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Lesson 1
This lesson is aimed at giving you some key phrases and questions that are
commonly used.
Practice these phrases
and try to use them everyday. Ask the
questions and see what answers you get.
If you don’t know
what is being said, ask and remember what you are
told. Practice by using the language is the only true
way to learn.
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Jagu anąk? |
It literally
means
“What
are they saying?”. It can also be
used to say
something
like “What’s the word?” |
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Jasge raniše? |
How have you been? |
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Janisge raje? |
How are you? (to
someone standing) |
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Janisge šąnąk? |
How are you? (to
someone sitting) |
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Jagu š'ų? | What did you do? | |
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Jagu š'ųkjene? | What are you going to do? | |
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Jagu š'ų šąnąk? | What are you doing? (to someone sitting) | |
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Jagu š'ų naje? |
What are you doing? (to
someone standing) |
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Hacįja rahi? | Where did you go? | |
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Hacįja howašere? |
Where are you
going? |
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Janahanąk? |
What time is it? |
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Warac? |
Have you
eaten? |
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__(name)__ jasge hi? |
Where is __(name)__?1 |
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Cek hirakį? |
Did
you just wake up? |
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Jagu hirare? | What do you think? | |
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Hįcgeną. |
I’m
tired. |
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Hinįcge? | Are you tired? | |
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Toįkewehiną. |
I’m
hungry. |
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Tonįkewehi? | Are you hungry? | |
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__(place)__ eja hahiną. |
I went to __(place)__.2 |
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_(place)__ eja howatekjene. |
I am going to __(place)__.3 |
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Jagu e? | What did he/she say? | |
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Jagu hiše? |
What did you say? |
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Jagu? |
What? |
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Rušjąne! |
Stop it! |
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Minągre! |
Sit down! |
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Xap gunįne! | Be quiet! | |
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Hikįne! | Wake up! | |
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Hanįgure! | Give it here! | |
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Hanihure! | Bring it here! | |
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Nažįne! |
Stand up! |
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This is an exclamation that can best be translated as ‘truly’ or ‘absolutely’. |
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This can be translated as “I guess so”. It can also mean "whatever you say” or even “whatever”. It is often used as a sarcastic remark in response to something you don’treally agree with. | ||
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1.Example: Billga jasge hi? | Where is Bill? | |
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2.Example: Tejop eja hahiną. | I went to Madison (Tejop) | |
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3.Example: Tejop eja howatekjene. |
I am going to go to Madison (Tejop) |
