Faroese pronunciation is quite straightforward once the basic rules have been learnt. Stress '''always''' falls on the the first syllable on any word.
Accented vowels are treated as letters in their own right in Faroese, with their own pronunciation. All vowels have long and short forms. Vowels are short in front of two or more consonants, otherwise they are long.
; A a : (Short) like "a" in "land", (long) like "ea" in "bear". ; A a : (Short) like "aw" in "law", (long) like "wha" in "whack". ; E e : (Short) like "e" in "bet", (long) like "ai" in "air". ; I i : (Short) like "i" in "sit", (long) like the "ee" in "see". ; I i : (Short) like the "wi" in "with", (long) like "whee" in "wheeze". ; O o : (Short) like "aw" in "law", (long) like "oa" in "oar". ; O o : (Short) like "e" in "father", (long) like "o" in "wrote". ; U u : (Short) like "oo" in "foot", (long) like "oo" in "food". ; U u : (Short) like Faroese long "i" but said with rounded lips, (long) like Faroese long "u" but said with rounded lips. ; Y y : Same as Faroese "i": (Short) like "i" in "sit", (long) like the "ee" in "see". ; Y y : Same as Faroese "i": (Short) like the "wi" in "with", (long) like "whee" in "wheeze". ; A a : Same as Faroese "a": (Short) like "a" in "land", (long) like "ea" in "bear". ; O o : (Short) like "e" in "father", (long) like short Faroese "o" but lengthened.
; B b : Like "b" in "bed". ; D d : Like "d" in "day". ; D d : Silent when it is the final letter of a word, otherwise used to separate two vowels when they they are different syllables. ; G g : Silent when it is the final letter of a word, pronounced directly before and after consonants. It is used as a separator between two vowels when these are in different syllables. ; H h : Like "h" in "hot". ; J j : Like "y" in "yes". ; K k : Like "k" in "k". ; L l : Like "l" in "like". ; M m : Like "m" in "me". ; N n : Like "n" in "nurse". ; P p : Like "p" in "push". ; R r : Like rolled "rr" as in Spanish "perro". ; S s : Like "s" in "sun" ; T t : Like "t" in "take". ; V v : Like "v" in "value".
; ei : (Short) Like "ey" in "hey", (Long) Like "e" in "father" fused together with "ey" in "key", like (but not the same as) "oy" in "boy". ; ey : (Short) Like "e" in "bet", (Long) Like "ey" in "hey". ; oy : (Short) Like "o" in "hot" fused together with "ey" in "key", like (but not the same as) "oy" in "boy". ; dr : Like "gr" in "great". ; dj, ge, gi, gy, gey, gj, ggj : Like "j" in "jaw". ; ft : Like "tt" in "butter". ; hj : Like "y" in "yes". ; ke, ki, ky, key, kj : Like "ch" in "church". ; ll : Like "h" and "l" fused together. Similar to Welsh "ll". ; rn : Like "dn" in "hadn't". ; sj, sk, ske, ski, sky, skey, skj : Like "sh" in "ship".
'''Note:''' The hyphens (-) are only there to help you break down the pronunciation of words. Pronounce the word without pausing on hyphens.
; OPEN : Opid ; CLOSED : Stongdur ; ENTRANCE : Holl ; EXIT : Fara ut ; PUSH : Skumpa ; PULL : Toga ; TOILET : Badiverilsi, Brusibad, Bad, WC ; MEN : Menn ; WOMEN : Kvinnur ; FORBIDDEN : Bannadur}}
; Hello. : Hallo. (''hahloh'') ; Hello. (''informal'') : Hey. (''Huhy'') ; How are you? : Hvussu hevur tu tad? (''Kvuss-u hev-ur too tya?'') ; Fine, thank you. : Gott, takk. (''Gohtt, tyakk'') ; What is your name? : Hvussu eita tygum? (''Hvuss-u eit-a tyg-um?'') ; My name is ______ . : Eg eiti ______ . (''Eh eit-i _____ .'') ; Nice to meet you. : Stuttligt at hitta teg. (''Stut-leegt at heett-a teh'') ; Please. : Gerid so val. (''Jer-i soh vyal'') ; Thank you. : Takk. (''Takk'') ; You're welcome. : Onki at takk fyri. (''On-chi at tak fi-ree'') ; Yes. : Ja. (''Ya'') ; No. : Nei. (''Nay'') ; Excuse me. (''getting attention'') : Orsaka. (''Or-sya-ka'') ; Excuse me. (''begging pardon'') : Umskylda. (''Um-shil-da'') ; I'm sorry. : Orsakid meg. (''Or-sya-kee meh'') ; Goodbye : Farval. (''Far-vyal'') ; I can't speak Faroese [well]. : Eg geri ikki tosadur foroyskt [gott]. (''Eh jer-i ich-i tosya-ur Fur-oy-sht [got]'') ; Do you speak English? : Dugir tu eingilskt? (''Du-ir too ain-gilsht?'') ; Is there someone here who speaks English? : Dugir nakar her eingilskt? (''Du-ir hehr nak-ar ain-gilsht?'') ; Help! : Hjalp! (''Yolp!'') ; Look out! : Ansa tar! (''An-sa tyar!'') ; Good morning. : Godan morgun. (''guh-an mor-gun'') ; Good day. : Godan dag(in). (''guh-an dya-(in)'') ; Good evening. : Godan kvold. (''guh-an kvuhld'') ; Good night. : Godan natt. (''guh-an nawt'') ; Good night (''to sleep'') : sov gott. (''sov got'') ; I don't understand. : Eg skilji ikki. (''Eh shil-yi ich-i'') ; Where is the toilet? : Hvar er Brusibadid? (''Kvar er broo-see-ba-i?'')
'''NOTE''': The numbers 1 to 3 have three gender forms in Faroese, and this gender form changes depending upon whether the number is attached to a masculine, feminine, or neuter word. Only numbers one to three have these gender forms. In addition the numbers one to three change for the four grammatical cases.
; half : halvt ''(holvt)'' ; third : tridjingur ''(tree-ying-ur)'' ; quarter : fjordingur ''(fyoh-ring-ur)'' ; less : minni ''(min-ni)'' ; more : meiri/fleiri ''(mu-ee-ri/flu-ee-ree)''
Examples: : (m) Ein madur ''(ayn ma-ur)'' "a/one man". : (f) Ein kvinna ''(ayn kvin-a)'' "a/one woman". : (n) Eitt barn ''(aytt bahrn)'' "a/one child".
; 1 : ein, (masculine) ''(ayn)'' : ein, (feminine) ''(ayn)'' : eitt, (neuter) ''(aytt)'' ; 2 : tveir, (masculine) ''(tvay-r)'' : tvar, (feminine) ''(tya-r)'' : tvey, (neuter) ''(tv-u-ee)'' ; 3 : triggir, (masculine) ''(truee-gir)'' : triggjar, (feminine) ''(truee-jar)'' : try, (neuter) ''(truee)'' ; 4 : fyra ''(fuee-ra)'' ; 5 : fimm ''(fim)'' ; 6 : seks ''(sehks)'' ; 7 : sjey ''(shay)'' ; 8 : atta ''(otta)'' ; 9 : niggju ''(nwi-joo)'' ; 10 : tiggju ''(twi-joo)'' ; 11 : ellivu ''(ehl-ee-voo)'' ; 12 : tolv ''(tohlv)'' ; 13 : trettan ''(tret-an)'' ; 14 : fjurtan ''(fyoor-tan)'' ; 15 : fimtan ''(fim-tan)'' ; 16 : sekstan ''(sex-tan)'' ; 17 : seytan ''(suhy-chan)'' ; 18 : atjan ''(och-an)'' ; 19 : nitjan ''(nuee-chan)'' ; 20 : tjugu ''(choo-u)'' ; 21 : einogtjugu ''(ayn-o-choo-u)'' ; 22 : tveirogtjugu ''(tvay-ro-choo-u)'' ; 23 : triggirogtjugu ''(truee-gi-ro-choo-u)'' ; 30 : tretivu ''(tret-i-voo)'' ; 40 : fjoruti ''(fyuh-root-ee)'' ; 50 : fimti ''(fim-tee)'' ; 60 : seksti ''(sex-tee)'' ; 70 : sjuti ''(shoo-tee)'' ; 80 : attati ''(ott-a-tee)'' ; 90 : niti ''(nuee-ti)'' ; 100 : hundrad ''(hund-ra)'' ; 101 : hundrad og ein ''(hund-ra o ayn)'' ; 200 : tvey hundrad ''(tvuee hund-ra)'' ; 300 : try hundrad ''(truee hund-ra)'' ; 400 : fyra hundrad ''(fuee-ra hund-ra)'' ; 1000 : tusund ''(too-sund)'' ; 2000 : tvey tusund ''(tvuee too-sund)'' ; 100,000 : hundrad tusund ''(hund-ra too-sund)'' ; 1,000,000 : million ''(mee-hlion)'' ; 1,000,000,000 : miljardur ''(meel-yar-ur)'' ; 1,000,000,000,000 : billion ''(bee-hlion)''
; 1th : fyrsti (''feer-stee'') ; 2th : annar (''an-ar'') ; 3th : tridi (''tree-ee'') ; 4th : fjordi (''fjohr-ee'') ; 5th : fimti (''feem-ti'') ; 6th : satti (''syat-ee'') ; 7th : sjeyndi (''shuen-dee'') ; 8th : attandi (''o-tand-ee'') ; 9th : niggjundi (''nuee-jund-ee'') ; 10th : tiggjundi (''tuee-jund-ee'') ; 11th : ellivti (''ehl-eev-tee'') ; 12th : tolvti (''tohlv-tee'') ; 13th : trettandi (''tret-and-ee'') ; 14th : fjurtandi (''fyoort-and-ee'') ; 15th : fimtandi (''fim-tand-ee'') ; 16th : sekstandi (''sex-and-ee'') ; 17th : seytjandi (''suee-chand-ee'') ; 18th : atjandi (''o-chand-ee'') ; 19th : nitjandi (''nuee-chand-ee'') ; 20th : tjugundi (''choo-und-ee'') ; 21th : tjugundi og fyrsti (''choo-und-ee o feer-stee'') ; 22th : tjugundi og annar (''choo-und-ee o an-ar'') ; 23th : tjugundi og tridi (''choo-und-ee o tree-ee'') ; 30th : tretivundi (''tret-iv-und-ee'') ; 40th : fjorutandi (''fyuhr-ut-and-ee'') ; 50th : fimtandi (''fim-tand-ee'') ; 60th : sekstandi (''sex-tand-ee'') ; 70th : sjutandi (''shoo-tand-ee'') ; 80th : attandi (''o-tand-ee'') ; 90th : nitandi (''nuee-tand-ee'') ; 100th : hundradandi (''hund-ra-and-ee'') ; 200th : tveyhundradandi (''tvuhy-hund-ra-and-ee'') ; 300th : tryhundradandi (''truee-hund-ra-and-ee'') ; 1000th : tusundandi (''too-sund-and-ee'') ; 2000th : tveytusundandi (''tvuhy-too-sund-and-ee'') ; 1,000,000th : millionandi (''meehl-ion-and-ee'') ; 1,000,000,000th : tusund millionandi (''''too-sund meehl-ion-and-ee'') ; 1,000,000,000,000th : billionandi (''beehl-ion-and-ee'')
; now : nu (''noo'') ; early : arla (''aur-la'') ; later : eftir (''eft-ir'') ; before : fyrr (''feer'') ; morning : morgun (''morg-un'') ; afternoon : seinnapartur (''sayn-a-part-ur'') ; evening : kvold (''kvuhld'') ; night : natt (''nott'')
; one o'clock AM : klukkan er eitt ''(kluk-an er aytt)'' ; two o'clock AM : klukkan er tvey ''(kluk-an er tvuee)'' ; noon : a middegi ''(o mi-de-ee)'' ; one o'clock PM : klukkan er trettan ''(kluk-an er tret-an)'' ; two o'clock PM : klukkan er fjurtan ''(kluk-an er fyoor-tan)'' ; midnight : midnatt ''(mid-nott)''
; _____ minute(s) : _____ minuttur ''(meen-oo-tur)'' : Plural; minuttar ''(meen-oo-tar)'' ; _____ hour(s) : _____ timi ''(tuee-mee)'' : Plural; timur ''(tuee-mur)'' ; _____ day(s) : _____ dagur ''(da-ur)'' : Plural; dagar ''(da-ar)'' ; _____ week(s) : _____ vika ''(veek-a)'' : Plural; vikur ''(veek-ur)'' ; _____ month(s) : _____ manudur ''(mon-oo-ur)'' : Plural; manudir ''(mon-oo-ir)'' ; _____ year(s) : _____ ar ''(awr)''
; today : i dag (''uee dya'') ; yesterday : i gjar (''uee gyor'') ; tomorrow : i morgin (''uee mor-gin'') ; this week : hesa vikuna (''he-sa veek-u-na'') ; last week : i sidstu viku (''uee see-stu vee-ku'') ; next week : nastu viku (''nya-stu vee-ku'')
; Sunday : Sunnudagur (''sun-u-da-ur'') ; Monday : Manadagur (''mon-a-da-ur'') ; Tuesday : Tysdagur (''tuees-da-ur'') ; Wednesday : Mikudagur (''mee-ku-da-ur'') ; Thursday : Hosdagur (''hohs-da-ur'') ; Friday : Friggjadagur (''fruee-ja-da-ur'') ; Saturday : Leygardagur (''luee-gar-da-ur'')
; January : Januar (''jan-oo-ar'') ; February : Februar (''feb-roo-ar'') ; March : Mars (''marss'') ; April : April (''ap-ruel'') ; May : Mai (''migh'') ; June : Juni (''yun-ee'') ; July : Juli (''yul-ee'') ; August : August (''a-gust'') ; September : September (''sept-em-bir'') ; October : Oktober (''Okt-o-bir'') ; November : November (''nov-em-bir'') ; December : Desember (''des-em-bir'')
'''Long date'''
: Leygardagur 05. april 2008 : ''Saturday 5th April 2008''
'''Short date'''
: 05-04-2008 : ''05/04-2008''
'''Time'''
: Written: klukkan 07.05 : Spoken: "klukkan er fimm minuttar eftir syey" ''(Kluk-an er fim meen-u-tar eft-ir shey)'' : Literal Meaning: "The clock is five minutes after seven."
; black : svartur (''svart-ur'') ; white : hvitur (''kvuee-tur'') ; gray : graur (''gro-ur'') ; red : reytt (''rueet'') ; blue : blatt (''blot'') ; yellow : gult (''gult'') ; green : gront (''gruhnt'') ; orange : appelsingult (''ap-el-sing-ult'') ; purple : lilla (''lee-hla'') ; brown : brunt (''broont'')
; Which harbour is next? : Hvor er nasta havn? (''Kvor ehr nya-sta havn?'') ; Is this the ferry for _____? : Er hetta ferjan til _____? (''Ehr het-a fer-yan teel _____?'')