Stepping through a course - Lesson 8

Lesson eight doesn't contain any new verbs, but it does introduce several new adverbs and a new question word. I want to further document how questions are formed, particularly with question words such as "How", "Where", "When", "Who" and "What". We've already seen a few of these, but I think further explanation is needed, so I think my next post will deal specifically with that topic.

On to the lesson:

Dialog -

M: Giwii-wiisin na?
F: Miigwech. Gaawiin. Niwii-minikwe eta go.
F: Aaniish apii wii-wiisiniyan?
M: Baanimaa.
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M: Baanimaa apii.
F: Aaniish apii?
M: Noongom.
F: Giwii-wiisin na omaa?
M: Gaawiin!
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M= Giniw
F= Waabiwan
F: Giniw, boozhoo!
M: Waabigwan, boozhoo!
F: Aaniish ezhi-ayaayan giin?
M: Miigwech. Nimino-ayaa niin. Giin dash?


Breaking it down line by line:

M: Giwii-wiisin na?

• We learned in lesson 6 that this is "Do you want to eat?

F: Miigwech. Gaawiin. Niwii-minikwe eta go.

• Back in lesson 2 we learned that "eta go" means "just" or "only", so she is saying "No, thank you. I just want to drink."

F: Aaniish apii wii-wiisiniyan?

• Here is our new question word "Aaniish apii", which means "When". So she is saying "When do you want to eat?"

M: Baanimaa.

• Another new word, an adverb. It means "Later".

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M: Baanimaa apii.

• When "apii" is added to "baanimaa" , it means "later on", or "after a while:".

F: Aaniish apii?

• "When?"

M: Noongom.

• This means "Now" in this instance. It can also mean "today". 

F: Giwii-wiisin na omaa?

• Back in lesson 5 we learned that "omaa" means "here", so she is asking "Do you want to eat here?"

M: Gaawiin!

• No! (In the Pimsleur dialog, he looks around at his school cafeteria before uttering "No! - some humor :-)) 

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M= Giniw

• This is a proper name, and it actually means "Golden eagle".

F= Waabigwan

• This is a proper name for a girl and means "Flower".

F: Giniw, boozhoo!

• Hello, Giniw!

M: Waabigwan, boozhoo!

• Hello, Waabigwan!

F: Aaniish ezhi-ayaayan giin?

• "How are you?", learned in lesson 2.

M: Miigwech. Nimino-ayaa niin. Giin dash?

• "Thanks. I'm fine. And you?", also learned in lessons 2.

New words learned this lesson:

• apii - then; while; at that time
• aaniish apii - when?
• baanimaa - later; afterwards
• baanimaa apii - after a while; later on
• noongom - now; present; today
• giniw - golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos); war eagle
• waabigwan - flower