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Tshekuan ma?

Why is that?

Kuei Ipet! Tan eshpanin? Tshiminupan a?

Hello Yvette! How are you? Are you doing well?

Tshipa tshi a uauinitishun?

Could you tell us about yourself?

Tshishikᵘ an eshinakuak, nanitam tshimuan.

It's the weather, it rains all the time.

Tan etatussein?

What is your job/profession?

Patetat-tatunnu ashu nishtᵘ nitatupipuneshin. Apu tshishenniuian.

I'm fifty-three years old. I'm not old.

Niminueniten katshi takushinian.

I'm happy to have come.

Ipet nitishinikashun. Uepishtikueiat nutshipan.

My name is Yvette. I'm from Quebec City.

Auen tshin? Tan eshinikashuin? Tanite uetshipanin? Tan etatupipuneshin?

Who are you? What's your name? Where are you from? How old are you?

Shash tshekat tshika nipin, tshika minu-tshishikau kie tshika tshishiteu.

Soon it will be summer, it will be sunny and hot.

Nipakueniten.

I can't wait.

Enuet kanapua... nushtueniten apishish.

I'm alright... I'm a little sad.

Ninatukunishishkuessiun, eukuan etatusseian.

I'm a nurse, that's what I do for work.

Tshinashkumitinan katshi takushinin.

We thank you for your visit.

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