Phrases

November 2024 Immersion Phrases

Staying in the language with a fluent speaker:

Let's talk. (2 ppl)	Could you teach me?	Thank you
Bnwbskew talətonkαne.	Bnwbskew mehčəpeht kətakehkimi?	Bnwbskew wəliwəni
Psmqdy/Wlstqy lewestune.	Psmqdy/Wlstqy mecopal ktokehkimi?	Psmqdy/Wlstqy woliwon

Say it again.	What did you say?	What is it called?	I don't understand you.
Bnwbskew mina lta.	Bnwbskew kekw'kətitam?	Bnwbskew kekw'kətəli-wihtamən?	Bnwbskew ahta kəwewtolo.
Psmqdy/Wlstqy apc itomon.	Psmqdy/Wlstqy keq ktitom?	Psmqdy/Wlstqy keq ktoliwihtomon?	Psmqdy/Wlstqy mate knostulu.

Some words to bridge phrases and keep the conversation going:

...and you?	...because...	...that's why...	...for...
Bnwbskew kəyaste?	Bnwbskew wesomi	Bnwbskew ni weči	Bnwbskew weč
Psmqdy/Wlstqy kil-olu tən?	Psmqdy/Wlstqy 'səmi	Psmqdy/Wlstqy nit weci	Psmqdy/Wlstqy ciw

Really?	Surely, for certain, it is so	For sure, that's right.	It's not
Bnwbskew k'winatte	Bnwbskew ččo	Bnwbskew kehela	Bnwbskew ata
Psmqdy/Wlstqy qin-ote	Psmqdy/Wlstqy cu	Psmqdy/Wlstqy kat-ola	Psmqdy/Wlstqy mate