Welcome Yá'át'ééh Hello (General greeting) Yá'át'ééh How are you? Ąąʼ? (lit. "Well?") Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná? (lit. "What are you doing?") Reply to 'How are you?' ʼÁh nístsʼííd Long time no see
What's your name? Haash yinilyé? My name is ... Shí éí ... yinishyé Where are you from? Háadish nitsʼééʼ łeeʼ sitą́? (lit. "Where is your umbilical cord buried?") Ąąʼ háádę́ę́ʼ? Háádę́ę́ʼísh íiyisíí naniná? I'm from ... ... naashá Pleased to meet you Nizhónígo ałhééhosiilzįįd Good morning (Morning greeting) Yá'át'ééh abíní Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) Yá'át'ééh Good evening (Evening greeting) Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní Yáʼátʼééh iʼííʼą́ Good night Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į' Goodbye (Parting phrases) Hágoónee’ ("okay/alright then") Hágooshį́į́ Yá’át’ééh (reply) Á'aa, hágoónee’ (reply) Good luck!
Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) Ahóá! Have a nice day Nizhónígo Nee Ado’ááł Bon appetit / Have a nice meal Nizhónígo adííyį́į́ł Bon voyage / Have a good journey Nizhónígo ch’aanidíínaał I understand
I don't understand Doo ndiists'a' da Yes Aoo' No Dooda Maybe
I don't know Doo shił bééhózin da Please speak more slowly Háázhó’ógo bee ádíní Please say that again Ánáádí'ní Please write it down
Do you speak English? Bilagáana bizaadísh dinitsʼaʼ? Do you speak Navajo? Diné bizaadísh dinitsʼaʼ? Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') Bééhózin da I don't speak Navajo Diné bizaad doo shił bééhózin da Speak to me in Navajo?
How do you say ... in Navajo?
Excuse me Shoohá How much is this? Díkwíí bą́ą́h ’ílį́? Sorry No equivalent in Navajo Please T'aa shoodi Thank you Ahéhee' Tʼáá íiyisíí ahéheeʼ Reply to thank you Ahéhee' Where's the toilet / bathroom? Háadish yah anída'aldah góne'? This gentleman will pay for everything
This lady will pay for everything
Would you like to dance with me?
I love you Ayóó ánííníshí Ayóó ánóshí Get well soon
Leave me alone!
Help! Shíká anilyeedá! Fire!
Stop!
Call the police! Siláo shá bich i' holne'! Christmas greetings Laanaa yáʼátʼéehgo Késhmish New Year greetings Nił hózhǫ́ǫgo chʼídoohah Easter greetings Nizhónígo Damóotsoh Birthday greetings Baa hózhǫ́ǫgo niʼdizhchį́
English
Welcome
Yá'át'ééh
Hello (General greeting)
Yá'át'ééh
How are you?
Ąąʼ? (lit. "Well?")
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná? (lit. "What are you doing?")
Reply to 'How are you?'
ʼÁh nístsʼííd
Long time no see
What's your name?
Haash yinilyé?
My name is ...
Shí éí ... yinishyé
Where are you from?
Háadish nitsʼééʼ łeeʼ sitą́?
(lit. "Where is your umbilical cord buried?")
Ąąʼ háádę́ę́ʼ?
Háádę́ę́ʼísh íiyisíí naniná?
I'm from ...
... naashá
Pleased to meet you
Nizhónígo ałhééhosiilzįįd
Good morning
(Morning greeting)
Yá'át'ééh abíní
Good afternoon
(Afternoon greeting)
Yá'át'ééh
Good evening
(Evening greeting)
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
Yáʼátʼééh iʼííʼą́
Good night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
Goodbye
(Parting phrases)
Hágoónee’ ("okay/alright then")
Hágooshį́į́
Yá’át’ééh (reply)
Á'aa, hágoónee’ (reply)
Good luck!
Cheers! Good Health!
(Toasts used when drinking)
Ahóá!
Have a nice day
Nizhónígo Nee Ado’ááł
Bon appetit /
Have a nice meal
Nizhónígo adííyį́į́ł
Bon voyage /
Have a good journey
Nizhónígo ch’aanidíínaał
I understand
I don't understand
Doo ndiists'a' da
Yes
Aoo'
No
Dooda
Maybe
I don't know
Doo shił bééhózin da
Please speak more slowly
Háázhó’ógo bee ádíní
Please say that again
Ánáádí'ní
Please write it down
Do you speak English?
Bilagáana bizaadísh dinitsʼaʼ?
Do you speak Navajo?
Diné bizaadísh dinitsʼaʼ?
Yes, a little
(reply to 'Do you speak ...?')
Bééhózin da
I don't speak Navajo
Diné bizaad doo shił bééhózin da
Speak to me in Navajo?
How do you say ... in Navajo?
Excuse me
Shoohá
How much is this?
Díkwíí bą́ą́h ’ílį́?
Sorry
No equivalent in Navajo
Please
T'aa shoodi
Thank you
Ahéhee'
Tʼáá íiyisíí ahéheeʼ
Reply to thank you
Ahéhee'
Where's the toilet / bathroom?
Háadish yah anída'aldah góne'?
This gentleman will pay for everything
This lady will pay for everything
Would you like to dance with me?
I love you
Ayóó ánííníshí
Ayóó ánóshí
Get well soon
Leave me alone!
Help!
Shíká anilyeedá!
Fire!
Stop!
Call the police!
Siláo shá bich i' holne'!
Christmas greetings
Laanaa yáʼátʼéehgo Késhmish
New Year greetings
Nił hózhǫ́ǫgo chʼídoohah
Easter greetings
Nizhónígo Damóotsoh
Birthday greetings
Baa hózhǫ́ǫgo niʼdizhchį́