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This page has a few phrases translated into Navajo to provide a few phrases that can be used in conversational Navajo to talk about the Olympics. Keep in mind the below phrases are suggested phrases. Different parts of the Navajo reservation talk differently.

Not all the details of the phrases are given and an understanding of elementary Navajo (i.e. colors, numbers, etc.) is expected in terms of knowing how to use the phrases properly.

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Did you watch the Olympics last night?
 
T[‘44d33’7sh Olympics n7n7[‘99’?
Yes, I saw it.
 
Aoo’ n4[‘99’.
For the following phrases, the English name of the event can be inserted, such as gymnastics, diving, swimming, Opening Ceremony, etc. More Navajos speak Nav-lish than speaking purely in Navajo, so inserting the English name sounds more natural to native speakers. Where you see the * indicates that the English event name can be inserted here or be lefft out entirely.
 
          When does (event name) start?
 
Hahoosh (event name) baa ha’ald44h?
          It is about to start.
 
Hod77n1ago * baa ha’ald44h.
          It's starting now.
 
K’ad * baa ha’ald44h.
          It already started.
 
T’11 77d11’ * baa ha’ooldee’.
          What day is * being held?
 
Option 1: H2hgosh2’ * aleeh?
Option 2: H2hgosh2’ * baa ha’ald44h?
 
          * is being held on Thursday.
 
Option 1: Thursday g0ne’4 * aleeh.
Option 2: Thursday g0ne’4 * baa ha’ald44h.
 
They are going to run a race.
 
A[ghadik11h.
The runners are going to race.
 
N11dadiilwo’7g77 47 a[ghadik11h.
The swimmers are going to race.
 
Nda’a[k0’7g77 47 a[ghadik11h.
They ran a race.
 
A[ghadeeskai.
The swimmers raced.
 
Nda’a[k0’7g77 47 a[ghadeeskai.
Who is winning?
 
If one person: H17l1 hon0o[n44[?
If a team: H17l1 dahon0o[n44[?
 
Who is losing?
 
If one person: H17l1 baa hon0on44[?
If a team: H17l1 baa dahon0on44[?
 
Who is next?
 
H17l3 n11n1?
 
Is he next?
 
$7sh k’ad n11n1?
 
Ricky Berens won a gold medal.
 
In Navlish: Ricky Berens 47 gold medal yoozb3.
All Navajo: Ricky Berens 47 yoo’ 0ola bee 1lyaa7g77 yoozb3
 
Dara Torres won a silver medal.
 
In Navlish: Dara Torres 47 silver medal yoozb3.
All Navajo: Dara Torres 47 yoo’ b44sh [igaii bee 1lyaa7g77 yoozb3.
 
China is in third place.
 
In one person: Chin1 t33’ g0ne’ yig11[.
If 3 or more in a team: Chin1 t33’ g0ne’ yiikah.
 
Michael Phelps is a champion!
 
Michael Phelps n1honi[n44h!
He/she made a mistake!
 
Yi[ asiih!
He/she made another mistake!
 
{ah an11’1siih!
He/she fell.
 
He/she fell over: Naago'.
He/she fell from a height: Adaago'.
 

 
24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize?
 
24 Da’ do0sh nihi[ b44dah0zin da, a[ghadik1ahii t’11’a[tso deiltih, ndi t’11[1’7 honi[n4ehii yoosb1anii baily44h?
Run in such a way as to get the prize.
 
!ko wo[7 bee dao[t4ehgo woob88hii deidoo[b88[.
25Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training.
 
25 }deiltihii t’11[1’7 n7t7n7go t’11’a[tsoj8’ 1daa 1h1y3 yee nda’1d7]taah.
They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.
 
$id7 woob88hii 1dood88[ii bee dahodoolee[ yiniy4 1daat’9, ndi nih7 woob88hii hool’11g00 h0l0onii biniy4 1deiit’9.
26Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air.
 
26 !ko doo t’00 dz0ln77g00 yishwo[ da, 11d00 adziists’in7g77 doo t’00 dz0ln77g00 adziists’in da.
27 No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
 
27 Ndi shits’77s doo shik’eh didl98 da doo biniy4 ts’7d1 t’11 7iyis7 n11daa[a’ hane’ y1’1t’4ehii bee bi[ dahosisne’d00 bik’ij8’ doo shid7’n0odz88[7g77 47 dooda.

1 Corinthians 9:24-25
International Version/Navajo Bible

1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
 
1 J0 da’oo’7inii t’1adoo bee n4el3’7g00 nihin1s’1h7g77 biniinaa, haa’7sh2’ nih7 ndanihin7[t[‘aii 11d00 t’11 ha’1t’7h7da haneeteehee bee b22h1gi 1deiit’98go 1n1nihoodl7[7g77 nahj8’ k0dadiiln77[. !ko haa’7sh2’ j11k’eh nih1 hasht’ehoolyaa7gi ts’7d1 t’11[1h7gi 1deiit’98go ha’ah0n7 bee deidiiltih.

Hebrews 12:1
International Version/Navajo Bible

5Similarly, if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the victor's crown unless he competes according to the rules.
 
5 N4iltihii bik’ehgo n1’iiltihii yik’ehgo n4iltihgogo t’4iy1 yoo[b88h.

2 Timothy 2:5
International Version/Navajo Bible