Markets & Souvenirs

1. ᐅᓇ ᖃᑦᓯᕋᓛᖅᐸ?

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

   How much will this be?

   Usage

   The basic way to ask a price. Literally "how much will this be?"

   Grammar Note

   The infix -laaq- marks a time from tomorrow onward. "How much was it?" is qatsiralauqqa?

2. ᐅᓇ ᐊᑭᑐᔪᖅ.

   U-na a-ki-tu-juq.

   It's expensive.

   Usage

   Says that something costs a lot

   Grammar Note

   Una means "this" for something nearby. Akitujuq ("expensive") and akikittuq ("cheap") are third-person forms meaning "it is expensive / cheap". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. ᐅᓇ ᐊᑭᑭᑦᑐᖅ.

   U-na a-ki-kit-tuq.

   It's cheap.

   Usage

   Says that something costs little

   Grammar Note

   Una means "this" for something nearby. Akitujuq ("expensive") and akikittuq ("cheap") are third-person forms meaning "it is expensive / cheap". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. ᐅᓇ ᐊᑭᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ.

   U-na a-ki-qa-nngit-tuq.

   It's free.

   Usage

   Says that something costs nothing

   Grammar Note

   Literally "it has no price". The infix -nngit- is negation. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. ᐅᓇ ᐊᑭᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅᑲ?

   U-na a-ki-qa-nngit-tuq-ka?

   Is this free?

   Usage

   Asks whether something costs money. Answer ii ("yes") or aagga ("no")

   Grammar Note

   The ending -qqa (ᖅᑲ in syllabics; this app transliterates it q-ka) asks a yes-no question about he, she or it. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. ᐊᑭ

   A-ki

   Price

   Usage

   The word for price. You can use it while pointing at a price tag

   Grammar Note

   Aki is a noun. "It has a price" uses akiqaq- and "it is free" is akiqanngittuq

7. ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᖅ

   Sa-na-nngu-a-gaq

   Carving

   Usage

   A carved work, often of stone. It is a popular thing to buy as a keepsake

   Grammar Note

   Add -mik for the object, as in sanannguagarmik niuvirumajunga ("I would like to buy a carving")

8. ᐅᓇ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᒪᔭᕋ.

   U-na ni-u-vi-ru-ma-ja-ra.

   I'd like to buy this.

   Usage

   Said while pointing at the thing you want to buy

   Grammar Note

   -rumajara means "I would like to … it". For "I would like to buy a carving" say sanannguagarmik niuvirumajunga. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

9. ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᒃ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᔪᖅ.

   Ni-u-vir-vik ma-tu-i-nga-juq.

   The store is open.

   Usage

   Says that the store is open. When it is closed say niuvirvik matusimajuq

   Grammar Note

   The -vik in niuvirvik makes a place word. Matuingajuq means "is open" and matusimajuq means "is closed". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

10. ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᒃ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᔪᖅᑲ?

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

    Is the store open?

    Usage

    Asks whether the store is open. Answer ii ("yes") or aagga ("no")

    Grammar Note

    The ending -qqa (ᖅᑲ in syllabics; this app transliterates it q-ka) asks a yes-no question about he, she or it. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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