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Lesson 8 of 10
Getting around in Pitjantjatjara
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet. Play the ten Pitjantjatjara 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 Pitjantjatjara phrases in this lesson
- Where is the toilet?wair iz the TOY-let
- Where is the toilet?
- How do I get to...?how doo ai get too
- How do I get to...?
- To the lefttoo the LEFT
- To the left
- To the righttoo the RAIT
- To the right
- TjukarurungkuCHU-ka-ru-rung-ku
- Straight ahead
- NyangangkaNYA-ngang-ka
- Here
- Train stationtrayn STAY-shun
- Train station
- Busbus
- Bus
- AirportAIR-port
- Airport
- One ticket, pleasewun TIK-it pleez
- One ticket, please
Said in English.
Said in English.
Said in English. Pitjantjatjara gives directions by compass points rather than left and right: wilurara is west, kakarara east.
Said in English. Alinytjara is north, ulparira south.
Literally "straight, correctly".
Literally "at this place".
Said in English. The Ghan railway passes far to the east, through Alice Springs.
Said in English.
Said in English. Ayers Rock airport serves Uluṟu.
Said in English, for example for park entry.