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* It's October 18<sup>th</sup>. - '''yoma ha'o te sayo ueta'o a'''
* It's October 18<sup>th</sup>. - '''yoma ha'o te sayo ueta'o a'''


== Random ==
== random ==
 
* '''yomaya yano ka'e tokyo yalatli'''
:<tt>Monday John toward Tokyo go.FUT</tt>
:John is going to Tokyo on Monday.
 
* '''na (ke) mosa yoha'''
:<tt>1S (TOP.PART)book have</tt>
:I have a book.
 
* '''ya sumita ta kaua ueha ka'''
:<tt>VOC.PART Smith 2S coffee want INT.PART</tt>
:Hey, Mr. Smith, would you like some coffee?
 
* '''iyoma mali nahe onyomo ka'''
:<tt>DEM.day Mary inside school INT.PART</tt>
:Is Mary in school today?
 
* '''na sumita yano a'''
:<tt>1S Smith John COP</tt>
:I am John Smith.
 
* '''ya sumita ote ta tsumpaye ka'''
:<tt>VOC.PART Smith which 2S buy.PAST INT.PART</tt>
:Mr. Smith, what did you buy?
 
* '''yata kohua'''
:<tt>greetings person.all</tt>
:Hello everyone.
 
* '''sumita te nuyoku ka'''
:<tt>Smith from New York INT.PART</tt>
:IS Mrs. Smith from New York?
 
* '''yomaye ta'eha anya ka'''
:<tt>day.PAST 2S.ACC.3S see INT.PART</tt>
:Did you see him yesterday?
 
* '''yomaye kam hina (a)'''
:<tt>day.PAST 3PL here (COP)</tt>
:They were here yesterday.
 
* '''na talayehi'''
:<tt>1S arrive.PAST.DIM</tt>
:I just arrived.
 
* '''mali (ke) na unya'''
:<tt>Mary (TOP.PART) 1S know</tt>
:Mary knows me.
 
* '''itla tsaka nayo (a)'''
:<tt>this house 1S.POSS (COP)</tt>
:This is my house.
 
* '''ihako talaye'''
:<tt>some.person come.PAST</tt>
:Someone came.
 
* '''hok talayek'''
:<tt>person.NEG come.PAST.NEG</tt>
:No one came.
 
* '''na tsa'e hati empaye'''
:<tt>1S through park run.PAST</tt>
:I ran through the park.
 
* '''nika nayo putolo (a)'''
:<tt>dog 1S.POSS poodle (COP)</tt>
:My dog is a poodle.
 
* '''auana te inata punan (a)'''
:<tt>face of child dirt.ADJ (COP)</tt>
:The child's face is dirty.
 
* '''kunyoto tsapa (a)'''
:<tt>math class struggle (COP)</tt>
:The math class is difficult.


== Index ==
== Index ==

Revision as of 11:35, 6 November 2012

Greetings & Farewells

  • Welcome - uatsa
  • Hello; Hi! / Good bye - yata
  • Good morning - ya yompu tama
  • Good day - ya yoma tama
  • Good evening / Good night - ya yohua tama
  • How are you? - to tayo ka (lit: Your way?)
to sana tayo ka (lit: How your health?)
ta tama ka (lit: You good?)
  • See you soon - nanku anyatlihi (lit: small future we see each other)
  • What's your name? - ke ata tayo ka
  • Where are you from? - te mo ta (a) ka
  • Pleased to meet you - ke peso te ta tama
  • Cheers/Good health/Salute - kampa

Etiquette

  • Please - tsepa
  • Thank you (very much) - nyasa(mha)
  • Excuse me - tliha
  • I'm sorry, but... - na tliha ehe...
  • That's a shame - uatla malaha
  • May I... ? - na ke ... myonta ka

Language difficulties

  • I (don't) understand / I (don't) know - na unya(k)
  • Please say that again / repeat that - tsepa ta'etla kalamye
  • Please speak more slowly - tsepa ma tlena kala
  • Please write it down - tsepa ta'etla moya
  • How do you say ...? - to ... etla kala ka
  • Do you speak ...? - ta ke ... kala ka
  • Do you understand? - ta unya ka

Times & Dates

  • What time is it? - ama ka (lit: time INT) / tsima ka (lit: hour INT)
  • It's one o'clock. - ke tsima na'o a
  • It's a quarter past two. - ke tsima ima'o te ta'o a
  • It's eight pm. - ke tsima taue'o a
  • It's half-past 5. - ke tsima ita'o te ya'o a
  • What day is it? - iyoma a ka
  • nayoma - Thursday
  • tayoma - Friday
  • hayoma - Saturday
  • mayoma - Sunday
  • yomaya - Monday
  • tsayoma - Tuesday
  • kayoma - Wednesday
  • yesterday - yomaye
  • today - iyoma
  • tomorrow - yomatli
  • last - -ye / next - -tli
  • night - yohua
  • week - sema
  • month - sayo
  • year - anyo
  • morning - yompu
  • afternoon - nyome
  • evening - yomasu
  • What date is it today? - ke sayoma ka / itla sayoma ka
  • It's October 18th. - yoma ha'o te sayo ueta'o a

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