Food & Drinks

1. Eg vil gjarna hava skerpikjøt

   Eg vil gyar-na ha-va sker-pi-chot

   I would like skerpikjøt (wind-dried lamb)

   Usage

   Ordering skerpikjøt, the famous wind-dried and fermented Faroese lamb

   Grammar Note

   "gjarna" means "gladly/willingly" and adds politeness to the request

2. Hvørjir rættir eru heimligir her?

   Kvor-yir rait-tir e-ru haym-li-gir her?

   What are the local dishes?

   Usage

   Asking a restaurant about their local specialty dishes

   Grammar Note

   The word for a dish/course is "rættur", which also forms eftirrættur / fiskarættur / forrættur. "Local" is "heimligur".

3. Eg eti ikki kjøt

   Eg e-ti ik-ki chot

   I do not eat meat

   Usage

   Informing a restaurant about a meat-free dietary requirement

   Grammar Note

   "ikki" is the negative adverb "not", placed after the verb in Faroese

4. Hetta var ljúffengt!

   Het-ta var lyoof-fengt!

   That was delicious!

   Usage

   Expressing how delicious the meal was to the chef or host

   Grammar Note

   "ljúffengt" is a compound of "ljúfur" (sweet/lovely) and "-fengt"

5. Takk fyri maturin, hvat kostar tað?

   Tak fy-ri ma-tu-rin, kvat kos-tar tad?

   Thank you for the meal, how much is the bill?

   Usage

   Thanking for the meal while asking for the bill

   Grammar Note

   "Takk fyri" means "thanks for". "maturin" is the definite form of "matur" (food/meal): "the meal". ("tøkk" is the plural of "takk", not an abbreviation.)

6. Eg vil gjarna hava reykt laks

   Eg vil gyar-na ha-va reykt laks

   I would like smoked salmon

   Usage

   Ordering Faroese smoked salmon, a prized local product

   Grammar Note

   "laks" is shared across North Germanic languages, cognate with English "lox" (smoked salmon)

7. Hvat er rættur dagsins?

   Kvat er rait-tur dag-sins?

   What is today's special?

   Usage

   Asking a restaurant about the dish of the day

   Grammar Note

   "rættur" means "dish/course"; "rættur dagsins" (with the genitive "dagsins" of "dagur" after it) is "the dish of the day". "Hvussu er rætturin í dag?" would instead mean "how is the dish today?".

8. Eg havi allergi móti glúten

   Eg ha-vi al-ler-gi mo-ti gloo-ten

   I have a gluten allergy

   Usage

   An essential phrase for informing a restaurant about a gluten allergy

   Grammar Note

   "móti" means "against/towards", used with "allergi" to mean allergic to something

9. Kann eg fáa vatn við matinum?

   Kann eg faw-a vatn vid ma-ti-num?

   Can I have water with my meal?

   Usage

   Asking for water to accompany a meal at a restaurant

   Grammar Note

   "vatn" (water) descends from Old Norse "vatn", shared across Germanic languages

10. Eg vil gjarna hava borðið við glugganum

    Eg vil gyar-na ha-va bor-did vid glug-ga-num

    I would like the table by the window

    Usage

    Requesting a table by the window at a restaurant

    Grammar Note

    "gluggi" means "window" in Faroese; the preposition "við" governs the dative, giving the definite form "glugganum"

11. rís

    Rice

    Usage

    A staple to point at when ordering

12. breyð

    Bread

    Usage

    A staple to point at when ordering

13. pasta

    Pasta

    Usage

    A staple to point at when ordering

14. ráur

    Raw (uncooked)

    Usage

    For checking whether a dish is uncooked

15. sterkur

    Spicy hot

    Usage

    Point at it to ask whether a dish is hot; the same word also means strong

16. súpan

    Soup

    Usage

    Point at it when ordering

17. ostur

    Cheese

    Usage

    Point at it to order or to check ingredients

18. smør

    Butter

    Usage

    Also useful when avoiding dairy

19. jogurt

    Yogurt

    Usage

    Point at it at breakfast or in a shop

20. frukt

    Fruit

    Usage

    Point at it in a market or an eatery

21. mjólk

    Milk

    Usage

    Point at it to order or to check ingredients

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