Lesson 3 - Phrases: English/Ojibwe

Question 1

Just go ahead

Answer 1

Miigo izhii

Question 2

What’s up?

Answer 2

Aaniin’enakamigak?

Question 3

How are you?

Answer 3

Aaniin ezhi’ayaayan?

Question 4

What’s your name?

Answer 4

Aaniin ezhenikaazoyan?

Question 5

How do you say _______?

Answer 5

Aaniin keyaa ge-ikidoyamban______?

Question 6

I am trying to learn to speak Ojibwe

Answer 6

Nigagwe-gikendaan ji-Anishinaabemowin

Question 7

I am happy to see you all

Answer 7

Niminwendaan giwaabaminigok

Question 8

I am well

Answer 8

Nimino-ayaa

Question 9

Thank you all for listening to me

Answer 9

Miigwech gii- bizindawiyeg

Question 10

Say it again

Answer 10

Minawaa ikidon.

Question 11

What is happening outside?
(What’s the weather?)

Answer 11

Aaniin ezhiwebak agwajiing?

Question 12

What is this?

Answer 12

Awegonen o’ow?

Question 13

What is that?

Answer 13

Awegonen i’iw?

Question 14

Who is that?

Answer 14

Awenen a’aw

Question 15

Awenen wa’aw?

Answer 15

Who is this?

Question 16

What are these?

Answer 16

Awegonen onow?

Question 17

Awegonen iniw?

Answer 17

What are those?

Question 18

The shoe I see
(I see the shoe)

Answer 18

Makizin niwaabandaan

Question 19

A table I am making
(I am making a table)

Answer 19

Dopwin nindozhitoon

Question 20

You are taking a pen

Answer 20

Gidaapnaan ozhibiiganatig.

Question 21

What are these? (Animate)

Answer 21

Awegonen ongow?

Question 22

What are those? (Animate)

Answer 22

Awegonen ingiw?

Question 23

Hello everyone

Answer 23

Boozhoo akina awiya

Question 24

I don’t have a spirit name yet

Answer 24

Gaawiin nindayaawaasii doodem

Question 25

And you?

Answer 25

Giin dash?

Question 26

Who is your clan?

Answer 26

Awenen gidoodem?

Question 27

Where are you from?

Answer 27

Aaniindi wenjibayan?

Question 28

Where do you live

Answer 28

Aandi endaayan?

Question 29

I live in Balmadoria

Answer 29

Balmadoria nindaa

Question 30

You too

Answer 30

Gaye giin

Question 31

How old are you? (How many winters are you?)

Answer 31

Aaniin endaso-biboonagiziyan?

Question 32

I am sixty eight years old

Answer 32

Ingodwaasimidana shah nshwaaswi indaso-biboonagiz

Question 33

I'll see y'all later

Answer 33

Gigawaabamininim naagaj

Question 34

Did you go ricing yesterday?

Answer 34

Gigii-manoominike na bijiinaago?

Question 35

Yes. I went ricing yesterday.

Answer 35

Enh. Ingii-manoominike bijiinaago

Question 36

I did not go ricing yesterday.

Answer 36

Gaawiin ingii-manoominikesii bijiinaago

Question 37

Are you going to go ricing today?

Answer 37

Giwii-manoominike na noongom?

Question 38

I am not going to go ricing today

Answer 38

Gaawiin niwii-manoominikesii noongom

Question 39

Yes I am going to go ricing today

Answer 39

Enh. Niwii-manoominike noongom

Question 40

Are you going ricing tomorrow?

Answer 40

Giwii-manoominike na waabaang?

Question 41

Yes. I am going ricing tomorrow

Answer 41

Ehn. Niwii-manoominike waabaang

Question 42

I am not going to go ricing tomorrow

Answer 42

Gaawiin niwii-manoominikesii waabaang

Question 43

You have my heart

Answer 43

Ninde gidayan

Question 44

Thank you for watching

Answer 44

Miigwech gii-ganawaabandameg