Taking a bath or shower
Here is how to talk about washing.
Vocab 1
'Gsispa'tu gusapunn. |
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Wash your hair. | |
Gwija'si. |
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Get into the water [= the tub]. | |
Gwija'si samqwanigtug aq 'gsispalsi. |
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Get into the water and wash yourself. |
Vocab 2
Samuqwan gisgatteg. |
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The water is ready. | |
Tegpa'q. |
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It's cold (water). | |
Wesami-tg'pa'q. |
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It's too cold (water). |
Vocab 3
Epteg samuqwan. |
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The water is hot. | |
Wesam'p'teg samqwan. |
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The water is too hot. | |
Eppa'q. |
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Warm [not hot] water. | |
Wel'p'teg. |
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It's (nice and) warm. | |
Assma wel'p'teg. |
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It's just the right temperature warm. |
Vocab 4
Tami epit suspanign? |
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Where's the soap? | |
Tami eteg body wash? |
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Where's the body wash? |
Vocab 5
Ge' gesispa'tulapnn gusapunn. |
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Let me wash your hair. | |
Ge' gesispa'tulapnn 'gsituaqann. |
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Let me wash your ears. | |
Ge' gesispa'tulap 'gpaqam. |
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Let me wash your back. | |
Nige' gesispa'tul 'gpaqam. |
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I am washing your back. |
Vocab 6
Natqa'si aq ga'susi. |
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Step out [from the tub]. | |
Ula gasigo's'ti. |
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Here's the towel [alt: gasigo'suti]. | |
Gasigo's'ti'j. |
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Facecloth. | |
Gis-ga'susin? |
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Have you toweled off? | |
Ango'te'n, sesupe'g 'msaqtaqt. |
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Careful, the floor is slippery. |