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=Basic=
==Basic==


*'''manha aj [Qatama] muta...qa''' -- How do you say this in [Qatama]?
*'''...muta ga qa''' -- Do you speak ...?
*'''kogra m`ta`aq tama''' -- Nice to meet you.
*'''kogra m`ta`aq tama''' -- Nice to meet you.
*'''guta ga qa''' -- How are you?
*'''guta ga qa''' -- How are you?
*'''moq al koda qa''' -- Where is the bathroom? Where is the toilet?
*'''moq al koda qa''' -- Where is the bathroom? Where is the toilet?


=Hello & Goodbye=
==Hello & Goodbye - '''kalha ma gyoha'''==


*'''aka''' -- Hello (informal, "hi", "hey")
*'''aka''' -- Hello (informal, "hi", "hey")
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*'''gyoha''' -- Goodbye. / So long. / See you later.
*'''gyoha''' -- Goodbye. / So long. / See you later.


=Thank you=
==Thank you - '''guqra'''==


*'''guqra''' -- Thank you.
*'''guqra''' -- Thank you.
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*'''kya aguq nja ta nada guqra ga''' -- Thank him for me, please.
*'''kya aguq nja ta nada guqra ga''' -- Thank him for me, please.


=Sorry=
==Sorry - '''kya aguq'''==


*'''kya aguq''' -- Excuse me. / I'm sorry. / I apologize.
*'''kya aguq''' -- Excuse me. / I'm sorry. / I apologize.
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*'''kya aguq nja al mayu''' -- I'm sorry for the disturbance.
*'''kya aguq nja al mayu''' -- I'm sorry for the disturbance.


=Please=
==Please - '''aguq'''==


*'''aguq''' -- Please
*'''aguq''' -- Please
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*'''kya nuj mu aguq''' -- Please wait here.
*'''kya nuj mu aguq''' -- Please wait here.


=Yes=
==Yes - '''oha'''==


*'''oha''' -- Yes
*'''oha''' -- Yes
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*'''oha aguq''' -- Yes, please.
*'''oha aguq''' -- Yes, please.


=No=
==No - '''nga'''==


*'''nga''' -- No
*'''nga''' -- No
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*'''nga mongha ta / mongla ta''' -- I do not understand.
*'''nga mongha ta / mongla ta''' -- I do not understand.


==Negating the past==
===Negating the past - '''ungla'''===


*'''tama ungla mogu ta''' -- I did not sleep well.
*'''tama ungla mogu ta''' -- I did not sleep well.
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*'''ungla gaq ta''' -- I did not eat.
*'''ungla gaq ta''' -- I did not eat.


==Negating the present==
===Negating the present===


*'''nga mua ta''' -- I (do/am) not go(ing).
*'''nga mua ta''' -- I (do/am) not go(ing).
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*'''nga koj ta''' -- I do not like.
*'''nga koj ta''' -- I do not like.


==Negating the future==
===Negating the future - '''uqla'''===


*'''uqla mua ta''' -- I will not go.
*'''uqla mua ta''' -- I will not go.
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*'''uqla mada ta''' -- I will not come.
*'''uqla mada ta''' -- I will not come.


=Name=
==Name - '''ata'''==


*'''_____ ata ta''' -- My name is _______.
*'''_____ ata ta''' -- My name is _______.
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*'''al moj ata m`ga qa''' -- How do you spell your name?
*'''al moj ata m`ga qa''' -- How do you spell your name?


*'''aj [[Qatama_names|Qatama]] ata ga qa''' -- Is your name [[Qatama_names|Qatama]]?
*'''aj [[Qatama_names|Qatama]] ata ga qa''' -- Is your name [[Qatama_names|Qatam]]?
 
==Say / Speak - '''muta'''==
 
*'''...muta ga qa''' -- Do you speak ...?
**English - '''Ungulhaj'''
**Qatama - '''Qatam'''
**Esperanto - '''Ujmaran'''
**Latin - '''Ulatan'''
 
*'''nga Qatam muta ta''' -- I do not speak Qatama.
 
*'''unja Qatam muta ta''' -- I speak a little Qatama.
 
*'''kya aguq an naj ta muta''' -- Speak to me slowly, please.
 
*'''muta ga qa''' -- What are you saying?
 
*'''kya aguq m`ham muta ga''' -- Please say it again.
 
*'''muta nada qa''' -- What is he saying?
 
*'''manha aj [Qatama] muta...qa''' -- How do you say this in [Qatama]?
 
==Understand - '''mong / mongha'''==
 
*'''mongha ta''' / '''mong ta''' -- I understand.
 
*'''ung mongla ta''' / '''ungla mongha ta''' -- I did not understand.
 
*'''nuda muta ga mongla ta''' -- I do not understand what you are saying.
 
*'''ta mongha ga qa''' -- Do you understand me?
 
*'''ta ung mongha ga qa''' -- Did you understand me?
 
==Write - '''moja'''==
 
*'''moja ta''' -- I write.
 
*'''ungla moja ta''' -- I did not write.
 
*'''naj ga uq moja ta''' -- I will write to you.
 
*'''kong nuq ung moja qa''' -- Who wrote that?
 
*'''kya ata m`ga kun moq moja''' -- Write your name here!
 
*'''moq ata m`ta daru moja ta qa''' -- Where should/shall I write my name?
 
*'''moja ata m`ta qa''' -- Is my name written?
 
*'''kya aguq na moja''' -- Please write it down.
 
*'''kya aguq aj moj oroman moja''' -- Please write it in Roman letters.
 
==Read - '''moju'''==
 
*'''moju ta''' -- I read.
 
*'''aj al nakumu na ung moju ta''' -- I read it in the newspaper(bulletin).
 
*'''nuq ung moju ga qa''' -- Did you read that?
 
*'''kun al moju uq nung ta''' -- I would like (to read) this book.
 
*'''Qatam toqla moju ta''' -- I cannot read Qatama.
 
*'''kya aguq nja ta kun moju''' -- Please read this for me.
 
*'''Qatam toq moju ga qa''' -- Can you read Qatama?
 
==Walk - '''gun'''==
 
*'''kya gun ta`aq''' -- Let's go for a walk!
 
*'''gun nungha ta''' -- I prefer to walk.
 
*'''naj al moq t`ha nguj qa''' -- Is it too far to walk to the place?
 
*'''aj kun moq toq gun''' -- Is it possible to walk from here?
 
*'''gun toqla ta''' -- I can not walk.
 
*'''ko gun ga''' -- You are walking fast.
 
*'''kya an gun''' -- Walk slowly/slower!

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Basic

  • kogra m`ta`aq tama -- Nice to meet you.
  • guta ga qa -- How are you?
  • moq al koda qa -- Where is the bathroom? Where is the toilet?

Hello & Goodbye - kalha ma gyoha

  • aka -- Hello (informal, "hi", "hey")
  • kalha -- Hello (formal)
  • kalhaj -- Hello (formal to a group)
  • maq tama -- Good morning.
  • umaq tama -- Good afternoon. / Good evening.
  • naq tama -- Good night.
  • nguqra -- Welcome.
  • gyoha -- Goodbye. / So long. / See you later.

Thank you - guqra

  • guqra -- Thank you.
  • t`ha guqra -- Thank you very much!
  • nguqra -- You're welcome.
  • nja al taman guqra -- Thanks for the hospitality(kindness).
  • guqla -- No thank you. (rarely used)
  • kyala guqra -- Don't mention it. (lit: do-not thank)
  • kya aguq nja ta nada guqra ga -- Thank him for me, please.

Sorry - kya aguq

  • kya aguq -- Excuse me. / I'm sorry. / I apologize.
  • kya t`ha aguq -- I am very sorry.
  • kya aguq nja al mayu -- I'm sorry for the disturbance.

Please - aguq

  • aguq -- Please
  • kya ogu mada aguq -- Please, come in.
  • kya kum aguq -- Please, sit down.
  • kya nahaq aguq -- Please, help yourself.
  • kya mu aguq -- Just a moment, please. / Please stop. / Please wait.
  • gya al guja aguq -- Bring me water, please.
  • kya noka aguq -- Please continue.
  • kya nuj mu aguq -- Please wait here.

Yes - oha

  • oha -- Yes
  • ohaq -- Yes, that's right. / Correct.
  • oha ung anuq ta -- Yes, I have heard of it.
  • oha nung ta -- Yes, I would like some.
  • oha Qatama muta ta -- Yes, I speak Qatama.
  • oha aguq -- Yes, please.

No - nga

  • nga -- No
  • nga ruq tama ta ra -- No, I am fine.
  • nga mayu -- No problem.
  • nga aj nuj muq ta -- I am not from (around) here.
  • nga m`ta al togu -- The horse is not mine.
  • nga tama al gaq -- The food is not good.
  • nga mongha ta / mongla ta -- I do not understand.

Negating the past - ungla

  • tama ungla mogu ta -- I did not sleep well.
  • ungla gaq ta -- I did not eat.

Negating the present

  • nga mua ta -- I (do/am) not go(ing).
  • nga amahu mogu ta -- I do not sleep late.
  • nga ganu/nung ta -- I do not want.
  • nga koj ta -- I do not like.

Negating the future - uqla

  • uqla mua ta -- I will not go.
  • kun moq uqla mogu ta -- I will not sleep here.
  • uqla mada ta -- I will not come.

Name - ata

  • _____ ata ta -- My name is _______.
  • ata ga qa -- What is your name?
  • ata tanga m`ga qa -- What is your family name?
  • _____ ata tanga m`ta -- My family name is _______.
  • ata kun moq qa -- What is the name of place?
  • ata m`ga koj ta -- I like your name.
  • al moj ata m`ga qa -- How do you spell your name?

Say / Speak - muta

  • ...muta ga qa -- Do you speak ...?
    • English - Ungulhaj
    • Qatama - Qatam
    • Esperanto - Ujmaran
    • Latin - Ulatan
  • nga Qatam muta ta -- I do not speak Qatama.
  • unja Qatam muta ta -- I speak a little Qatama.
  • kya aguq an naj ta muta -- Speak to me slowly, please.
  • muta ga qa -- What are you saying?
  • kya aguq m`ham muta ga -- Please say it again.
  • muta nada qa -- What is he saying?
  • manha aj [Qatama] muta...qa -- How do you say this in [Qatama]?

Understand - mong / mongha

  • mongha ta / mong ta -- I understand.
  • ung mongla ta / ungla mongha ta -- I did not understand.
  • nuda muta ga mongla ta -- I do not understand what you are saying.
  • ta mongha ga qa -- Do you understand me?
  • ta ung mongha ga qa -- Did you understand me?

Write - moja

  • moja ta -- I write.
  • ungla moja ta -- I did not write.
  • naj ga uq moja ta -- I will write to you.
  • kong nuq ung moja qa -- Who wrote that?
  • kya ata m`ga kun moq moja -- Write your name here!
  • moq ata m`ta daru moja ta qa -- Where should/shall I write my name?
  • moja ata m`ta qa -- Is my name written?
  • kya aguq na moja -- Please write it down.
  • kya aguq aj moj oroman moja -- Please write it in Roman letters.

Read - moju

  • moju ta -- I read.
  • aj al nakumu na ung moju ta -- I read it in the newspaper(bulletin).
  • nuq ung moju ga qa -- Did you read that?
  • kun al moju uq nung ta -- I would like (to read) this book.
  • Qatam toqla moju ta -- I cannot read Qatama.
  • kya aguq nja ta kun moju -- Please read this for me.
  • Qatam toq moju ga qa -- Can you read Qatama?

Walk - gun

  • kya gun ta`aq -- Let's go for a walk!
  • gun nungha ta -- I prefer to walk.
  • naj al moq t`ha nguj qa -- Is it too far to walk to the place?
  • aj kun moq toq gun -- Is it possible to walk from here?
  • gun toqla ta -- I can not walk.
  • ko gun ga -- You are walking fast.
  • kya an gun -- Walk slowly/slower!
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