8.1. Junalasdatiyi 'At the Restaurant' Listen to the teacher model the dialog.
Listen to the teacher model the dialog and repeat after the teacher.
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a:
Osigwutsu nigada?
Is everything okay?
b:
Osda-dv. Koki agwaduliha.
It's good. I want coke.
c:
Ama agwaduli.
I want water.
Hawa. Ale do iyusdi sdaduliha sdasdayhdi?
Alright. What do you two want to eat?
Do'sd osda?
What do you recommend?
Tuya disuyi ogatseli dohiyu osda geso'i.
Our bean bread is very good.
Ha, tsgwisdi tuya disuyi agilvkwdi, aseno nudale'i geli'a.
Oh, I like bean bread, but I think I'll have something else.
Desduktanv'itsu?
Have you decided?
Tuya disuyi nole go'i.
Bean bread and grease.
Sikwa hawiya nole selu gadu.
Pig meat and corn bread.
Hvga iga'i dulagvwahla?
How much does it cost?
Talidu adela.
Twelve dollars.
Hawa.
Alright.
(Adapted from Ben Frey. n.d. Siyo!: An introductory Cherokee grammar. Manuscript.)