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🤗 Navajo Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Navajo learners! 😃
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Navajo?
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Navajo, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings[edit | edit source]
| English | Navajo |
|---|---|
| general greeting | Yá'át'ééh |
| reply to Yá'át'ééh | Aoo' yá'át'ééh |
| morning greeting | Yá'át'ééh abíní |
| Another way of saying "hello" (lit. beautiful) | Nizhóni |
| noontime greeting | Yá'át'ééh ałní'ní'á |
| evening greeting | Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į' |
| evening greeting | Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní |
| evening greeting | Yáʼátʼééh iʼííʼą́ |
| greeting spoken to a friend | Yá'át'ééh shik'is |
| greeting spoken to an older man ("grandfather") | Yá'át'ééh shicheii |
| greeting spoken to an older woman ("mother") | Yá'át'ééh shimá |
| greeting spoken to an older woman ("aunt") | Yá'át'ééh shimá yázhí |
| greeting spoken to a younger brother | Yá'át'ééh shitsilí |
| greeting spoken to an older brother | Yá'át'ééh shinaaí |
| greeting spoken by a woman to a child | Yá'át'ééh shiyáázh |
| greeting spoken by a man to a child | Yá'át'ééh shitsóí |
| greeting spoken by a man to a child | Yá'át'ééh sitsóí |
| reply to greetings | Aoo' yá'át'ééh |
| where are you going? | Háágóóshą? |
| Goodbye | Hágoónee' / ("okay/alright then") Hágooshį́į́ / Yá'át'ééh (reply) / Á'aa, hágoónee' (reply) |