun is warm. Sólin er heit.
moon	noun	máni	The moon is bright. Mánin er bjartur.
star	noun	stjørna	That star is bright. Tann stjørnan er bjørt.
sky	noun	himmal	The sky is blue. Himmalin er bláur.
earth	noun	jørð	The earth is round. Jørðin er rund.
fire	noun	eldur	The fire is hot. Eldurin er heitur.
water	noun	vatn	The water is cold. Vatnið er kalt.
rain	noun	regn	The rain is heavy. Regnið er nógv.
wind	noun	vindur	The wind is strong. Vindurin er harður.
tree	noun	træ	The tree is tall. Træið er høgt.
flower	noun	blóma	The flower is red. Blóman er reyð.
mountain	noun	fjall	The mountain is high. Fjallið er høgt.
sea	noun	sjógvur	The sea is calm. Sjógvurin er stillur.
food	noun	matur	The food is ready. Maturin er klárur.
bread	noun	breyð	This bread is fresh. Hetta breyðið er feskt.
rice	noun	rís	We eat rice tonight. Vit eta rís í kvøld.
meat	noun	kjøt	The meat is hot. Kjøtið er heitt.
fish	noun	fiskur	The fish is fresh. Fiskurin er feskur.
egg	noun	egg	I eat one egg. Eg eti eitt egg.
milk	noun	mjólk	The milk is cold. Mjólkin er køld.
fruit	noun	frukt	Fruit is good food. Frukt er góður matur.
tea	noun	te	The tea is hot. Teið er heitt.
coffee	noun	kaffi	The coffee is strong. Kaffið er sterkt.
head	noun	høvd	My head hurts today. Høvd mítt pínir í dag.
eye	noun	eyga	Her eye is blue. Eyga hennara er blátt.
ear	noun	oyra	My ear hurts badly. Oyra mítt pínir nógv.
mouth	noun	munnur	Open your mouth wide. Lat munnin upp nógv.
nose	noun	nøs	My nose is cold. Nøs mín er køld.
hand	noun	hond	My hand is warm. Hond mín er heit.
foot	noun	fótur	My foot hurts now. Fótur mín pínir nú.
heart	noun	hjarta	My heart is strong. Hjarta mítt er sterkt.
name	noun	navn	My name is Anna. Navn mítt er Anna.
book	noun	bók	This book is new. Henda bókin er nýggj.
word	noun	orð	That word is difficult. Tað orðið er torført.
language	noun	mál	Language connects many people. Mál bindur nógv fólk saman.
money	noun	peningur	I need more money. Eg havi brúk fyri meiri peningi.
work	noun	arbeiði	Work starts at eight. Arbeiðið byrjar klokkan átta.
love	noun	kærleiki	Love makes life better. Kærleiki ger lívið betri.
music	noun	tónleikur	The music sounds beautiful. Tónleikurin ljóðar vakur.
story	noun	søga	Her story is interesting. Søga hennara er áhugaverd.
way	noun	vegur	This way is easier. Hesin vegur er lættari.
thing	noun	ting	That thing is mine. Tað tingið er mítt.
life	noun	lív	Life is beautiful sometimes. Lív er vakurt summatíðir.
door	noun	hurð	The door is open. Hurðin er opin.
table	noun	borð	The table is round. Borðið er runt.
chair	noun	stólur	The chair is broken. Stólurin er brotin.
car	noun	bilur	Our car is blue. Bilur okkara er bláur.
good	adjective	góður	This book is good. Henda bókin er góð.
bad	adjective	ringur	That coffee is bad. Tað kaffið er ringt.
big	adjective	stórur	The house is big. Húsið er stórt.
small	adjective	lítil	The room is small. Rúmið er lítið.
new	adjective	nýggjur	I bought a new car. Eg keypti ein nýggjan bil.
old	adjective	gamal	That house is old. Tað húsið er gamalt.
long	adjective	langur	The road is long. Vegurin er langur.
short	adjective	stuttur	The story is short. Søgan er stutt.
high	adjective	høgur	The mountain is high. Fjallið er høgt.
low	adjective	lágur	The table is low. Borðið er lágt.
hot	adjective	heitur	The tea is hot. Teið er heitt.
cold	adjective	kaldur	The water is cold. Vatnið er kalt.
happy	adjective	glaður	The child is happy. Barnið er glað.
sad	adjective	sorgblíður	She feels sad today. Hon er sorgblíð í dag.
beautiful	adjective	vakur	The flower is beautiful. Blóman er vøkur.
easy	adjective	lættur	This question is easy. Hesin spurningur er lættur.
hard	adjective	harður	This work is hard. Hetta arbeiðið er hart.
fast	adjective	skjótur	The car is fast. Bilurin er skjótur.
slow	adjective	seinur	The bus is slow.
right	adjective	rættur	Your answer is right. Svar títt er rætt.
wrong	adjective	skeivur	That answer is wrong. Tað svarið er skeivt.
important	adjective	týðandi	This work is important. Hetta arbeiðið er týðandi.
true	adjective	sannur	That story is true. Tann søgan er sonn.
full	adjective	fullur	The cup is full. Koppurin er fullur.
empty	adjective	tómur	The room is empty. Rúmið er tómt.
young	adjective	ungur	She is still young. Hon er framvegis ung.
strong	adjective	sterkur	He is very strong. Hann er sera sterkur.
weak	adjective	veikur	I feel weak today. Eg kenni meg veikan í dag.
red	adjective	reyður	The flower is red. Blóman er reyð.
blue	adjective	bláur	The sky is blue. Himmalin er bláur.
green	adjective	grønur	The grass is green. Grasið er grønt.
yellow	adjective	gulur	The flower is yellow. Blóman er gul.
black	adjective	svartur	The car is black. Bilurin er svartur.
white	adjective	hvítur	The house is white. Húsið er hvítt.
yes	interjection	ja	Yes, I understand now. Ja, eg skilji nú.
no	interjection	nei	No, I cannot come. Nei, eg kann ikki koma.
not	adverb	ikki	I am not ready. Eg eri ikki klárur.
and	conjunction	og	Tea and coffee are ready. Te og kaffi eru klár.
or	conjunction	ella	Tea or coffee today? Te ella kaffi í dag?
but	conjunction	men	I am tired, but happy. Eg eri troyttur, men glaður.
if	conjunction	um	If it rains, stay home. Um tað regnar, ver heima.
because	conjunction	tí	I stayed home because rain fell. Eg var heima, tí tað regnaði.
with	preposition	við	I came with my friend. Eg kom við vini mínum.
without	preposition	uttan	He left without money. Hann fór uttan pengar.
for	preposition	fyri	This gift is for you. Henda gáva er fyri teg.
from	preposition	frá	She came from school. Hon kom frá skúla.
to	preposition	til	We went to town. Vit fóru til býin.