Lesson 7 - Conversations
In the following section, you will learn how tell your age and count in Kven.
Case suffixes throughout the lesson will be marked in red to help you become more acquainted with them.
Dialogue 1
(Universiteetissa)
A: Hei! Olen studentti ja olen kotosin Amerikasta.
B: No, hei! Mie olen opettaaja ja työtelen Tromssassa, mutta olen Uslusta pois.
(At the university)
A: Hi! I am a student and I come from the States.
B: Well hey! I am a teacher and I work in Tromsø, but I’m originally from Oslo.
Dialogue 2
(Lemmijoven flyyikentälä)
A: Mikä oon sinun nimi ja mistä sie tulet?
B: Olen Theodor, ja olen Lontoosta pois.
(At the Lakselv airport)
A: What is your name where are you from?
B: I am Theodor, and I am from London
*According to official website of Vadsø Kommune, airport is called "lentohamina" in Kven. However, I've used "flyyikentä" in this dialogue instead because Vadsø essentially has different dialect than Porsanki.
Dialogue 3
(Putikissa)
A: Nyt oon kova pakkanen!
B: Joo, se oon kova pakkanen tässä Pohjais-Ruijassa!
(In a shop)
A: It is really cold now.
B: Yeah, it is very cold here in northern Norway.
Word list
~ko/kö
Amerikka
flyyikentä
ja
kotosin
kova
Lemmijoki
Lontoo
minun
mistä sie tulet?
mutta
nimi
olla
opettaja
pakkanen
Pohjais-Ruija
putikki
sinun
studentti
tässä
työtelä
universiteetti
Uslu
question marker suffix (i.a.w. vowel harmony)
n. United States
n. airport
conj. and
adv. originating from
adj. hard, stiff
n. Lakselv, a small settlement in Northern Norway
n. London
pron. my
phrase. where do you come from?
conj. but
n. name
v. to be (olen 1st sing. I am olet 2nd sing. you are)
n. teacher
n. coldness, frost, sub-zero temperature
n. Northern Norway
n. shop
pron. your
n. student
adv. here
vi. to work
n. university
n. Oslo, the capital of Norway