Today, we’re introducing Faroese text and document translation to Microsoft Translator! This announcement comes as the Faroe Islands celebrate Flag Day—an annual holiday to commemorate the international recognition of the Faroese flag during World War II.

Faroese text translation is available now in the Microsoft Translator apps, Translator for Bing, and Office. Using Translator, a Microsoft Azure Cognitive Service you can add Faroese text translation to your apps, websites, workflows, and tools; or use Translator’s Document Translation feature to translate entire documents, or volumes of documents, in a variety of different file formats preserving their original formatting. You can also use Translator with Cognitive Services such as Speech or Computer Vision to add additional capabilities such as speech-to-text and image translation into your apps.

About the Faroese language

Faroese is spoken on the Faroe Islands and abroad by about 72,000 people. The Faroe Islands are located in the northern Atlantic Ocean between Norway and Iceland and are a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark. Faroese is a Germanic language, descended from Old West Norse spoken by Vikings in the Middle Ages. Related languages include Norwegian and Icelandic.

Here are some useful phrases in Faroese:

English	Faroese
Hello	Halló
How are you?	Hvussu gongur?
My name is …	Eg eiti …
Pleased to meet you	Gott at møta tær

Learn more about Faroese

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