Remote Work

1. Qanittumi coworking-suliffeqarpa?

   Is there a coworking space nearby?

   Usage

   Looking for a coworking space

   Grammar Note

   The English loanword "coworking" is used as is, with suliffik "workplace" plus -qar- "have, there is". -fik plus -qar- becomes -feqar-, as in kappuffeqarpa?.

2. Wi-Fi-p kodia oqaatigisinnaaviuk?

   What is the WiFi password?

   Usage

   Asking for the WiFi password

   Grammar Note

   "koden til pengeskabet" is aningaasaasiviup kodia, with the possessive -p … -a; Wi-Fi-p kodia suua? uses the same phrasing. oqaatigaa is "says it aloud".

3. Wi-Fi video-opkaldinut naammappa?

   Is the WiFi fast enough for video calls?

   Usage

   Checking if WiFi supports video calls

   Grammar Note

   naammappoq is "is enough, is just right" (Danish det slår lige til); the purpose takes the allative -nut. There is no Greenlandic word for a video call, so the Danish video-opkald is used. If the line is too slow, the word is sukkaatsuallaarpoq.

4. Ini nipaatsoq peqarpisi?

   Do you have a quiet room?

   Usage

   Looking for a quiet or private workspace

   Grammar Note

   nipaatsoq is "quiet" (Danish stille; example unnuaq nipaatsoq "a quiet night"), and ini is "room". The question uses peqarpoq "has, there is".

5. Maani ulluinnaq sulisinnaavunga?

   Can I work here all day?

   Usage

   Asking if you can work here all day

   Grammar Note

   The ability affix -sinnaa- also serves to ask permission. ulluinnaq is the adverb "for a whole day".

6. Issiaviup eqqaani kappuffeqarpa?

   Is there a power outlet near this seat?

   Usage

   Checking for a power outlet nearby

   Grammar Note

   kappuffik is "power outlet"; electricity itself is sarfaq. -fik plus -qar- becomes -feqar-.

7. Nalunaaqutaq qulinut internettikkut ataatsimiissaanga.

   I have an online meeting at ten o'clock

   Usage

   Informing about an upcoming online meeting

   Grammar Note

   "at N o’clock" is nalunaaqutaq + the numeral in the terminalis (cf. nalunaaqutaq arfineq-pingasunut "at eight"). -kkut is the prosecutive "via/through". ataatsimiippoq = "is in a meeting".

8. Internetti sukkaatsuallaarpoq. Sukkanerusoqarpa?

   The internet is too slow — is there a faster connection?

   Usage

   Reporting slow internet

   Grammar Note

   sukkasooq is "fast" and sukkaatsoq "slow"; -vallaar- means "too much".

9. Sulinermut SIM-kortimik pisiniarpunga.

   I'd like to buy a SIM card with data for work

   Usage

   Buying a data SIM card

   Grammar Note

   pisiniarpoq "sets about buying" puts the goods in the instrumental -mik (example: bilitsinik pisiniarpoq "buys tickets"), and the purpose in the allative -mut. There is no Greenlandic word for a SIM card, so the Danish SIM-kort is borrowed.

10. Tamanna issiavik atorneqarsinnaava?

    Is this seat available?

    Usage

    Checking seat availability

    Grammar Note

    issiavik is "chair". atorneqarsinnaava? is the interrogative "can it be used?". It asks whether the seat is free.

11. Allaffik siumoorlugu inniminnersinnaavara?

    Can I reserve a desk in advance?

    Usage

    Reserving a desk in advance

    Grammar Note

    allaffik means both "desk" and "office". siumoorlugu is "beforehand, in advance".

12. Oqarasuaammut ini immikkoortoq peqarpisi?

    Is there a separate room for phone calls?

    Usage

    Looking for a private call space

    Grammar Note

    oqarasuaat is "telephone" (a mobile is oqarasuaat nassartagaq). immikkoortoq, the participle built on immikkut "separately", means "set apart, separate". The purpose takes the allative -mut.

13. Sikaavinnik peqarpisi?

    Do you have lockers?

    Usage

    Asking about locker or storage facilities

    Grammar Note

    sikaavik corresponds to skab, a cupboard; the same word covers a lockable locker. peqarpoq governs the instrumental.

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