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I really love you.

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Kúnáx xá ixsixán.
Keyword(s):

I hope to see you soon.

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Át axwdishée ixwsateení ch'a yóok'.
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Now I have lots of money!

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Yeedát ku.aa dáanaa ax jee yagéi!
Keyword(s):

I want to go shopping.

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At oo áwé xat tuwatee.
Keyword(s):

I will buy a new chair for my grandma.

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Yées káayagijeit kuka.óo ax léelk'u jiyís.
Keyword(s):

Nevermind; Forget it; Let it be; That’s OK.

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Kushtuyáx déi.
This is an expression of giving up when trying to do something. For example, after repeating something several times and the listener still can't hear, this phrase can be used to mean "nevermind".
Keyword(s):

[profanity]

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Náanaa.eená! / Naana.éené! / Ná na ée ná!
(Literally "here, here, yuck, here!") This is considered profanity, and is used when someone is really angry at another person. Traditionally, it was accompanied by the gwáatl' (fist with thumb stuck between index and middle finger). They would spit on their fist and then shake it in front of the other person's face and say this. This gesture is said to represent female privates. This is the worst thing one can say in Tlingit. Use with caution!
Keyword(s):

Have faith and it shall be so.

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Yan tután, aagáa yéi kgwatee.
Keyword(s):

S/he spoke on behalf of us.

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Haa káx yoo x'ayatánk.
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Make it all equal (when dishing out food, e.g.).

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Wooch yáx naxdatee.
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