Topic: Navajo

"Hashkʼaan dóó azeeʼdíchʼííʼ yishą́."

Translation:I am eating a banana and a chili.

October 14, 2018

10 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/RobertGay7
  • 183

Okay...does anyone else think this sounds kinda good?

October 14, 2018
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/maf654321
  • 3

If hashkʼaan can mean plantains, then I eat this all the time!

January 17, 2019
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Kevin968039
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  • 166

I was actually wondering if the person was pregnant. When she was pregnant, my wife used to have some strange cravings. One of those deserves repeating: anchovies with peanut butter, peppers, and pickles on ice cream with chocolate sauce.

(yeah, i know)

June 25, 2019
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/DrRansom

    Anything with green chile!

    November 3, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Trina19077
    • 27

    Banana peppers?

    May 17, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Jegge4

      Sure, but it can also mean pepper.

      January 2, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/mcmisher

        Why doesn't it accept "I eat"? There aren't even any lessons on the imperfective, progressive developed yet. I've reported it.

        April 18, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Dan597269
        • 500

        Azee' dích'íí' = a chili, a chili pepper, a hot chili, a hot chili pepper any of these should be correct...reported 6.17.19

        June 17, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MicahLiuba1
        • 181

        Of course. Why else all these wild trips to Shiprock!?

        July 10, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/HailToTheStud

          My Navajo friend explained to me that it can also be used to mean "to go into town"

          July 17, 2019
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