Lesson 12 Flashcards
Jim nindizhinikaa. Giin dash? Aaniish ezhinikaazoyan?
My name is Jim. And you? What’s your name?
Aaniindi wenjibaayan?
Where are you from?
Toronto nindoonjibaa.
I’m from Toronto.
Gimisenh na gaye danakii omaa?
Your sister lives here too?
ningii-pi-izhigozimin maamawi omaa
we moved here together
Aaniish ezhinikaazod wiin?
What’s her name?
Jane izhinikaazo. Moozhag dash “Penny” nindizhinikaanaa.
Her name is Jane but I always call her Penny.
Giwii-babaa-ganawaabandaan ina o’ow gichi-oodena?
Would you like to go look around this city?
Maamakaaj, geget ina giwii-izhichige i’iw? Mii sa i’iw wenizhishing.
Wow, would you really do that? That is great.
giga-awi-boozimin nindoodaabaaning
let’s go get into my car
Mii na a’aw gidoodaabaan? Aapiji minonaagozi.
So is that your car? It looks really nice.
Aaniin waa-inanokiiyan omaa gichi-oodenaang?
What kind of work do you want to do here in the city?
Anishinaabemowin niwii-gikinoo’amaagen. Giin dash, aaniish enanokiiyan omaa?
I want to teach the Anishinaabe language. And you, what kind of work do you do here?
Waasamowinikewinini nindaaw.
I’m an electrician.
Nashke imaa!
Look there!
Gikinoo’amaadiiwigamig imaa, gidaa-nandawanokii imaa.
A school there, you should look for work there.
Miinawaa gaye niibowa atewan gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigoon omaa gichi-oodenaang.
And also there are many schools here in the city.
aaniin/wegonen
what non-specific/what specific object
aaniish
what, how (same as aaniin)
izhinikaazh
call her by a certain name
nindizhinikaanaa
I call her by a certain name (n replaces zh before ending)
dash
but (usually if second word)
nashke
check it out
izhigozi
she moves to a certain place
maamawi
together
aawi
she is a certain thing
Gaawiin nindanokiisii
I don’t work
