Transportation

1. Gos lea lagamus bussebissehat?

   Where is the nearest bus stop?

   Usage

   Asks where the nearest bus stop is. A variant word for bus stop is bussebissánanbáiki

   Grammar Note

   The question word gos comes first. Lagamus is the superlative "nearest"

2. Okta bileahtta Romsii

   One ticket to Tromsø

   Usage

   How to buy a ticket. Replace Romsii with your destination. No word for "please" is used

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. The destination takes the illative ("to"): Romsa (Tromsø) becomes Romsii

3. Goas vuolgá boahtte toga?

   When does the next train leave?

   Usage

   Asks when the next train departs

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. The question word goas comes first. Boahtte "next" stands before the noun

4. Manná go dát busse guovddážii?

   Does this bus go to the centre?

   Usage

   Checks the destination before boarding

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. Yes/no questions start with the verb followed by go. Guovddáš "centre" takes the illative guovddážii

5. Man ollu máksá tákse girdišilljui?

   How much does a taxi to the airport cost?

   Usage

   Asks the fare for a taxi

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. Girdišillju "airport" takes the illative girdišilljui. Taxi can also be drošše

6. Gos lea togastašuvdna?

   Where is the train station?

   Usage

   Asks where the railway station is

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. Togastašuvdna is a compound of toga "train" and stašuvdna "station"; compounds are written solid

7. toga

   Train

   Usage

   Means train. The word juná also exists

   Grammar Note

   Noun

8. busse

   Bus

   Usage

   Means bus

   Grammar Note

   Noun

9. tákse

   Taxi

   Usage

   Means taxi; drošše is also used

   Grammar Note

   Noun

10. girdišillju

    Airport

    Usage

    Means airport; a compound related to girdit "to fly"

    Grammar Note

    Noun. The illative is girdišilljui "to the airport"

11. stašuvdna

    Station

    Usage

    Means station; a train station is togastašuvdna

    Grammar Note

    Noun

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