Sports & Activities

1. Goas čiekčan álgá?

   When does the match start?

   Usage

   Asks when a match begins

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. The question word goas comes first. Čiekčan is a ball-game match and mainly means a football match

2. Sáhtán go searvat?

   Can I join in?

   Usage

   Asks whether you may take part in a game or activity

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. The pattern Sáhtán go + infinitive. Searvat means "to join"; oassálastit "to take part" works the same way

3. Lea go lahkosis vuojadanhálla?

   Is there a swimming hall nearby?

   Usage

   Asks whether an indoor swimming pool is nearby

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. Lahkosis is an adverb "nearby" (seen in the dictionary sentence …guollejávrrit lahkosis). Vuojadanhálla is a compound of a word for swimming and "hall"

4. Háliidan čuoigat

   I want to go skiing

   Usage

   Express a wish to go skiing

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. The pattern Háliidan + infinitive, as in Háliidan vuolgit. Čuoigat is "to ski" as in cross-country skiing. A ski is sabet

5. Háliidan vuodjat

   I want to swim

   Usage

   Express a wish to swim

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. The pattern Háliidan + infinitive, as in Háliidan vuolgit. Vuodjat "to swim" is a different verb from vuodjit "to drive"

6. Háliidan viehkat

   I want to run

   Usage

   Express a wish to run

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. The pattern Háliidan + infinitive, as in Háliidan vuolgit. Viehkat "to run" is spelled like the noun viehkat "scales", so context tells them apart

7. Háliidan sihkkelastit

   I want to cycle

   Usage

   Express a wish to go cycling

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. The pattern Háliidan + infinitive, as in Háliidan vuolgit. Sihkkelastit is the verb "to ride a bicycle"

8. Sotnabeaivve leat spábbačiekčangilvvut mánáide

   On Sunday there are football matches for children

   Usage

   Says that football matches for children are held on Sunday

   Grammar Note

   A sentence taken directly from the dictionary examples. Leat agrees with the plural subject, a compound of spábbačiekčan "football" and gilvu "contest"

9. spábbačiekčan

   Football (match)

   Usage

   Names football or a football match

   Grammar Note

   Noun in the nominative singular. North Sami has no articles or grammatical gender. A compound of spábba "ball" and čiekčan "match"

10. tennis

    Tennis

    Usage

    Names tennis

    Grammar Note

    Noun in the nominative singular. North Sami has no articles or grammatical gender

11. dolgespábba

    Badminton

    Usage

    Names badminton

    Grammar Note

    Noun in the nominative singular. North Sami has no articles or grammatical gender. The last part spábba means "ball"

12. vuojadanhálla

    Swimming hall

    Usage

    Point to this when looking for an indoor pool

    Grammar Note

    Noun in the nominative singular. North Sami has no articles or grammatical gender

13. kursa

    Course

    Usage

    Names a course, such as a sports class

    Grammar Note

    Noun in the nominative singular. North Sami has no articles or grammatical gender

14. valáštallan

    Sport

    Usage

    Names sport in general

    Grammar Note

    Noun in the nominative singular. North Sami has no articles or grammatical gender

15. gilvu

    Competition

    Usage

    Names a contest or competition

    Grammar Note

    Noun in the nominative singular. North Sami has no articles or grammatical gender. The plural is gilvvut

16. sabet

    Ski

    Usage

    Names a ski, the equipment

    Grammar Note

    Noun in the nominative singular. North Sami has no articles or grammatical gender. The plural is sabehat

17. álggahalli

    Beginner

    Usage

    Names a beginner; useful for stating your level at a class

    Grammar Note

    Noun in the nominative singular. North Sami has no articles or grammatical gender

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