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A collection of useful phrases in Inuktitut. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.
| English | ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ (Inuktitut) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | ᑐᙵᓱ (Tunngahugit/Tunngasugit) |
| Hello | ᐊᐃ (Ai) ᐊᐃᓐᖓᐃ (Ainngai) |
| How are you? I'm fine, thanks. And you? |
ᖃᓄᐃᐱᑦ (Qanuitpin/Qanuippit?) |
| ᖃᓄᐃᓐᖏ (Qaniungi) ᖃᓄᐃᖑᑦᑐᖓ (Qanuinngittunga) |
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| Long time no see | ᑕᑯᓇᓵᕐᓇᑯᓂ (Takunahaarnakuni) |
| What's your name? My name is ... |
ᑭᓇᐅᕕᑦ? (Kinauvit?) |
| ᐅᕙᖓ ...ᐊᑎᕋ (Uvanga ...atira) ...ᐅᔪᖓ (...ujunga) |
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| Where are you from? I'm from ... |
ᓱᒥᙶᖅᐱᑦ (Huminngaaqpin) ᓇᑭᙶᖅᐱᑦ (Nakinngaaqpit) |
| ...ᙶᖅᐳᖓ (...nngaaqpunga) | |
| Pleased to meet you | ᑲᑎᒐᒃᑭᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᖅ (Katigatkit Quvianaq) ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᖅ (Alianaiq) |
| Good morning | ᐅᓪᓛᓴᒃᑯᑦ (Ublaahatkut/Ullaasakkut) |
| Good afternoon/evening | ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ (Unnuhatkut/Unnusakkut) |
| Good night | ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ (Unnuaqhatkut/Unnuaqsakkut) |
| Goodbye | ᐃᓛᓂᓗ Ilaanilu ᑕᓪᕙᐅᔪᑎᑦ Talvauyutin/Tagvauyutit ᑕᕝᕙᐅᔪᑎᑦ (Tavvaujutit) - to one person ᑕᕝᕙᐅᔪᓯ (Tavvaujusi) - to many people ᐊᑦᓱᓇᐃ Atsunai |
| Good luck | ᐊᔪᙱᒋᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ (Ajunngigiarlutit) |
| Cheers/Good health! | ᐃᓅᓯᖃᑦᓯᐊᖅ (Inuuhiqatsiaq/Inuusiqatsiaq) |
| Have a nice day | ᐅᓪᓗᖃᑦᓯᐊᕆᑦ (Ubluqatsiarit/Ulluqatsiarit) |
| Bon appetit | ᐊᑏ ᓂᕆᓕᖅᑕ (Atii niriliqta) |
| Bon voyage | ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑦᓯᐊᕆᑦ (Naammaktsiarit) |
| I don't understand | ᑐᑭᓯᓐᖏᑦᑐᖕ (Tukisinngittung) |
| Please speak more slowly | ᐊᑏ ᐅᖄᓚᓗᐊᙱᓚᑎᑦ (Atii uqaulahaluanngilutit/uqaalasaluanngilutit) |
| Please say it again | ᐊᑏ ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᑦ Atii uqakkannirit |
| Can you please write it down? | ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑑᓗᐊᖅᐱᐅᒃ? (Titiraqtuuluaqpiuk?) |
| Do you speak Inuktitut? | ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᓲᖑᕖᑦ? (Inuktituuhuunguvin?/Inuktituusuunguvit?) |
| How do you say ... in Inuktitut? | ...ᓂ ... ᖃᓄᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐱᑦ? ...ni ... qanuq uqauhiqaqpin?/uqausiqaqpit? |
| Excuse me | ᐄᑯᓗ (Iikuluga) |
| How much does it cost? | ᐅᓇ ᖃᑦᓯᑦ? (Una Qapsit/Qassit/Qatsit?) |
| Sorry | ᐄᑯᓗᒃ (Iikuluk) ᐊᐃᑦᑖ (Aittaaq) ᓂᑲᔪᖅ (Nakujuq) |
| Thank you Response |
ᖁᔭᓇᐃᓐᓂ (Quyanainni)
ᖁᐅᓇ (Quana)
ᒪ'ᓇ (Ma'na) ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ (Qujannamiik) ᓇᑯᕐᒦᒃ (Nakurmiik) |
| ᐃᓛᓕ (Ilaali) | |
| Where's the toilet? | ᓇᐅᖕ ᐊᓇᕐᕕ (Naung anarvik?) |
| This gentleman/lady will pay for everything |
ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐊᖑᑦ ᐊᑭᓖᓂᖅᑐᔪᖅ (Tainna angut akiliiniqtuyuq) - gentleman ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᐊᑭᓖᓂᖅᑐᔪᖅ (Tainna arnaq akiliiniqtuyuq) - lady |
| Would you like to dance with me? |
ᒧᒥᓘ? (Mumirluu?) |
| I love you | ᓇᒡᓕᒋᕙᒋᑦ Nagligivagit/Nalligivagit |
| Get well soon | ᓈᒻᒪᖕᓂᖏᓚᓪᓚᑎᑦ (Naammangniluglutit) |
| Leave me alone! | ᐊᖄ ᐊᕙᓂ (Aqaa avani) |
| Help! Fire! Stop! |
ᐃᑲᔪᖅ! (Ikajuq!) ᐃᑯᒪ! (Ikuma!) ᐊᓱ! (Ahu!/Asu!) |
| Call the police! | ᐳᑭᖅᑕ ᓖ ᓯᕙᓂᕐᒋᑦ Pukiqtaliit hivanirlugit! ᐳᓖᓯ ᓯᕙᓂᕐᒋᑦ Puliisi sivanirlugit! |
| Merry Christmas | ᑯᕕᐊᓇᒃ ᐃᓄᕕᐊ (Kuvianak Inovia) |
| Happy Birthday | ᓇᓪᓕᐅᓂᖅᓯᐅᑦᓯᐊᕆᑦ (Nalliuniqsiutsiarit) |
| One language is never enough |
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ (Uqauhiq atauhiq naammayuittuq / Uqausiq atausiq naammajuittuq) |
| My hovercraft is full of eels |
ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔫᑉ ᐳᓪᓕᓕᒫᐸᒐ ᑕᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᔭᖅ (Umiaryuap Publimaaqpaga tattaurniq ammayaq / Umiarjuap Pullimmaqpaga tattaurniq nimiraq) |
Inuktitut translations provided by Halluuq Unqunqai
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Information about written and spoken Inuktitut
Other collections of phrases in Inuktitut (some with audio)
http://www.tooniktyme.com/inuktitut/inuktitut.html
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ks/5020_e.html
http://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/nunavut.html
http://www.realduesouth.net/Nation-InuitLanguage.htm