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Common Frisian Phrases
Essential Frisian (Frysk) phrases with pronunciation guides.
👋Greetings & Basics
| English | Frisian | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | Hallo | HAL-lo |
| Good morning | Goeie moarn | GOO-ye MOARN |
| Good afternoon | Goeie middei | GOO-ye MID-day |
| Good evening | Goeie jûn | GOO-ye YOON |
| Goodbye | Oant sjen | OANT syen |
| Please | Asjebleaft | as-ye-BLEAFT |
| Thank you | Tank jo | TANK yo |
| You're welcome | Gjin dank | GYIN dank |
| Yes | Ja | YA |
| No | Nee | NAY |
| Sorry | Sorry | SO-ree |
| Excuse me | Eksús my | ek-SOOS my |
| My name is | Myn namme is | MYNE NAM-me is |
| What is your name? | Hoe hjitsto? | HOO HYIT-sto |
| How are you? | Hoe giet it? | HOO GEET it |
| I'm fine | It giet goed | it GEET GOOD |
| Nice to meet you | Noflik jo te moetsjen | NO-flik yo te MOOT-syen |
| See you later | Oant letter | OANT LET-ter |
| Do you speak English? | Prate jo Ingelsk? | PRA-te yo ING-elsk |
| I don't understand | Ik begryp it net | IK be-GRYP it NET |
✈️Travel
| English | Frisian | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Where is the hotel? | Wêr is it hotel? | WAIR is it ho-TEL |
| How much does this cost? | Wat kostet dit? | VAT KOS-tet DIT |
| Where is the airport? | Wêr is it fleanfjild? | WAIR is it FLEAN-fyild |
| I need a taxi | Ik haw in taxi nedich | IK haw in TAK-si NE-dich |
| Where is the bus stop? | Wêr is de bushalte? | WAIR is de BUS-hal-te |
| I am lost | Ik bin ferdwaald | IK bin fer-DWAALD |
| Help me please | Help my asjebleaft | HELP my as-ye-BLEAFT |
| I need a doctor | Ik haw in dokter nedich | IK haw in DOK-ter NE-dich |
| Where is the hospital? | Wêr is it sikehûs? | WAIR is it SI-ke-hoos |
| Call the police | Belje de plysje | BEL-ye de PLY-sye |
| Passport | Paspoart | PAS-poart |
| Train station | Treinstaasje | TRAYN-staa-sye |
| Left | Lofts | LOFTS |
| Right | Rjochts | RYOCHTS |
| Straight ahead | Rjochtút | RYOCH-toot |
| Entrance | Yngong | YNG-ong |
| Exit | Útgong | OOT-gong |
| Open | Iepen | EE-pen |
| Closed | Ticht | TICHT |
| Ticket | Kaartsje | KAART-sye |
🍽️Food & Dining
| English | Frisian | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| I am hungry | Ik haw honger | IK haw HON-ger |
| I am thirsty | Ik haw toarst | IK haw TOARST |
| Water | Wetter | WET-ter |
| Food | Iten | EE-ten |
| Rice | Rys | RYES |
| Bread | Brea | BRAY-a |
| Meat | Fleis | FLAYS |
| Fish | Fisk | FISK |
| Vegetables | Grienten | GRIEN-ten |
| Fruit | Fruit | FRAYT |
| Menu | Menu | me-NU |
| The bill please | De rekken asjebleaft | de REK-ken as-ye-BLEAFT |
| Delicious | Hearlik | HEAR-lik |
| Restaurant | Restaurant | res-to-RANT |
| Breakfast | Moarnsiten | MOARNS-ee-ten |
| Lunch | Middeiiten | MID-day-ee-ten |
| Dinner | Jûnsiten | YOONS-ee-ten |
| Coffee | Kofje | KOF-ye |
| Tea | Tee | TAY |
| Beer | Bier | BEER |
🚨Emergency
| English | Frisian | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Help! | Help! | HELP |
| Fire! | Brân! | BRAN |
| Stop! | Stop! | STOP |
| Call an ambulance | Belje in ambulânsje | BEL-ye in am-bu-LAAN-sye |
| I am sick | Ik bin siik | IK bin SEEK |
| I am injured | Ik bin ferwûne | IK bin fer-WOO-ne |
| I need medicine | Ik haw medisinen nedich | IK haw me-di-SI-nen NE-dich |
| Emergency | Needsituaasje | NAYD-si-too-aa-sye |
| Danger | Gefaar | ge-FAAR |
| Police | Plysje | PLY-sye |
| Thief! | Dief! | DEEF |
| I need help | Ik haw help nedich | IK haw HELP NE-dich |
| Lost child | Ferûnd bern | fer-OOND BERN |
| Accident | Ûngelok | OON-ge-lok |
| Allergic reaction | Allergyske reaksje | al-LER-gys-ke re-AK-sye |
💼Business
| English | Frisian | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Meeting | Gearkomste | GEAR-kom-ste |
| Contract | Kontrakt | kon-TRAKT |
| Price | Priis | PREES |
| Invoice | Faktuer | fak-TUER |
| Partnership | Partnerskap | PART-ner-skap |
| Profit | Winst | WINST |
| Manager | Manager | MA-na-jer |
| Office | Kantoar | kan-TOAR |
| Presentation | Presintaasje | pre-sin-TAA-sye |
| Budget | Budzjet | BUD-zyet |
| Schedule | Skema | SKE-ma |
| Client | Klant | KLANT |
| Agreement | Oerienkomst | OOR-yen-komst |
🔢Numbers & Time
| English | Frisian | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| One | Ien | EEN |
| Two | Twa | TWA |
| Three | Trije | TRI-ye |
| Four | Fjouwer | FYOU-wer |
| Five | Fiif | FEEF |
| Six | Seis | SAYS |
| Seven | Sân | SAAN |
| Eight | Acht | ACHT |
| Nine | Njoggen | NYOG-gen |
| Ten | Tsien | TSEEN |
| Twenty | Tweintich | TWAYN-tich |
| Hundred | Hûndert | HOON-dert |
| Thousand | Tûzen | TOO-zen |
| Today | Hjoed | HYOOD |
| Tomorrow | Moarn | MOARN |
| Yesterday | Juster | YUS-ter |
| Morning | Moarn | MOARN |
| Evening | Jûn | YOON |
| Monday | Moandei | MOAN-day |
| Friday | Freed | FRAYD |
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