Snow Day - My Anishinaabemowin Practice

Imagine you are a child and when you wake up, your community is covered in 3 feet of snow. You find out that school is cancelled today.

Pii gii-goshkoziyaanh nsing e-koozdeng gii-piitaagnagaa.

When I woke up, the snow was three feet deep. 

Ingii-aapiji-maamiikwendam! “Gaawiin ingikinoohamaagozisiin.” ingii-kida.

I was very excited! “No school today!” I said.

Ingii-giizhitaa, ji-oo-ke-odaminayaanh gooning.

I got ready to go play in the snow. 

Ingii-biiskaan niwiikwan, niminjkaawan, biboon miiknood, miinawaa biiskawaagan mii dash gii-zaagijiitamyaanh.

I put on my hat, mitts, snow pants, and coat and then went outside. 

Ingii-izhaa gii-naanaag nniijkewenik.

I went to go and get my friends. 

Ntam ingii-zhitoonaa gichi-zoogiponiniinh.

First, we built a big snowman.

Mii dash ingii-zhitoonaa goon-waakaa’gan.

And then we made a snow fort.

Ingii-naanaanaanig zhoobaagniganag mii dash gii-niisaakiiyebizayaang.

We got sleds and then rode downhill.

Mii dash gii-zhaayaang endayaanh gii-minikweyaang gizhaagamide-chocolate.

And then we went to my place to drink hot chocolate. 

Nniijkewenik ingii-nataadmin Mario Party miinawaa ingii-waabndaanaa mazinaatesjiganan.

My friends and I played Mario Party and watched TV

Pii giiwewaad ingii-naadamawaa ngashi gii-getnaamziyaang puzzle-ing miinawaa ingii-odaminamin Monopoly.

When they went home, I helped mom make a determined effort on a puzzle and we played Monopoly. 

Ingii-gibojiizwaanaag bakwezhigaans.

We baked cookies.

Pii nshwaaso-dibagined ingii-agindaas miinawaa ingii-izhaa nibaagan wiiba.

When it was 8 o'clock I read and went to bed early. 

Glossary

Naazh (vta) - go get smb./sth. An

[ga]getinaamizi (vai) - make a determined effort, try really hard, work really hard [on something]

Odamina (vai) - play [games] 

gibojiizw (vta) - bake something animate