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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in Cherokee
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. 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
- ááŻá§?doh-HEE-joo
- How are you?
- ááŻá, áŠádoh-HEE-kwoo, wah-DOH
- I'm fine, thanks
- ááŻá?nee-HEE-noh
- And you?
- áŚá ááŁáá ?GAH-doh day-jah-DOH-ah
- What's your name?
- ... ááádah-gwah-DOH
- My name is...
- áᢠááŹá˘?HAH-tluh TAY-guh-ee
- Where are you from?
- ... áá¨áŹdee-GAY-guh
- I'm from...
- áŁááłoh-SEE-yoo
- I like it
- á¤áŹááŻoo-woh-DOO-hee
- It's beautiful
- á¤áľáŽáľááoo-lee-hay-LEES-dee
- Welcome
Literally "are you at peace?", the standard how are you.
Literally "at peace, thank you".
Literally "and you?".
Literally "what are you called?".
The name comes first: "Anna ááá".
Literally "where are you from?".
The place comes first.
Literally "it is good", the natural way to say you like something.
For a person, a place or a piece of work.
From the root for being glad and thankful.