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Basic Greetings 18Common Questions 26Eating A Meal 19Introducing Yourself 5Lessons (Kahnawà:ke) 18Phrases to use in class 28
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- (food/drink)? Did you try the (food/drink)?Enseke ken ne __ _
- A girl and a boy?Yeksá:’a táhnon raksá:’a.
- Again, is it going well?Shé:kon, yoyanerátye ken?
- And her?Nok ne akaónha?
- And him?Nok ne raónha?
- And them?Ok ne ronónha?
- And them?Nok ne ronónha?
- And you?Nok ní:se?
- Are you (all) hungry?Sewatonkária'ks ken?
- Are you hungry?Satonhkaria’ks ken?
- Be quiet (all of you)!Tha'tesewató:tat!
- Be quiet (you two)!Tha'tetsató:tat!
- Be quiet!Tha'tesató:tat!
- ByeÓ:nen.
- Do you like the taste of (food)?Se:kas ken ne _ __ _
- Do you want to go eat?I:sehre ken taikiatskahon:na?
- Don't forget (all of you).Tóhsa sasewa'nikón:hren!
- Don't forget (you two).Tóhsa saseni'nikón:hren!
- Don't forget.Tóhsa sasa'nikón:hren!
- everybody, all of youakwé:kon
- Good bye.Ó:nen.
- Great peace for me too. (I am well)Skennen’kó:wa ní:’i.
- Hello.Kwékwé.
- Hello. My name is Jim.Kwe. Sa:k ióntiats.
- Her name is Ann.Á:nen iontátiats.
- How do you sayOh ni:ioht tsi enshi:ron _ ___ _ ?
- How would you say...?Ohní:tsi ashí:ron...?
- I am studying the Mohawk language.Kateweyénhstha kateweyénhstha
- I don't know.Iah tewakaterién:tare'.
- I don't remember.Iah teské:iahre.
- I don’t knowYah tewakateryén:tare
- I don’t understandYah tewake’nikonhrayén:ta’s
- I don’t wantyah té:kehre
- I forgot.Sonke'nikón:hren.
- I have already eatenO:nen ni:’i wakekhwenta:on
- I knowWakateryén:tare
- I understandWake’nikonhrayén:ta’s
- I wantí:kehre
- I will drink _ __________ _(drink)_ ____ _ ni:’i enkhneki:ra
- I will eat _ ___ _(food)_ ____ _ en:keke
- Is it a big knife?Wa'sharowá:nen ken?
- Is it a girl?Yeksá:’a ken?
- Is it good?Iawekon ken?
- is my age_ __ _ na’tewakohseriyá:konh _ ___
- is my last name_ __ _ wakhsenná:sere _ __ _
- is my name_ __ _ yónkyats _ __ _
- Is that a girl?Yeksá:’a ken, ne thí:ken?
- Is this a girl?Yeksá:’a ken, ne kí:ken?
- It is going well.Yoyanerátye.
- It is here.Kèn:tho ká:yen.
- It is the girl, is it not?Ne yeksá:’a wáhi?
- It is there.E’tho ká:yen.
- Jane is my name.Jane yónkya’ts.
- John is my name.John ronwá:ya’ts.
- just youí:se' khok
- Listen, all of you.Sewatahón'satat.
- Listen, you two.Tsatahón'satat.
- Listen.Satahón'satat.
- louder (please)tasahkwíshron
- louder, you alltasewahkwíshron
- louder, you twotatsahkwíshron
- Maybe that's so.Tóka' nón:wa'.
- Me too.I: ó:ni'.
- No I don’t like the taste of (food)I:iah tewakekas ne _ __
- No, not hungry yetI:iah sotsi arok tekatonhkaria’ks.
- No, not you. Her.Iah, iah í:se' te. Akaónha.
- Not me, though.Iah ki' ní:'i.
- Now, then. (Bye, then.)Ó:nen ki’wáhi.
- Remember (all of you).Sewehiá:rak.
- Remember (you two).Senehiá:rak.
- Remember.Sehiá:rak.
- Repeat, all of you.Tontasewathna'néta.
- Repeat, please.Tontasathna'néta.
- Repeat, you two.Tontatsathna'néta.
- Say it againSeshi:ron
- say it again!satsí:ron!
- Say...Tsí:ron...
- She's studying.Iontewaiénstha'.
- Still, is everything peaceful? (Hello, how are you?)Shé:kon, skennenkó: ken?
- Susan is my name.Sosán yontátya’ts.
- that's correcttkaié:ri'
- that's wrong, not correctiah tetkaié:ri'
- Their name is Smith.Smith ronwatí:ya’ts.
- Their names are John and Paul.Shawátis tánon' Ko:r ronwatí:iats.
- Their names are Michael, Mathew and John.Wíshe, Wátio tánon Shawátis ronwatí:iats.
- They're students, too.Ronterihwaiénstha ni' né'e.
- This (drink) is goodKahnekakon ki:ken _ __ _
- This (food) is burntIotshon ki:ken _ __ _
- This (food) is not cooked all the wayIah teio:ri ki:ken _ __ _
- This (food) smells goodWenserakon ki:ken _ ___ _
- What did you say?Nahó:ten sá:ton?
- What did you say?Oh nahò:ten wahsì:ron?
- What do you want to drink?Naho:ten ensneki:ra?
- What does _ ___ _ mean?Oh naho:ten ken:ton ne _ ___ _ ?
- What is her name?Oh nahò:ten yontátya’ts?
- What is his name?Oh nahò:ten ronwá:ya’ts?
- What is it?Oh nahò:ten nen’ né:’e?
- What is that?Oh nahò:ten ne thí:ken?
- What is their name?Oh nahò:ten ronwatí:ya’ts?
- What is this?Oh nahò:ten ne kí:ken?
- What is your name?Oh nahò:ten yesá:ya’ts?
- What will you eat?Naho:ten ni:se’ enseke?
- Where is it? (Where does it lay?)Ka’nón:we ká:yen?
- Where is the _ ____ _ ?Ka’non:we ne _ ___ _?
- Who are you?ónkha níse?
- Who is it?Ónhka nen’ né:’e?
- Who is that?Ónhka ne thí:ken?
- Who is this?Ónhka ne kí:ken?
- Who? Me?Ónhka. I: ken?
- Yes I like the taste of (food)Hen, wakekas ne _ __ _
- Yes, I am hungryHen, katonhkaria’ks.
- Yes, I'm hungry for sure.Hen. Oronhwí:io ki' na: tsi katonkária'ks.
- Yes, lets go!Hao’ Ki:nio
- you tooí:se' ó:ni
The Kanien’kéha Dictionary of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River, continuing kanienkeha.net