The purpose of this list is to give a rough idea of the Faroese language. The words listed below are not the most common words, but a broad sampling of words. See the Word Lists page for more details.
| English | Faroese |
| I | eg, jeg (Suðuroy) |
| you (singular) thou (archaic) | tú |
| he | hann |
| we | vit |
| you (plural) | tit |
| they | teir / tær / tey |
| this | hesin / henda / hetta |
| that | hasin / handa / hatta |
| here | her |
| there | har |
| who | hvør |
| what | hvat |
| where | hvar |
| when | nær |
| how | hvussu |
| not | ikki |
| all | alt |
| many (fele) | nógvir, mangir |
| some | nakrir |
| few | fáir |
| other | annar |
| one | eitt, ein |
| two | tveir |
| three | tríggir |
| four | fýra |
| five | fimm |
| big, (great) | stórur |
| long | langur |
| wide (broad) | breiður |
| thick | tjúkkur |
| heavy | tungur |
| small (little) | lítil |
| short | stuttur |
| narrow | trongur |
| thin | klænur, tunnur |
| woman | kona, kvinna |
| man (adult male) | maður |
| man (human being) | menniskja |
| child (a youth) | barn |
| wife | kona, vív, húsfrú, húsfrúgv, hústrú |
| husband | maður, húsbóndi |
| mother | móðir, mamma |
| father | faðir, pápi, babba |
| animal (beast) | djór, dýr |
| fish | fiskur |
| bird (fowl) | fuglur |
| dog (hound) | hundur |
| louse | lús |
| snake | slanga, ormur |
| worm | ormur, maðkur |
| tree (beam) | træ |
| forest | skógur, skóg |
| stick (of wood) | keppur, stavur, prukka, puttur |
| fruit | frukt, ávøkstur |
| seed | fræ |
| leaf (blade) | blað, leyv |
| root | rót |
| bark (of tree) | børkur |
| flower | blóma |
| grass | gras |
| rope | reip, band, lína, tog |
| skin (hide) | húð |
| meat (as in flesh) | kjøt |
| blood | blóð |
| bone | bein |
| fat (noun) | feitt, fiti |
| egg | egg |
| horn | horn |
| tail | hali |
| feather (rather not down) | fjøður |
| hair | hár |
| head | høvd, høvur |
| ear | oyra |
| eye | eyga |
| nose | nøs |
| mouth | munnur, muður |
| tooth (rather not molar) | tonn |
| tongue | tunga |
| fingernail | negl |
| foot | fótur |
| leg | bein, leggur |
| knee | knæ |
| hand | hond |
| wing | vongur |
| belly | magi, búkur |
| guts | tarmur, gørn |
| neck | hálsur, nakki |
| back (ridge) | ryggur |
| breast | bróst |
| heart | hjarta |
| liver | livur |
| to drink | drekka |
| to eat | eta |
| to bite | bíta |
| to suck | súgva |
| to spit | spýta |
| to vomit | spýggja |
| to blow (as wind) | blása |
| to breathe | anda |
| to laugh | læa, grína, flenna |
| to see | síggja |
| to hear | hoyra |
| to know | vita |
| to think | hugsa |
| to smell (sense odor) | lukta |
| to fear | ræðast |
| to sleep | sova |
| to live | liva |
| to die | doyggja |
| to kill | drepa |
| to fight (physically) | stríða |
| to hunt (transitive) | jaga, veiða |
| to hit | sláa |
| to cut | skera |
| to split | klúgva |
| to stab (or stick) | stinga |
| to scratch (an itch) | klóra |
| to dig | grava |
| to swim | svimja |
| to fly | flúgva, fljúgva, fljúga |
| to walk | ganga |
| to come | koma |
| to lie (as on one's side) | liggja *(state)*, leggja seg *(action)* |
| to sit | sita *(state)*, seta seg *(action)* |
| to stand | standa |
| to turn (change direction) | snúgva, venda, snara |
| to fall (as in drop) | fella, detta |
| to give | geva |
| to hold (in one's hand) | halda |
| to squeeze | kroysta |
| to rub | gníggja |
| to wash | vaska, tváa |
| to wipe | turka |
| to pull (drag) | toga |
| to push | skumpa |
| to throw (cast) | kasta, blaka, tveita |
| to tie (bind) | binda, knýta |
| to sew | seyma |
| to count | telja |
| to say | siga |
| to sing | syngja |
| to play | spæla, leika |
| to float | flóta |
| to flow | streyma, floyma |
| to freeze | frysta |
| to swell | bólgna, hovna, trútna |
| sun | sól |
| moon | máni, tungl |
| star | stjørna |
| water | vatn |
| to rain | regna |
| river | á, løkur, áarløkur |
| lake | vatn, tjørn |
| sea (as in ocean) | sjógvur, hav |
| salt | salt |
| stone | steinur |
| sand | sandur |
| dust | dust, støv |
| earth (as in soil) | mold, jørð |
| cloud | skýggj |
| fog | mjørki, toka |
| sky | himmal, himin |
| wind (as in breeze) | vindur |
| snow | kavi, snjógvur |
| ice | ísur |
| smoke | roykur |
| fire | eldur |
| ash | øska |
| to burn (intransitive) | brenna |
| road | vegur |
| mountain | fjall |
| red | reyður |
| green | grønur |
| yellow | gulur |
| white | hvítur |
| black (swart) | svartur |
| night | nátt |
| day (daytime) | dagur |
| year | ár |
| warm (as in weather) | heitur, lýggjur |
| cold (as in weather) | kalt |
| full | fullur |
| new | nýggjur |
| old | gamal |
| good | góður |
| bad | ringur |
| rotten (as a log) | rotin |
| dirty | skitin |
| straight | beinur |
| round | rundur |
| sharp (as a knife) | hvassur |
| dull (as a knife) | óhvassur |
| smooth | slættur |
| wet | vátur |
| dry (adjective) | turrur |
| correct | rættur |
| near | nær |
| far | fjarur |
| right (side) | høgra |
| left (side) | vinstra |
| at | hjá |
| in | í |
| with | við, med |
| and | og |
| if | um |
| because | tí |
| name | navn |