I give you an egg
Let's practice talking about giving people things.
Dialog 1
Wegaigtul! |
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I'm mad at you! | |
Goqwei ugjit? |
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What for? | |
Muta te'si-gisgug, wa'w ignmul. Toqo-jiw pas'g newte' wen'ju'su'n ignumuin. Mu tepianug. |
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Every day, I give you an egg. And then you only give me an apple. It's not enough. | |
Na to'q, nige' tapu'gl wen'ju'su'nn ignmulann. Tepiatew? |
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Okay, now I'm giving you two apples. Will it be enough? | |
Tapu'gl wen'ju'su'nn ignmuinn? Ugjit newte' wa'w? Me' mu tepianug. |
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You're giving me two apples? For one egg? It's still not enough. | |
Na to'q, nige' tapusijig tap'tang elt ignmulanig. Tepiatew nige'? |
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Okay, now I'm giving you two potatoes, too. Will it be enough now? | |
Tapusijig tap'tang ignmuinig? Aq elt tapu'gl wen'ju'su'nn? Ugjit newte' wa'w? Tepiatew na nugu'! |
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You're giving me two potatoes? And also two apples? For one egg? Oh all right, that will be enough. |
Dialog 2
Te'si-gisgug, newte'jinnitl jagejl ignmaql nsis. |
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Every day, I give my older brother one lobster. | |
Aq negm ignmuitl newte'jinnitl ga'tal. |
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And he gives me one eel. | |
Aq te'si-gisgug, tapusinnijig atugwa'su'g ignmaqi nmis. |
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And every day, I give my older sister two trout. | |
Aq negm ignmuiji tapusinnijig tmatosg. |
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And she gives me two tomatoes. | |
Aq te'si-gisgug, nsis ignmuatl nmisnenn negla jagejl. |
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And every day, my older brother gives our older sister that lobster. | |
Aq nmis ignmuaji nsisinenn negla atugwa'su'g. |
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And our my older sister gives our older brother those trout. |