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Help Phrases
Level 0: Situations In Which You Use Help Phrases
Question | Answer |
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When you need an English Translation When you need a Kiowa Translation | há:tsò àn á 𝚍̶óñ:gyà (Insert any Kiowa Word here)? há:tsò àn á 𝚍̶óñ:gyà (Insert any English Word here)? |
When you are completely lost, confused, or do not understand | háun yáñ háigâu & yáñ táñ:àum! |
When you need the phrase repeated | éñ âui𝚍̶èl! |
When you want to ask a question | háundé èm tsái𝚍̶àu: (then wait for them to say "Hàundé" before asking you question) |
When you want to tell them something | háundé èm 𝚍̶êl𝚍̶àu: (then wait for them to say "Hàundé" before you tell them) |
When you want to switch to english | háundé èm tsái𝚍̶àu: (if it's a question) háundé èm 𝚍̶êl𝚍̶àu: (if it's a statement) |
When you want speaker to stop or wait | hé𝚍̶àu (when it is urgent) hé𝚍̶àugùñ:yàu (when it is not as urgent) |
When you want speaker to slow down or speak more clearly | 𝚍̶ámòbà |
When you misheard a speaker due to not hearing the speaker clearly, room being too loud, etc. | hái? |
When someone says the following statements: háundé èm tsái𝚍̶àu: háundé èm 𝚍̶êl𝚍̶àu: | hàundé? (then wait on them to speak afterwords) |
When you feel like you are just guessing and want to confirm what you said is right or correct | háu tsólhàu? (then wait for them to confirm if you were right or not) |