Week 32: Baking and Eating

Baking and Eating

Gibozige - S/he is baking things.
Bakwezhiganikewinini(wag) - baker

ombisijigaans - baking powder
ombizigan - baking soda
doodooshaaboo-bimide(-) - butter
bakwezhigaans(ag) - cookie, cracker
zhiiwitaagan(-) - salt
bimide(-) - grease
ziinzibaakwad(-) - sugar
bakwezhigan(ag) - bread
bibine-bakwezhigan(ag) - flour
wiishkobi-bakwezhigan(ag) - cake, sweet roll, pastry

gidaanawe - S/he is eating it all up.
minopogwad - It tastes good.
maazhipogwad - It tastes bad.
minomaagwad - it smells good.
maazhimaagwad - It smells bad.

Week 31: Drinks

Drinks and Table Conversation

nibi(-) - water
aniibiish(-) - tea
waashkobaagamig(in) - pop
makademashkikiwaaboo(-) - coffee
doodooshaaboo(-) - milk
mishiiminaaboo(-) - apple juice

Awegonen menikweyan? - What are you drinking?
__________ niminikwen. - I am drinking __________.

Awegonen waa-minikweyan? - What do you want to drink?
__________ niwii-minikwen. - I want to drink __________.

Awegonen gaa-minikweyan? - What did you drink?
__________ ningii-minikwen. - I drank __________.

Week 30: Nodinens' Story

I want you to read Nodinens' story about sugaring in the old days.

Week 30: Food

Food - Miijim

zaasakokwaan(ag) - frybread
wiiyaas(-) - meat
waawan(oon) - egg
naboob(-) - soup
manoomin(-) - wild rice
dekaag(-) - icecream
giikanaamozigan(ag) - bacon
oginii-dagonigan(-) - ketchup
bakwezhiganaaboo(-) - gravy
aamoo-ziinzibaakwad(-) - honey
bagaanensi-bimide(-) - peanut butter
zhiiwaagamizigan(-) - syrup

(note: the plus in parenthesis denotes animate and the minus sign denotes inanimate)

Awiiya na __________? - Is there any/some _______?

Awegonen maajiyan? - What are you eating?
__________ nimiijin(an). - I am eating (inanimate).
__________ nindamwaa(g).  - I am eating (animate).

Awegonen waa-miijiyan? - What do you want to eat?
__________ niwii-miijin(an) - I want to eat (inanimate).
__________ niwii-amwaa(g) - I want to eat (animate).

Awegonen gaa-miijiyan? - What did you eat?
__________ ningii-miijin(an) - I ate (inanimate).
__________ ningii-amwaa(g) - I ate (animate).

Week 29: When?

When?

Aaniin apii?                                        -                                   When?

Aaniin apii waa-izhaayan?

When do you want to go?

naagaj                                                  -                                   later

baanimaa naagaj                                   -                                   not until later

naawakweg                                          -                                   at noon

jibwaa naawakweg                               -                                   before noon

ishkwaa naawakweg                             -                                   after noon

noongom onaagoshig                            -                                   this evening

noongom dibikak                                  -                                   tonight

aabita dibikak                                       -                                   at midnight

waabang                                               -                                   tomorrow

waabang gigizheb                                  -                                   tomorrow morning

awaswaabang                                       -                                   the day after tomorrow

wayiiba                                                 -                                   soon

Aaniin apii gaa-izhaayan?

When did you go?

zhebaa                                                  -                                   this morning

dibikong                                               -                                   last night

nomayaa                                               -                                   recently

bijiinaago                                              -                                   yesterday

awasonaago                                         -                                   the day before yesterday