Conversational Phrases
Afraid
Alingluq
A-ling-ook
All of it
Tum-mag-mi
All of them
Ta-ma-mung
All over
Ta-mee-nee
Almost
Ith-mah
Alone
Kee-mah
Already
Ah-wah
and the children aren’t staying in
Any kind
Anything
Cha-ja-kee-nuk
Are we finished now?
Ah-wah-ka ta-ku-to-dook
Are you an old lady?
Are you bleeding?
Aw-own-na tu-din-ka
Are you going back tomorrow?
cha-lee-ka kee-boo-chik-goo-din
Are you going out?
Uh-noo-din ka
Are you ready to go home?
Awa-qaa elwigpenun agyuumirtuten?
Awa-ka il-lu-eh-pin-oon ugh-yoo-meh-tu-din
Are you ready?
Ke-da-qa
Are you short of money?
Ah-kee-choo-din-ka
Are you telling the truth?
Be-chu-loo-din-ka na-bookh-din
Are you tired?
Awa-ka muggah-nooh-too-din
Argue/talk loudly
Na-boohk-bahk-garg-ahloo-nee
Bail it out
Ka-lew gg-uu
Bait
New-goo-yet
Bald spot
Barbecue meat or fish
Mun-yuq
Be Bruised, black and blue
seh-newgh-loo-nee
Behave yourself
Dow-zoog-loo-din
Bring a gun, we might catch a bear
Nutgutan ilakegkun, ggwall’utan’erliciiqukuk
New-too-dun-e-la-kun, hwethlu tun-er-lee-mook pe-joo-koo-gut
Bring some bread along with you
Hle-bung-wah-sa’arh-mek, il-ah-goo-ski-na
Can I be your friend?
Can I borrow money?
Ah-gee-mook-ka na-wha-goon’ ee-twa
Can you help me?
Ghwa-quh eh-le-lerh-ko’arh-beng-ah
Can you shovel my walk?
Ah-poon-ka ja-gick-ta-goon-eh-ton
Can you walk me home?
Ah-goo-da-koon-ee-takh-ping-ahk-ta
Chenega People
Chah-nik’-mewt
Christ has Risen!
Kris-tu-saaq oong-wekkh-took
Come
Tie-huut
Come here
Tie-huut
Come In
It-khuh (like huh)
Come on over
Ti-kee-na
Cut the bread
Did you eat seal brains?
Did you eat this evening?
Did you eat this morning?
Do you have any money?
Ah-kinghk’-to-din-ka
Do you have any old photos?
Do you hurt?
unkh’-to-din-ka
Do you speak Aleut?
Alu’utiichesturuarlartuten-qaa?
Ah-loo-teet-stewn-ka na-bookh-to-din
Do you want some seal?
Kai-yum-uck-ka piugh-to-din
Do you want to eat?
Pee-do-che koo-din’ ka
Do you want to see the doctor?
Sungca’ista-qaa tangersuumian?
Sewng-jiest-da-ka dahng-thew-mien
Does it hurt?
Ungh-took-ka
Don’t lie to me!
Eh-kloong-ah
Don’t talk
Neh-bookh-tin-lu
Fall apart from getting old
Get a bloody nose
Get out your tablet
Give me the bread
Give me the butter
Go get it
Go to bed
God Bless you/God will look after you
Have some fried bread
Have you finished your work?
He doesn’t have hair
He talks too much
He’s bailing it out
He/she drinks a lot of tea
He/she is Afraid
A-ling-loo-nee
Help me
How
How are the tides?
How many buckets did you fill?
How many deer did they get?
I am Afraid
I filled one bucket
I got quite a few, too
I have no money/I’m broke
I love you
I need to buy groceries
I tried my best
I’m an old man, I know
I’m getting a bruise here
I’m glad you’re coming; if I went alone I’d be afraid
I’m going hunting
I’m going swimming
I’m going to come along with you
I’m going to Cordova
I’m very tired
If we stay long we might get hungry
In Aleut
Indeed he is Risen!
Is it done yet?
Is it okay?
Is that all?
It doesn’t matter
It’s a little cool, too
It’s night
It’s twelve o’clock
Keep a lookout for bears
Dun’arh-le-mook ke-yarhng-ah-kee-na
Let’s barbecue
Let’s call it quits
Let’s go
Let’s go back to the village
Let’s go dancing
Let’s start a fire
Let’s walk the beach
Light the stove
Listen to me
Make a steam bath
Make fried bread
Make me shavings
Make noise to frighten the bears
Never
Maw-hluck
Okay, keep in mind
Pack me some wood
Pass me the salt
Please
Respect the elders
Saw me some wood
Set the table
Split me some wood
Spring is here
Take her by the arm
Daa-lhik-goon toogh-ho
Take off your hat
Take out the garbage
Talk
Talk to me
Tell a story even it’s a lie
Tell us a story about your girlfriend
Thank you
Thank you very much
The arctic terns are arriving
The black gulls are here
The bumble bees are showing up
The doctor is coming to the village
The geese are flying over
The men have dangerous lives
The men went hunting
The old man is putting it under his arm
The others got lots too
The plane landed
The sun is getting stronger
There are old photos
There is ice on the pond
There’s nettles
There’s no more
They got four deer
They need to buy groceries
They went to the island
They’re going to Cordova
They’re having fun
This person is a white man
Time is going by fast
Time to eat
Under the mountain
Ing’-im ah-cha