Accommodation

1. ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒃ ᓇᒦᑉᐸ?

   Tu-jur-mi-vik na-miip-pa?

   Where is the hotel?

   Usage

   Asks where the hotel is

   Grammar Note

   X namiippa? is the basic form for "where is X?". The ending -vik makes a word for a place. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒻᒥ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᔪᔪᖓ.

   Tu-jur-mi-vim-mi tu-jur-mi-ju-ju-nga.

   I'm staying at the hotel.

   Usage

   Says where you are staying

   Grammar Note

   It follows piqatikkutinni tujurmijujunga ("I am staying at my friend's place"), with the place marked by -mi. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. ᓇᒥ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᑦ?

   Na-mi tu-jur-mi-vit?

   Where are you staying?

   Usage

   Asks where someone is staying

   Grammar Note

   Nami ("where") comes first. Changing the ending of tujurmijuq ("stays") to -vit gives "do you ...?", the same pattern as tukisijuq to tukisivit. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. ᐃᓪᓗᕈᓯᖅ

   Il-lu-ru-siq

   Bedroom

   Usage

   Names a bedroom. It is not a general word for "room"

   Grammar Note

   A plain noun. Inside a sentence its ending changes with case and number

5. ᐃᓪᓕᖅ

   Il-liq

   Bed

   Usage

   Names a bed

   Grammar Note

   A plain noun. Inside a sentence its ending changes with case and number

6. ᕿᐱᒃ

   Qi-pik

   Blanket

   Usage

   Names a blanket or sleeping bag

   Grammar Note

   A plain noun. Inside a sentence its ending changes with case and number

7. ᐊᑭᓯᖅ

   A-ki-siq

   Pillow

   Usage

   Names a pillow. Do not confuse it with aki, "price"

   Grammar Note

   A plain noun. Inside a sentence its ending changes with case and number

8. ᐅᕕᓂᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ

   U-vi-nin-ni-ar-vik

   Bathtub

   Usage

   Names a bathtub

   Grammar Note

   A place word built on uvininniaqtuq ("showers, washes oneself") with -vik. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

9. ᖁᐊᖃᐅᑦ

   Qu-a-qa-ut

   Refrigerator

   Usage

   Names a refrigerator

   Grammar Note

   A plain noun. Inside a sentence its ending changes with case and number

10. ᐃᒐᓛᖅ ᒪᑐᐃᕈᒃ.

    I-ga-laaq ma-tu-i-ruk.

    Open the window.

    Usage

    Asks one person to open the window. The imperative is not rude in Inuktitut

    Grammar Note

    Commands change with the number of listeners; this is for one person. To close it, say Igalaaq matuguk.

11. ᐃᒐᓛᖅ ᒪᑐᒍᒃ.

    I-ga-laaq ma-tu-guk.

    Close the window.

    Usage

    Asks one person to close the window

    Grammar Note

    An imperative for one person. To open it, say Igalaaq matuiruk.

12. ᒪᑐ

    Ma-tu

    Door

    Usage

    Names a door

    Grammar Note

    A plain noun. Inside a sentence its ending changes with case and number

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