1.22 Greeting Phrases

Question 1

My name is Stephanie.

Answer 1

Stephanie nitisiyihkāson.

Stephanie ᓂᑎᓯᔨᐦᑳᓱᐣ᙮

Question 2

Your name is Kevin.

Answer 2

Kevin kitisiyihkāson.

Kevin ᑭᑎᓯᔨᐦᑳᓱᐣ᙮

Question 3

Her name is Taya. / This one’s name is Taya.

Answer 3

Taya isiyihkāsow. / Taya isiyihkāsow awa.

Taya ᐃᓯᔨᐦᑳᓱᐤ᙮ / Taya ᐃᓯᔨᐦᑳᓱᐤ ᐊᐘ᙮

Question 4

I am from Toronto originally.

Answer 4

kayahtē Toronto ohci niya. / Toronto ohci niya kayahtē. / Toronto kayahtē nitohcīn.

ᑲᔭᐦᑌ Toronto ᐅᐦᒋ ᓂᔭ᙮ / Toronto ᐅᐦᒋ ᓂᔭ ᑲᔭᐦᑌ᙮ / Toronto ᑲᔭᐦᑌ ᓂᑐᐦᒌᐣ᙮

Question 5

Where are you from originally?

Answer 5

tānitē ohci kiya kayahtē? / tānitē kayahtē kitohcīn?

ᑖᓂᑌ ᐅᐦᒋ ᑭᔭ ᑲᔭᐦᑌ? / ᑖᓂᑌ˙ ᑲᔭᐦᑌ ᑭᑐᐦᒌᐣ?

Question 6

What’s your name?

Answer 6

tānisi kitisiyihkāson?

ᑕᓂᓯ ᑭᑎᓯᔨᐦᑳᓱᐣ?

Question 7

I live in Edmonton now.

Answer 7

Edmonton mēkwac niwīkin.

Edmonton ᒣᑿᐨ ᓂᐑᑭᐣ᙮

Question 8

I am from Edmonton; I also live there now.

Answer 8

Edmonton ohci niya, ēkota mīna mēkwāc niwīkin.

Edmonton ᐅᐦᒋ ᓂᔭ, ᐁᑯᑕ ᒦᓇ ᒣᑿᐨ ᓂᐑᑭᐣ᙮

Question 9

Where do you live now?

Answer 9

tānitē mēkwāc kiwīkin?

ᑖᓂᑌ ᒣᑿᐨ ᑭᐑᑭᐣ?

Question 10

I live in Edmonton now too.

Answer 10

Edmonton mēkwāc nīsta niwīkin.

Edmonton ᒣᒁᐨ ᓃᐢᑕ ᓂᐑᑭᐣ᙮

Question 11

I am a student.

Answer 11

okiskinwahamākan niya.

ᐅᑭᐢᑭᓌᐦᐊᒫᑲᐣ ᓂᔭ᙮

Question 12

Are you a student too?

Answer 12

okiskinwahamākan cī kīsta?

ᐅᑭᐢᑭᓌᐦᐊᒫᑲᐣ ᒌ ᑮᐢᑕ?

Question 13

Yes, I am a student too.

Answer 13

āha, okiskinwahamākan nīsta.

ᐋᐦᐊ, ᐅᑭᐢᑭᓌᐦᐊᒫᑲᐣ ᓃᐢᑕ᙮

Question 14

I am 33 years old.

Answer 14

nistomitanaw nistosāp nititahtopiponān.

ᓂᐢᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ ᓂᐢᑐᓵᑊ ᓂᑎᑕᐦᑐᐱᐳᓈᐣ᙮

Question 15

I am 30 years old.

Answer 15

nistomitanaw nititahtopiponān.

ᓂᐢᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ ᓂᑎᑕᐦᑐᐱᐳᓈᐣ᙮

Question 16

How old are you?

Answer 16

tānitahtopiponēyan?

ᑖᓂᑕᐦᑐᐱᐳᓀᔭᐣ?

Question 17

What’s her/his name?

Answer 17

tānisi isiyihkāsow awa?

ᑖᓂᓯ ᐃᓯᔨᐦᑳᓱᐤ ᐊᐘ?

Question 18

She’s originally from Ontario.

Answer 18

Ontario kayahtē ohcīw awa.

Ontario ᑲᔭᐦᑌ ᐅᐦᒌᐤ ᐊᐘ᙮

Question 19

Where is she from originally?

Answer 19

tānitē kayahtē ohcīw awa?

ᑖᓂᑌ ᑲᔭᐦᑌ ᐅᐦᒌᐤ ᐊᐘ?

Question 20

She now lives in Edmonton.

Answer 20

Edmonton mēkwāc wīkiw awa.

Edmonton ᒣᒁᐨ ᐑᑭᐤ ᐊᐘ᙮

Question 21

Where does she now live?

Answer 21

tānitē mēkwāc wīkiw awa?

ᑖᓂᑌ ᒣᒁᐨ ᐑᑭᐤ ᐊᐘ?

Question 22

How old is she?

Answer 22

tānitahtopiponēw awa?

ᑖᓂᑕᐦᑐᐱᐳᓀᐤ ᐊᐘ?

Question 23

She is 22 years old.

Answer 23

nīsitanaw nīsosāp itahtopiponēw awa.

ᓃᓯᑕᓇᐤ ᓃᓱᓵᑊ ᐃᑕᐦᑐᐱᐳᓀᐤ ᐊᐘ᙮