Schedule & Booking

1. Busse vuolgá diibmu gávccis iđđes

   The bus leaves at eight in the morning

   Usage

   States the departure time of a bus

   Grammar Note

   A time is given as diibmu plus the locative of the numeral; the locative of gávcci "eight" is gávccis. Iđđes means "in the morning"

2. Busse boahtá viđa minuhta geahčen

   The bus comes in five minutes

   Usage

   Says how many minutes until the next bus

   Grammar Note

   The postposition geahčen "in, after (a time)" follows a genitive. The numeral vihtta "five" becomes viđa

3. Busse vuolgá juohke logát minuhta

   The bus leaves every ten minutes

   Usage

   States how often a bus runs

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. Juohke + ordinal + noun means "every …th"; "every ten minutes" is literally "every tenth minute". Native confirmation is advisable for how natural this quantity phrasing is

4. Busse lea maŋŋonan

   The bus is late

   Usage

   Says that the bus is delayed

   Grammar Note

   Maŋŋonan is a form of maŋŋonit "to be delayed"; lea + this form describes the state of being late

5. Goas busse vuolgá?

   When does the bus leave?

   Usage

   Asks when the bus departs

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. The question word goas comes first, as in Goas eadni boahtá? "When is mother coming?"

6. Goas toga vuolgá?

   When does the train leave?

   Usage

   Asks when the train departs

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. The question word goas comes first. Toga means "train"

7. Gávpi lea rabas gaskaidjii

   The shop is open until midnight

   Usage

   States until when a shop is open

   Grammar Note

   The illative ending -ii means "until, to". The illative of gaskaidja "midnight" is gaskaidjii

8. Rámbuvra lea rabas mánnodagas bearjadahkii

   The shop is open from Monday to Friday

   Usage

   States on which days a shop is open

   Grammar Note

   The locative -s means "from" and the illative -ii means "until". Weekday names are written in lowercase

9. Kursa álgá mánnodaga

   The course starts on Monday

   Usage

   States the starting day of a course or event

   Grammar Note

   The ending -a on a weekday name means "on that day". Weekday names are written in lowercase

10. Čájáhus rahppo disdaga

    The exhibition opens on Tuesday

    Usage

    States the opening day of an exhibition

    Grammar Note

    Rahppo is a form of rahpat "to open", meaning "opens, begins". Weekday names are written in lowercase

11. Čoahkkin álgá diibmu 15.00

    The meeting starts at 15.00

    Usage

    States the start time of a meeting or appointment

    Grammar Note

    Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. A time written in digits after diibmu, as in diibmu 19.10 in news texts

12. Lea go musea rabas?

    Is the museum open?

    Usage

    Asks whether the museum is open

    Grammar Note

    Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. The question particle go follows the verb lea. Rabas means "open"

13. Čájálmas bistá sullii guokte diimmu

    The show lasts about two hours

    Usage

    States roughly how long a show or tour lasts

    Grammar Note

    A sentence taken directly from the dictionary examples. Diibmu "hour" becomes diimmu in the accusative

14. Diibmu lea vihtta

    It is five o'clock

    Usage

    Tells the time now; change the numeral for other hours

    Grammar Note

    The same pattern as the dictionary example Diibmu lea vihtta váile golbma "five to three". The numeral stays in its basic form

15. Odne lea disdat

    Today is Tuesday

    Usage

    Says what day it is today; swap the weekday for other days

    Grammar Note

    The pattern for "Today is …". Odne is also spelled otne. Weekday names are written in lowercase

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