Useful Phrases Places Phrases and Responses Dokin - Wake up!shkena dokin - Geez! Wake up already!nitthepi ga wdokiyen? - When did you wake up?shkena tthibedeben - You might as well sit down.ttho mekwa gwi matthiksi - You're not going to grow anymore.shkena tthibedebek - You all might as well sit down.matthin - Go or Leave!matthik - You all go! or You all leave!shkena yabtthe matthin - Hurry up and leave!shkena yabttheyen - Hurry up and get ready!gbe - allgbe gishek - all daygbe niben - all summerkwetan - I supposekwetan se na - I suppose soenwek se na! - Gee Whiz! (when someone is giving you a hard time, you can't believe they are saying this)teyah enwek se na! - expression (hard to believe, as if something bad happened)iw ektot - That's what she/he is saying.i ga ketot - That's what she/he said.se! - said when you see something ickygishben - if...gega she - almostdebnak - any old wayttho shna gego aptthe - nothing much (ttho shna gego means nothing; aptthe means much)nasena! - Watch out! Be Careful!nasena, nin i nde bendan - Watch out, I own that!nasena, nin i yawen - Watch out, that's mine!boniken i - Leave it alone!kego ket ken - Don't say it. or Don't think it.ttho ngekendesin - I don't know.metsena yetek (also metsena) - I don't know.nde bgwenos - I really don't know anything.ahaw, ge nweshmomen! - O.K. Let's rest. (Let's take a break.)ngigish nweshmomen - We're done resting.gin ma gde nen - I'm talking to you. (Literal - "saying")gebdiyek - aliensmoshabe - bachelorgda mina - Give it to him/her.nataston - Send for it!nwi nindawe - I will send for it.nimedwen - dance, social or ceremonialbama nagetth nwi bme giwe - I will be getting home later.wi nimedwek odankegishgok - They will be dancing Saturday.gwabmen - I see you.ttho ki wabmesnon - I didn't see you.eshi - over therettho shi ki wabmesnon - I didn't see you there.ttho nda wabma si - I wouldn't see him/her.ttho bapesh nda wabma si - I wouldn't see that person for anything!ahow, bama mine ke wabmen - Okay, I'll see you later again.bama wabek ke wabmen - Later, tomorrow I will see you.bama wabek ke wabmenem - Later, tomorrow I will see you all.tatiwnek - playing cards or gamblinggwi tati ne? - Do you want to gamble? also Do you want to play cards? widmo - Tell him/her.widmo o Lucy - Tell Lucy.kta widmewa - You can tell him/her.nwi widmewa - I'm going to tell her/her.ngi widmewa - I told him/her.ngi widmewa o Lucy - I told Lucy.nwi widmewak - I am going to tell them.ngi widmewak - I told them.nngi widmak - He/She told me.nitthe enkiyen? - What are you working on?ndenki - I'm working. (on something, not a job)nitthe weshtoyen? (also wegnitthe weshtoyen?) - What are you making?nitthe etse dbegenek - What time is it?gi atsekwan - person who stole someone's spousegi atsekewaye - the spouse who got leftpeshkwetthi - He/she is fat. (also can refer to pregnant woman)tekwenawse - He/she is holding a baby.nonawso - She's nursing or baby is nursing.bapen - laughshomingwenwi - He/she is smiling.kego beshapaken - Don't make fun of him/her.kego wyeshma ken - Don't cheat him/her. (also Don't make of fool of him/her.)wezamdok - person who talks too muchgdewzamdon - You talk too much. (implies you don't really know what you're talking about)zamdon - He/She talks too much.kego ket ken gdewzamdon - Don't say that, you talk too much!zgeme - mosquitozgemek - mosquitoesndo tthanmegok zgemek - The mosquitoes are really bothering me.ndo tthanme'ek o - (Someone/something) is really bothering me. Places Phrases and Responses
