Hotel

12 phrases · Northern Sami with romanization, English and audio

  1. Mus lea várašupmi

    I have a reservation

    Usage

    What you say at the front desk. It is expressed as "at me is a reservation"

    Grammar Note

    Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. There is no verb "to have"; possession is Mus lea … "at me is …"

  2. hotealla

    Hotel

    Usage

    Means hotel. The spelling hotelle also occurs

    Grammar Note

    Noun. A loan word from Norwegian in Sami spelling

  3. latnja

    Room

    Usage

    Means a room in a hotel or a house

    Grammar Note

    Noun

  4. iđitbiebmu

    Breakfast

    Usage

    Means breakfast; iđitborramuš is also used

    Grammar Note

    Noun, a compound of iđit "morning" and biebmu "food"

  5. beassansátni

    Password

    Usage

    Means password, for example for Wi-Fi; suollemassátni is also used

    Grammar Note

    Noun, a compound written as one word

  6. sihkaldat

    Towel

    Usage

    Means a towel or hand cloth

    Grammar Note

    Noun

  7. boalsttar

    Pillow

    Usage

    Means pillow; the word guoddá is also used

    Grammar Note

    Noun

  8. govččas

    Blanket / Duvet

    Usage

    Means a duvet or blanket

    Grammar Note

    Noun

  9. sáibu

    Soap

    Usage

    Means soap; the form sovppá also occurs

    Grammar Note

    Noun

  10. šámpu

    Shampoo

    Usage

    Means shampoo

    Grammar Note

    Noun, a loan word in Sami spelling

  11. bátnegusta

    Toothbrush

    Usage

    Means toothbrush

    Grammar Note

    Noun, a compound of bátni "tooth" and gusta "brush"

  12. hivssetbábir

    Toilet paper

    Usage

    Means toilet paper. If it has run out, say Ii leat hivssetbábir "there is no toilet paper"

    Grammar Note

    Noun, a compound of hivsset "toilet" and bábir "paper"

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