Public Transport

1. Hvør bussur fer til miðbýin?

   Kvor bus-sur fer til mid-bü-in?

   Which bus goes to the city center?

   Usage

   Used at a bus stop to find the correct bus to the city center

   Grammar Note

   Faroese is a North Germanic language. Definite articles are suffixed to nouns

2. Hvussu nógvar stoppistøðir eru til [ákvørðustaður]?

   Kvus-su nog-var stop-pi-sto-dir e-ru til [aw-kvor-du-sta-dur]?

   How many stops to [destination]?

   Usage

   Used to ask how many stops to the destination

   Grammar Note

   "hvussu nógvar" is the Faroese expression for "how many"

3. Ver so góður at sleppa mær av her.

   Ver so go-dur at slep-pa mair av her.

   Please let me off here.

   Usage

   Used to ask the driver to let you off here

   Grammar Note

   "ver so góður at" means "be so kind as to" — a polite request formula

4. Er hetta sæti upptikið?

   Er het-ta sai-ti upp-ti-kid?

   Is this seat taken?

   Usage

   Used to check if a seat is occupied

   Grammar Note

   In Faroese yes/no questions, the verb comes before the subject

5. Hvørja tíð fer seinasti bussurin?

   Kvor-ya teed fer say-nas-ti bus-su-rin?

   What time is the last bus?

   Usage

   Used to find out when the last bus departs

   Grammar Note

   "hvørja tíð" is the Faroese expression for asking what time

6. Hvar kann eg keypa ein farseðil?

   Kvar kann eg key-pa ayn far-se-dil?

   Where can I buy a ticket?

   Usage

   Used to ask where to purchase a transport ticket

   Grammar Note

   "farseðil" is the Faroese word for a travel/transport ticket

7. Stoppar henda bussurin á torginum?

   Stop-par hen-da bus-su-rin aw tor-gi-num?

   Does this bus stop at the market?

   Usage

   Used to confirm whether the bus stops at the market

   Grammar Note

   In Faroese yes/no questions, the verb comes first

8. Frá hvørjum perroni fer hann?

   Fraw kvor-yum per-ro-ni fer hann?

   Which platform does it depart from?

   Usage

   Used at a station to find the departure platform

   Grammar Note

   "frá" is a preposition meaning "from" and takes the dative case

9. Er til beinleiðis leið?

   Er til bayn-lay-dis layd?

   Is there a direct route?

   Usage

   Used to ask if there is a direct route

   Grammar Note

   "er til ...?" is the Faroese existential question "is there ...?"

10. Hvussu long er ferðin?

    Kvus-su long er fer-din?

    How long does the journey take?

    Usage

    Used to ask the duration of the journey

    Grammar Note

    "hvussu long er ...?" is the Faroese expression for asking how long; "ferð" is feminine, so the adjective takes the feminine "long"

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