ᏧᎾᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗᎢ ᏗᎧᏁᏨ

[jew.nahl.sdye.dee dee.kah.nay.juh]

restaurant words

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  • ᎠᏍᏚᎢᏓ [ah.sdoo.ee.dah]

    it's open

  • ᎠᏍᏚᎭ [ah.sdoo.ha]

    its closed

  • ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ [ah.dee.tah.sdee]

    a drink

  • ᎠᎾᏗᏔ [ah.nah.dee.tah]

    they ate / drank something liquid

  • ᎠᎩᏍᏗ [ah.gee.sdee]

    to eat 1 food

  • ᎠᎩᎥ [ah.gee.uh]

    I ate a food

    (some ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎩ will say ᎠᎩᎬᎢ [ah.gee.guh])

  • ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏘ ᏥᎩ? [gah.doh uw.stee jee.gee]?

    what am I eating?

  • ᎦᎵ’ᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ [gahl.sdye.yuh.huh.sgah]

    I am eating a meal

  • ᏙᏱ ᎡᏓᏍᏘᏱ [doi.yee ay.dah.stee]

    restroom / outhouse

  • ᏗᏑᎵ’Ꮧ ᏗᏉᏰᏂ [dee.suehl.dee dee.gwoah.yayn]

    to wash my hands

  • ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ [ah.gwah.doo.lee.hah]

    I want it

  • ᎭᎳ ᎢᎦᎢ [hah.lah ee.gah.ee]

    how much / what amount / how many

  • ᎠᏎᎯᎯ ᎠᎩᏍᏗ [ah.say.hee ah.gee.sdee]

    a menu

  • ᎦᎪ ᏛᏈᏴ? [gah.goh duh.kwee.yuh]?

    who will pay?

  • ᏌᏭᎯᎠ ᎢᎦᏈᏴ’Ꮣ [saw.woo.hee.ah ee.gah.kwee.dah]

    we all are going to pay what we each individually ordered

    (some ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎩ will say ᏌᏊᎯᎭ ᎢᎦᏈᏴ’Ꮧ [sah.gwew.hee.hah ee.gah.qwee.dee])

  • ᏔᏈᏴᎯ [tah.kwee.yuh.hee]

    you will pay

  • ᏓᏲᏥᏈᏴᎡᎵ [dye.yoh.jee.kwee.yuh.aye.lee]

    we me & 2 or more other people will pay

  • ᎦᏈᏱᎭ [gah.gwee.yee.hah]

    I am paying right now

  • ᏓᏲᏍᏘᏈᏴᎡᎵ [dye.yo.stee.kwee.yuh.aye.lee]

    we me & 1 other will pay

  • ᏧᎾᎵ’ᏍᏓᏰ’Ꮧ [jew.nahl.sdye.dee]

    restaurant

  • ᎦᏍᎩᎸ ᎠᎦ’ᏘᏯ [gah.sgee.luh ahk.tee.yah]

    waiter

  • ᎦᏍᎩᎸ ᎠᎦ’ᏘᏯ ᎠᎨᏴ [gah.sgee.luh ahk.tee.yah ah.gay.yuh]

    waitress

  • ᎠᏓᏅᏍᎦ [ah.dah.nuh.sgah]

    s/he is ordering it

  • ᏧᎬᏩᎳ’Ꮨ [jew.guh.wahl.tee]

    cost