Douglas Juan

The phrase yá’át’ééh, shí éí … yinishyé is used in Navajo to say “hello, my name is”.

The Navajo phrase for “shut up” is kʼéhéshkéez. This phrase is used to command someone to stop talking.

The Navajo word for a trail or a route for travel over land is atiin.

The Navajo word for aunt is amá yázhí. amá yázhí is a noun used to refer to a parent’s sister or sister-in-law.

Green in Navajo is dootłʼizh. dootłʼizh describes something green. The same word also covers blue, since Navajo traditionally uses one color term for both.

The English phrase ‘gross’ can be translated into Navajo as yichʼíiʼgo.

The Navajo word for “sleepy” is bił nízin. Use bił nízin to describe the sensation of feeling the need for sleep.