Qatama basic phrases

This article is one of many about Qatama

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Basic

• nga mongha ta / mongla ta -- I do not understand.
• manha aj [Qatama] muta...qa -- How do you say this in [Qatama]?
• ...muta ga qa -- Do you speak ...?
• ata ga qa -- What is your name?
• 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

• 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- No

• nga ruq tama ta ra -- No, I am fine.

• nga mayu -- No problem.

Negating the past

• 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 ta -- I do not want.

• nga koj ta -- I do not like.

Negating the future

• uqla mua ta -- I will not go.

• kun moq uqla mogu ta -- I will not sleep here.

• uqla mada ta -- I will not come.