Deg xiqi xinatr’iditlghusr Conversational Deg Xinag
Ade’.
Ndadz dengit’a? Ndagh dhedo? Ngi’egh ndadz dixet’a?
Conversation
among our speakers.
New
material:
Xe\edz
donisiyuq. |
I got better. |
Getiy vixatroth iy. |
It’s really hard. |
Q’in sighi
hol |
Some one going ahead. |
Q’in sighi
edoy |
Dog team leader. |
Xi’in
nithiyo. |
I went home. |
Getiy
diggiquth. |
It’s really bad. |
Ngi’egh
ndadz dixighet'a? |
What was the weather like? |
Xinathiyonh |
They grew up |
Nasyonh |
I grew up |
Ngi’in
tengi\. |
Throw it away. (Pour liquid away.) |
Sichidl |
My younger brother |
Sidadr |
My younger sister |
Gi\isnalingh
sraqay istanh. |
I have 5 children. |
Q’edon
dhiyiq ghedo’. |
Yesterday she stayed home. |
Q’edong
siyiq ghisdo’. |
Yesterday I stayed home. |
Eq xelanh
siyozr. |
A little foggy. |
Q’edong got
ghisdo’. |
I was here yesterday. |
Q’edong ____
ghisdo’. |
I was (somewhere) yesterday. |
Ghi\ chon’. |
It rained. |
Grammar
note: We talked about finding gh in each of the PERFECTIVE (action is
completed sort of like ‘past tense’) forms.
We
practiced self introductions.
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