Shopping

New expressions:

money; dollar

waapIsišu’

How much does it cost?

tiče nuutaNAhwo’?

• It costs (x amount).

tuutaNAhwo’ _____.

Now, how much does it cost?

wah, tiče nuutaNAhwo’?

• It costs five dollars.

tuutaNAhwo’ šihUx waapIsišu’.

How much does the shirt cost?

uuka’iwiitA tiče nuutaNAhwo’?

• It costs twenty dollars.

tuutaNAhwo’ wiita’u’ waapIsišu’.

New expressions:

I’ll buy it.

koxtiraapI.

I’ll buy the liquid.

koxtičiraapI.

I’ll buy _________.

koxtiraapI __________.

shirt

uuka’iwiitA

pants

nuxkooku’u’

bread

isataa’u’

meat

tsastš

I’ll buy _________.

koxtičiraapI _________.

water

tstooxu’

coffee

tskaatit

milk

etčiisu’

soda pop

nohtshaniwaaRA

Additional Expressions:

Do you have some money?

ka čiku’ NAxwaapIsštana?

• Yes, I have some money.

hee’, čiku’ tAtwaapIsštana.

• No, my friend, I don’t have any money.

kaaki’, siinaNI, čiku’ kaakAtwaapIsštana.

• I don’t have any money.
(‘There’s nothing in my hand’)

čiku’ kaakaatIškatAxa.

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