Normalization: Target audience: Tweens and Teens
Dokin! Get up!
Ni je she shpemek? What’s up?
Nshi Bro
Tkéyamges I’m cool
Cho she mkanayan étkéyamsiyen I don’t find you cool
Cho nedwendasi edokiyan I don’t want to wake up
Cho nedwendasi ebsegwiyan I don’t want to get up
Cho nedwendasi eskonoyan I don’t want to go to school
Megwa embayan I’m still sleeping
Bgednoshen embayan megwa Let me sleep some more
Bgednoshen ezhadgeyan ngom Let me stay home today
Abdek ne eskonoyan ngom? Do I have to go to school today?
Ndezhya o nikan wigwamen I’m going to my friends house
Cho nedwendasi emijyan I I don’t want to eat that
Kapsek ne gdeton? Do you have any chips?
Gwétajwenesh o He/she is cringy
Nin se nda wénkwénge I could drive
Nda wénkwéngé ne? Can I drive?
Nda je wenkwenge? Can I drive?
Nda yowen ne i gdo dabyanem pkonyak? Can I use your car tonight?
Byénashen msenegéwgemek Take me to the library
Byénashen ibe o nikan wigwamen Take me to my friend’s house
Gda bgednoshen ne édat o nikan? Can you drop me at my friend’s house
Gda bgednoshen ne éskonoyan? Can you drop me at school?
Bgednoshen ézhyayan zhi msenaksegnen Let me go to the movies
Abdek gwi giwé bwamshe abtadbeket You have to be home before midnight
Byégiwén bwamshe aptadbeket! Come home before midnight!
Teens talking to each other
Gbaknedonén Shut up/Shut your mouth
Gwétajwenesh o He/she is cringy
Ngi nibabé I stayed up all night
Nzhigéndan gédasowen I hate math
Ngi nibabémen éwatoyak We stayed up all night having fun
Ngi nibabémen éwabnotakchegéyak We stayed up all night on the computer
Biwabkojegen phone
Ndomajegen phone
Shegnonajegen phone
Géchnejiké scrolling (using your thumb)
Cho ggi bsedwesin I didn’t hear you
Ndotmes I’m busy
Gégo gimochkéken Don’t sneak around
Gégo dbabéken no peeking
Gzhadze o He/she is friendly, approachable
Iw she anwe I’m fine, it’s fine, everything is fine.
Jagdéwmagwet something smells burnt
Gi jagzo o he got burned
Haha ggi jagzo haha you got burned
Jagdét BUUUUUURRRRNNN
Haha gi bebgeshen o He fell pitching (he was throwing shade and it failed)
Nd’anwéndem I’m disgusted
Gi apjemajit he/she took off
Ode ngi asendan I changed my mind about this
Ooo nwi ashto’a o I’m going to get back at him/her
Babin Wait up
Ge bagdowémen Let’s play ball
Gégo bapshmashen Don’t blow up on me (don’t cuss me out or holler at me)
Basyak ndeton bidagnek I have some change in my pocket
Gwi wid-bbadajman ngom I’m going to drag you around today
Ngyé ngi bbadajmek wnago odanek My mother was dragging me around yesterday in town
Bbamajmo Gossip, spread rumors
Gégo bbamajdaken Don’t gossip
Ni je ébbamajmot? What’s the gossip?
Ni je ébbamajmayen o gigyago What rumors are you telling on that girl?
Ni je ébbamajdayen i skongemek? What rumors are you telling about school?
Ngi nodagé I heard the news
Gégo bbanéndeken No worries (don’t worry)
Myanéndem I’m bummed
Cho ga kedyan! I said no!
Cho mnoyési I don’t feel good
Cho zabénma o I don’t care for him/her
Cho débwétwa o I don’t believe him/her
Dokmeben sit still
Chomamda ndokmeb! I can’t sit still!
Yagwades ne? are you crazy?
Ndakwades I’m nervous/anxious/crazy
Yagwatkégishek Crazy day
Gi yagwatké ngom It was crazy today
Bapnezwagnek all hell is breaking loose
Ngi nibabé énagdewéndemyan I stayed up all night thinking
Chomamda ngi mbasi dbekok I couldn’t sleep last night
Sneget It’s hard/difficult (verb)
Snegéwen Something difficult (thing)
Ngi bashkdebé egi wabdeman What I saw blew my mind
I yé ngi bashkdebé That blew my mind
Gde dkobkin You are grounded
Gwi wijewshen ne pkonyak? Do you want to come along with me tonight?
Cho, nde dkobin No, I’m grounded.
Gwi wijéwshen épa odankéyak ne? You want to go around town with me?
Cho, nwi zhadgé No, I’m staying home
Cho she nin It wasn’t me/not me
Débwé legit
are usually silent in these types of phrases
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