Dialogue: Coffee or Tea Break
Vocabulary
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tii
ᑏ
tea
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tiiturumavit?
ᑏᑐᕈᒪᕕᑦ?
Would you like tea?
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tiiturumajunga
ᑏᑐᕈᒪᔪᖓ
tea (I would like...)
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tiiturumanngittunga
ᑏᑐᕈᒪᙱᑦᑐᖓ
tea (I would not like...)
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kaapi
ᑳᐱ
coffee
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kaapiturumavit?
ᑳᐱᑐᕈᒪᕕᑦ?
coffee (Would you like...?)
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kaapiturumajunga
ᑳᐱᑐᕈᒪᔪᖓ
coffee (I would like...)
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kaapiturumanngittunga
ᑳᐱᑐᕈᒪᙱᑦᑐᖓ
coffee (I don't want...)
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immuk
ᐃᒻᒧᒃ
milk
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immulisuunguvit?
ᐃᒻᒧᓕᓲᖑᕕᑦ?
Do you take milk?
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tiimut immulisunguvit?
ᑏᒧᑦ ᐃᒻᒧᓕᓱᖑᕕᑦ?
Do you take milk with your tea?
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immulisuungujunga
ᐃᒻᒧᓕᓲᖑᔪᖓ
I take milk.
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immulisuungunngittunga
ᐃᒻᒧᓕᓲᖑᙱᑦᑐᖓ
I do not take milk.
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sukaq
ᓱᑲᖅ
sugar
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sukalisuunguvit?
ᓱᑲᓕᓲᖑᕕᑦ?
sugar (Do you take...?)
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sukalisuungujunga
ᓱᑲᓕᓲᖑᔪᖓ
sugar (I take ... with my coffee/tea)
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sukalisuungunngittunga
ᓱᑲᓕᓲᖑᙱᑦᑐᖓ
sugar (I do not take ...)
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imiq
ᐃᒥᖅ
water (for drinking)
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imirumavit?
ᐃᒥᕈᒪᕕᑦ?
water (would you like...?)
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imirumajunga
ᐃᒥᕈᒪᔪᖓ
water (I would like ...)
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imirumanngittunga
ᐃᒥᕈᒪᙱᑦᑐᖓ
water (I don't want ...)
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palaugaaq
ᐸᓚᐅᒑᖅ
bannock
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irngusiq
ᐃᕐᖑᓯᖅ
cup; mug
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sivaujaq
ᓯᕙᐅᔭᖅ
cookie
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tiiliurut
ᑏᓕᐅᕈᑦ
tea pot
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nakurmiik
ᓇᑯᕐᒦᒃ
thank you
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ilaali
ᐃᓛᓕ
You’re welcome.
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Grammar
10 » To Want
As you put together roots, affixes and grammatical endings to build words, the first letter or the last letter of these elements will often change. These spelling changes allow for smoother pronunciation.
Let's look at the affix -juma- that expresses the idea of to want.
Because -juma- is an affix, it must be added to a root. ilau- is a root meaning to come along.
The affix -juma- can be inserted between the root (ilau-) and the subject ending:
| ilaujumava? | Does he / she want to come along? |
| ii, ilaujumajuq. | Yes, he / she wants come along. |
| kaapituq- | to have coffee |
| kaapiturumavit? | Do you want some coffee? |
| ii, kaapiturumajunga. | Yes, I want to have some coffee. |
After a root ending in -k, the affix -guma- is used:
| sinik- | to sleep |
| sinigumavisi? | Do you (3+) want to sleep? |
| ii, sinigumajugut. | Yes, we want to sleep. |
11 » To Eat or Drink Something
The affix -tuq- is used after noun roots to indicate something one eats, drinks, wears or uses somehow:
| tiituqtugut | We (3+) are drinking tea. |
| kaapiturumavit? | Do you want some coffee? |
| natsiminiqtuqtuq | He/she is eating seal meat. |
| umiaqtuqtut | They are boating. |
| kamiktuqtuq | He/she puts on sealskin boots. |
-tuq- can be attached to any root without changing the consonant sound that comes before it.
Watch out for the root imiq, which can mean either the noun ‘water' or the verb 'to drink.' If you want to ask someone if they would like some water, do not use the affix -tuq- with the root imiq-. The correct way to ask the question is:
| imirumavit? | Do you want to drink (some water)? |
| imirumajunga | I want to drink some water. |
| imiqtuq | He/she is drinking water. |