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Lesson 5 of 10

Shops and hotels in Greenlandic

Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. 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.

Painted houses and the old church in Sisimiut, Greenland
Shops and hotels
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
Chmee2/Valtameri, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

All 10 Greenlandic phrases in this lesson

...peqarpa?peh-KAHR-pah
Do you have...?

Literally "is there ...?".

Sumiippa...?soo-MEEP-pah
Where is...?

Literally "where is it?".

Ammavoqahm-MAH-vok
Open
Matuvoqmah-TOO-vok
Closed
Puussaq?POOS-sahk
A bag?
Akisuallaaqaaqah-kee-soo-ahl-LAH-kahk
Too expensive

Literally "it is far too expensive". Almost everything is shipped in, so prices are high.

Booking-eqarpungaBOO-king-eh-KAHR-poo-ngah
I have a reservation

Literally "I have a booking".

Ullaakkorsiutit ilanngunneqarpat?ool-LAHK-kor-see-oo-tit ee-lahng-ngoon-neh-KAHR-paht
Is breakfast included?

Ullaakkorsiutit is breakfast.

Wifi-ip isertaasaa suua?WAI-fip ee-ser-TAH-sah SOO-ah
What's the wifi password?

Literally "what is the wifi's secret?".

...sinnaavunga?sin-NAH-voo-ngah
Can I...?

A suffix meaning "can I": "issiasinnaavunga?", can I sit?

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