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Lesson 5 of 10

Shops and hotels in Navajo

Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. Play the ten Navajo words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.

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Shops and hotels
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
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All 10 Navajo phrases in this lesson

...nee hólǫ́ǫ́sh?neh HOH-lohnsh
Do you have...?

Literally "is there ... with you?".

Háadish...?HAH-dish
Where is...?

Literally "where is ...?".

Ąą'áAHN-ah
Open

Literally "it is open".

Closedklohzd
Closed

Signs at trading posts and stores are in English.

Bag?bag
A bag?

Said in English at the checkout.

Ayóo bą́ą́h ílį́ah-YOH bahn ih-LIN
Too expensive

Literally "its value is very much".

I have a reservationai hav a re-zer-VAY-shun
I have a reservation

Said in English.

Is breakfast included?iz BREK-fust in-KLOO-ded
Is breakfast included?

Said in English. Frybread and mutton stew are the classic breakfast in many homes.

What's the wifi password?wuts the WAI-fai PASS-wurd
What's the wifi password?

Said in English. Coverage on the reservation is patchy.

Can I...?kan ai
Can I...?

Said in English.

Where Navajo is spoken

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