Photography

1. Má eg taka eina mynd av tær?

   Maw eg ta-ka ai-na münd av tær?

   May I take a photo of you?

   Usage

   Asking permission before photographing a person

   Grammar Note

   "má" is the modal verb for permission (may). "tær" is the dative of "tú" (you)

2. Er ljósmyndatøka loyvd her?

   Er lyohs-mün-da-tø-ka loyv-d heir?

   Is photography allowed here?

   Usage

   Checking whether photography is permitted at a location

   Grammar Note

   "ljósmynda" (photo) + "tøka" (taking) form a compound meaning photography

3. Kanst tú taka eina mynd av okkum?

   Kanst too ta-ka ai-na münd av ok-um?

   Could you take a photo of us?

   Usage

   Asking a stranger to take a group photo

   Grammar Note

   "okkum" is the first-person plural dative (us). "av okkum" means "of us"

4. Ljósið er frálíkt her.

   Lyohs-ið er fraw-leekt heir.

   The light here is wonderful.

   Usage

   Commenting on beautiful or ideal photographic lighting

   Grammar Note

   "ljós" (light) is neuter: the definite form is "ljósið" and the adjective takes the neuter "frálíkt" ("frábær" is Icelandic; Faroese uses "frálíkur")

5. Kameraveskan mín er tung.

   Ka-me-ra-ves-kan meen er tung.

   My camera bag is heavy.

   Usage

   Mentioning the weight of camera equipment when travelling

   Grammar Note

   The noun is feminine, so the possessive is "mín" and the predicative adjective takes the feminine "tung" (from "tungur", heavy). "Tjúgv" is the numeral twenty and never means "heavy"

6. Ert tú til minnis at senda mær myndir?

   Ert too til min-is at sen-da mær mün-dir?

   Do you remember to send me the photos?

   Usage

   Reminding someone to send photos they took of you

   Grammar Note

   "til minnis" is an idiomatic expression using the dative, literally "toward memory" meaning "remember"

7. Eg havi rinnt fyri batteríi.

   Eg ha-vi rint fy-ri bat-e-ree.

   I have run out of battery.

   Usage

   Saying your camera or phone battery has died

   Grammar Note

   "rinna fyri" is an idiomatic expression meaning to run out of something

8. Latum okkum taka eina sjálvmynd.

   La-tum ok-kum ta-ka ai-na shyalv-münd.

   Let us take a selfie.

   Usage

   Suggesting taking a selfie with friends

   Grammar Note

   "sjálvmynd" is a Faroese compound: "sjálvur" (self) + "mynd" (picture)

9. Hvørjar myndir eru bestar?

   Kvor-yar mün-dir eru bes-tar?

   Which photos are the best?

   Usage

   Selecting the best photos from a collection

   Grammar Note

   The superlative of "góður" (good) is "bestur". It agrees with the feminine plural "myndir", so both the question word and the superlative are feminine plural ("hvørjar", "bestar")

10. Hvussu kann eg prenta myndir her?

    Kvus-su kan eg pren-ta mün-dir heir?

    How can I print photos here?

    Usage

    Asking how to get photos printed at a local service

    Grammar Note

    "prenta" is borrowed from Danish/English "print". Many Faroese technical terms are loanwords

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