Office Phrases-General

 

  • Tasataoyát – come on in (enter)

 

  • Shekoli  skʌna’kó: kʌ́  – hello, are you at peace?

 

  • ʌwatú:kʌ  akuya’takenha̲’  – can I help you?

 

  • Wakatshanu:ní tsi’ weswake:tóhte̲  – I am happy that you all arrived here

 

  • Náhte’ tesatuhútsyoni̲   – what do you need?

 

  • Yah te waki  – I don’t have any

 

  • Satnutút nyá:lekw̲e̲  – wait a minute

 

  • isi’ yonhakalú:te̲  – there is the door

 

  • Nʌki’wah  – see you again

 

  • Uhka’ náhte’ íselhe’ asé:hkʌ̲  – who do you want to see?

 

  • yah kʌ teyʌ́hse̲  – she is not here

 

  • yah kʌ telehse̲  – he is not here

 

  • íselhe’ kʌ asatlí:wayʌ̲  – do you want to leave a message?

 

  • lotina’kwʌhati  – they are mad coming in

 

  • yakona’kwʌhati  – she is mad coming in

 

  • lona’kwʌhati  – he is mad coming in

 

  • luwatiya’takenhas  – he or she is helping them

 

  • kheya’takenhas ukwe:hu:we̲  – helping the original people

 

  • yawʌ’ko  – a big thank you

 

  • yo  – your welcome