Banking & ATM

1. Banki sumiippa?

   Ban-ki su-mi-ip-pa?

   Where is the bank?

   Usage

   Asking for the location of a bank

   Grammar Note

   The pattern "X sumiippa?" = "Where is X?" (Example: akunnittarfik sumiippa = "where is the hotel"). Greenland is mainly served by Danish-affiliated banks

2. Pengeautomati sumiippa?

   Pen-ge-au-to-ma-ti su-mi-ip-pa?

   Where is the ATM?

   Usage

   Looking for an ATM machine

   Grammar Note

   pengeautomati (pengeautomat) = ATM. The pattern "X sumiippa?" = "Where is X?" (Example: akunnittarfik sumiippa = "where is the hotel")

3. Allat aningaasaannik taarsiisinnaavunga?

   Al-lat a-ni-ngaa-saan-nik taar-sii-sin-naa-vu-nga?

   Can I exchange money?

   Usage

   Asking to exchange foreign currency

   Grammar Note

   allat aningaasaannik taarsiisitsivoq (veksle) = exchanges into another currency. taarsiivoq is "exchanges"; the ability affix -sinnaa- plus the 1sg ending -vunga makes it a request.

4. Korti akiliissut atorsinnaavara?

   Kor-ti a-ki-lii-ssut a-tor-sin-naa-va-ra?

   Can I use a credit card?

   Usage

   Checking whether credit cards are accepted

5. Aningaasanik akiliiniarpunga.

   A-ni-ngaa-sa-nik a-ki-lii-ni-ar-pu-nga.

   I would like to pay in cash.

   Usage

   Indicating a preference to pay with cash

   Grammar Note

   aningaasanik akiliivoq (betaler kontant) = pays cash. akiliivoq is "pays" and -niar- adds "intends to".

6. Banki qaqugu ammartarpa?

   Ban-ki qa-qu-gu am-mar-tar-pa?

   What are the bank's opening hours?

   Usage

   Asking about bank opening hours

   Grammar Note

   ammavoq means "is open" and ammarpaa "opens it"; business hours themselves are ammasarfik. Banks in Greenland often keep hours similar to those in Denmark, but there are regional differences

7. Korti akiliissummik akiliisinnaavunga?

   Kor-ti a-ki-lii-ssum-mik a-ki-lii-sin-naa-vu-nga?

   Can I pay by credit card?

   Usage

   Asking to pay with a credit card

8. Karsi sumiippa?

   Kar-si su-mi-ip-pa?

   Where is the cashier?

   Usage

   Looking for the cashier or payment counter

   Grammar Note

   Karsi means till (Danish kasse). Example: karsimi akiliissaatit (you pay at the till).

9. Akeqanngitsumik aningaasanik nassiussinnaavunga?

   A-ke-qan-ngit-su-mik a-ni-ngaa-sa-nik nas-si-us-sin-naa-vu-nga?

   Can I transfer money without a fee?

   Usage

   Asking about fee-free money transfer options

   Grammar Note

   akeqanngitsumik is "free of charge" (aki "price" + -qanngit-). nassiuppaa is "sends it", with the thing sent in the instrumental -nik.

10. Aningaasanik akiliinissamut ikiorsinnaavinga?

    A-ni-ngaa-sa-nik a-ki-lii-nis-sa-mut i-ki-or-sin-naa-vi-nga?

    Can you help me pay in cash?

    Usage

    Requesting help with a cash payment

    Grammar Note

    ikiorpaa is "helps him/her"; the interrogative with a 2sg subject and a 1sg object ends in -vinga. What the help is for is expressed with -nissaq "the act of" in the allative -mut.

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