Deg xiqi xinatr’iditlghusr Conversational Deg Xinag

Gan tr’idighine’ (?) what we said (summary) 11/06/01 class

A\ixi antr’ixixidili’anh. We learn with each other.

Tr’ighedo’: YIXUDZ!!! Jim, Katherine, Louise, Courtney, Amy, Xune/, Beth, Donna, Sam, Alice

Greetings:

Ade’. [Hello]

Ndadz dengit’a? [How are you?]

Ngidenax? [And you?]

Ndagh dhedo? [Where are you?] answer: “…dhisdo.”

Q’iydong ndagh ghingdo’? [Where were you yesterday?] “ …ghisdo’.”

Q’untogh niso.

Venhdida’ ndagh tedo\? [Where will you be tomorrow?]   “…tasdo\” [I will be in…]

Ni’egh ndadz dixet’a?[How’s the weather?]

Q'iydong ndadz dixighet'a'? [What was the weather yesterday?]

Dran ndadz dangit’an’? [What did you do today?] 

Ndadz ditet’e\. [What are you going to do tomorrow?] Find out the future form of the verb that you want.  …q’otasineyh [I’ll be working at ....]

Conversation among speakers: Jim, Katherine, Louise

QUESTIONS answered:

 Tsighi\ de'on'.

It’s dark.

Ting xuliqik.

The roads are (trail is) slippery.

Q’uth xughela’.

It was cloudy.

Yixudz ditr’atone\.

Let’s all say it.(In this list I’ll try to note which phrases we practice around with.)

Si’ezre’

My name is.

Siyi\ ingoq dengitl’an sixiq’ad, he.

Do you want to dance with me?

One siyi\ ingoq dengitl’an.

Come and dance with me.

Ixidiniy one

Hurry up, and come.

PHRASES we used this class:

Xughenatlnik.

I’m tired.

Fairbanks ntaso\.

I’ll return to Fairbanks.

Xitasdoyh.

I’ll go there.

Imoq

dance

Izre xelanh.

It’s cold.

Xigide’on’.

It’s sunny.

Xigidighe’on’.

It was sunny.

Yoyan’ xighela’.

It was clear.

Tsighi\ de’on’.

It’s dark.

Q’uth xelanh.

It’s cloudy.

Gidiqad godhisiyo.

I went to the store.

Ingoq titatl’e\.

Tomorrow I’m going to dance.

Fairbanks q’o’edighul.

I’ll drive to Fairbanks.

Westmark ntaso?

 

Q’untogh yet ntaso.

In an airplane I will return.

Gil iy.

That’s ok (You’re welcome)

Xandhiginix.

I forgot.

Xantlnix.

He forgot.

Xantolnix.

He will forget.

Xandhelnix.

You forgot.

Dineg siyix xi’egh q’o’edoyh.

There was a moose in my back yard

Viyi\ xinsayh sixi q’at.

I want to talk with you.

Xe\edz q’o’sineyh Ninitl’an tux.

I work better when I never see him.

Siyi\ ingoq dengitl’an sixiq’ad, he.

Do you want to dance with me?

One siyi\ ingoq dengitl’an.

Come and dance with me.

Ixidiniy one

Hurry up, and come.

Q’uth xelanh.

It’s cloudy.

Xiughileqik

It was slippery.

Ni’egh Gileg:

Weather Song:

Xigidighe’on’

It was sunny.

Yoyan’ xighela’.

It was clear.

Tsighi\ de’on’.

It’s dark.

Xiyts’in’ nixinedhit.

Falltime has come.

A\ixi antr’ixixidili’anh. We learn with each other.

Dixudz inuxdatl. Gilixudz iy. Chenh ditral iy. Gil ixudz iy. Gil dodo iy.

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