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Iqaluit spread along Frobisher Bay, seen from the air
Iqaluit spread along Frobisher Bay, seen from the air. Quintin Soloviev, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Inuktitut course

Learn Inuktitut ten words at a time

αƒα“„α’ƒα‘Žα‘α‘¦

Ten games of ten words: the hundred 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.

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Inuktitut Β· 0 of 10 lessons passed
Greetings and politeness10Order anything by pointing10Yes, no and the essentials10Numbers and money10At the supermarket10Cafe and restaurant10Small talk and neighbors10Getting around10Time and days10Help and emergencies10
Inuktitut Β· Lesson 1 of 10

Greetings and politeness

Hello, thanks, please: the ten openers everything else builds on.

αŠαƒEYE
Hello
αŠαƒEYE
Hi
ᐅα“ͺα“—α’₯ ᓴᐃᒻα’ͺᖅᑐᖅOOL-loo-mee SIGH-maq-took
Good morning
ᐅᓐᓄᒃ ᓴᐃᒻα’ͺᖅᑐᖅOON-nook SIGH-maq-took
Good night
ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃkoo-YAN-na-meek
Thank you very much
ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃkoo-YAN-na-meek
Thanks
αƒα“šα’Œα’ƒα‘α‘¦ee-lah-GEEK-toot
You're welcome
ᐸᓂᖅᑐα’₯pah-NEEK-too-mee
Please
αŠα‘²α…α™±α“•α–…α‘Žα‘¦α“―α’α’ͺah-KAY-ong-nee-LEEK-tee-see-goo-mah
Excuse me
α‘•α‘―α’ƒα“―αŠα•ˆα’ͺα”ͺα–“tah-KOK-see-ah-ROO-mah-yoong-ah
Goodbye
Two people shaking hands across a cafe table
Greetings and politeness
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Inuktitut Β· Lesson 2 of 10

Order anything by pointing

One beer please, one of these please, the bill: survive any menu.

αŠα‘•α…α“― ᐲᕆ ᐸᓂᖅᑐα’₯ah-tah-OO-see BEER pah-NEEK-too-mee
One beer, please
ᐃα’ͺ αŠα‘•α…α“― ᐸᓂᖅᑐα’₯ee-MAH ah-tah-OO-see pah-NEEK-too-mee
One of these, please
αŠα‘•α…α“― α–€α”­α’ƒ ᐸᓂᖅᑐα’₯ah-tah-OO-see KOH-fee pah-NEEK-too-mee
One coffee, please
α’ͺα•‹α’ƒ ᐸᓂᖅᑐα’₯MAH-ruk pah-NEEK-too-mee
Two, please
αŠα‘•α…α“― αŠα’²α’‹α‘¦ ᐸᓂᖅᑐα’₯ah-tah-OO-see ah-MOO-geet pah-NEEK-too-mee
One more, please
ᖃᑦᓱᒃ α–ƒα–“α“˜α’₯?khat-SOO-uk kha-GAHN-nah-LOO-mee
How much is it?
α‘•α“•α“ͺα“—α’ͺα’ƒ ᐸᓂᖅᑐα’₯tah-LEE-loo-MAWK pah-NEEK-too-mee
The bill, please
ᐃᒑᓗᒃ ᐸᓂᖅᑐα’₯?ee-LOO-uk pah-NEEK-too-mee
May I...?
Cheers! / SkΓ₯l!CHEERS, SKOHL
Cheers!
Bless youBLESS yoo
Bless you
A coffee counter under chalked menu boards and an ORDER HERE sign
Order anything by pointing
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Inuktitut Β· Lesson 3 of 10

Yes, no and the essentials

The tiny words that carry half of every conversation.

ᐄEE
Yes
ᐄkᑦEE-kat
No
ᑕᐃα’ͺ ᐅᖃᖅᑕᖅTAI-mah OO-kha-too-tak
Okay
ᑕᐃα’ͺ α‘α“˜α’‘α“˜α’ƒα‘α–…TAI-mah too-LOO-too-uk
Sure, no problem
ᐆα’ͺα‘¦α‘Žα•ˆα’«α–…α‘α–…OO-maht-tee-ROO-maq-took
I don't know
ᐆα’ͺα’ƒα‘•α–…OO-mak-taq
I don't understand
αƒα“„α’ƒα‘Žα‘α’» ᐅᖃᖅᑕᖅ?IN-uk-tee-tum OO-kha-too-tak
Do you speak English?
α‘Žα‘Žα•ˆα’ͺα‘¦α‘Žα’α’ͺtee-tee-ROO-mak-tee-GOO-mah
A little
ᑕᐃα’ͺ α‘•α–…α‘­α“ͺᓗᒋᑦTAI-mah tak-KEE-loo-git
Of course
α–α‘¦α‘ŽαŠα–…α‘•α…α–… ᑕᐃα’ͺKOO-tee-aq-too-uk TAI-mah
Everything is fine
A dictionary open at a page of definitions
Yes, no and the essentials
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Inuktitut Β· Lesson 4 of 10

Numbers and money

Counting, prices, paying by card or cash.

αŠα‘•α…α“―ah-tah-OO-see
One
α’ͺα•‹α’ƒMAH-ruk
Two
ᐱᖃα’₯PEE-kha-mee
Three
ᖁᒣKOO-meh
Ten
αŠα‘•α…α“― ᖁᒣ α’ͺα•‹α’ƒah-tah-OO-see KOO-meh MAH-ruk
Twenty
ᐃᑦᑕᖅee-TAH-tuk
One hundred
ᑲᓇᑕ αƒα“˜α“ͺα“˜α’ƒKAH-nah-tah ee-LOO-too-uk
Canadian dollar
ᑕᐅᓂᖅ α“„α“‡α–…α‘Žα’ƒTAU-nee-uk NOO-naq-tee-uk
By card
α‘Žα‘Žα•‹αƒα’‹α‘¦tee-tee-RAH-ee-git
In cash
ᖃᑦᓱᒃ?khat-SOO-uk
How much?
Five stacks of coins standing in a rising row
Numbers and money
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Inuktitut Β· Lesson 5 of 10

At the supermarket

Bread, milk, a bag, nothing else thanks: the checkout routine.

α’ͺα’ƒα‘²α’ͺmak-KAH-mah
Bread
α“„α’₯α’‚NOO-mee-geek
Milk
ᐃᖃᖅee-KHAQ
Fish
α–…α“šα–…khu-LAH-uk
Meat
ᐆα’ͺᐱᒃ?OO-mah-peek
A bag?
ᐅᖃᖅᑖᖅ...?OO-kha-too-taq
Do you have...?
α–ƒα“„α–… ᐅᑦᓂᖅ...?kha-NOO-uk OO-tee-nee-uk
Where is...?
ᑕᒑᒐᖅtah-KOH-gaq
This one
αƒα“šα’Œα’ƒα‘α‘¦ ᐄkᑦee-lah-GEEK-toot EE-kat
Nothing else
ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃkoo-YAN-na-meek
Thank you
A supermarket aisle between stacked shelves and a chilled cabinet
At the supermarket
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Inuktitut Β· Lesson 6 of 10

Cafe and restaurant

A table, the menu, a compliment to the kitchen.

ᐃᖃᐅα’ͺᓯᐅᖅ α’ͺα•‹α’ƒee-kha-OO-mah-see-oo-uk MAH-ruk
A table for two
α–ƒα“„α–…α‘–α–… ᐸᓂᖅᑐα’₯kha-NOO-uk-taq pah-NEEK-too-mee
The menu, please
αŠα‘•α…α“― α–€α”­α’ƒ ᐸᓂᖅᑐα’₯ah-tah-OO-see KOH-fee pah-NEEK-too-mee
One coffee, please
α‘¦α‘ŒTUH-teh
Tea
ᑕᑯᒃᑕᐅᖅtah-KOK-too-uk
Local food
α²α“›α‘¦α“―αŠα–…PI-lah-see-aq
Very good
α‘¦α“˜α’ͺᖅᑐᖅtuh-LOO-maq-took
It is delicious
ᐃᒻα’ͺᖃᑦᑕᖅ ᐄα“ͺα“˜α’‹α‘¦im-MAH-khat-taq EE-loo-git
Without ice
α‘–α‘•α–… α’«α“ƒα‘¦α‘ŽαŠα–…TAH-taq mah-NAH-tee-aq
To take away
α‘•α“•α“ͺα“—α’ͺα’ƒ ᐸᓂᖅᑐα’₯tah-LEE-loo-MAWK pah-NEEK-too-mee
The bill, please
A stained glass lamp hanging over a table in a restaurant
Cafe and restaurant
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Inuktitut Β· Lesson 7 of 10

Small talk and neighbors

How are you, nice day, see you soon: superficial and proud of it.

α‘―α“„α–… ᐱᓕᒍᖅᑖᖅ?KOO-nook PI-lee-GOO-too-taq
How are you?
ᐃᖃᐅα’ͺᖅᑐᖅee-kha-OO-maq-took
I'm fine
ᐯᒃ?PEEK
And you?
α–ƒ α’¦α“α“ˆα‘•α–…?kha MEE-nun-nah-taq
What's new?
ᐄkᑦ α‘¦α“˜α’¦α’ƒEE-kat tuh-LOO-meek
Nothing much
ᐅα“ͺα“—α’₯ αŠα–…α“²α•†α“ˆα’ͺα”­α–…?OOL-loo-mee ah-khu-soo-REE-neh-mah-yaq
Nice weather, right?
ᑕᑰᑕᐅᔭᖅ ᓂᕐᓂᒋᑦtah-KOO-too-yaq NIR-nee-git
See you soon
ᓴᐃᒻα’ͺᖅᑐᖅ α‘¦α“˜α’₯SIGH-maq-took tuh-LOO-mee
Have a good evening
ᐃᒍα’ͺᑦ αƒα“˜α“ͺα“˜α’‹α‘¦ee-GOO-mak ee-LOO-loo-git
Say hello to your family
α–α‘¦α“―αŠα•ˆα’ͺα”ͺα–“KOO-see-ah-ROO-mah-yoong-ah
All the best
Two older people stopped for a conversation on the street
Small talk and neighbors
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Inuktitut Β· Lesson 8 of 10

Getting around

Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.

α–ƒα“„α–… α’₯α‘―α“ͺα“•α’ͺα–…?kha-NOO-uk MEE-koo-loo-MAWK
Where is the toilet?
ᖑᐹKOO-PAH
Left
ᑕᕐᕗᒃTAR-too-uk
Right
α’«α“‚α•‹α’ƒmah-nee-RAH-uk
Straight ahead
ᐃα’₯ee-MEE
Here
α‘–α’ƒα“šTAH-kuh-lah
There
ᐅᕝᕙᑦ ᑐᑭᓯα’ͺα“ͺᓗᒋᑦOO-vah-vat TOO-kee-see-mah-loo-git
The airport
αŠα‘•α…α“― α‘Žα‘­α“ͺα“—α’ͺα’ƒ ᐸᓂᖅᑐα’₯ah-tah-OO-see tee-KIL-loo-MAWK pah-NEEK-too-mee
One ticket, please
ᖃᒃᑲᓃᖅ?khak-kah-NAH-nee-uk
How far?
α“΄α“˜α’₯α–…sah-LOO-mee-uk
By snowmobile
The tiled edge of an underground platform running off into the tunnel
Getting around
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Inuktitut Β· Lesson 9 of 10

Time and days

Today, tomorrow, later, the weekend.

ᐅα“ͺα“—OOL-loo
Today
α“΄α••α–…sah-VEE-uk
Tomorrow
α‘Žα“•α–…tee-LEE-uk
Yesterday
ᐃᒍᑦee-GOOT
Now
αŠα„ α‘¦α“˜α’ͺα‘Žα’ƒah-EE tuh-LOO-mah-teek
Later
ᐅα“ͺα“—α’₯OOL-loo-mee
In the morning
α‘¦α“˜α’₯tuh-LOO-mee
In the evening
α’ͺᓐᑕᐃᒃMAN-tah-ik
Monday
α’₯α••α•ˆα’ͺα’ƒmee-VEE-roo-MAWK
The weekend
ᖑᔾᔨᑦ?KOO-yit
When?
A round clock alone on a bare wall
Time and days
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Inuktitut Β· Lesson 10 of 10

Help and emergencies

The words you hope to never need.

ᐃᓄᒃᑖᖅ!IN-uk-taq
Help!
α‘¦α‘Œα•ˆα’ͺᑦ α’₯ᒧᒧᑦTUH-teh-ROO-mak MEE-moo-moot
Call a doctor
911NEEN-WUN-WUN
Emergency number
αƒα“„α’ƒα‘Žα‘¦ α’₯ᒧᒧᑦIN-uk-teet MEE-moo-moot
Police
α’₯α“šα“―α’₯ᒧᒧᑦMEE-lah-see-mee-MOO-moot
Pharmacy
α’₯α“šα“―α’ͺᕝᕙᑦMEE-lah-see-MAH-vah-vat
Hospital
ᐆα’ͺα‘Žα’ͺα‘¦α‘Žα’α’ͺOO-mah-tee-MAKY-tee-GOO-mah
I'm lost
ᐃᖃᐅα’ͺα–…α‘–α–… ᐄkᑦee-kha-OO-maq-taq EE-kat
I do not feel well
α–α‘•α™±α“•α–…α‘Žα’ƒKOO-tah-ong-LEE-kat-TEEK
Safe
αŠα–…α‘¨α’‹α‘¦α‘•α–…aq-TOO-git-taq
It's urgent
A lit green pharmacy cross hanging over a street
Help and emergencies
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