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Subject:CWY Lesson #2 Greeting Lesson (part 2) 
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Date: Apr 26 2000 15:12:03 EDT 
>From: "Cherokee language lessons" <botaylor@cherokeemuseum.org> 
Subject: CWY Lesson #2 Greeting Lesson (part 2) 
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CWY Lesson #2  Greeting Lesson (part 2) 

Today we will finish the opening conversation.  For a review, remember in
our last lesson we learned how to say the Cherokee words for "Hello" and
"How are you doing?"

To answer the question O-si-gwo-tsu "How are you?"  You would simply say
O-si-gwo which translates into "I am good."   We must remember that
sometimes Cherokee language does not translate literally, but represents a
feeling or attitude and the answer is implied. 

O-si-gwo - I am good, just good or good.
Osigw  (conversational form)

Once you have answered you would also say Ni-hi-na "How about you?" 

Ni-hi-na - How about you?
ihina (conversational form)

Then the other person would answer O-si-gwo "I am good."

I will type out the conversation with actors Bill and Bob using
conversational Cherokee to show you the structure.

(Bill)  Si-yo - Hello

(Bob) Si-yo osigwotsu - Hello, how are you?

(Bill) O-si-gw  i-hi-na - I am good. How about you?

(Bob)  O-si-gw - I am good.

Now you have properly greeted someone speaking Cherokee. 

As an exercise, find a partner and practice this short conversation. 

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information, click (View List Archives), click (Cherokee Language Lessons)
and choose the back lesson that you need.


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