Greetings
Aanii-sh naa?
How are you (singular)?
Aanii-sh naa ge-gii?
And, how are you (singular) doing?
Aapii-sh naa enjibaayan?
Where are you (singular) from?
Questions
Mii na go aanwi?
Are you (singular or plural) hanging in there?
Mii na go aanwi geyaabi?
Are you (singular or plural) still hanging in there?
Aanii-sh naa enkamgak oodi?
What's going on over there? [lit. "What's being news over there?"]
Mii na zhaazhi?
Already?
Commands
Gegwa gnage wiika aan'shiitge wii-Nishnaabemyan.
Don't [you (singular)] ever - never, ever - stop trying to become a speaker of Nishnaabemwin.
Gegwa zegzike.
Don’t [you (singular)] be scared.
Gegwa zegzikegwa.
Don’t [you (plural)] be scared.
Maanoo.
Let it be.
Gegwa nendge wi.
Don’t [you (singular)] worry about it.
Emotions
Gzaag'in.
I love you (singular).
Nmaanaadendam.
I’m sad.
Gmesnin.
I miss you (singular).
Physical State
Nwiisginez.
I'm in pain.
Mii sa e-zhi-ntaa-boogdiyaanh nongwa.
I'm really farting lots today.
Weather
Aapji go goon'kaa.
There's lots of snow on the ground.
Activities
Nwii-giiwe.
I want to go home.
Nwii-oo-zhooshkwaade.
I’m going to go play hockey.
Ngii-bneshiinywe.
I was tweeting [on Twitter].
Ngii-dengway-mzinhignike.
I was on Facebook.
Conversation
Gegoo nwii-kid.
I want to say something.
Kii-bi-gnoonig na?
Did she/he phone you?
Mii wi.
That’s it./That’s all.
Mii gwsha!
Indeed!
Mii nii gwa.
Indeed.
Mii na wi nikeyhiing?
In that way?/Like that?
Gwnimaa gwa.
Maybe.
Gnabaj gwa.
Probably.
Mii gnabaj wi.
That's probably it.
Twitter
Miigwech gii-swebiihgeyan.
Thank you (singular) for the retweet.
Miigwech gii-swebiihmawyan.
Thank you (singular) for retweeting me.
Kichi-piitenmin gii-swebiihmawyan.
I appreciate you (singular) retweeting me.
Miigwech gaa-zhibiihman.
Thank you for what you (singular) wrote/tweeted.
Kichi-piitenmin mno-zhwebziyan.
I appreciate your (singular) kindness.
Kichi-piitenmin gzhewaadziyan.
I appreciate your (singular) kind-heartedness.
Gchi-zhaazhi gaa-yaaymba zhonda enji-bneshiinyweng.
It's been a long time since you've been here on Twitter.
Assorted
Text Message Shorthand
ngb!
lol! ("I laughed out loud!" ~ "Ngii-gchi-baap!")
ngn
jk ("Just kidding" ~ "Nishaa go naa")
Assorted
Ggwetaankamik!
Awesome!
Nishaa go naa.
Just kidding.
Nishke!
Check it out!