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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)