| English |
Cherokee |
| What is your name? |
Gado
detsadoa |
| My Name is ______ |
______
daquadoa |
| What is his/her/its
name? |
Gado dudoa |
| Where do you live
(reside)? |
Hadlv
hinela |
| I live ______. |
_______ tsinela |
| He/she lives
________. |
________ ganela |
| You live nearby. |
Aguu hinela |
| Where do you work? (place
where you work) |
Hadlv
detsalvwisdaneho |
| Where are you working?
(currently working at-right now/present time/actually
occurring) |
Hadlv
detsalvwisdane |
| I work at __________.
|
__________
dagilvhisdaneho |
| He/she works at
________. |
__________
dulvhisdaneho |
| How many children do you
have? |
Hila iyani
diniyotli |
| I have ____ children. (single
parent) |
______ diniyotli
dawadatina
or
______ diniyotli
dagikaha |
| We have
_____children. |
______ diniyotli
doginadatina
or
______diniyotli doginikaha
(more popular) |
| Who are your
parents? |
Gagohna
ditsigayvlige
or
Gago
ditsigayvlige |
| My parents are _____ and
______. |
______ ale ______
digigayvlige |
|
My father's name is
_______.
My mother's name is
_______. |
________ dudoa
agidoda
________ dudoa
agilisi |
| What is it? |
Gado Usdi |
| Where is it? |
Hadlv ahv |
| When is it? (time) |
Hila iyv |
| Who is it? |
Gagoi |
| How do you say
_____? |
_______ do
adt |
|
Do you speak
Cherokee?
Are you speaking Cherokee?
(present tense) |
Tsalagis
hiwoni
Tsalagis
hiwoniha |
|
Does he/she speak
Cherokee?
Is he/she speaking
Cherokee? (present tense) |
Tsalagis
gawoni
Tsalagis
gawoniha |
|
I speak
Cherokee.
I am speaking Cherokee
(present tense) |
Tsalagi tsiwoni
Tsalagi
tsiwoniha |
| I don't speak Cherokee. (not
able) |
Tla tsalagi
yitsiwoniha |
| I'm learning
Cherokee |
Tsalagi
gadeloquaa |
| Say it in Cherokee |
Tsalagi gvd |
| Say it again (you) |
siquu
tsinihiwi |
| Him/her to say it
again |
siquu tsinigawi |
| Say it slower |
usganoli
niwi |
| Explain
it. |
Disquosisasi |
| Look! |
Ni! |
| Here! |
Na! |
| Stop! |
Halewista! |
| I know |
Tsigata |
| I don't know |
Gesdi yitsigata |
| I'm sorry or
forgive me. |
Sgidolige |
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