Accommodation

1. Mus lea várašupmi. Mu namma lea Smith.

   I have a reservation. My name is Smith

   Usage

   On arrival, to give your reservation and name. Replace Smith with your own name

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. There is no verb "to have"; possession is Mus lea …. The second sentence is the usual Mu namma lea … "my name is …". For two speakers use the dual moai, for three or more mii, and the verb changes too (only the singular is given here)

2. Lea go dás heaisa?

   Is there an elevator here?

   Usage

   To ask whether a hotel or guesthouse has an elevator

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. To ask about existence put lea first, followed by the particle go. There are no articles; for several things lea becomes leat

3. Lea go dás jođaskeahtes fierpmádat?

   Is there Wi-Fi here?

   Usage

   To ask whether a place offers wireless internet

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. No short fixed word for "Wi-Fi" was found, so it is said as "wireless network" (jođaskeahtes fierpmádat). The adjective stands before the noun

4. Gos lea basadanlatnja?

   Where is the bathroom?

   Usage

   To ask where the bathroom is. For a toilet ask Gos lea hivsset? instead

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. The question word gos comes first. Basadanlatnja is a compound of basadit "to wash oneself" and latnja "room"; compounds are written solid

5. Gos lea lagamus guosseviessu?

   Where is the nearest guesthouse?

   Usage

   When looking for a place to stay, to ask where the nearest small inn is

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. The usual "where is the nearest …" pattern Gos lea lagamus …? with guosseviessu. It is a compound of guossi "guest" and viessu "house"

6. Latnja lea hui galmmas

   The room is very cold

   Usage

   To tell staff that the room is cold

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. "A is B" is A lea B. The adjective follows as the predicate and there are no articles; for several rooms lea becomes leat and the adjective takes its plural form

7. eaŋkillatnja

   Single room

   Usage

   A word to show when asking for a single room

   Grammar Note

   Noun. A compound of eaŋkil "simple, single" and latnja "room"; compounds are written solid

8. duppallatnja

   Double room

   Usage

   A word to show when asking for a double room

   Grammar Note

   Noun. A compound of duppal "double" and latnja "room"; guovtteolbmolatnja "two-person room" is a variant

9. seaŋga

   Bed

   Usage

   Basic word for talking about beds

   Grammar Note

   Noun. It also forms compounds such as seaŋgalatnja "bedroom"

10. balkoŋŋa

    Balcony

    Usage

    Word for checking whether a room has a balcony

    Grammar Note

    Noun. A variant spelling balkoŋga also occurs

11. riššu

    Shower

    Usage

    Word for asking whether the room has a shower

    Grammar Note

    Noun. The Sami counterpart of Norwegian dusj

12. čoavdda

    Key

    Usage

    Point to this at reception when asking for or reporting a lost key

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Used for door keys and the like. Do not use nuohttačoavdda, which means a musical clef

13. tealtá

    Tent

    Usage

    Word for renting or pitching a tent at a campsite

    Grammar Note

    Noun. The Sami cone-shaped tent has its own word, lávvu

14. lávvu

    Lávvu (Sami tent)

    Usage

    The traditional cone-shaped Sami tent; the word also appears in names of overnight experiences

    Grammar Note

    Noun. Norwegian dictionaries gloss it as a Sami summer tent

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