| English | Michif |
|---|---|
| To Dress | |
| Dressed (I got) | gee pohtashawkawn |
| Dressed (you got) | kee pohtashawkawn |
| Dressed (she/he got) | kee pouhtashawkayw |
| Dressed (they got) | kee pouhtashawkaywak |
| Dressed (we got) | gee pouhtashawkawnawn |
| To Drink | |
| I drank. | gee minihkwawn. |
| They drank. | kee minihkwaywak. |
| Drank (I) | gee minihkwawn |
| Drank (you) | kee minihkwawn |
| Drank (they) | kee minihkwaywak |
| Drank (we) | gee minihkwawnawn |
| To Finish | |
| I finish | Booyoonn |
| You finish | Ki pooyoonn |
| He/she finishes | Pooyoow |
| We (not you) finish | Booyoonawnn |
| We (all of us) finish | Ki pooyoonawnn |
| You (plural) finish | Ki pooyoonawwow |
| They finish | Pooyoowak |
| To Get Up | |
| Get up (to) | pashikoohk |
| Got up (I) | gee pashikoon |
| Get up (you'll) | ka pashikoon |
| Got up (he/she) | kee pashikoow |
| Get up (they'll) | ka pashikoowuk |
| Get up (I'll) | ga pashikoon |
| To Go | |
| Go (you'll) | ka itouhtawn |
| Go (I'll) | ga itouhtawn |
| Go (he'll) | ka itouhtayw |
| Go (they'll) | ka itouhtaywuk |
| Go (we'll, including you) | ka itouhtawnawn |
| To Go Home | |
| Go home | keeway |
| He/she went home | kee keewayw |
| I went home | gee keewawn |
| Come home | pay keeway |
| To Hear | |
| I heard him/her. | Gee payhtawow. |
| You heard him/her. | (Ki)kee payhtawow. |
| He/she heard him/her. | Kee payhtawayw. |
| I heard it. | Gee payhtaen. |
| You heard it. | Ki kee payhtaen. |
| She/he heard it. | Kee payhtum. |
| She/he heard you. | (Ki) kee payhtawk. |
| He/she heard me. | Gee payhtawk. |
| You heard me. | Kee payhtawin. |
| I heard you. | Kee paystatin. |
| To Wait | |
| Wait for him/her. | Payhih. |
| Are you still waiting? | Keeyawpit cheen ki payhoon. |
| Let's wait for him/her. | Payhawtawk. Kapayhawnawn |
| What are we waiting for? | Kaykwawy ay payhtawyahk? |
| What are you waiting for? | Kaykwawy ay payhtawyen? |
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