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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in Greenlandic
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. 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.
All 10 Greenlandic phrases in this lesson
- Qanoq ippit?KAH-nok IP-pit
- How are you?
- Ajunngilanga, qujanaqah-yoong-NGEE-lah-ngah, KOO-yah-nahk
- I'm fine, thanks
- Illimmi?il-LIM-mee
- And you?
- Qanoq ateqarpit?KAH-nok ah-teh-KAHR-pit
- What's your name?
- ...-mik ateqarpunga-mik ah-teh-KAHR-poo-ngah
- My name is...
- Suminngaaneerpit?soo-ming-ngah-NEER-pit
- Where are you from?
- ...-minngaaneerpunga-ming-ngah-NEER-poo-ngah
- I'm from...
- Nuannaraaranoo-ahn-NAH-rah-rah
- I like it
- Kusanarpoqkoo-sah-NAHR-pok
- It's beautiful
- Tikilluarittee-kil-loo-AH-rit
- Welcome
Literally "how are you?". Often just "qanorippit?", run together.
Literally "I am not bad, thanks".
Literally "and you?".
Literally "how are you named?".
The name comes first: "Anna-mik ateqarpunga".
"Canada-minngaaneerpunga", I'm from Canada.
For icebergs in Disko Bay, the only possible comment.
Literally "arrive well". To a group: "tikilluaritsi".