Useful Expressions
Dena'ina Qenaga Du'idnaghelnik
| Aa'. Yes. |
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| Nch'u (gheli). No. |
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| Chin'an. Thanks. |
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| Chin'an gheli. Thank you very much. |
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| Chin'an nch'u sheł dini da k'i yagheli. You didn't need to thank me. |
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| Nch'u k'a du chin'an sheł dinil. You didn't need to thank me. |
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| Duk'idli. I'm sorry. |
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| Duk'idli gheli. I'm really sorry. |
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| Ughasht'ay! Hurry up! |
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| Zisan! Stand up! |
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| Gganilchit! Get up! |
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| Nitsut! Sit down. |
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| Q'u shih qugh. Enough. |
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| K'qisen. No more. |
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| Ki! Some more! |
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| Ki tsa'i! Some more! |
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| Husht'a! Wait! |
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| Da husht'a! Wait! |
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| Hdichit! Stop it! |
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| Q'u! Let's quit! |
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| Hduchitni. Let's quit. |
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| Q'u lach' q'u dit dinit? Are you certain (lit.: Is it true what you are saying)? |
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| Nen shi yeh ch'u da in'u da? Are you certain (lit.: Is that what you want)? |
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| Q'u lach' shughu deshni da. That's true (lit.: What I say is true). |
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| Q'u yaghelich' dini shit. You're right (lit.: It's nice what you say). |
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| Dach' qidyuq. That's how it happened. |
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| (Yeh) shughu tqit'a da. That's the way it is. |
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| Nidighełqetni. I want to ask you a question. |
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| Shi(ch')dełket da. Don't ask me. |
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| Nda'ih du? Why? How come? |
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| Q'uch'a. That's all. |
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| Ugha tsa'i. That's all. |
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| K'itigi gheli k'eyi inlan. You're too funny. |
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| K'itigi gheliq' nch'u gheli q'aynidilzex. You really don't understand a lot. |
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| Qada hu'idintni. You be careful. |
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| Negh eshchen (gheli). I (really) love you. |
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| Ghuch'ih dini dit? Are you kidding (lit.: Are you saying s.th. untrue)? |
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| Q'u lach' dini dit? Are you kidding (lit.: Is that true)? |
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| Nda'ich' ghu tqidyuq? What happened? |
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| Nda'ich' ghu t'indyuq? What did you do? |
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| Nda'ich' q'u? How come? |
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| Nda'ich' q'u neł tqit'a? How does it seem to you? |
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| Nda'ich' neł qil'an? How does it seem to you? |
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| Yada di? What is this? |
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| Ghinhdi/ginhdi yada di? What is that? |
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| Nda'ich' q'u ve'izhi hdilan? What's the name of it? |
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| (K')k'uynidanlnen. I forgot. |
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| Nen k'i k'uynidaninlnen. You forgot, too. |
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| Nch'u qit'ayni'esen. I don't know. |
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| Nch'u qit'aydi'esen. I don't know. |
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| Sh'in. I don't know. |
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| Nda'ich' shu tghutghil'an? What do you want to use? |