Art & Museums

1. Er ljósmyndatøka leyft her?

   Er lyos-myn-da-to-ka leyft her?

   Is photography allowed here?

   Usage

   Used to check whether photography is permitted in a museum or gallery

   Grammar Note

   Faroese is a North Germanic language of the Faroe Islands, close to Old Norse

2. Hvør er kunstarin?

   Kvor er kun-sta-rin?

   Who is the artist?

   Usage

   Used to ask about the creator of an artwork

   Grammar Note

   Faroese has suffixed definite articles; "-in" is the definite ending for masculine nouns

3. Hvat eitur hetta verk?

   Kvat ay-tur het-ta verk?

   What is this work called?

   Usage

   Used to ask for the title of an artwork

   Grammar Note

   "Hvat eitur ~?" means "What is ~ called?" — the standard Faroese name question

4. Nær varð hetta savnið bygt?

   Nair vard het-ta sav-nið bygt?

   When was this museum built?

   Usage

   Used to ask about the construction date of a museum

   Grammar Note

   "Varð bygt" is the past passive: "verða" (to become) + the supine of "byggja". The Faroese for museum is "savn" (neuter)

5. Hava tit eina ljóðvegleiðing?

   Ha-va tit ay-na ljóð-veg-lei-ðing?

   Do you have an audio guide?

   Usage

   Used to ask about audio guide availability

   Grammar Note

   "Tit" is the second-person plural pronoun and takes the plural verb "hava" (to have). "ljóðvegleiðing" is feminine, so the indefinite article is "eina"

6. Hvar er gávubúðin?

   Kvar er gaw-vu-boo-din?

   Where is the gift shop?

   Usage

   Used to locate the gift shop

   Grammar Note

   "Hvar er ~?" is the standard Faroese location question

7. Eg vil gjarnan keypa eitt prent av hesum kunstgripi.

   Eg vil gyar-nan key-pa aytt prent av he-sum kunst-gri-pi.

   I'd like to buy a print of this artwork.

   Usage

   Used when wanting to purchase a print of an artwork

   Grammar Note

   "Vil gjarnan" expresses a polite wish in Faroese

8. Er leiðsøguferd til?

   Er layd-so-gu-ferd til?

   Is there a guided tour?

   Usage

   Used to ask if a guided tour is available

   Grammar Note

   "Til" indicates availability in Faroese

9. Hvørjar eru opnunartíðirnar hjá savninum?

   Kvor-yar e-ru op-nun-ar-tee-dir-nar hyaw sav-ni-num?

   What are the museum's opening hours?

   Usage

   Used to ask about the museum's operating hours

   Grammar Note

   Faroese has case inflection; "savninum" is the definite dative of the neuter noun "savn" (museum)

10. Hetta málverk er fagurt.

    Het-ta mawl-verk er fa-gurt.

    This painting is beautiful.

    Usage

    Used to express admiration for a painting or artwork

    Grammar Note

    "Fagurt" is the neuter form of "fagur" (beautiful), agreeing with neuter "málverk"

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