Lesson 1 Flashcards
bakade
s/he is hungry
wiisini
S/he is eating
giiwe
s/he is going home
daa
s/he is living in a certain place
giishkaabaagwe
s/he is thirsty
minikwe (vai+o)
s/he drinks
debisinii
s/he is full
mazinaatesijige
s/he is watching a movie
niin
I, me prefix nim-, ni-
giin
you Prefix gi-
wiin
s/he no prefix
niiba
s/he sleeps
minwaagamin
It (liquid) tastes good
minopogwad
It tastes good
noongom
now, today
akawe
first
omaa
here
imaa
there
iwidi
over there
geyaabi
still, yet
bangii
a little, few
dash
but, then
wayiiba
soon
gaawiin
no, not
miinawaa
again, and
giga-waabamin miinawaa
see you again
endaayaan
at my place
na, ina
yes? no? (Always second word of sentence)
eya’
yes
ahaaw
ok
sa
eh?
wii-, ga-
prefix indicates future, ga- is more definite
Niwii-wiisin
I’m going to eat
Grammatical rule: For VAI verbs ending in -o or -i
that final short vowel is deleted for the first-person niin and second-person singular giin forms, but it remains for third person wiin.
niwiisin
I am eating
wiisini
S/he is eating
Giwii-kiiwe
You will go home (wii or ga prefix changes g to k)
Niwii-awi-wiisin endaayaan
I’m going to eat at my place (awi- = motion) (spoken can be -o) (that’s where it goes)
daa-
can, could, should, would, must
daa-minwaagamin
it should taste good (drink)
ishkwaa-
stopped, over, done, after
nindishkwaa-wiisin
I am done eating
gichi
great, very
ningichi-bakade
I’m very hungry
wiisiniiwigamig
restaurant
-ong
suffix - at, to, in, on, by
wiisiniiwigamigong
in the restaurant
zhigwa
already
Ningii-wiisin niin zhigwa. Giin dash?
I already ate, did you. (emphasizing I)
aapiji
really, very
Niwii-minikwe sa
I want a drink
maajaa
leave
giigido
she speaks
ningiigid
I speak