Ozaamikamig! This is too much!  Exaggerated.
Thought: It has snowed so much that we cannot get out of the driveway!  (describing something that   is too excessive)
 
Gawesaa! Hawesaa! Oh! My goodness!  Expectations failed.  To   describe failure
Thought: Our team lost at the end.

  We ran out of gas. (something disappointing)

Yo hooho! Used to express astonishment often   disapprovingly, oh my, oh my goodness,   goodness gracious
Thought: Yo hooho! How did you get that black eye?
 
Owa! Owaa! A Wow factor. Expressing admiration,   pleased, impressed.  Possessing beauty.   Appealing.
Thought: Owa! Great idea! Owa! Looking great! 
Wa wa wa! Astonishing. Inconceivable.  Far-  fetched.    Unimaginable, unthinkable,   unbelievable.
Thought: I lost my homework! I lost all my money at   the casino.  I forgot my wallet.
 
Naanabaawish! Came too late.
Thought: The fire truck arrived too late.
 
Ambegish! I wish that….
Thought: I wish I was done my essay. I wish I had a   vacation.  I wish I can go, too.
Babanaadakamig! Disappointment, it didn’t work out. Letdown.    What a blow! 
Thought: Hopeful expectations have failed to surface and disrupts positive feeling
 
Gaanaganaa! What if it was so? How I wish…
Thought: I wish I could take my kids for a vacation at Disneyland.
 
Gagwaanisagikamig! How horrible! A catastrophe. A tragic   event.
Thought: There was a tornado that came by that destroyed homes.
 
Whaa! Impressed with how something looks
Thought: Admiring a friend’s car going by
 
 
Awegodogwen igo baakaj? What in the world is happening?
Thought: a police man came by ( causing alarm)
 
 
Howa! Very impressive!
Thought: Admiring someone’s work or talent.
 
Amanj igo! I don’t know. (wondering about….)
Thought: Response to….Was their baby born yet? Did she   receive her gst cheque?
 
Whaa! Impressed with the look of something
Thought: Look at the nice car driving by. Your dress has a wow   factor.
 
Aigee! Duh! Action or statement deemed foolish or stupid   absurd
Thought: He felt foolish when he forgot where he parked.
 
Aigee! No kidding! Annoyed way to express that   something said is known or obvious
Thought: Don’t drive with the shade covering your windshield.


Beka! Beka! Wait! Wait up!
Thought: Wait for me!
 
Mii’iwe! That’s all! I am done! Conclusion.
Thought: When one is done explaining something or discussing something. 
Ashigesh! Something did not pan out as expected negatively  Thought:  It can be embarrassing but can be expressed in a   funny   way.


Magizhaa gaye! Perhaps! Maybe.
Thought: In response to a matter, you are not sure of
 
Haamsa! Maajitaadaa! Okay! Let’s start!
Thought: Starting a meeting or activity.
 
Gidaagiinaa! You should have said! Usually to make it   sound funny. Or behaving like they know   everything
Thought: Expressing funny or wisecracking comments or cheeky
 
Zhigo! Zhigwa! And so…   What’s up?
Thought: As a ice breaker when starting to chat with someone.
 
Gegoo na! What is happening?
Thought: Asking what is going on when you get a call.
 
Gangegoo aapiinch! Nothing at all!
Thought: In response to what is happening.
 
Weweni ‘igo Do it carefully!
Thought: Do the job with care! Take care!
 
Ayaangwaamizin! Be safe out there!
Thought: A farewell message to be careful and safe out there.
 
Waawiingezi! Showing great care about details. Precise.
Thought: S/he does the job meticulously.
 
Weweni debinaak! Lacking proper care. Done any old way. 
Thought: It was done poorly.
 
Noojigo Erratic. Carelessly.
Thought: The job was done without care hastily.
 
Maamaazhiish! Showing lack of care! Careless and lazy way!
Thought: Done in a haphazard way.


Apiichiyaab igo! Hurry up. Do it immediately.
Thought: Go to bed now. ( scolding a child that should be in bed already but is not)
 
Giga-waabamin minawaa. I will see you again.
Thought: Farewell statement to family and friends
 
Giga-waabamin naagaj! I will see you later.
Thought: Farewell statement to your family.

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