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Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant in Cherokee
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen. Play the ten Cherokee words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Cherokee phrases in this lesson
- α¦αα©αΆ, αα΅gahs-GEE-loh, TAH-lee
- A table for two
- MenuMEN-yoo
- The menu, please
- α¦α α£αα?GAH-doh OHS-da
- What do you recommend?
- α α±α₯α©ααͺ...tlah yee-jee-GEES-goh
- I don't eat...
- ...α α©α’ααααͺah-gee-tluhs-dees-GOH
- I'm allergic to...
- αα«α―hah-WEE-yah
- Meat
- α₯αα¦jee-TAH-gah
- Chicken
- α α£αah-JAH-dee
- Fish
- α€α¦αΎααoo-gah-NAHS-dah
- It's delicious
- αα―!DOH-hee
- Cheers
Literally "table, two". The same word means chair and table.
Said in English.
Literally "what is good?".
Literally "I don't usually eat ...". Cherokee has different verbs for eating solid and soft foods.
Literally "... makes me sick". There is no single word for an allergy.
Literally "sweet", used for food that tastes good.
Literally "peace" or "well". There is no traditional drinking toast; this is the closest thing to a good wish.