Airport & Customs

1. Vísið mær passið hjá tygum, takk

   Vee-sid mair pas-sid hyaw ty-gum, takk

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Standard phrase used by immigration officers

   Grammar Note

   Faroese is basically SVO but is a V2 language, with the finite verb in second position in main clauses. "Tygum" is the polite second-person form of address

2. Hvat er endamálið við vitjanini hjá tygum?

   Kvat er en-da-maw-lid vid vit-ya-ni-ni hyaw ty-gum?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   Standard immigration question

   Grammar Note

   "Hvat" = what

3. Hvussu nógvar nætur ætla tygum at vera?

   Kvus-su nog-var nai-tur ait-la ty-gum at ve-ra?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Commonly asked at immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Hvussu nógvar nætur" = how many nights

4. Hava tygum nakað at tolla?

   Ha-va ty-gum na-kad at tol-la?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Asked at customs

   Grammar Note

   "Hava tygum" = do you have (polite); "tolla" = to declare at customs

5. Ferðataskan mín er ikki komin enn

   Fer-da-tas-kan meen er ik-ki ko-min enn

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Tell baggage claim staff

   Grammar Note

   "Ikki enn" = not yet

6. Hetta er handviðføri

   Het-ta er hand-vid-fo-ri

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Tell airline staff at check-in or boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Handviðføri" = hand luggage / carry-on baggage

7. Eg eri her á gjøgnumferð

   Eg e-ri her aw gyog-num-ferd

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Used at transit counters or immigration

   Grammar Note

   "á gjøgnumferð" = in transit, passing through

8. Hvar er liðið?

   Kvar er li-did?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Ask when looking for your boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "lið" = gate (definite form "liðið")

9. Nær fara vit umborð?

   Nair fa-ra vit um-bord?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Ask while waiting at the boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "fara umborð" = to board / go on board

10. Hvar er tollfría búðin?

    Kvar er tol-fri-a boo-din?

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Ask after clearing security

    Grammar Note

    "tollur" = customs duty, "tollfríur" = duty-free, "búð" = shop

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