What's Cooking?

Video Introduction

Watch the video and see Michif in use in the kitchen. Michif is not just a language but it was a way of life and it was used in all parts of people’s lives. Enjoy the video and see how we once talked together as we cooked and prepared meals together.

Vocabulary

There are so many words related to cooking. Here are number of them to help you begin to recognize food names in Michif. Listen to the words and repeat them yourself. Listen for the pronunciation and practice. The next time you are having dinner or making dinner try to think about what you are doing in Michif. Good luck.

Meals

A snack aen pchi lunch Breakfast dayjaenay Dessert li dessair

Dinner li dinnay Lunch li lunch Supper li soopay

Cooking Necessities

A bowl aen bol A cup aen bol A pan aen plaa Spoon aen gros chuyaire Fork aen fourche Knife aen cooto

Tea spoon aen chouyayr de tea Sugar suc Salt li sel Pepper li pwavre Plate aen assiette Wooden spoon aen chouyayr a bwa

Beverages

Water di loo Beer la biere Coffee li coffee

Milk de lait Tea li tee

Fruit and Vegetables

Apples lis pom Bananas lis bannan Cabbage lis sho Carrots lis carrot Grapes lis razaens Onions lis zonions Oranges lis zoranges Potatoes lis pattaks

Radish lis radgee Raspberries lis frambweze Saskatoon Berries lis pwaer Strawberries lis fraize Tomato Sauce la sauce de tomates Tomatoes tomates Turnips lis sauchiem Vegetable soup la soap de legumes

Meat

Beaver castor Buffalo li buffalo Chicken la poule Deer shovreu Elk biche Fish poisson

Gravy la souce Mink fotreau Moose la reinyall Prarie Dogs lis pissaan Rabbit Stew or stew la rabbabo Roast Beef li rochi de baaf

Other foods

Bread li paen Buns lis pchi paen Butter li beurr Cheese framange Flour farine Crackers biscuits de soda

Mustard la mootard Rice le rii Sandwhich aen sandwhich Soup la soupe Stew le rago

Useful Phrases and Expressions

How did you make this? tawnshi gowshtayaen Thank you for dinner. Marsi pour dinnay. This is a good dinner. Un bon dinnay oma. You are a good cook. ki nitaawotaypoon. This is good meat. la bon viaan oma. What sort of meat is this? kel sorte de viaan oma

Are you hungry. kee noohteh gatawn chee. I am hungry. noohteh gataan. Are you Thirsty. ki noohteh awpawgwan chee. I am thirsty. noohteh awpawgwaL. Lets eat! meetsho taak