Qatama basic phrases

This article is one of many about Qatama

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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?

• aj Qatama ata ga qa -- Is your name 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!