Learn Inuktitut ten words at a time
แแแแแแฆ
Ten short games: the 102 most useful Inuktitut words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.
Greetings and politeness
Hello, please, thank you, sorry: the eleven openers everything else builds on.
- แแAI
- Hello
- แ แชแแดแแฏแฆool-LAA-sak-koot
- Good morning
- แ แแแดแแฏแฆoon-NOO-sak-koot
- Good evening
- แแแแ แชแแฆtav-vow-YOO-tit
- Goodbye
- แแฏแแแแแta-koo-LAA-ri-voo-gook
- See you
- แแah-TEE
- Please
- แแญแแแฆแkoo-yan-na-MEEK
- Thank you
- แแแee-LAA-lee
- You're welcome
- แชแฅแแแ ma-mee-AH-nak
- Sorry
- แแฏแแEE-koo-loo-ga
- Excuse me
- แฒแแแแญแฆ แแแแแ ka-tee-GAK-kit koo-vee-AH-nak
- Nice to meet you
Order anything by pointing
I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu.
- ...แฅแ แฑแชแชแชแ-mik pee-yoo-ma-YOO-nga
- I would like...
- แ แOO-na
- This one
- แแฆแฏแฆ?KAT-sit
- How much is it?
- แแญแแแแ แแah-kee-lee-nee-AK-too-nga
- The bill, please
- Cardkard
- By card
- แฎแแ แญแแฏแฆkee-na-OO-yak-koot
- In cash
- แแฅแ EE-mik
- Water
- แณแฑKAA-pee
- Coffee
- แtee
- Tea
- แฑแPEE-ah
- Beer
- ...แแฑแฆแแ -ka-NGIT-tok
- Without...
Yes, no and the essentials
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it.
- แEE
- Yes
- แแแฒAAK-ka
- No
- แแแแฑแฆแแ ka-noo-ee-NGIT-tok
- Okay
- แแญแฏแฑแฆแแtoo-kee-see-NGIT-too-nga
- I don't understand
- แแชแแแแแฒแแแฆ?kal-loo-NAA-tee-too-soo-ngoo-vit
- Do you speak English?
- แแ แ แแแฒแแแแฆah-TEE oo-kak-kan-NEE-rit
- Can you repeat that?
- แฑแแฒแแฆแแฅแsook-KAIT-too-mik
- Slowly, please
- แฑแแ แ แ แ?soo-na-OO-va OO-na
- What is this?
- ...แฅแ แฑแญแแแแ แแ-mik pee-ya-ree-ah-KAK-too-nga
- I need...
- แแฒแชแแแแ แฑแ?ee-ka-yoo-roon-NAK-pee-nga
- Can you help me?
Counting to ten
One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers.
- แแแ แฏแ ah-ta-OO-sik
- One
- แชแแแmar-ROOK
- Two
- แฑแแฑแฆpee-NGA-soot
- Three
- แฏแแชแฆsee-TA-mat
- Four
- แแชแแชแฆtal-LEE-mat
- Five
- แแแแแแar-vee-NEE-lik
- Six
- แแแแแ แชแแแar-VEE-nik mar-ROOK
- Seven
- แแแแแ แฑแแฑแฆar-VEE-nik pee-NGA-soot
- Eight
- แแแแฑแฆแแ koo-lee-oo-NGIT-tok
- Nine
- แแแฆKOO-lit
- Ten
Shops and hotels
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk.
- ...แแ แฑแฆ?-KAK-pit
- Do you have...?
- แแ แ...?NOWK
- Where is...?
- แ แแฏแแ แฏแชแชแ ook-koo-eek-see-MA-yook
- Open
- แชแแฏแชแชแ ma-too-see-MA-yook
- Closed
- Bag?bag
- A bag?
- แแญแแแแ แแ ah-kee-too-loo-AK-took
- Too expensive
- I have a reservationai hav a re-zer-VAY-shun
- I have a reservation
- Is breakfast included?iz BREK-fust in-KLOO-ded
- Is breakfast included?
- What's the wifi password?wuts the WAI-fai PASS-wurd
- What's the wifi password?
- ...แแแแ แณแ?-goon-NAK-poo-nga
- Can I...?
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen.
- Table for twoTAY-bul for too
- A table for two
- MenuMEN-yoo
- The menu, please
- แฑแ แชแชแ แแ ?SOO-na ma-MAK-tok
- What do you recommend?
- ...แแแฑแฆแแnee-ree-NGIT-too-nga
- I don't eat...
- ...แแแแแแฑแฆแแnee-ree-goon-na-NGIT-too-nga
- I'm allergic to...
- แแฟNEE-kee
- Meat
- แแแฅแแ ting-MEE-ak
- Chicken
- แแแแee-KA-look
- Fish
- แชแชแ แแ ma-MAK-tok
- It's delicious
- แแ แฏแแฆแฏแแ ee-NOO-see-kat-see-ak
- Cheers
Meeting people
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes.
- แแแแแฑแฆ?ka-noo-EEP-pit
- How are you?
- แแแแฑแฆแแ, แแญแแแฆแka-noo-ee-NGIT-too-nga, koo-yan-na-MEEK
- I'm fine, thanks
- แแแแฆ?EEV-vit
- And you?
- แญแแ แแฆ?kee-na-OO-vit
- What's your name?
- ...แ แชแ-oo-YOO-nga
- My name is...
- แแญแถแ แฑแฆ?na-kee-NGAAK-pit
- Where are you from?
- ...แถแ แณแ-ngaak-POO-nga
- I'm from...
- แแแแญแkoo-vee-gee-YA-ra
- I like it
- แฑแ แชแ pee-OO-yook
- It's beautiful
- แแตแฑแแฆtoon-nga-SOO-git
- Welcome
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- แแ แ แแแแแ?NOWK ah-NAR-vik
- Where is the toilet?
- แแแ ...แงแฆ แแญแแแญแ แฑแ?KA-nok ...-moot tee-kin-na-YAK-pee-nga
- How do I get to...?
- แดแ แฅแงแฆsow-MEE-moot
- To the left
- แแแ แฑแงแฆta-lik-PEE-moot
- To the right
- แฏแแงแฆsee-VOO-moot
- Straight ahead
- แ แแoo-VA-nee
- Here
- Train stationtrayn STAY-shun
- Train station
- Busbus
- Bus
- แฅแฆแแแแmit-TAR-vik
- Airport
- One ticket, pleasewun TIK-it pleez
- One ticket, please
Time and days
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please.
- แซแแMAAN-na
- Now
- แญแแแแแฆkee-ngoo-nee-AH-goot
- Later
- แ แชแแฅOOL-loo-mee
- Today
- แแ แแธแฆKOWP-pat
- Tomorrow
- แ แแแแฏแฆOON-nook-koot
- Tonight
- แแ?KA-nga
- When?
- แแ แ แแฏแแแแแ แธ?KA-nga ook-koo-eer-nee-AK-pa
- What time does it open?
- แ แแ แญแแ แแฆoo-tak-kee-la-OO-rit
- One moment, please
- แฅแแฆMEE-nit
- Minutes
- แแฒแแแฆee-KAR-rat
- Hours
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- แแฒแชแแแ!ee-ka-YOOR-loo-nga
- Help!
- แแแแแฏแ แ แ!aan-nee-ah-see-OOK-tee
- Call a doctor
- แณแแฏpoo-LEE-see
- Police
- PharmacyFAR-ma-see
- Pharmacy
- แแแแแแaan-nee-AH-vik
- Hospital
- แแชแ แฏแชแชแta-mak-see-MA-yoo-nga
- I'm lost
- แแแแแ แแaan-nee-AK-too-nga
- I don't feel well
- แแแแแ แชแ tee-lik-ta-OO-yook
- It was stolen
- แแฒแชแ แแ แแแแ แแee-ka-yook-ta-oo-ree-ah-KAK-too-nga
- It's an emergency
- แแแ!AH-va-nee
- Leave me alone
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