Wikibooks: Faroese/Chapter Four
=Chapter Four Getting to know someone = Many of the following examples are taken from the German language guide by Richard Kölbl Färöisch Wort für Wort. Bielefeld 2004. On this level the familiar form tú is used. Be careful not to address elderly persons with it before they don t say tú to you. =Wha...
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| Summary: | =Chapter Four Getting to know someone = Many of the following examples are taken from the German language guide by Richard Kölbl Färöisch Wort für Wort. Bielefeld 2004. On this level the familiar form tú is used. Be careful not to address elderly persons with it before they don t say tú to you. =What s your name?= hvussu eitur tú? [ IPA kʊsːʊ aitʊɹ tʉu ] whatˈs your name? eg eiti Sára [ IPA eː aitɪ sɔaɹa ] my name is Sarah og tú? [ IPA oˈtʉu ] and you? eg eri Jón [ IPA ˈeː eːɹɪ jɔun ] I am John vælkomin Sára! [ IPA ˈvɛalkoːmin ] welcome Sarah! ( f. ) vælkomin Jón! [ IPA ˈvɛalkoːmin ] welcome John! ( m. ) mær ein gleði [ IPA mɛaɹ ain gleːjɪ ] pleased to meet you ( a pleasure for me ) =Where are you from?= ert tú onglendingur? [ IPA ɛʂtʉu ɔŋglɛndɪŋʒʊɹ ] are you Englishman/woman? nei eg eri úr Amerika [ IPA nai eː eːɹɪ ʉʊr aˈmeːɹɪka ] no I am from America hvar býrt tú? [ IPA ˈkvɛaɹ bʊʂt tʉu ] where do you live? eg búgvi í/hjá . [ IPA ˈeː bɪgvɪ ʊi ]/[ IPA ˈʧɔa ] I live in/at . =How old are you?= Hvussu gamal/gomul ert tú? How old are you? (masc./fem.) eg eri x ára gamal/gomul I am x years old (masc./fem) =Tell me about your family= ert tú giftur/gift? [ IPA ɛʂtʉu gɪftʊr ]/[ IPA gɪft ] are you married? ( m./f. ) eg eri stakur/støk [ IPA eː eːɹɪ stɛakʊɹ ]/[ IPA støːk ] I am single ( m./f. ) hetta er maður/kona/drongur/genta mín [ IPA ˈhɛʰtːa eːr mɛavʊɹ ]/[ IPA ˈkoːna ]/[ IPA ˈdɹɔŋgʊɹ ]/[ IPA ʤɛnta mʊin ] this is (may i introduce?) my husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend hevur tú børn? [ IPA ˈheːvʊr tʉu bœdn ] do you have children? =How long will you stay?= hevur tú verið leingi her? [ IPA ˈheːvʊɹ tʉu veɹɪ ˈlɔɲʤɪ heːr ] have you been here long? eg kom í gjár [ IPA eː koːm ʊiˈʤɔaɹ ] I came yesterday eg verði eina tvær vikur [ IPA eː veːɹɪ aina tvɛaɹ viːkʊɹ ] I will stay about two weeks Føroyar dámar mær væl [ IPA ˈfœrjaɹ ˈdɔamaɹ mɛaɹ vɛal ] I ... |
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