Faroese/Chapter Six

Chapter Six - Time
Many of the following examples are taken from the German language guide by Richard Kölbl: Färöisch Wort für Wort. Bielefeld, 2004.

now - nú ( noo ) early - árla ( aur-la ) later - eftir ( eft-ir ) before - fyrr ( feer ) morning - morgun ( morg-un ) afternoon - seinnapartur ( sayn-a-part-ur ) evening - kvøld ( kvuhld ) night - nátt ( nott )

Clock Time
The Faroe Islands use the 24hr clock format like most of Europe. one o'clock AM - klukkan er eitt (kluk-an er aytt) two o'clock AM - klukkan er tvey (kluk-an er tvuee) noon - á miðdegi (o mi-de-ee) one o'clock PM - klukkan er trettan (kluk-an er tret-an) two o'clock PM - klukkan er fjúrtan (kluk-an er fyoor-tan) midnight - midnátt (mid-nott)