Accommodation

1. Hotel-imi inissarsiissasoqarsinnaava?

   Ho-tel-i-mi in-is-sar-siis-sa-soq-ar-sin-naa-va?

   Is there a room available at the hotel?

   Usage

   Checking for room availability at a hotel front desk

   Grammar Note

   Greenland has few hotels; in major cities like Nuuk, advance booking is important

2. Ullut tallimat najugaqarniarpunga.

   Ul-lut tal-li-mat na-ju-ga-qar-ni-ar-pu-nga.

   I would like to stay for five nights.

   Usage

   Telling the hotel how many nights you plan to stay

   Grammar Note

   "Five" is tallimat (counting: sisamat, tallimat, arfinillit). Staying somewhere uses najugaqarpoq "lives, resides" (sumi najugaqarpit? "where do you live?")

3. Ini qanoq akeqarpa?

   I-ni qa-noq a-ke-qar-pa?

   How much is the room?

   Usage

   Asking about the room rate

   Grammar Note

   The set phrase for asking a price is qanoq akeqarpa? (aki "price" + -qar-)

4. Inimi Wi-Fi atorneqarsinnaava?

   I-ni-mi Wi-Fi a-tor-ne-qar-sin-naa-va?

   Is Wi-Fi available in the room?

   Usage

   Asking about Wi-Fi availability in the room

   Grammar Note

   Internet access in Greenland has improved but can be unreliable in remote areas

5. Ini kiattoq piumavara.

   I-ni ki-at-toq pi-u-ma-va-ra.

   I would like a warm room.

   Usage

   Requesting a well-heated room in cold Greenland

   Grammar Note

   The word for "warm" depends on the thing: liquids and solids take kissartoq, air temperature indoors or out takes kiattoq (it is warm = kiappoq), and clothing takes oqortoq. Room warmth is air temperature, so kiattoq

6. Uffarfik atorneqarsinnaava?

   Uf-far-fik a-tor-ne-qar-sin-naa-va?

   Is the shower available?

   Usage

   Checking whether the shower is available at the accommodation

   Grammar Note

   The word for a shower is not a Danish loan but uffarfik (also qorlorfigitilluni uffarfik). "Available" is atorneqarsinnaasoq

7. Nammineq nalunaarsinnaavunga?

   Nam-mi-neq na-lu-naar-sin-naa-vun-ga?

   Can I check in by myself?

   Usage

   Asking if self check-in is possible

   Grammar Note

   nalunaarpoq means "reports, registers, signs up". It is also used for "to register" (tilmelder sig)

8. Ini kiassaateqartoq inniminniiniarpunga.

   I-ni ki-as-saa-te-qar-toq in-ni-min-nii-ni-ar-pun-ga.

   I want to book a heated room.

   Usage

   Specifying a heated room when making a reservation

   Grammar Note

   A heater or radiator is kiassaat. "With heating" is kiassaateqartoq (kiassaat plus the possessive -qar- and the participle -toq), placed after the noun ini. Booking is inniminniiniarpunga. Indoor temperature in a Greenlandic winter is one of the key conditions for lodging

9. Inniminniisimavunga. Nalunaarniarpunga.

   In-ni-min-nii-si-ma-vun-ga. Na-lu-naar-ni-ar-pun-ga.

   I would like to check in with my reservation.

   Usage

   Checking in at the hotel with a prior reservation

   Grammar Note

   inniminniivoq is "makes a reservation"; the perfect -sima- gives "has reserved". -niar- expresses a polite intention.

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