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Lesson 8 of 10
Getting around in Inuktitut
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet. Play the ten Inuktitut 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 Inuktitut phrases in this lesson
- 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
Communities are small enough to walk; people will point.
Literally "forward", also Nunavut's motto.
There are no railways or roads between Arctic communities. Travel is by plane, snowmobile or boat.
Said in English. Iqaluit has a small bus service; most places have none.
Literally "landing place".
Said in English, usually for a flight.