Wine & Spirits

1. viidna

   Wine

   Usage

   The basic word for wine. In Norway wine is sold at the state shop Vinmonopolet, in Finland at Alko and in Sweden at Systembolaget

   Grammar Note

   The spelling viidni also exists and both are used. The words can sometimes also cover stronger liquor, but here the sense is "wine"

2. ruksesviidna

   Red wine

   Usage

   The name of a wine type: a compound of the colour word for "red" and viidna

   Grammar Note

   Compounds are written as one word. The first part is the compound form rukses- of ruoksat "red"

3. vilgesviidna

   White wine

   Usage

   The name of a wine type: a compound of the colour word for "white" and viidna

   Grammar Note

   Compounds are written as one word. The first part is the compound form vilges- "white" (also seen in vilgeslávki "garlic")

4. Okta ruksesviidna

   A red wine

   Usage

   A short way to order, with the numeral okta "one" in front. North Sami has no fixed word for "please"

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. The order is formed by putting okta before the drink; no unit word (glass, bottle) is given

5. Okta vilgesviidna

   A white wine

   Usage

   A short way to order, with the numeral okta "one" in front

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. For two drinks use guokte "two" instead of okta

6. Lea go dus ruksesviidna?

   Do you have red wine?

   Usage

   Asks a restaurant or shop whether red wine is available

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. The "do you have …?" pattern with dus, the 2sg counterpart of Mus lea …; the thing stays in the nominative. For several people addressed together a plural form is needed instead of dus

7. Lea go dus vilgesviidna?

   Do you have white wine?

   Usage

   Asks a restaurant or shop whether white wine is available

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. The "do you have …?" pattern; go is written as a separate word after the verb

8. Lea go dus alkoholaheapme juhkamuš?

   Do you have a non-alcoholic drink?

   Usage

   Asks whether there is something without alcohol, for example when others are having wine

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. Alkoholaheapme is an adjective formed from alkohola "alcohol" with an ending meaning "without"

9. Dát viidna lea hui buorre

   This wine is very good

   Usage

   Gives an opinion on a wine. Buorre means "good" and praises quality in general, not only taste

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. The demonstrative dát keeps its form before a noun. The adverb hui "very" stands before the adjective

10. Lea go dát viidna galmmas?

    Is this wine cold?

    Usage

    Asks whether a wine, typically a white, is served cold

    Grammar Note

    Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. "Chilled" is expressed with the adjective galmmas "cold"

11. alkohola

    Alcohol

    Usage

    The word for alcohol as an ingredient of drinks

    Grammar Note

    A loanword adapted to North Sami spelling, ending in -a. "Alcohol-free" is alkoholaheapme

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