Conversation
Phrases used in conversation including questions and commands
| Term | Translation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| and you? | nenı̨ | |
| and you? | nı̨nı̨ | |
| are you hungry? | ası̨ı̨ dı̨bé | |
| can you help me? | ası̨́ı̨́ dúle setsʼı̨ nanedı | |
| can you show me? | ası̨ı̨ dúle sedá anele | |
| can you tell me? | ası̨́ı̨́ dúle kası̨rı̨dí | |
| come | dé | |
| come eat with me | de, sehé shenetı̨ | |
| come here | de ejó rı̨htła | |
| come, sit here | dé ejǫ feneda | |
| could you say it again? | káchu karıdíí | |
| do you speak slavey? | ası̨́ı̨ dene kʼę́ gǫde? | |
| do you understand me? | ası̨ı̨ sevępe? | |
| do you want to eat? | shuotı̨ neneve? | |
| don't | kanetʼılé | |
| drink tea | ledı nedǫ́ | |
| eat | shénetı̨ | |
| eat bannock | łehtʼe neɂa | |
| fine or good | kaa gǫnezǫ | |
| finished or ready | kaa | |
| finished, I am going home | kaa, naréhtła gha | |
| get away from here | yahɂǫ́ne anetʼı̨ | |
| give it to me | segha nıɂá | |
| give me that | eyíí segha nı̨chú | |
| give me that cup | eyíí lıbo segha nıchú | |
| give me this | edırı segha nıchú | |
| give that to me | eyíí segha nı̨chú | |
| go away | yeɂǫ́ dı̨tła | |
| go over there | yahɂǫ́ne detłʼa | |
| good | nezǫ | |
| here | ejǫ | |
| here eat bannock | na, łehtʼé nęɂa | |
| here take it | na, nerıɂa | |
| here, take it | ną, nerı̨chú | |
| him/her | dıdı̨́ne | |
| how are you | danetʼe | |
| how are you? | danetʼe | |
| how old are you? | nexae danetʼe | |
| hurry up | furí | |
| I am Colby | colby séredı | |
| I am from Délı̨nę | delıne gotsʼe ahtʼe | |
| I am from Tulita, you? | tulıta, gotsʼe, nęnı̨ ? | |
| I am going home at one o'clock | łee sadze, narehtła gha | |
| I am going to your mother's house | neɂǫ kǫ́ tsʼı̨́ retła gha | |
| I am good or fine | segha gǫnezǫ | |
| I am happy | súdı hehłı | |
| I am happy to see you | neghaıdá, sudí hehłı̨ | |
| I am happy, I like it | segha nezǫ tʼá súdı hehłı̨ | |
| I am hungry | dehbé | |
| I am leaving at three o'clock | tae sadze dehtłagha | |
| I am making tea, you? | ledı, hehtsʼe, nenı̨ | |
| I am not good | segha gonezǫle | |
| I am sitting doing nothing | ası̨ı̨ dası̨ aɂı̨le kukare feda | |
| I am tired | nínehtı̨ | |
| I do not know | sǫǫní | |
| I do not like him or her | betsʼerehfene | |
| I do not like it | eyíí segha nezǫ́le | |
| I do not like them | segha genezǫle | |
| I do not understand | dáódí, berehshǫ́le | |
| I want those things | eyíí ke nehfę | |
| I want to sleep | nuhté nehfę | |
| I went to play | nágoıhshe | |
| I will see you again | kʼachu negha naodá | |
| just a minute | kʼare | |
| let's eat bannock | łehtʼé húúɂá | |
| long ago | yanı̨ı̨ | |
| me | sı̨ne | |
| me too, I am happy to see you | sınechu, neghaídá sudí hehłı̨́ | |
| my mom is Tracy and my dad is Phillip | tracy hé phıllıp, senǫ hé seta akı̨tʼe | |
| my name is Rylan and you? | rylan séredı, nı̨nı̨́ ? | |
| my parents are Dwayne and Crystal, you? | dwayne he crystal, seta hé senǫ akı̨tʼe nı̨nı̨ ? | |
| no | ı̨le | |
| nothing | ası̨́ı̨́le | |
| over there | yáɂone | |
| question | datsʼereke | |
| quiet | tsıne | |
| she or he came here | ejǫ nahtła | |
| she or he is hungry | ́debée | |
| she or he wants to sleep | nuhté nı̨vę | |
| sit | feneda | |
| sitting at my house | sekǫ́ feda | |
| sleep | nı̨tʼe | |
| thank you | máhsı | |
| thank you for helping me | máhsı, sehe nanedı | |
| that | eyíí | |
| that is what I want | eyíí nehfę | |
| that's all thank you | eyíí zǫ, máhsı | |
| there, finished | kaa, kutʼa | |
| this | edırı | |
| this is my shoes | edırı seke ǫtʼe | |
| wait | kʼare | |
| yes | hęɂę | |
| yes, give it to me | hęɂę, segha nı̨chú | |
| you | nı̨nı̨ | |
| your shoes | neke |
