How We Say ‘Welcome to Pebble Beach’


  • Gchi-piitendaagwad wmaandi Gaa-siniinsdaawngaag yaayan.

Gchi-piitendaagwad wmaandi Gaa-siniinsdaawngaag yaayan. ~ Welcome to Pebble Beach, [you(singular)].


  • Gchi-piitendaagwad ~ “it is appreciated”
    • Gchi- ~ “very”, “quite”
    • piitendaagwad ~ “it is valued so high”, “it ranks so high”
  • wmaandi ~ “here”
  • Gaa-siniinsdaawngaag ~ “Pebble Beach”
    • Gaa-…g ~ “that which…”
    • sin ~ “stone, rock”
    • iins ~ [diminutivization of the preceding term]
    • daawng ~ “particle, sand”
    • aa ~ “it is in a state, it is in a condition”
  • yaayan ~ “…that you(singular) are (in a certain place)”
    • yaa ~ “be (in a certain place)”
    • yan ~ “that you(singular)…”

  • It is quite highly valued that you(singular) are present here at Pebble Beach.

  • It is appreciated that you(singular) are here at Pebble Beach.

  • Welcome [here] to Pebble Beach.