Weather & Climate

1. Tað er heitt í dag, er tað ikki?

   Tad er haytt ee dag, er tad ik-ki?

   It's hot today, isn't it?

   Usage

   Used on the rare warm days in the Faroe Islands

   Grammar Note

   "Tað er heitt" means "it is hot": the adjective heitt is neuter, agreeing with the impersonal tað used for weather. The tag "er tað ikki" asks for agreement ("isn't it?")

2. Tað líkist til at regna

   Tad lee-kist til at reg-na

   It looks like it will rain

   Usage

   One of the most-used weather phrases in the rainy Faroe Islands

   Grammar Note

   "Regna" is the infinitive of "to rain", marked by "at" (the infinitive marker); "til at" is the preposition "til" followed by that marker

3. Ein stormur er at koma

   Ayn stor-mur er at ko-ma

   A storm is approaching

   Usage

   Warning when powerful Atlantic storms approach the Faroe Islands

   Grammar Note

   "Er at + verb" forms the progressive in Faroese, like English "is + -ing"

4. Tað er kalt í dag, er tað ikki?

   Tad er kalt ee dag, er tad ik-ki?

   It's cold today, isn't it?

   Usage

   Describe the characteristically cool/cold Faroese climate

   Grammar Note

   The Faroe Islands have a subpolar oceanic climate, averaging ~12°C in summer

5. Hvat er veðurspáin?

   Kvat er ve-dur-spaw-in?

   Please tell me the weather forecast

   Usage

   Ask about the weather forecast

   Grammar Note

   "Veðurspáin" = "veður" (weather) + "spá" (forecast) + definite article "-in"

6. Tørvar mær sólkrem?

   Tor-var mair sohl-krem?

   Do I need sunscreen?

   Usage

   Ask before going out in summer sun

   Grammar Note

   "Sólkrem" = "sól" (sun) + "krem" (cream), a compound. "Tørvar mær" is the impersonal verb tørva plus the dative mær: "I need"

7. Skal eg taka ein regnhlíf við mær?

   Skal eg ta-ka ayn regn-hleef vid mair?

   Should I bring an umbrella?

   Usage

   Always practical in the famously rainy Faroe Islands

   Grammar Note

   "Regnhlíf" = "regn" (rain) + "hlíf" (protection/shelter)

8. Nær er tørrtíðin?

   Nair er tor-tee-din?

   When is the dry season?

   Usage

   Ask about the relatively drier summer period in the Faroe Islands

   Grammar Note

   "Nær" is the question word for "when". "Tørr" means "dry"

9. Nær er regnveðurstíðin?

   Nair er regn-ve-dur-tee-din?

   When is the rainy season?

   Usage

   Ask about the wettest autumn and winter months in the Faroe Islands

   Grammar Note

   Compound: "regn" (rain) + "veður" (weather) + "tíð" (time/period)

10. Sólin er sera sterk í dag

    Sohl-in er se-ra sterk ee dag

    The sun is really strong

    Usage

    Used on the rare sunny days in the Faroe Islands

    Grammar Note

    "Sólin" = "sól" (sun) + definite suffix "-in". Faroese articles are suffixed

11. regn

    Rain

    Usage

    Comes up when talking about or checking the weather

12. kavi

    Snow

    Usage

    Comes up when talking about or checking the weather

13. vindur

    Wind

    Usage

    Comes up when talking about or checking the weather

14. sólskin

    Sunny

    Usage

    Comes up when talking about or checking the weather

15. skýggjað

    Cloudy

    Usage

    Comes up when talking about or checking the weather

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