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Category: Adverbs

Nétum – First

Nin nétum – Me first

Gin nétum – You first

Win nétum – HIm/her first

Ninan nétum – Us first (not you)

Ginan nétum – (all of) Us first

Ginwa nétum – You all first

Winwa nétum – Them first

 

https://neaseno.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/81079-netum.mp3
Author neasenoPosted on March 24, 2015Categories Adverbs

Gnebech – Maybe/Perhaps

Gnebech gwi wisnemen ibe – Perhaps we will all eat something over there

Gnebech nwi wabma o wabek – Perhaps I will see him/her tomorrow

Gnebech gda mnekwé ode nibi – Maybe you should/could drink this water

Gnebech odanek nda zhya pkonyak – Maybe I should go to town tonight

Gaga she nwi zhechké i gnebech = Maybe I will do that soon

 

https://neaseno.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/d8366-gnebech.mp3
Author neasenoPosted on March 24, 2015Categories Adverbs

Nagech – Later

Bama nagech – Until later

Bama nagech nbya – I’ll be back later

Bama nagech néyap wi byék – They’ll be back later

Nagech nwi zhya – Later I will go

Dawéwgemek nwi zhya nagech – I will go to the store later

 

https://neaseno.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/dc0dd-nagech.mp3
Author neasenoPosted on March 23, 2015Categories Adverbs

Neko – Used to

Neko ngi zammnekwé – I used to drink too much

Neko ngi tadi – I used to gamble/play cards

Neko ngi nim’edi – I used to dance

Neko ngi migadi – I used to fight

Neko ngi zamwisen – I used to eat too much

 

https://neaseno.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/2444d-neko.mp3
Author neasenoPosted on March 23, 2015Categories Adverbs

Mteno – Only

Nin se mteno – Only me

Gin se mteno – Only you

Win se mteno – Only him/her

Ninan se mteno – Only us, not you

Ginan se mteno – Only all of us

Ginwa se mteno – Only you all

Winwa se mteno – Only them

Nenwémen, gin se mteno – I love you, only you (said to spouse)

https://neaseno.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/646e6-mteno.mp3
Author neasenoPosted on March 23, 2015Categories Adverbs

Bkan – Different

Bapkan – All different

Bapkan je mijbyéyek ngi wabma ibe – I saw all different kind of animals over there

Bkan je gi yawik – They were different

Bkan dwé gi yawik – They were different sorts

Bisken i bkan biskewagen – Put on a different shirt

https://neaseno.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/1e32a-bkan.mp3

 

Author neasenoPosted on March 20, 2015Categories Adverbs

Ayapen – Same

Nasab also means “same”

Ode se nasab shna zhi – This is the same as over there

Gi minawat nasab ni – They were given the same things

I shna ayapen égi zhechkéwat – So it was they did the same thing.

 

https://neaseno.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/8cc53-ayapen.mp3
Author neasenoPosted on March 20, 2015Categories Adverbs

Sneget – Difficult

Sneget ode mikjéwiwen – This work is difficult

Sneget ne éwawijgéyen shote? – Is it hard for you to read here?

Sneget éwi bamséyék ibe – It will be hard for you all to walk over there

Gi sneget ga wje zhechkéyan – It was difficult what I did

 

https://neaseno.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/a9b2a-sneget.mp3
Author neasenoPosted on March 20, 2015Categories Adverbs

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