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He's eating a turkey leg.
ᎬᎾ ᎦᏅᏍᎨ ᎠᏍᏗᎩᎠ.
He was shot in his leg in a war, and it had to be amputated.
ᎦᏅᏍᎨᏂ ᎤᏩᏌᏙᏴ ᏍᏆᏞᏍᏗ.
His shoulder hurts from throwing the ball hard.
ᎦᏅᏬ ᎤᏪᏍᏓᏁ ᎠᏍᏓᏴ ᎤᏗᏅᏒ ᏍᏆᏞᏍᏗ.
He pushed the car for a mile before it started.
ᏑᏟᎶᏓ ᎢᏳᏓᏅᎯᏓ ᎤᏩᏌᏙᏴ ᏓᏆᎴᎳ ᎩᎳ ᎤᏂᎩᏒᎢ.
He uses all his strength when he rolls the big wheel.
ᏄᏟᏂᎬᎬ ᎬᏗᏍᎪ ᏳᏩᏌᏆᎴᏝ Ꮎ ᎤᏔᎾ ᎦᏆᏘᏗ.
They have a round dinner table at home.
ᎦᏌᏆᎸ ᎦᏍᎩᎶ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᎤᏂᏍᎩᎳ ᏧᏁᏅᏒᎢ.
Put on a coat when you go outside.
ᎦᏌᎴᏂ ᎭᎿᏬᎥ ᏙᏱ ᎮᏒᎢ.
The fire started at the roof when the house burned.
ᎦᏌᎾᎵ ᏓᏳᎴᏅᎲ ᎠᏓᏪᎳᎩᏍᎬ Ꮎ ᎦᎵᏦᏕ ᏧᎪᏅᎢ.
She's threading a needle. The old car left a trail of smoke as it took off.
ᎠᏍᏘ ᎦᏌᏁᎾᏛᏍᎦ ᏴᎩᎢ. ᏧᎦᏒᏍᏗ ᎤᏩᏌᏁᎾᏛᏅ ᎤᏪᏘ ᏓᏆᎴᎳ ᎤᏓᎾᏫᏍᏔᎾ.
Set up twenty chairs.
ᏔᎵᏍᎪ ᏗᎦᏍᎩᎶ ᏗᏥᏍᎩᎳᏓ.
She's looking for a new dining table.
ᎢᏤ ᎦᏍᎩᎶ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᎤᏲᎭ.
My uncle made a rocking chair.
ᎦᏍᎩᎶ ᏗᏟᎨᏍᎩ ᎤᏬᏢᏅ ᎡᏚᏥ.
That cat is always sleeping on a chair.
ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎦᏍᎩᎸ ᎦᏟᎰ Ꮎ ᏪᏌ.
Water is dripping from the wet cloth hanging on a line.
ᎠᎹ ᎦᏍᏆᎣᎢᎭ Ꮎ ᎦᏚᎵᏓ ᎠᎿᏬ ᏥᎦᏓ ᎠᏏᎳᏛᎢ.
He became humpbacked because he wouldn't sit up straight.
ᎦᏥᏃᏍᏓ ᎾᎵᏍᏛᏡᏍᎬᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎦᏐᏆᏘ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅᎢ.
The man's back hurts.
Ꮎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎦᏐᎯ ᎤᏪᏍᏓᏁᎭ.
When the dog heard someone whistling, he took off running.
ᎩᎶ ᎦᏒᏂᎬ ᎤᏛᎦᎾ, ᎩᏟ ᎤᏓᎾᏩᏍᏔᏅᎢ.
He's piling up rocks he picked up in the field.
ᏠᎨᏏ ᏧᏭᏖᏓ ᏅᏯ ᎦᏒᏛᏍᎦ.
An electric light is hanging from a pole.
ᎨᏛ ᎦᏔ ᎠᎾᎦᎵᏍᎩ ᎠᏨᏍᏗ.
He lost a button from his shirt.
ᎦᏘᏗ ᎤᏲᎱᏏ ᎤᎿᏬᎩᎢ.
The cook is looking for a cooking pan.
ᎦᏖᏌᏗ ᎤᏲᎭ ᏗᏓᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎩ.
He was stabbed over and over with a knife.
ᎭᏰᎵᏍᏗ ᎬᏗ ᏓᏥᏘᏏᎶᎥᎢ.
They prohibit drinking at the stompgrounds.
ᎠᏓᏴᏍᏕᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᎤᏂᏅᏍᏙ ᎦᏘᏲᎢ.
There is a squirrel tail hanging on a pole.
ᏌᎶᎵ ᎦᏙᎦ ᎦᏓᎠ ᎨᏛᎢ.
She's hanging up a picture.
ᏗᏓᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ ᎦᏛᏍᎦ.
He really likes to joke.
ᏙᎯᏳ ᎤᎸᏉᏗ ᎤᏪᏢᏗ.
When he drives the cattle for a long distance he rests them a few times.
ᎢᎾ ᏱᏚᎯᎴᎾ ᏩᎦ ᎢᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏩᎦᏗ ᏕᎦᏪᏐᎸᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ.
If the dog has fleas, he bathes it. He baptized ten people.
ᏧᎦ ᏱᎬᏩᎳ ᎩᏟ ᎦᏬᏍᎪᎢ. ᏍᎪᎯ ᎢᏯᏂᎢ ᏴᏫ ᏚᏬᎥᎢ.
When you're asked a question, answer.
ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎡᏣᏛᏛᏅ, ᎭᏬᎯᎵᏴᏒᎢ.
Because his son is so mean, he always lectures him.
ᎤᏁᎫᏨ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᏧᏣ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎦᏬᏅᏗᏍᎪᎢ.
Don't be listening to gossip.
ᏞᏍᏗ ᎦᏬᏂᏓ ᏯᏛᏓᏍᏗᎨᏍᏗ.
He's talking a lot, but he's not saying anything.
ᏥᏈᏍᏗ ᎦᏬᏂᎭ, ᎠᏎᏅ Ꮭ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏯᏗᎭ.
The man raises large cantaloupes.
Ꮎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏧᎾᏔᎾ ᎠᏂᏫᏒᎩ ᏓᏛᎯᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ.
A wasp stung him on his finger.
ᎦᏰᏌᏛ ᎤᏩᏨᏴ ᎧᎾᏥᏍᏕᏥ
She's sewing a dress with a sewing machine.
ᎦᏰᏫᏍᎩ ᎬᏗ ᎦᏰᏫᏍᎦ ᎠᏌᏃ.
She wants an electric sewing machine.
ᎠᎾᎦᎵᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᎩᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎦᏰᏫᏍᎩ ᎤᏚᎵᎭ.
If someone is a liar, they say he has a forked tongue.
ᎩᎶ ᎦᏰᎪᎩ ᏱᎩ, ᏧᎶᏥᎩ ᎦᏅᏓᏓ ᎠᎾᏗᏍᎪᎢ.
He goes around telling lies.
ᎦᏴᎪᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏟᏙᎰᎢ.
Pour me a little coffee.
ᎦᏲᏟ ᎧᏫ ᏍᎩᏟᏍᏓᏏ.
Have you already been to town?
ᎦᏳᎳᏍ ᏫᏤᏙᎳ ᏗᎦᏚᎲᎢ?
The dog is hungry. Feed it.
ᎩᏟ ᎤᏲᏏᎭ. ᎯᏰᎶᎦ.
The dog howls when he hears the wolves. When their team won, the ballplayers yelled.
ᏩᏯ ᏱᏚᏛᎦᎾ ᎩᏟ ᎨᏡᎲᏍᎪᎢ. ᎤᎾᎵᎪᏒ ᎤᎾᏓᏠᏌ, ᎤᏁᏡᏅ ᎠᎾᎳᏍᎦᎵᏍᎩ.
Have you ever tried to rope a wild horse?
ᏣᏁᎵᏔᏅᎢᏍ ᏍᏈᎵ ᎨᏯᏔᎯ ᎯᏴᏍᎳᏗᏍᏗᎢ?
I saw him walking downstream while ago.
ᎨᎢ ᏗᏜ ᏩᎢᏒ ᏣᏫᏣᎪᎥ ᎪᎯᎢ.
She has to go to the clinic tomorrow.
ᎨᏥᎪᎵᏰᏗ ᏭᏪᏍᏓᏍᏗ ᏑᎾᎴᎢ.
He's leading a small dog by a leash.
ᎤᏍᏗ ᎩᏟ ᎨᎵᏏᏁᎭ.
How much are the pies?
ᎯᎳ ᏣᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᏗᎨᎵᏍᏘᎩ.
When he digs holes in a rocky place, he uses a crowbar.
ᏅᏲᎯ ᏱᏓᏍᎪᏍᎦ ᎨᏘᎶᏍᏗ ᎬᏗᏍᎪᎢ.
Who buys posts?
ᎦᎪ ᏚᏩᏍᎪ ᏗᎨᏛᏏᏗ?
Set the post here in the center.
ᎠᎭᏂ ᎠᏰᏟ ᎮᏛᎦ.
There's blood on your shirt.
ᎩᎦ ᎤᏓᏅᎵᏰᎠ ᏣᏄᏮᎢ.
When a ball hit him on his nose, he got a nosebleed.
ᏍᏆᏞᏍᏗ ᎤᏩᏂᎳ ᎧᏴᏐᎵ ᎩᎦ ᏚᏴᏍᏉᎸᎢ.
Red is my favorite color.
ᎩᎦᎨ ᎤᎵᏑᏫᏓ ᏩᎩᎸᏉᏛᎢ.
There's some loose hair on your shirt.
ᎩᏝ ᏄᏍᏗ ᏣᏄᏮᎢ.
I see a mean dog.
ᎩᏟ ᎤᎾᎸᎯ ᏥᎪᏩᏘᎭ.
I hear a hounddog barking.
ᎩᏟ ᏗᎦᎴᏅᎯᏓ ᏓᏑᏪᏍᎬ ᎦᏛᎩᎠ.
This is how it is written in English.
ᎯᎠ ᏂᎬᎿ ᎩᎵᏏ ᎪᏪᎸᎢ.
Lend me a quarter.
ᎩᏄᏘᏗ ᏍᎩᏙᎵᏍᏓ.
She's going to quit teaching next spring.
ᏐᎢ ᎪᎨᏱ ᎢᏴ ᏛᏑᎵᎪᏥ ᏓᏕᏲᎲᏍᎬᎢ.
I can't wait till summer.
ᎠᏋᏅᎦ ᎪᎩ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᎢ.
Did he take a long time building the house?
ᎪᎯᏓᏍ ᎤᎯᎶᏙᎴ ᎦᎵᏦᏕ ᎠᏁᏍᎨᏍᎬᎢ?
He holds his son's hand when they cross the water.
ᎪᎣᎯᏁᎪ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᏧᏣ ᎠᎹᏱ ᏱᏚᏂᏐᏣ.
I agree with what he says. I want you to vouch for me.
ᏥᏲᎢᏴᏓᏁ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎬᏒᎢ. ᏍᏉᎯᏴᏓᏁᏗ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ.
He has a lot of faith.
ᏥᏈᏍᏗ ᎪᎯᏴᏗ ᎤᏪᎭ.
Even if it's been ten years since he has seen someone, he recognizes him easily.
ᎥᏍᏊ ᏍᎪᎯ ᎾᏕᏘᏯ ᎬᏩᎪᎲ ᏱᎩ ᎩᎶ, ᎠᎯᏓ ᎪᎵᎪᎢ.
Does he understand Cherokee?
ᎪᎵᎦᏍ ᏣᎳᎩ?
Do you know this man?
ᎯᏲᎵᎩᏍ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ?
Pass me some butter.
ᎪᏢᏅ ᎡᏍᎩᏍᏕᎳ
If he eats just a little, he gets full.
ᎦᏲᏟᏊ ᏳᎵᏍᏓᏴᎾ, ᎪᏢᏍᎪᎢ
What are you making?
ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎰᏢᏍᎦ?
He accidently dropped the clock from the table.
ᎦᏍᎩᎸ ᏝᎲ ᏩᏣ ᎤᏬᎰᏅᏙᏔᏅᎢ
The window pane fell.
ᏦᎳᏂ ᎦᏘᏅᏛ ᎤᏬᎰᏒᎢ.
They are looking for something, but I don't know what it is.
ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᏂᏲ ᎠᏎᏅ Ꮭ ᏯᏆᎾᏔ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
They ordered some writing tablets.
ᎪᏪᎵ ᏗᎪᏪᎶᏗ ᏚᎾᏓᏅᏒᎢ.
Whose letter are you writing?
ᎦᎪ ᎤᏁᏍᏗ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎰᏪᎵᎠ?
A lot of Cherokee students go to school at Greasy School.
ᎤᏂᎪᏗ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᏗᎾᏕᏠᏆᏍᎩ ᏓᎾᏕᏠᏆᏍᎪ ᎪᎢ ᏧᎾᏕᏠᏆᏍᏗ.
Sausage makes a lot of grease.
ᏏᏆ ᎭᏫᏯ ᏥᏈᏍᏗ ᎪᎢ ᎠᏙᏢᎾᏗᏍᎪᎢ.
He is eating greasy meat.
ᎪᎢᎭ ᎭᏫᏯ ᎠᎩᎠ.
Which finger do you use when you pull the trigger?
ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎯᏰᏌᏛ ᎲᏗᏍᎪ ᏱᏦᏣᏁᏌ?
He's oiling the trigger so it won't rust.
ᎤᏯᏍᏜᏗᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎤᏰᎸᏒ ᎪᏣᏁᏍᏗ ᎦᎶᏁᎠ.
There are twenty cigarettes in one package.
ᏔᏍᎵᏍᎪᎯ ᏗᎪᎦᏍᎩ ᏕᎦᎶ ᏌᏊ ᏂᏕᎦᏇᏅᏒᎢ.
He smokes two packages of cigarettes in one day.
ᏔᎵ ᏂᏕᎦᎳᏗᏍᏛ ᏗᎪᎦᏍᏗ ᏕᎪᎦᏍᎪᎢ ᏏᎦ.
Do you like winter?
ᏣᎸᏉᏗᏍ ᎪᎳ?
The doctor has pneumonia.
ᎪᎴᎯ ᎤᏢᎦ ᎦᎾᎦᏘ.
When I sharpened the axe with a file, it became sharp.
ᎠᏥᎳ ᎤᏥᎦᏘ ᎬᏗ ᎠᎩᏢᎦᎭ ᎦᎷᏯᏍᏗ ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅᎢ.
He was using a dull axe to chop wood.
ᎪᏍᏗᏳᏟ ᎦᎷᏯᏍᏗ ᎬᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᏓ ᏓᏍᏆᎵᏍᎬᎢ.
They lost the ball when he batted.
ᏍᏆᏞᏍᏗ ᎤᏂᏲᎱᏎᎸ ᎤᏬᏍᏛᏂᎳ.
How many bats did you bring?
ᎯᎳ ᎢᎦ ᏗᎪᏍᏛᏂᏍᏗ ᏕᎯᏃᎦ?
Tell him I said hello when you see him.
ᏏᏲ ᎠᏗᎭ ᎯᏲᏎᎸ ᎯᎪᎥᎢ.
His leg swelled where a snake bit him.
ᎢᎾᏓ ᎤᏍᎦᎵᏨ ᎦᏅᏍᎨᏂ ᎤᏬᏘᏒᎢ.
Let's sit by the fire.
ᎪᏛ ᎾᎤ ᏕᎩᏃᏞᏍᏗ.
Last night l built a big fire.
ᎤᏒ ᏥᎨᏒ ᎤᏔᎾ ᎠᎪᏔᏅᎢ.
Unhitch the horse and let him graze. He unhooked the chain when the car started. He unplugs the television when it's lightning.
ᎯᏳᏓᎳᎩ ᏐᏈᎵ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᏩᎵᏍᏓᏴᏂᏓ. ᎤᏂᎩᏌ ᏓᏆᎴᎳ ᎤᏭᏓᎴᏒ ᎤᎾᏓᏕᏒᏓ. ᎠᏓᏴᎳᏛᏍᎩ ᎫᏓᎴᏍᎪ ᏯᎾᎦᎵᎠ.
He hitched up his horse at the hitching post. Did he hook up the battery?
ᏐᏈᎵ ᎤᎾᏚᏓᎸᏗ ᎤᏭᏓᎸᏅ ᏐᏈᎵ ᎤᏤᎵᎢ. ᏕᎫᏓᎸᎢᎦᏍ ᎠᎾᎦᎵᏍᎩ?
These bottles contain milk.
ᎯᎠ ᎫᎫ ᎤᏅᏗ ᏓᏟᏍᏗ.
Ticks are making the dog itch.
ᎫᎫ ᏕᏆᏲᏕᏍᏗ ᎩᏟ.
Have you been to Bartlesville?
ᏤᏙᎸᎢᏍ ᎫᎫ?
He's whittling a handle for an axe.
ᎦᎷᏯᏍᏗ ᎫᎭᎵᏗ ᎠᏲᏢᏍᎦ.
Who put a handle on this hoe?
ᎦᎪ ᎤᏭᎭᏝᏁᎢ ᎯᎠᎦᎶᎪᏗ.
Quail hunters sometimes accidentally shoot one another.
ᎫᏇ ᏧᏂᎰᎯ ᏴᏓᎭ ᎤᏅᏌ ᏓᎾᏓᏲᏍᏙᏗᏍᎪᎢ.