Lesson 4

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UNIT 2 - LESSON 4 - RESPONDING

I am fine / good / well / all right
Ji baeñ
Zhi baen

or

Ni   mēyawyawn
Ni meeyahyahn  

or

Si   bōñ
Si bon

I am not fine / good / well
Ji   paw   baeñ
Zhi paw baen

or

Nawmōñ    ni   mēyawyawn
Nawmon ni meeyahyahn

or

Si   paw   bōñ
Si paw bon

I am very fine / good / well!
Mitōnih   ni   mēyawyawn!
Mitonih ni meeyahyahn

I am very bad / not good / not well!
Mitōnih   nawmōñ   ni   mēyawyawn!
Mitonih nawmon ni meyahyahn

I am happy
Ni   mēyāitehn
Ni meeyeuhitehn

or

Ji   kōōntawñ
Zhi koontawn

I am sad
Gishkā   tehn
Gishkay tehn

or

La   pen   dayawn
La pen dayawn

How about you?
Kēya   mawga?
Keeya maga?

or

Kēya   mawka?
Keeya maka?

How about you?          (plural)
Kēyawow   mawga?
Keeyawow maga?

or

Kēyawow   mawka?
Keeyawow maka?

Me too
Nēshta 
Neeshta

My family is fine / good / well
Ma   famē   si   bōñ
Ma famee si bon

or

Ma   famē   mēyō   ayowwuk
Ma famee meeyo ayowwuk

My family is not fine / good / well
Ma   famē   si   paw   bōñ
Ma famee si paw bon

or

Ma   famē   nawmōñ   mēyō   ayowwuk
Ma famee nawmon meeyo ayowwuk

They are fine / good / well
Mēyō   ayowwuk
Meeyo ayowwuk

They are not fine / good / well
Nawmōñ   mēyō   ayowwuk
Nawmon meeyo ayowwuk

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