Navajo–English Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
shí	pronoun	I	Shí kǫ́ǫ́ʼ hólǫ́. I am here now.
ní	pronoun	you	Ní shik’éí nisin. You are my friend.
háádą́ą́ʼ	pronoun	what	Háádą́ą́ʼ nizin dóó kǫ́ǫ́ʼ? What do you want now?
háidá	adverb	where	Háidá shí bílaʼashdlaʼii? Where is my book?
háájį́į̄ʼ	adverb	when	Háájį́į̄ʼ nííníłtsą́? When will you come?
háí	pronoun	who	Háí haʼééhjí́? Who is at the door?
háágóó	adverb	why	Háágóó ních’į́įd? Why are you sad?
háidá	adverb	how	Háidá nízhiní? How do you know?
hólǫ́	verb	to be	Kin łichííʼígíí hólǫ́. The house is big.
hastiin	noun	man	Hastiin nítsaa. The man is tall.
asdzání	noun	woman	Asdzání hózhǫ́. The woman is kind.
awééʼ	noun	child	Awééʼ yishááł. The child is sleeping.
amá	noun	mother	Shimá kǫ́ǫ́ʼ hólǫ́. My mother is here.
azhéʼé	noun	father	Shizhéʼé naalnish. My father is working.
shik’éí	noun	friend	Shik’éí jíík’eh yááłtiʼ. My friend came today.
kin	noun	house	Kin yázhí. The house is new.
jíík’eh	adverb	today	Jíík’eh shí dahiníłʼį́. I am busy today.
yiską́ągo	adverb	tomorrow	Yiską́ągo We will go tomorrow.
shinálí	adverb	yesterday	Shinálí He came yesterday.
kǫ́ǫ́ʼ	adverb	now	Kǫ́ǫ́ʼ kweʼ. Come here now.
jóhonaaʼéí	noun	sun	Jóhonaaʼéí jíík’eh dííłjid. The sun is bright today.
sǫʼ	noun	star	Sǫʼ tłʼoh ayóó anáhwiiná. A star shines tonight.
kǫʼ	noun	fire	Kǫʼ táázh. The fire is hot.
tó	noun	water	Kǫ́ǫ́ʼ tó náníłníih. Drink the water now.
níyol	noun	rain	Níyol. The rain is falling.
nílchʼi	noun	wind	Nílchʼi binááʼádoolwoł. The wind is strong.
tsin	noun	tree	Tsin nítsaa. The tree is tall.
dzil	noun	mountain	Dzil dághah. The mountain is high.
łóóʼ	noun	fish	Jíík’eh łóóʼ yishą́. I ate fish today.
gohwééh	noun	coffee	Abíní gohwééh nishdlį́. I drink coffee every morning.
tsiiʼ	noun	head	Jíík’eh shiitsiiʼ adin. My head hurts today.
nástsʼǫǫs	noun	eye	Shinástsʼǫǫs łichííʼ. My eye is red.
jį́	noun	ear	Shijį́ adin. My ear hurts.
azeeʼ	noun	mouth	Nááhóózį́ níʼazeeʼ. Open your mouth wide.
laʼ	noun	hand	Shilá cold. My hand is cold.
ké	noun	foot	Kǫ́ǫ́ʼ shiké adin. My foot hurts now.
jí	noun	heart	Shijí doo. My heart is strong.
doonísh	noun	name	Háádą́ą́ʼ nadoonísh? What is your name?
saad	noun	word	Saad díí t’áá íiyisí. That word is important.
bizaad	noun	language	Diné bizaad hózhǫ́. Navajo is a beautiful language.
naalnish	noun	work	Shinaalnish yáʼátʼééh dooleeł. My work is hard.
chidí	noun	car	Chidí yázhí. The car is new.
yáʼátʼééh	adjective	good	Díí chʼiyáán yáʼátʼééh. This food is good.
nítsaa	adjective	big	Kin díí nítsaa. That house is big.
yázhí	adjective	small	Łééchąąʼí yázhí. The dog is small.
hózhǫ́	adjective	beautiful
łichííʼ	adjective	red
dootłʼizh	adjective	blue
tłʼoh	adjective	green
łitso	adjective	yellow
łizhin	adjective	black
łigai	adjective	white
dóó	conjunction	and	Ní dóó shí kǫ́ǫ́ʼ. You and I are here.