(the most common greetings and responses in Yurok)
Hee-Merk-Sers! (Hurry up!)

Kues son' (roughly translates as: What's happening,
What's up, or What's wrong)

Nee mokw son' (Nothing's happening,
Nothing's up or Nothing's wrong)

Ey-lekw (I don't know) pronounciation note: ey makes sound of "long a" as in hey

Rekw-woy kee nue hey-gok ( I'm going to Requa)
Saa-We-Lek (I'm cold)

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