ᏧᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᎢ ᏙᏣᏟᏃᎮᏍᎪᎢ

[jew.nahl.sdye.dee doh.jah.hlee.no.hay.sgoh]

restaurant conversation

Ꭹ֥Ꮃ Ꭰ֥Ꭹ֥Ꮇ֥Ꮸ Ꭴ֦ᎵᏍᏆ֥Ꮫ Ꮣ֦Ꮒ֦Ꮼ֦Ꮒ֥ᏍᎬ֥Ꭲ. 

Ꭹ̣Ꮃ Ꭰ̣Ꭹ̣Ꮇ̣Ꮸ Ꭴ̩ᎵᏍᏆ̣Ꮫ Ꮣ̩Ꮒ̩Ꮼ̩Ꮒ̣ᏍᎬ̣Ꭲ. 

Ꭹ̩Ꮃ Ꭰ̩Ꭹ̩Ꮇ̩Ꮸ Ꭴ͈ᎵᏍᏆ̩Ꮫ Ꮣ͈Ꮒ͈Ꮼ͈Ꮒ̩ᏍᎬ̩Ꭲ. 

Ꭹ࣭Ꮃ Ꭰ࣭Ꭹ࣭Ꮇ࣭Ꮸ Ꭴ࣮ᎵᏍᏆ࣭Ꮫ Ꮣ࣮Ꮒ࣮Ꮼ࣮Ꮒ࣭ᏍᎬ࣭Ꭲ. 

Ꭹ̠Ꮃ Ꭰ̠Ꭹ̠Ꮇ̠Ꮸ Ꭴ̟ᎵᏍᏆ̠Ꮫ Ꮣ̟Ꮒ̟Ꮼ̟Ꮒ̠ᏍᎬ̠Ꭲ. 

Ꭹ̝Ꮃ Ꭰ̝Ꭹ̝Ꮇ̝Ꮸ ᎤᎵ̞ᏍᏆ̝Ꮫ Ꮣ̞Ꮒ̞Ꮼ̞Ꮒ̝ᏍᎬ̝Ꭲ.

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1ᎬᏱ

arriving

1. ᏥᎷᎦ
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
2. ᎨᏙᎭ
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
4. ᎠᏍᏚᎢᏓ
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
3. ᎭᏢ ᎢᏕᏙᎭ?
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
6. ᎧᎹ, ᎢᏗᏴᎲ
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
5. ᎠᏍᏚᎭ
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra

  • ᏥᎷᎦ

    [jee.loo.gah]

    I am arriving

    ᎯᎷᎦ

    [hee.loo.gah]

    you are arriving

    ᎦᎷᎦ

    [gah.loo.gah]

    s/he is arriving

    ᎢᏗᎷᎦ

    [ee.dee.loo.gah]

    we all are arriving

  • ᎨᏙᎭ _

    [gay.doh.hah] _

    I am at _

    ᎮᏙᎭ _

    [hay.doh.hah] _

    you are at _

    ᎡᏙᎭ _

    [ay.doh.hah] _

    s/he is at _

    ᎢᏕᏙᎭ _

    [ee.day.doh.hah] _

    we all are at _

  • ᎭᏢ ᎨᏙᎭ?

    [hah.luh gay.doh]?

    where am I at?

    ᎭᏢ ᎮᏙᎭ?

    [hah.dluh hay.doh]?

    where are you at?

    ᎭᏢ ᎡᏙᎭ?

    [hah.dluh ay.doh]?

    where is s/he at?

    ᎭᏢ ᎢᏕᏙᎭ?

    [hah.dluh ee.day.doh]?

    where are we all at?

  • ᎠᏍᏚᎢᏓ [ah.sdoo.ee.dah]

    it's open

  • ᎠᏍᏚᎭ

    [ah.sdoo.ha]

    its closed

  • ᎧᎹ, ᎢᏗᏴᎲ

    [kahm, ee.dee.yuh.huh]

    now, let’s go inside

  • ᏥᎷᎦ

    [jee.loo.gah]

    I am arriving

    ᎯᎷᎦ

    [hee.loo.gah]

    you are arriving

    ᎦᎷᎦ

    [gah.loo.gah]

    s/he is arriving

    ᎢᏗᎷᎦ

    [ee.dee.loo.gah]

    we all are arriving

  • ᎦᏓᏫᏔᏅ ᎧᏫ

    [gah.dah.wee.tah.nuh kah.hwee]

    espresso

    {powdered / real fine / minced coffee}

  • ᎭᏢ ᎨᏙᎭ?

    [hah.luh gay.doh]?

    where am I at?

    ᎭᏢ ᎮᏙᎭ?

    [hah.dluh hay.doh]?

    where are you at?

    ᎭᏢ ᎡᏙᎭ?

    [hah.dluh ay.doh]?

    where is s/he at?

    ᎭᏢ ᎢᏕᏙᎭ?

    [hah.dluh ee.day.doh]?

    where are we all at?

  • ᎦᏟᏐᏅ ᎧᏫ

    [gah.hlee.soh.nuh kah.whee]

    frappe

    {mixed / gathered coffee}

  • ᎠᏰᏟ ᎤᏅᏗ ᎧᏫ

    [ah.yay.hlee uw.nuht ka.hwee]

    cortado

    {half milk coffee}

  • ᎤᏬᎩᏟ ᎧᏫ

    [uw.woah.gee.hlee ka.hwee]

    cappuccino

    {foam coffee}

2Ꮑ

greeting

7. ᎯᎳᏯ ᎾᏂ?
MP3 Recorder
8. ᎦᏍᎩᎶᏍ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ?
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
9. ᎤᏩᏂᎨ ᎬᏅᎯᏓ ᎦᏍᎩᎶ ᏍᏓᏚᎵᎭᏍ?
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
10. ᎤᏲᏏᎭ
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
12. ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎢᏣᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᎢᏣᏚᎵᎭ?
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
11. ᎠꭹᏔᏕᎩᎠ
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra

  • ᎯᎳᏯ ᎾᏂ?

    [hee.lie.yah nah.nee]?

    how many people are there?

  • ᎦᏍᎩᎶᏍ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ?

    [gah.skee.lows jah.doo.lee]?

    do you 1 person want a table?

    ᎦᏍᎩᎶᏍ ᏍᏓᏚᎵᎭ?

    [gah.skee.lows sdah.doo.lee.hah]?

    do y’all 2 people want a table?

    ᎦᏍᎩᎶᏍ ᎢᏣᏚᎵᎭ?

    [gah.skee.lows ee.jah.doo.lee.hah]?

    do y’all 3 or more people want a table?

  • ᎤᏩᏂᎨ ᎬᏅᎯᏓ ᎦᏍᎩᎶ ᏣᏚᎵᎭᏍ?

    [uw.wah.nee.gay guh.nuh.hee.dah gah.skee.low jah.doo.lee.hahs]?

    do you 1 person want a booth?

    ᎤᏩᏂᎨ ᎬᏅᎯᏓ ᎦᏍᎩᎶ ᏍᏓᏚᎵᎭᏍ?

    [uw.wah.nee.gay guh.nuh.heed gah.skee.low sdah.doo.lee.hahs]?

    do y’all 2 people want a booth?

    ᎤᏩᏂᎨ ᎬᏅᎯᏓ ᎦᏍᎩᎶ ᎢᏣᏚᎵᎭᏍ?

    [uw.wah.nee.gay guh.nuh.heed gah.skee.low ee.jah.doo.lee.hahs]?

    do y’all 3 or more people want a booth?

    {soft long table do you want it?}

  • ᎠᎩᏲᏏᎭ

    [ah.gee.yo.see.hah]

    I am hungry

    ᏣᏲᏏᎭ

    [jah.yo.see.hah]

    you are hungry

    ᎤᏲᏏᎭ

    [uw.yo.see.hah]

    s/he is hungry

    ᎢᎩᏲᏏᎭ

    [ee.gee.yo.see.hah]

    we all are hungry

  • ᎠꭹᏔᏕᎩᎠ

    [ahk.tah.day.gee.ah]

    I am thirsty

    ꮳᏔᏕᎩᎠ

    [ch.tah.day.gee.ah]

    you are thirsty

    ᎤᏔᏕᎩᎠ

    [uw.tah.day.gee.ah]

    s/he is thirsty

    ᎢᎩᏔᏕᎩᎠ

    [ee.gee.tah.day.gee.ah]

    we all are thirsty

  • ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏣᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ?

    [gah.doh uw.sdee jah.dee.tah.sdee jah.doo.lee.hah]?

    what do you 1 person want to drink?

    ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏍᏓᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᏍᏓᏚᎵᎭ?

    [gah.doh uw.sdee sdah.dee.tah.sdee sdah.doo.lee.hah]?

    what do y’all 2 people want to drink?

    ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎢᏣᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᎢᏣᏚᎵᎭ?

    [gah.doh uw.sdee ee.jah.dee.tah.sdee ee.jah.doo.lee.hah]?

    what do y’all 3 or more people want to drink?

3Ꮑ

ordering

13. ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏣꮅᏍᏓᏼᏗ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ?
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
14. ᎣᎦᏚᎵᎭ
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
16. ᎠᏍᏛᎭᏟ
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
15. ᎠᎹ
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
17. ᎭᏢ ᏙᏱ ᎤᏨᏍᏗ?
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra

  • ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏣꮅᏍᏓᏼᏗ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ?

    [gah.doh uw.sdee jahl.sdye.dee jah.doo.lee.hah]?

    what do you 1 person want to eat as a meal?

    ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏍᏓꮅᏍᏓᏼᏗ ᏍᏓᏚᎵᎭ?

    [gah.doh uwst sdahl.sdye.dee sdah.doo.lee.hah]?

    what do y’all 2 people want to eat as a meal?

    ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎢᏣꮅᏍᏓᏼᏗ ᎢᏣᏚᎵᎭ?

    [gah.doh uw.sdee ee.jahl.sdye.dee ee.jah.doo.lee.hah]?

    what do y’all 3 or more people want to eat as a meal?

  • ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ

    [ah.gwah.doo.leehah]

    I want it

    ᏣᏚᎵᎭ

    [jah.doo.lee.hah]

    you want it

    ᎤᏚᎵᎭ

    [uw.doo.lee.hah]

    s/he wants it

    ᎣᎦᏚᎵᎭ

    [oh.gah.doo.lee.hah]

    we my group wants it

  • ᎠᎹ

    [ah.mah]

    water

  • ᎠᏍᏛᎭᏟ

    [ah.sduh.hah.hlee]

    burger / sandwich

  • ᏧᎾᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗᎢ ᏗᎧᏁᏨ restaurant words

    ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᏗᎧᏁᏨ drink words

    ᎧᏫ ᏗᎧᏁᏨ coffee words

  • ᎭᏢ ᏙᏱ ᎤᏨᏍᏗ?

    [ha.dluh doi.yee uw.juh.sdee]?

    where is the bathroom?

  • ᎧᏫ

    [kah.hwee]

    coffee

  • ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ

    [ah.gwah.doo.leehah]

    I want it

    ᏣᏚᎵᎭ

    [jah.doo.lee.hah]

    you want it

    ᎤᏚᎵᎭ

    [uw.doo.lee.hah]

    s/he wants it

    ᎣᎦᏚᎵᎭ

    [oh.gah.doo.lee.hah]

    we my group wants it

  • ᎤᏅᏗ ᎠᏑᏫᏓ ᎧᏫ

    [uw.nuht ah.sue.weeht kah.hwee]

    latte

    {milk with coffee}

  • ᎦᏟᏐᏅ ᎧᏫ

    [gah.hlee.soh.nuh kah.whee]

    frappe

    {mixed / gathered coffee}

  • ᎠᏰᏟ ᎤᏅᏗ ᎧᏫ

    [ah.yay.hlee uw.nuht ka.hwee]

    cortado

    {half milk coffee}

  • ᎤᏬᎩᏟ ᎧᏫ

    [uw.woah.gee.hlee ka.hwee]

    cappuccino

    {foam coffee}

4Ꮑ

at the table

18. ᎢᏗᎦ'ᏘᏯ
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
19. ᎭᏢ ᎠꮅᏍᏓᏼᏗ ᏣᏤᎵᎢ?
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
22. ᎠᎩᎸᏉᔾᏗ
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
23. ᎰᏢᏍᎦ
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
26. ᏛᏈᏴᎯ
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
27. ᎭᏈᏱᎭ
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
21. ᎢᏓꮅᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
20. ᎠᎩᎠ
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra

  • ᏥᎦᏘᏯ

    [jee.gah.tee.yah]

    I am waiting for it

    ᎯꭶᏘᏯ

    [heek.tee.yah]

    you are waiting for it

    ᎠꭶᏘᏯ

    [ahk.tee.yah]

    s/he is waiting for it

    ᎢᏗꭶᏘᏯ

    [ee.deek.tee.yah]

    we all are waiting for it

  • ᎭᏢ ᎠꮅᏍᏓᏼᏗ ᎠᏆᏤᎵᎢ?

    [ha.dluh ahl.sdye.dee ah.gwah.jay.lee.ee]?

    where is my food?

    ᎭᏢ ᎠꮅᏍᏓᏼᏗ ᏣᏤᎵᎢ?

    [ha.dluh ahl.sdye.dee jah.jay.lee.ee]?

    where is your 1 person food?

    ᎭᏢ ᎠꮅᏍᏓᏼᏗ ᎤᏤᎵᎢ?

    [ha.dluh ahl.sdye.dee uw.jay.lee.ee]?

    where is his/her food?

    ᎭᏢ ᎠꮅᏍᏓᏼᏗ ᎩᎾᏤᎵᎢ?

    [ha.dluh ahl.sdye.dee gee.nah.jay.lee.ee]?

    where is our you and me / 2 people food?

    ᎭᏢ ᎠꮅᏍᏓᏼᏗ ᎢᎦᏤᎵᎢ?

    [ha.dluh ahl.sdye.dee ee.gah.jay.lee.ee]?

    where is our all of us / 3 or more people food?

  • ᏥᎩᎠ

    [jee.gee.ah]

    I am eating 1 kind of food

    ᎯᎩᎠ

    [hee.gee.ah]

    you are eating 1 kind of food

    ᎠᎩᎠ

    [ah.gee.ah]

    s/he is eating 1 kind of food

    ᎢᏗᎩᎠ

    [ee.dee.gee.ah]

    we all are eating 1 kind of food

  • ᎦꮅᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ

    [gahl.sdye.yuh.huh.sgah]

    I am eating a meal

    ᎭꮅᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ

    [hahl.sdye.yuh.huh.sgah]

    you are eating a meal

    ᎠꮅᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ

    [ahl.sdye.yuh.huh.sgah]

    s/he is eating a meal

    ᎢᏓꮅᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ [ee.dahl.sdye.yuh.huh.sgah]

    we all are eating a meal

  • ᎠᎩᎸꮙᏗ

    [ah.gee.luhkw.dee]

    I like it

    ᏣᎸꮙᏗ

    [jah.luhkw.dee]

    you like it

    ᎤᎸꮙᏗ

    [uw.luhkw.dee]

    s/he likes it

    ᎣᎩᎸꮙᏗ

    [oh.gee.luhkw.dee]

    we my group likes it

  • ᎰᏢᏍᎦ

    [hoh.hluh.sgah]

    you are getting full

    ᎪᏢᏍᎦ

    [goh.hluh.sgah]

    s/he is getting full

    ᎢᏙᏢᏍᎦ

    [ee.doh.hluh.sgah]

    we all are getting full

5Ꮑ

paying

24. ᏥᏍᏆᏓ
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
25. ᎠᏆᏈᏼᏗ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
28. ᏌᏭᎯᎠ ᎢᎦᏈᏼᏓ
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra

  • ᏥᏍᏆᏓ

    [jee.sgwah.dah]

    I am finished

    ᎯᏍᏆᏓ

    [hee.sgwah.dah]

    you are finished

    ᎠᏍᏆᏓ

    [ah.sgwah.dah]

    s/he is finished

    ᎢᏗᏍᏆᏓ

    [ee.dee.sgwah.dah]

    we all are finished

  • ᎠᏆᏈᏼᏗ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ

    [ah.gwah.kwee.dee ah.gwah.doo.lee]

    I want to pay

    ᏣᏈᏼᏗ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ

    [jah.kwee.dee ah.gwah.doo.lee]

    I want you to pay

    ᏣᏈᏼᏗᏍ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ?

    [jah.kwee.dees jah.doo.lee]?

    do you want to pay?

  • ᏓᎦᏈᏴᎯ

    [dah.gah.gwee.yuh.hee]

    I will pay

    ᏔᏈᏴᎯ

    [tah.kwee.yuh.hee]

    you will pay

    ᏛᏈᏴᎯ

    [duh.kwee.yuh.hee]

    s/he will pay

    ᏓᏓᏈᏴᎯ

    [dah.dah.kwee.yuh.hee]

    we all will pay

  • ᎦᏈᏱᎭ

    [gah.gwee.yee.hah]

    I am paying right now

    ᎭᏈᏱᎭ

    [hah.kwee.yee.hah]

    you are paying right now

    ᎠᏈᏱᎭ

    [ah.kwee.yee.hah]

    s/he is paying right now

    ᎢᏓᏈᏱᎭ

    [ee.dah.kwee.yee.hah]

    we all are paying right now

  • ᏌᏭᎯᎠ ᎢᎦᏈᏼᏓ

    [saw.woo.hee.ah ee.gah.kwee.dah]

    we all are going to pay what we each individually ordered

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

  • ᏗᏎᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᎧᏁᏨ numbers and money words

6Ꮑ

leaving

29. ᎦᏂᎩᎠ
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
30. ᏙᎾᏓᎪᎲᎢ
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra
31. ᏣᏓꭶᏎᏍᏕᏍᏗ
ᎨᎳᏗ Kathy Sierra

  • ᎦᏂᎩᎠ

    [gah.nee.gee.ah]

    I am leaving

    ᎭᏂᎩᎠ

    [hah.hnee.gee.ah]

    you are leaving

    ᎠᏂᎩᎠ

    [ah.hnee.gee.ah]

    s/he is leaving

    ᎢᏓᏂᎩᎠ

    [ee.dah.hnee.gee.ah]

    we all are leaving

  • ᏙᎾᏓᎪᎲᎢ

    [doh.nah.dah.go.huh.ee]

    we you and I will see each other again

    ᏙᏓᏓᎪᎲᎢ

    [doh.dah.dah.go.huh.ee]

    we all of us will see each other again

    (we don’t say or have words for “bye” or “goodbye” because we believe we will see each other again)

  • ᏣᏓꭶᏎᏍᏕᏍᏗ

    [jah.dahk.say.sday.sdee]

    you 1 person watch over yourself

    ᏍᏓᏓꭶᏎᏍᏕᏍᏗ

    [sdah.dahk.say.sday.sdee]

    y’all 2 people watch over yourselves

    ᎢᏣᏓꭶᏎᏍᏕᏍᏗ

    [ee.jah.dahk.say.sday.sdee]

    y’all 3 or more people watch over yourselves