Common Phrases in the Classroom
I Want You To…:
• Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyan / ji-naadyan moozhwaagan.
Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyan / ji-naadyan moozhwaagan.
~ I want you to grab/get scissors.
• Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyeg / ji-naadyeg moozhwaagan.
Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyeg / ji-naadyeg moozhwaagan.
~ I want yous to grab/get scissors.
• Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyan / ji-naadyan gokwasgan.
Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyan / ji-naadyan gokwasgan.
~ I want you to grab/get glue.
• Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyeg / ji-naadyeg gokwasgan.
Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyeg / ji-naadyeg gokwasgan.
~ I want yous to grab/get glue.
• Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyan / ji-naadyan wzhibiihganaak.
Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyan / ji-naadyan wzhibiihganaak.
~ I want you to grab/get a pencil.
• Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyeg / ji-naadyeg wzhibiihganaak.
Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyeg / ji-naadyeg wzhibiihganaak.
~ I want yous to grab/get a pencil.
• Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyan / ji-naadyan [bezhig] mzin’higan.
Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyan / ji-naadyan [bezhig] mzin’higan.
~ I want you to grab/get a [piece of] paper.
• Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyeg / ji-naadyeg [bezhig] mzin’higan.
Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyeg / ji-naadyeg [bezhig] mzin’higan.
~ I want yous to grab/get a [piece of] paper.
• Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyan / ji-naadyan disge-wzhibiihganaak.
Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyan / ji-naadyan disge-wzhibiihganaak.
~ I want you to grab/get a colouring pencil.
• Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyeg / ji-naadyeg disge-wzhibiihganaak.
Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyeg / ji-naadyeg disge-wzhibiihganaak.
~ I want yous to grab/get a colouring pencil.
• Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyan / ji-naadyan disgewaaboowbiihganaatgoon.
Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyan / ji-naadyan disgewaaboowbiihganaatgoon.
~ I want you to grab/get markers.
• Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyeg / ji-naadyeg disgewaaboowbiihganaatgoon.
Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyeg / ji-naadyeg disgewaaboowbiihganaatgoon.
~ I want yous to grab/get markers.
• Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyan / ji-naadyan nokiiwni-mzin’higan.
Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyan / ji-naadyan nokiiwni-mzin’higan.
~ I want you to grab/get a worksheet.
• Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyeg / ji-naadyeg nokiiwni-mzin’higan.
Nnandwendaan ji-mnibdooyeg / ji-naadyeg nokiiwni-mzin’higan.
~ I want yous to grab/get a worksheet.
• Nnandwendaan ji-giishkzhigeyan.
Nnandwendaan ji-giishkzhigeyan.
~ I want you to cut.
• Nnandwendaan ji-giishkzhigeyeg.
Nnandwendaan ji-giishkzhigeyeg.
~ I want yous to cut.
• Nnandwendaan ji-gokwasgeyan.
~ I want you to paste.
• Nnandwendaan ji-gokwasgeyeg.
~ I want yous to paste.
• Nnandwendaan ji-wzhibiihgeyan.
Nnandwendaan ji-wzhibiihgeyan.
~ I want you to write.
• Nnandwendaan ji-wzhibiihgeyeg.
Nnandwendaan ji-wzhibiihgeyeg.
~ I want yous to write.
• Nnandwendaan ji-disbiihgeyan.
~ I want you to colour.
• Nnandwendaan ji-disbiihgeyeg.
~ I want yous to colour.
• Nnandwendaan ji-mzinbiihgeyan.
Nnandwendaan ji-mzinbiihgeyan.
~ I want you to draw.
• Nnandwendaan ji-mzinbiihgeyeg.
Nnandwendaan ji-mzinbiihgeyeg.
~ I want yous to draw.
• Nnandwendaan ji-kidyan ezhnikaazyan.
Nnandwendaan ji-kidyan ezhnikaazyan.
~ I want you to say your name.
• Nnandwendaan ji-kidyeg ezhnikaazyan.
Nnandwendaan ji-kidyeg ezhnikaazyan.
~ I want yous to say your name.
• ______ n’dizhnikaaz.
~ My name is _______.
• Nnandwendaan ji-kidyan wenjiiyan.
Nnandwendaan ji-kidyan wenjiiyan.
~ I want you to say where you are from.
• Nnandwendaan ji-kidyeg wenjiiyan.
Nnandwendaan ji-kidyeg wenjiiyan.
~ I want yous to say where you are from.
• ______ n’doonjii.
~ I am from _______.






