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January

GU.ÀŁSHÉ YÁ YÎS TÂKW I JIYÍS WÙK’Ê - Happy new year

FEELINGS

Xhat yakʼéi - I'm good
Tlél mâ sá - I am okay
Tléil axh toowú ushkʼé - I'm grumpy
Xhat wudixwétl - I'm tired
Ax̱ tùwú yakʼé – I am happy
Ax̱ ît yatawahâ – I am sleepy
X̱at wułitîsh – I am lonely
Ax̱ tùwú yanîkw – I am sad
Chʼa x̱at áyá – I am just me
Tléł x̱at ushkʼé – I am feeling awful
Xʼânt x̱wànúk – I am angry
Ax̱ tùwú litsìn – I feel strong
Ax̱ dà yà ḵùwag̱át – I am dizzy
Tłéł x̱at tùshgú – I am unhappy
Yù kx̱àìk – I wonder/Iʼm anxious

GREETINGS

Máa sá iyatee - How are you?
Yagee kadáan - Good day
Yakʼéi tsutât - Good morning
Yakʼéi sitgâmsan idax̱ - Good afternoon
Yakʼéi x̱ana - Good evening
Yakʼê ixhwasatìní - It's good to see you

LEAVING

Tsu yéi ixhwasatéen – I’ll see you again
tsu haandé kkhwagóot – I’ll be right back
Gunałchéesh hat yigúdi – thank you for coming
Dłinkwát sh ìłtín – take care of your self

MONTH/DAY TALK

Daaḵw yagee sáwé – which day is it?
Tléxʼ yageeyí áyá – today is Monday
Máa sá duwasáakw yá dís – what is this month called?
Dłét khukahà dísi yóo duwasáakw yá dís – this month is called digging snow month
X̱ʼoon yakyee yaawax̱ée yá dís – how many days have passed this month?
Tłéixʼ yakyee yaawax̱ée yá dís – one day has passed this month
Tléixʼ yaawex̱ée dléit khukahà disí – today is the first of January
Seig̱ánin – Tomorrow
Yáa yage - Today
Tatgé - Yesterday
Yeedát - Right now
Tłêxʼ sándi – one week
Tłêxʼ dís – one month
Tłêxʼ tâkw – one year

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February

Kinship

Ax̱ tláa - my mom
Ax̱ éesh - my dad
Ax̱ lʼéelkʼw - my grandparent
Ax̱ yîtkʼ - my son
Ax̱ sîkʼ - my daughter
Ax̱ shátxh - my older sister
Ax̱ kîkʼ - my younger sister (woman speaker)
Ax̱ dlákʼ - my sister (male speaker)
Ax̱ eekʼ - my brother (woman speaker)
Ax̱ eekʼ - my younger brother
Ax̱ húnxhw - my older brother (male speaker)
Ax̱ sáni - my paternal uncle
Ax̱ ât - my paternal aunty
Ax̱ kâk - my maternal uncle
Ax̱ tlâkw - my maternal aunty
Ax̱ xhooní - my relatives or friends

Valentine's phrases

Yisikû gí khusaxhán yagìyí áyá? - Did you know its valentine's day?
Siguwû khusaxhán yagìyí - happy valentine's day
Àdû sá isixhán? - Who do you love?
Ax̱ tlà x̱asix̱án – I love my mom
Ix̱six̱án -  I love you
Ix̱wsihaa - I miss you
Ax̱ àyíx̱ unastí - be mine
Ax̱ ḵusax̱áni áwé, wa.é - you are my love

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March

PHRASES

Sagoowú kayaaní yáxh yateeyí géewaa yageeyí - happy green beer day (st. patrickʼs day)
Yáa yagee, wé kayaaní yaxh yateeyí naa.át yéi gaxhtoo.óo - today we’ll wear green clothing
máa sá yáx̱ - what colour is this?
tʼoochʼ yáx̱ gí yatee - is it black?
T’ ch’ yáx̱ yatee - it is blue
máa sá kawdulséiḵʼu, aa tuwáa i sigoo - what colour do you want?
x̱ʼaan yáx̱ yateeyi aa ax̱ tuwáá sigoo - I want the red one
daat kaséiḵʼw sá I tuwáa sigoo? - what is your favorite colour?
Eeḵ ax̱ waaḵxʼgaa yatee - I like copper - file says GOLD???
Eeḵ yáx̱yatee at gí itatéen - do you see something copper?
Khugâs’ yáx̱yatee at x̱aatéen - i see something grey?

COLOURS

Lóol pink
Tʼùchʼ black
X̱ʼêshxʼu blue
Dleit white
X̱ʼaan red
Dáanaa silver
Gûn gold
Eeḵ copper
Khugâsʼ grey
Tlʼáatlʼ yellow
kayaaní green
Shʼéix̱ʼw orange
Sʼìxh greyish blue
Sʼùw green/light blue
Xâtsʼ sky blue
Sʼagwattâsʼi brown
Kaxwêxh kahîni violet

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April

Spring weather

ḵutaandé yaa ḵunahéin – summer is coming
This afternoon it will be sunny
Máa sá ḵukg̱watée – how will the weather be?
Kei ḵunałgóosʼ - it will be cloudy
Yei andagán – it will be sunny
Kei ḵukg̱watʼaa – it will be cold
Séem daak gux̱satáan – it will rain
Akg̱wadáaḵ - the rain will let up
Màa sá khuyati – how is it outside?
Amdigaan - Its sunny
Yei andagán  - getting sunny
uwatʼaa  - Its warm (hot)
Yaa ḵunatʼéin  - Its getting warm (hot)
Séem daak wusitán - Its raining
Seem daak nastán  - Its starting to rain
Kei ḵukg̱wakʼéi – it will be fine

More phrases

ḵukaltʼéexʼ ká áyá – its springtime now
ḵutaandé yaa ḵunahéin - it’s getting to be summer
taakw.eetée - spring
anax̱toolʼeix̱! - let’s dance
dłeit daak yaa nałłéin - The snow is melting

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May

FOODS

At x̱ʼeésji – dry fish
Tax̱ahéeni – soup
Kʼuntsʼ - potatoes
Tléiḵw – berries
G̱áatl – pilot bread/crackers
Kaháakw – salmon eggs
Sakwnéin – bannock/bread
Kóox – rice
Káax – chicken
X’áax’ – apple
S’ín – carrot
Chaanwaan – chinese food
McDonalds-x’ - McDonalds

HUNGER PHRASES

Héen gí tuwáa sigoo - do you want water?
Aáa, héen ax̱ tuwáa sigoo - yes, I want
I éet gé yaan.uwaháa - Are you hungry?
Aáa, ax̱ éet yaan.uwaháa - Yes, I’m hungry
Tłéł ax̱ éet yaan.uwaháa - no I’m not hungry
Daa sá I éet uwaháa - What are you hungry for?
________ ax̱ éet uwaháa – I’m hungry for _____
Daa sá I tuwáa sigóo yix̱aayí – what are you hungry for?
X̱at shaawakùx – I'm thirsty
Tłéł x̱at shawukoox – I'm not thirsty
Daa sá I tuwáa sigóo idanaayí – what do you want to drink?
At kahéeni yáx̱ x̱at shaawakúx – I am thirsty for juice
Héen gí I tuwáa sigóo – do you want water?
Héen ax̱ tuwáa sigoo – I want water
Yakʼéi gí I atx̱áayi – is your food good?

PHRASES

At x̱á – eat!
Si.áaxʼw – its bitter
Linúkts – its sweet
Yaawatʼáa – its hot
Si.áatʼ - its cold
Łi.áiłʼ - salty
Ḵúnáx̱ ax̱ x̱’e yak’éi – this is delicious!
Gunalchéesh áyá yáa at wux̱á – thank you for the food

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June

FISH NAMES

x̱áat – fish (in general)
tʼá – king salmon
gaat – sockeye salmon
x̱ʼáakw – freshwater sockeye salmon & cohoe
daleiyí – lake trout
tʼáse – grayling
tàsłèyí – pike

FISHING PHRASES

Ax̱ x̱án à astʼeix̱í du tuwaa sigóo – my old man likes to fish
Áa gí yagéi x̱áat – are there a lot of fish there?
Áa woogei x̱áat – there were a lot of fish there
Yáadu x̱áat! – the fish are here!
Chʼa áwu aa - There are still some.
Tłéił dáa sá yáat – there is nothing here
x̱áat áwé át wootáan - There is a fish jumping
Kasyéiḵ - s/he is jigging
X̱áat kei uwatán – a fish jumped
Shukałx̱aach – s/he is trolling
X̱áat astʼeix̱ - s/he is fishing for salmon
X̱áat táani yagéi – there are a lot of fish jumping
Tléł táan tłax̱ ḵoostí – there is not much fish jumping

OBJECTS FOR FISHING

Sháł kʼwátʼ - spinner
A dìgâg̱u – bait
Kʼéx̱ʼà sáxwdi – fishing rod (for casting)
tʼèx̱â – fish hook

July

PHRASES AROUND PLANTS

s/he is working in their garden – du táayi yéi adaané
s/he likes to garden – kadahéix̱ du tuwáa sigoo
what is growing? - daa sá kei kana.éin
______ is growing - _____ yaa kana.éin
______ gí kei kana.éin – is ______ growing?
Aaa, _____ yaa kana.éin – yes, _____ is growing
Tléik’, _____ tlél yaa koona.éin – no, ____ is not growing

SUMMER WEATHER

Máa sá ḵuyatee – how is the weather?
Kuyakʼéi – the weather is good
Amdigaan – its sunny
ḵuyatʼaa – it’s hot
taakw.eetít áyá – its summertime now
ḵutaanxʼ - summer
yá ḵutaan – this summer
tliyaa ḵutaan – the other summer
tłéł góosʼ ḵustí – there are no clouds in the sky

PLANTS – ka.êxh át

Trees – as
Leaf – a shàtí
Leaf bud – kayàní ùxhú
Tree pitch – às kʼûxhʼu
Flowers - ḵʼèkaxwên
Seeds – a kayátxʼi
Rose bush – x̱ʼunêlʼ wásʼi
Rose hips – kʼinchêyi
Sage – lichani náakw
Yarrow – kaghaklʼìdí
Alder – kèshísh
Balsam – sʼíx̱
Birch – at dáyi
Willow - kayàní kułsawèt
Dandilion - Yéił khágu
fireweed - Łóoł
grass – Chookán
cottonwood – dúḵ
kinninikinnick – tínx

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August

TIME

X̱ʼoon gaaw sáyá áwé – what time is it?
Tlèixʼ gaaw áyá – it is 1:00
Déix̱ gaaw ḵa a shoowú áyá – it is 2:30
Násʼk gaaw ḵa tleiḵáa wínáts áyá – its is 3 and 20 minutes
Násʼk gaaw ḵa daaxʼoon ḵa kìjín wínáts áyá – its 3:45
Daaxʼoon gaawdáx̱ daak kaawdixít – it is just after 4
Kìjín gaawdé yaa kandaxít – it is just after 5

NUMBERS

Tlèixʼ - 1
Déix̱ - 2
Násʼk - 3
Daaxʼoon - 4
Kìjín - 5
Tleidooshú - 6
Dax̱adooshú - 7
Násʼgadooshú - 8
Gùshúḵ - 9
Jinkaat - 10
Jinkaat ḵa tlèixʼ - 11
Jinkaat ḵa déix̱ - 12 ...
Tleiḵáa - 20
Tleikáa ḵa tlèixʼ - 21...

FALL WEATHER

Yeist áyá – its fall time now
ḵutaan yánde yaa shunashx̱ín – the summer is coming to an end
ḵutaan yan shuwjix̱ín – summer has ended
Màa sá khuyati – how is it outside?
Ayamditì gí – is it windy?
aáa ayamditì – yes, its windy
tłêikʼ, tłeł ayamsitì – no, its not windy
ḵułigóosʼ - its cloudy
ayamditì – its windy
sîm dáak wusitán – its raining
kamdiyêłʼ – its calm
ḵumdigwásʼ - its foggy
ḵukamłixwán – it's frosty

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September

PHRASES AND SAYING

Dziskʼw ák.wé iya.ún? - is it a moose you shot?
Watsíx dłeeyí áwé ax̱ tuwáa sigoo – I like caribou meat
Xóots yóox̱ yáa nagút – a brown bear is walking over there
Ax̱ éesh g̱uwakaan aawa.ún – my father shot a deer
Alʼoon gí yeegoot? – did you go hunting?
Alʼóon x̱waagoot – I went hunting
Alʼóon gíyeey.aat – did you both go hunting?
Alʼóon wutuwa.aat – we went hunting
Ax̱ éesh alʼoon woogoot – my father went hunting
Woosh een alʼóon wutuwa.aat – we went hunting together
Dáa sáwé aawajáḵ - what did he get(kill)?
G̱uwakaan aawajáḵ - he got (killed) a deer
Dáa sáwé iya.ún – what did you shoot?
Dziskʼw x̱waa.ún – I shot a moose
Daa sáwé yeeyjáḵ – what did you both get?
Watsix wutuwajáḵ - we got (killed) a deer
Yá xáanaa dziskʼw dleeyí gax̱toox̱áa – we will eat moose meat tonight

HUNTING TOOLS

Óonaa ax̱ jeewú – I have a gun
Łítaa I gí jeewú – do you have a have a knife?
Aatłein łítaa ax̱ jeewú – I have a big knife
At tuteeyí I gí jeewú – do you have bullets?
Yûw dàkagwêłi ax̱ jeewú – I have a travelling backpack
Sáḵs ḵá chùnèt ax̱ jeewú – I have a bow and arrow
Tunax̱khudutîsʼ I gí jeewú – do you have binoculars?

ANIMALS TO HUNT

Jánwu – mountain goat
Dzískʼw – moose
G̱uwakaan – deer
G̱áx̱ - rabbit
Watsíx – caribou
G̱ooch – wolf
Tawéi – sheep
Sʼigeidí – beaver
X̱alakʼách – porcupine
Tsálk – gopher

ANIMALS

Sʼeek – black bear
Yatseeneit – grizzly bear
Xóots – brown bear
Kéet – killer whale
Oondach – owl with tuffs
Masóos – cow
Naag̱asʼéi – red fox
Xíxchʼ - frog
Kʼákw – screech owl
Tsaa – seal
Dóosh – cat
Kéitł – dog
Gishoo - pig

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October

PHRASES

Goosú I ______ - where is your ______?
Yáadu ax̱ ________ - here is my _______
Ax̱ _________ yanîkw – my ______ hurts /is sick

BODY PARTS

Ax̱ shá – my head
i x̱eek – your shoulders
du keeys – his/her knees
Ax̱ x̱ʼoos – my toes/legs
i jín – your hand
du tlʼeeḵ - his/her finger
Ax̱ wóow – my chest
i x̱ʼóolʼ - your abdomen
du yá – his/her face
Ax̱ shax̱aawú – my hair
i gúk – your ear
du waaḵ - his/her eye
Ax̱ łú – my nose
i x̱ʼe – your mouth
du oox̱ - his/her tooth
Ax̱ łeitóox̱ - my throat
I łʼoot – your tongue
Du x̱eek – his/her upper arm
Ax̱ daa – my body
I kʼí – you hip
Du tóok – his/her buttocks
Ax̱ díʼx̱ - my back

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November

COLD TALK

I seiwa.át’ gí? - Are you cold?
Xhat seiwa.át’ - I’m cold
ḵusi.áat gí – is it cold?
Aáa, ya tsʼùtàt, chʼa yê gugênkʼ - yes, this morning a little
Xʼêghà khusi.âtʼ - really cold
Gwáł , tłêxʼ sandí ìtí daxh kukhatʼâ – maybe by next week it will warm up

WINTER WEATHER

PRESENT TENSE

Máa sá ḵuyatee – how is the weather?
ḵuyakʼéi – the weather is good
kei ḵunakʼéin – the weather is getting cold
tłéł ḵooshkʼé – the weather is bad
ḵułígóosʼ - its cloudy
ḵusi.áatʼ - its cold
dlłeit daak wusitán – its snowing
dłeit daak nastán – its beginning to snow
aatłein dłeit daak wusitán – its snowing lots
ayakaawadán – itʼs snowing heavily
ayamditee – its windy
yei ayanditeen -itʼs beginning to gust
PAST TENSE

Máa sá ḵuwatee? – how was the weather
Kuwakʼéi – the weather was good
ḵoomłigóosʼ - it was cloudy
ḵoosi.áatʼ - it was cold
FUTURE TENSE

Máa sá ḵukg̱watée? – how will the weather be?
Kei ḵukg̱wakʼéi – the weather will be good
Kei ḵugux̱łagóosʼ - it will be cloudy
Kei ḵug̱ux̱sa.áatʼ - it will be cold
Dłeit daak gux̱satáan – it will snow
yei ayagux̱datée – it will be windy/stormy