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Lesson 10 of 10

Help and emergencies in Greenlandic

The words you hope to never need. Play the ten Greenlandic words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.

Mountains and a fjord in southeast Greenland seen from the air
Help and emergencies
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
NASA / Jim Yungel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

All 10 Greenlandic phrases in this lesson

Ikiunnga!ee-kee-OONG-ngah
Help!

Literally "help me!". The emergency number is 112.

Nakorsaq sianerfigiuknah-KOR-sahk see-ah-ner-FEE-gee-ook
Call a doctor

Literally "phone the doctor".

Politiitpo-lee-TEET
Police
Apotekiah-po-TEH-kee
Pharmacy

From Danish. In small towns, medicine comes from the health center.

Napparsimaviknahp-par-see-MAH-vik
Hospital

Literally "place for the sick".

Tammarsimavungatahm-mar-see-MAH-voo-ngah
I'm lost
Napparsimavunganahp-par-see-MAH-voo-ngah
I don't feel well

Literally "I am sick".

Tillinneqarpoqtil-lin-neh-KAHR-pok
It was stolen
Ikiortissannik!ee-kee-or-TIS-sahn-nik
It's an emergency

Literally "helpers for me!", the call for urgent help.

Tassa!TAHS-sah
Leave me alone

Literally "that's it!", a firm "enough".