# Faroese/Chapter Two
## Chapter Two - Basic phrases

Many of the following examples are taken from the German language guide by Richard Kölbl: Färöisch Wort für Wort. Bielefeld, 2004.

### Hello and Goodbye

* hey! [ˈhɛi] - hi!
* halló! [haˈlːɔu] - hello!
* góðan morgun! [ˈɡ̊ɔuwan ˈmɔɹɡ̊ʊn] - good morning!
* góðan dag! [ˈɡ̊ɔuwan ˈd̥ɛa] - good day!
* gott kvøld! [ˈɡ̊ɔʰtː ˈkvœld̥] - good evening!
* vælgagnist! [ˈvɛlɡ̊aɡ̊nɪst] - blessed meal! (entering a room, where people are eating)
* eingin orsøk! [ˈɔɲʤ̊ɪn ˈɔˈʂːøːk] - you're welcome!
* orsaka! [ɔˈʂːɛaka] - sorry!
* tað er í lagið! [ˈtɛa ɛɹ ɪˈlɛajɪ] - that's alright!
* hvussu hevur tú tað [ˈkvʊsːʊ ˈheːvʊɹ ˈtʉu ˈtɛa] - how are you
* e.g. havi tað gott! [ˈeː ˈhɛavɪ ta ˈɡ̊ɔʰtː] - I'm fine!
* skál! [ˈskɔal] - cheers!
* farvæl! [faɹˈvɛal] - goodbye!
* góða ferð! [ˈɡ̊ɔuwa ˈfeːɹ] - have a good journey!
* vit síggjast! [ˈviːt ˈsʊʤ̊ːast] - see you!

### Do you speak English?

Note: In this section, the polite second person singular pronoun tygum is used instead of the common tú. Generally, tygum is used in formal situations and amongst strangers
* tosa tygum enskt? [ˈtoːsa ˈtiːjʊn ˈɛŋ̊kst] - do you speak English?
* Is there someone here who speaks English? - Dugir nakar her eingilskt? [ˈd̥ʊːjɪɹ ˈnɛakaɹ ˈheːɹ ˈɔɲʤ̊ɪl̥st]
* eitt sindur [ˈaɪʰtː ˈsɪnd̥ʊɹ > aˈsɪnd̥ʊɹ] - a little
* e.g. skilji ikki [ˈeː ˈʃɪljɪ ɪʰʧːɪ > ˈeː ˈʃɪljɪʰʧː] - I don't understand
* hvat siga tygum? [ˈkvɛat ˈsiːja ˈtiːjʊn] - pardon?
* ha? [ˈhaː] - eh?
* hvat eitur ... á enskum/føroyskum? [ˈkvɛat ˈaitʊɹ … aˈɛn̥skun/aˈføːɹɪskʊn] - what does ... mean in English/Faroese?
* føroyskt er vakurt men torført at læra [ˈføːɹɪst ɛɹ ˈvɛakʊɻ̊ʈ mɛn ˈtoːɹfœɻ̊ʈ aˈlɛaːɹa] - Faroese is beautiful but difficult to learn

### Please and Thanks

* ger so væl [ˈʤ̊eːɻ̊ ˈʂoː ˈvɛal > ˈʤ̊ɛʂoːˌvɛal] - now, do good
* ver so góð [ˈveːɻ̊ ˈʂoː ˈɡ̊ɔu > ˈvɛʂɡ̊ʊ] - please, here you have
* ja takk [ˈjɛa ˈtaʰk] - yes please
* lat meg fáa hetta, takk [ˈlɛat ˈmeː ˈfǫːa ˈhɛʰtːa ˈtaʰk] - let me get this, please (e.g. in a shop, when you don't know the word for something, and just point to it)
* takk fyri [ˈtaʰk ˈfiːɹɪ] - thank you (standard phrase: "Thanks for (it)")
** ... hjálpina [ˈjɔl̥pɪna] - ... the help
* stóra tøkk - [ˈstɔuɹa ˈtœʰkː] - many thanks
* nei takk [ˈnai ˈtœʰkː] - no thanks

### Agree and disagree

* ja [ˈjɛa] - yes
* nei [ˈnai] - no
* jú! [ˈjʉu] - sure!, yea
* kanska [ˈkan̥ska] - maybe
* vónandi [ˈvɔunand̥ɪ] - hopefully
* sjálvandi [ˈʃɔlvandɪ] - that's understood/naturally
* tíbetur [ˈtʊiˌbeːtʊɹ] - fortunately
* tíverri [ˈtʊiˌvɛɹːɪ] - unfortunately
* akkurat [aʰkʊˈɹɔat] - exactly
* júst [ˈjʏst] - just
* gamaní [ˈgɛamanˌʊi] - that's fine by me
* ikki sannheit? [ˈɪʰʧɪ ˈsanːait] - isn't it?
* tú hevur rætt [ˈtʉu ˈheːvʊɹ ˈɹaʰt] - you are right
* e.g. eri púra samdur/samd - [ˈeː ˈeːɹɪ ˈpʉuɹa ˈsamd̥ʊɹ/ ˈsamd̥] - I totally agree (m./f.)
* vera ósamd(ur) [ˈveːɹa ˈɔʊsamd̥ʊɹ] - to disagree
* tað haldi eg ikki - [ˈtɛa ˈhaldɪ ˈeː ˈɪʰʧːɪ > taˈhaldɪje ˈɪʰʧːɪ] - I don't think so
* heldur tú? [ˈhɛldʊɹ ˈtʉu] - do you think so?
* eg veit ikki - [ˈeː ˈvait ˈɪʰʧɪ > ˈeː ˈvaɪʰʧː] - I don't know
* tað er fitt [ˈtɛa ɛɹ ˈfɪʰtː] - it is cute,nice
* tað er ringt [ˈtɛa ɛɹ ˈɹɪɲ̊kt] - it is bad,