Wa nee yea due ne doe na hey? = How many winters are you?(How old are you?)
Chuntay skoo ya = Sweetheart
Lila waste chi lake (lee la wash tay chee la kay) = I really like you, very much!
Lay he hun nee key lee la washtay. = This morning is good. (Good morning)
Leela ampaytu keen washtay. = Today is a good day!
Chewy ta. = He/she is cold.
Nee chewy ta. = You are cold.
Ma chew ta. = I am cold!
He k pa sha sha yo. = Brush your teeth. (male speaking)
He k pa sha sha yea. = Brush your teeth. (female speaking)
Due way nee shnee. = There is no one around.
Cheek se ya. = I remember you!
Ee glue zha zha yo. = I want you to wash up. (Male)
Ee glue zha zha pee. = I want you to wash up. (Female)
Me glue zha zha ktay. = I am going to wash up. (Either)
Dacoo ya cheen hey? = What do you want?
Ah sum pee (milk) ay dun ma kou way. = Give me some milk.
Remember Please: Male - Oh mak key yo; Female - Oh mak key ya nah
Kee nee un pay due. = Easter.
I yo monk pi sni (Ee yo monk pee shnee). = I feel bad.
I yo monk pi. = I am happy.
Use as response to: Doe ksh kay ya oun hey? = How are you?
Oh ya hey he! = You can do it!
Oh wa key he! = I can do it!
Oh key heeb! = They can do it!
Hunta yo = Get out of the way; something's coming (male).
Hunta yea = Get out of the way; something's coming (female).
Wa chay key ya yea. = I want you to pray.
Wana wa chay oun key ya ktay. = We are going to pray now.
Wakan Tanka = Creator/Great Spirit
Lakxol woe glag oun spay me tch chee yea cha wa glue sha na huh duh oh ma key ya yea (female) yo (male). = I'm learning how to speak Lakota, so if I mispronounce, please help me.
Txay huh wan chee youn kay shnee! = I did not see you for a long time!!
Ee yo monk pee. = I am happy.
Ee yo monk pee shnee. = I am not happy.
Oh lou lou tah! = It is stifling hot (no breeze)!
Wah oun chee! = You and I are dancing!
Doe kay sh kay lay ay cha moo ktay hey? = How do I do this?
Heen akeeya = Smile
na GXee oh wa key tay. = I am looking for my spirit.
Txun blays ya huh, txoe kata key ya, ma wah nee. = I am walking toward the future making good and sober decisions.
Lee la you pea ya nee glue zay. = You dress well today. (Used as compliment after the greeting "Hau.")
Nee coo zha hey? = Are you sick?
Na da ma y azan. = My head hurts. (words to replace head: he = tooth; tay zee = stomach)
Wa chay key ya yea. = I want you to pray.
Woe ksue yea. = In memory of those who died & remembering the living veterans.
Pilaymaya = Thank you! (A message from our first-graders!)
Hoke she la hay cha = It is a boy!
We cheen ja la hey cha = It is a girl!
"Wa cheen txan e tch ya yo." = This is from the Lakota value of the northerly direction, and in this case, it means to have patience.
Wa chuntay oh gna kay = Generosity/Generous with your heart.
E wang oh ma nee (yo/yea) = Be careful when you travel.
Due wah he hey? = Who arrived?
Me da coo yea pee. = Formal greeting with good manners.
Lay he huh nee keyn oh snee. = It is cold this morning!
E woe blue wan ou yea (low/lay) = A blizzard is coming! (low - male ending; lay - female ending)
Doka hwo? = What's up? (Note: Very informal greeting; hwo is an elder male ending, so only use if you want to be considered an elder male!)
Wah oun hey? = Did it snow?
Chuntay skoo ya = Sweetheart!
Lila waste chi lake. (Lee la wash tay chee la kay) = I really like you very much!
Enila = Be quiet!!
Hunta yea/yo = Get out of the way. (yea = female ending; yo = male ending)
Hoe gxan oun you da pee ktay. = We are going to eat fish.
Ah snee wa keyn ktay. = I am going to rest.
Ah snee key ya po/pay. = All of you get some rest.
(po = male ending; pay = female ending)
Key kta yo/yea! = Wake up!
Key kta po/pay! = All of you wake up! (yo/po are to be used as ending by males; yea/pay are female ending.)
Hey choon sh nee yea/yo. = Don't do that!
Maza sh kxan sh kxan doenakja hey? = What time is it? (Note: Native Americans did not live by a clock; instead, they lived by nature's clock.)
Umpo = Dawn/just before sunrise
Lay hee hannee = This morning
Hee hannee key = Next morning
Wee choe kan = Noon
Wee choe kan sum eya = Past noon or sun is past highest point
Hxtah yea tue = Evening
Han hey pee = Night
Txan kal doe kja hey? = What is it doing outside? (weather implied)
New gxay sh lou sh lou tay. = You don't listen. (Slips off ears)
Oh ya lay hey? = Who are you looking for?
Tiyospaye (tee-osh-pa-yea) = Extended family (St. Joseph's)
Tiwahe (tee-wa-hey) = Immediate family
Ospaye (ohsh-pa-yea) = Tribe family (Sicangu Lakota, Oglala Lakota, etc.)
Oyate (oh-ya-tay) = Entire nation (Lakota, Dakota, Nakota Oyate)
Tan yan yahee ya (lo)! [Male speaking ending (lo)] = Welcome, I am glad to see you. (dan)= the T is a soft sounding D
Tan yan yahee (yea)! [Female speaking ending (yea)] = Welcome, I'm glad to see you.
Haw (how) = hello (intermixed hello)
Haw Kola (how kola) = hello male friend
Haw Mushkay (how moosh kay) = hello female friend *In traditional time, it was good etiquette for the female to wait until the male said hello first.
