Conversation
Phrases used in conversation including questions and commands
| Term | Translation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| are you tired? | kinestosin ci? | |
| come eat | pi micisiw | |
| commands | nanihkitisawewina | |
| do you know? | kiskeyitin ci? | |
| don't cry | kāya mātow | |
| go over there | itōti (itōti nete) | |
| go play | nito metawi | |
| go sleep | nitōnipā | |
| good boy | miyow nāpesis | |
| good girl | miyow iskwesis | |
| goodbye | ka wāpamitin asamena | |
| he/she speaks good ____ | wı̄ya nı̄ta pekiskwew ___. | |
| help | nı̄sohkamātowin | |
| how do you say ... in ____? | tānʼsi etonew ___ ? | |
| how old are you? | tantahto poneyin | |
| hurry up | kakweyahiwin | |
| I am ... years old | niya ... nitaoponan | |
| I am learning _____ | nı̄ya mekwac kiskinohamākosiyan ___. | |
| I don't know | namoya nikiskeyitin | |
| I know | nikiskeyitin | |
| I speak a little _____ | nı̄ya nipekiskwan apisis ___ . | |
| I want to speak ____ | nı̄ya nōti pekiskwan ____. | |
| listen to me | nitōhtawin | |
| my name is _____ | nı̄ya niwihowı̄n _____ | |
| no | namoya | |
| no, I am not tired | namoya, nestosin | |
| no, try again | namoya, kocita mı̄na | |
| say it again | mı̄na itwe | |
| say it slowly | itwe peyahtik | |
| thank you | kinanāskomitin | |
| wake up | koskopayowin | |
| what is this? | kı̄kway omah? | |
| what's your name? | kı̄kway kiwihowin? | |
| wrong | naspāc | |
| yes | ehe | |
| yes, I am tired | ehe, nestosin | |
| yes, you said it correctly | ehe, kı̄ya kwayask kitawin |
