It is traditional in the learning of languages, as with computer programming, that the first sentence learned is the equivalent of "Hello world". In this case it is "Kaya noonakoort!" ("Hello everyone!"), which is typically followed with "Wandjoo! Wandjoo! ("Welcome! Welcome!").

Some basic phrases, with their literal translations, follows. Note that the Noongar language follows a grammatical structure of Subject-Object-Verb, and that there is no verb "to be". Note that the word "Kaya" is also used for the affirmative "yes". The following examples are taken directly from the Curtin University course.

English			Noongar
What is your name?	Naatj koorl? (You name?)
My name is ...		Nganyang koorl (Mine name)
How are you?		Noonook moorditj? (You well/great?)
Yes, I'm great!		Kaya ngany moorditj (Yes, I great)
Yes, I'm good		Kaya ngany kwob (Yes I good)
No, I'm not good	Yoowart ngany menditj (No I not good)
Where are you from?	Windja noonook boodja? (Where you country?)
I am from Australia	Ngany Australia boodja (I Australia country)
Goodbye			Boorda / boordawan (Later)
I will see you later	Ngany djinang noonook boorda (I see you later)