Convenience Store

1. ᐅᓇ ᖃᑦᓯᕋᓛᖅᑲ?

   U-na qat-si-ra-laaq-ka?

   How much will this be?

   Usage

   The usual way to ask a price at the till. The answer is an amount of money

   Grammar Note

   It asks the amount that is about to be paid. For an amount already paid, qatsiralauqqa? means "how much was it?"

2. ᐴᖅ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᒪᔭᕋ.

   Puuq ni-u-vi-ru-ma-ja-ra.

   I would like to buy a bag.

   Usage

   Asks for a bag for your purchases. Puuq means "bag; sack"

   Grammar Note

   -rumajara means "I would like to ... it" (one object). Put the noun first and the verb after it. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. ᐃᒻᒧᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᒪᔭᕋ.

   Im-muk ni-u-vi-ru-ma-ja-ra.

   I would like to buy milk.

   Usage

   Put the name of the item first. Immuk means "milk"

   Grammar Note

   -rumajara means "I would like to ... it" (one object). Put the noun first and the verb after it. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. ᓯᕙᐅᔭᖅ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᒪᔭᕋ.

   Si-va-u-jaq ni-u-vi-ru-ma-ja-ra.

   I would like to buy a cookie.

   Usage

   Put the name of the item first. Sivaujaq means "cookie"

   Grammar Note

   -rumajara means "I would like to ... it" (one object). Put the noun first and the verb after it. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. ᑎᑎᕋᐅᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᒪᔭᕋ.

   Ti-ti-ra-ut ni-u-vi-ru-ma-ja-ra.

   I would like to buy a pen.

   Usage

   Put the name of the item first. Titiraut means "pen; pencil"

   Grammar Note

   -rumajara means "I would like to ... it" (one object). Put the noun first and the verb after it. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᒃ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᔪᖅᑲ?

   Ni-u-vir-vik ma-tu-i-nga-juq-ka?

   Is the store open?

   Usage

   Asks whether the store is open. The answer is ii or aagga. When it is closed, people say niuvirvik matusimajuq

   Grammar Note

   The ending -qqa (syllabics ᖅᑲ, transcribed q-ka in this app) makes a yes-no question (South Baffin). Niuvirvik is niuviq- "buy" plus -vik "place". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. ᐊᓇᕐᕕᒃ ᓇᒦᑉᐸ?

   A-nar-vik na-miip-pa?

   Where is the washroom?

   Usage

   Asks where the washroom is. Anarvik is the everyday word

   Grammar Note

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

8. ᑕᐃᒫ?

   Ta-i-maa?

   Is that all?

   Usage

   Said by staff before the payment. A customer can answer ii or taimakalauq

   Grammar Note

   Taimaa is a short question checking "is that all?". The answer taimakalauq means "that is all for now"

9. ᑕᐃᒪᑲᓚᐅᖅ.

   Ta-i-ma-ka-la-uq.

   That's all for now.

   Usage

   Says that you have everything. It also answers the staff question Taimaa?

   Grammar Note

   An expression related to taimaa "that is all"

10. ᓇᑯᕐᒦᒃ, ᑕᕝᕙᐅᕗᑎᑦ.

    Na-kur-miik, tav-va-u-vu-tit.

    Thank you, goodbye.

    Usage

    Said to the cashier after paying. Nakurmiik is the South Baffin word for "thank you"

    Grammar Note

    Two words placed side by side. A different form is used when saying goodbye to more than one person. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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