Internet & WiFi

1. Wi-Fi-qarpa?

   Wi-Fi-qar-pa?

   Is there WiFi?

   Usage

   Check WiFi availability — connectivity can be limited in remote Greenlandic areas

   Grammar Note

   -qarpoq ("there is") with the interrogative -pa. It attaches to loanwords unchanged.

2. Wi-Fi-p kodia suua?

   Wi-Fi-p ko-di-a su-ua?

   What is the password?

   Usage

   Ask for the WiFi password

3. Telefonip immernera

   Te-le-fo-nip im-mer-ne-ra

   Phone charging

   Usage

   Look for a phone charging location

   Grammar Note

   "telefoni" from Danish "telefon"; charging before outdoor activities is essential in Greenland

4. Ujarlerit signal

   U-jar-le-rit sig-nal

   No signal found

   Usage

   Report no signal — common in Greenland's remote glaciers and mountains

5. SIM-korti pisariaqarpara.

   SIM-kor-ti pi-sa-ri-a-qar-pa-ra.

   I need a SIM card

   Usage

   Get a local SIM card in Greenland

   Grammar Note

   There is no Greenlandic word for a SIM card; the Danish SIM-kort is borrowed and given a final -i to fit it into the noun system (as with billetti / opladeri). pisariaqarpaa means "needs it"

6. Qarasaasiaqarfik

   Qa-ra-saa-si-a-qar-fik

   A place with a computer

   Usage

   Find a place with computer access such as a library

   Grammar Note

   qarasaasiaq is "computer" (from qarasaq "brain"), plus -qar- ("there is") and -fik ("place").

7. E-mail nassiussavara.

   E-mail nas-si-us-sa-va-ra.

   I will send an email

   Usage

   Communicate that you will send an email

   Grammar Note

   nassiuppaa is "sends it", here with the future -ssa- and the 1sg-subject/3sg-object ending -vara.

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