Faroese

Phrase

tosa tygum enskt?

1. (very formal) do you speak English?

Usage notes

The very formal tygum form is in most cases correct, as it is the first question, one will ask a foreign Faroese. If he or she addresses you with tú, you can use the informal form. The informal version of this phrase is: tosar tú enskt?. Other languages spoken by many Faroese include: týskt (German), franskt (French) and the Nordic languages danskt (Danish is mandatory school subject as English), svenskt (Swedish), norskt (Norwegian) and íslendskt (Icelandic). Faroese is named føroyskt.