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Mauat apu nishtuapamak! Nipa minueniten mishkut nishtuapamak.

No, I don't know him! I'd like to know him though.

Ekᵘ ma, tan eshi-atishauiateniti ussishikua kie upishkueuna?

And what colour are his eyes and his hair?

Shakuenimu eka auennua neshtuapamati.

He's shy when he doesn't know people.

Eukuan miam, eku!

Great, okay!

Tshimakateu kie.

He's thin (lean) too.

Minuatamᵘ iapatshiati uasheshkunakapeshakana.

He really likes wearing jeans.

Mishta-minuenitakushu kie uitenitakushu tepatshimuti.

He's very nice and he's funny when he tells stories.

Kaien, ma tshinishtuapamau nuitsheuakan Pien?

Gaëlle, do you know my friend Pierre?

Miam nin.

Like me.

Tshika uauitamatin apishish.

I'll tell you a bit about him.

Tshinuashkushiu, tshitshue tshinuashkushiu.

He's tall, really tall.

Mak patshuiannu tshekamutati mak kanapua upishakanassina.

And wearing a shirt and also his moccasins.

Nika uitamuau tshetshi takushinit ute minu-tshishikaniti.

I'll ask him to come over when the weather is nice.

Tapue a!

Really!

Kashteuanua ussishikua kie nenua upishkueuna. Tshinuapishkueuneu, kakanuapishkueuneu.

He has black eyes and hair. He has long hair.

Nipakueniten tshetshi uapamak.

I look forward to seeing him.

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