Nubbi boddu - Second lesson
- Mii du namma lea?
- Mu namma lea Iŋgá
- Mu namma lea Pekka
Máret: Gii bo boahtá?
Máhtte: Na Pekka.
Pekka: Buore beaivvi.
Máret: Ipmel atti. Mii gullo?
Pekka: Giitu buorre. Gii do boahtá de?
Máret: Na Iŋgá. Dat lea mu nieida.
Sánit:
Sánit [saaniht] - Words
Mii [mij] - What
Du [tuu] - Your
Namma - Name
Lea [lea] - Is
Mu [muu] - My, mine
Gii [kij] - How
Do [too] - there
Na - Well (As when starting a sentence)
Mii gullo? [mij kullo] = How are you?
Giitu buorre [kij^htuu puorre] = Good thanks
Nieida [niej^ta]
Mun - I
Don [ton] - You
Verb "to be"
You conjugate verbs in persons and tenses.
Now learn the present tense of "to be".
Leat - To be
I am - (Mun) lean
You are - (Don) Leat
S/he/It is - Son lea
Personal pronouns are often ignored, since you can see the actor from the verb.
Mun lean or lean
Don lean or leat
Son lea or lea
Biila lea stuoris - Car is big
Máret lea olgun - Máret is outside
Mun lean stuoris - I am big
Cases
There are six cases in Sámi. First you're gonna learn is nominative. It's the basic form of a word which you'll always learn first.
Bargobihtát - Exercises
1. Translate and read the text aloud.
2. Write lean, leat or lea.
a) Buore beaivi. Mun ... Juvvá.
b) Ipmel atti. Mu namma ... Máret.
c) Na gii dongis ... ?
d) Mun ... Joavnna.
3. Answer these questions.
a) Mii du namma lea?
b) Mii dat lea?
c) Mii do lea?
d) Gii don leat?