Lesson 12

Question 1

Jim nindizhinikaa. Giin dash? Aaniish ezhinikaazoyan?

Answer 1

My name is Jim. And you? What’s your name?

Question 2

Aaniindi wenjibaayan?

Answer 2

Where are you from?

Question 3

Toronto nindoonjibaa.

Answer 3

I’m from Toronto.

Question 4

Gimisenh na gaye danakii omaa?

Answer 4

Your sister lives here too?

Question 5

ningii-pi-izhigozimin maamawi omaa

Answer 5

we moved here together

Question 6

Aaniish ezhinikaazod wiin?

Answer 6

What’s her name?

Question 7

Jane izhinikaazo. Moozhag dash “Penny” nindizhinikaanaa.

Answer 7

Her name is Jane but I always call her Penny.

Question 8

Giwii-babaa-ganawaabandaan ina o’ow gichi-oodena?

Answer 8

Would you like to go look around this city?

Question 9

Maamakaaj, geget ina giwii-izhichige i’iw? Mii sa i’iw wenizhishing.

Answer 9

Wow, would you really do that? That is great.

Question 10

giga-awi-boozimin nindoodaabaaning

Answer 10

let’s go get into my car

Question 11

Mii na a’aw gidoodaabaan? Aapiji minonaagozi.

Answer 11

So is that your car? It looks really nice.

Question 12

Aaniin waa-inanokiiyan omaa gichi-oodenaang?

Answer 12

What kind of work do you want to do here in the city?

Question 13

Anishinaabemowin niwii-gikinoo’amaagen. Giin dash, aaniish enanokiiyan omaa?

Answer 13

I want to teach the Anishinaabe language. And you, what kind of work do you do here?

Question 14

Waasamowinikewinini nindaaw.

Answer 14

I’m an electrician.

Question 15

Nashke imaa!

Answer 15

Look there!

Question 16

Gikinoo’amaadiiwigamig imaa, gidaa-nandawanokii imaa.

Answer 16

A school there, you should look for work there.

Question 17

Miinawaa gaye niibowa atewan gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigoon omaa gichi-oodenaang.

Answer 17

And also there are many schools here in the city.

Question 18

aaniin/wegonen

Answer 18

what non-specific/what specific object

Question 19

aaniish

Answer 19

what, how (same as aaniin)

Question 20

izhinikaazh

Answer 20

call her by a certain name

Question 21

nindizhinikaanaa

Answer 21

I call her by a certain name (n replaces zh before ending)

Question 22

dash

Answer 22

but (usually if second word)

Question 23

nashke

Answer 23

check it out

Question 24

izhigozi

Answer 24

she moves to a certain place

Question 25

maamawi

Answer 25

together

Question 26

aawi

Answer 26

she is a certain thing

Question 27

Gaawiin nindanokiisii

Answer 27

I don’t work