2022 Day 183

2022 Dedh Cans Pajar Ügens ha Trei

De Sadorn, nessa mis Gorefen

Saturday, 2nd July

Hedhyw my a res mos bys en Truru dhe jei nowydh ow mergh - ha gòrtos ena üdn nos. Nag eus wi-fi dhedhy. Etho, theram ow scrifa hebma pur a-varr ken mos. Nag eus termyn luck rag scrifa lies ger, saw otta radn a dhescans cott.

Today I have to go into Truro to my daughter's new house - and stay one night there. She doesn't have wi-fi. So I'm writing this very early before I go. There's not enough time to write many words, but here's a bit of a short lesson.

Cressya emann agan tavas Kernôwek Radn 29b

Building up our Cornish language Part 29b

Here's a reminder of yesterday's verbs.

cawas to have, get clappya to speak clowes to hear, sense, perceive còsca to sleep danon to send debry to eat desky to learn, teach dos to come drei to bring eva to drink fanja to receive gòdhvos to know gòrra to put gosôwes (ort) to listen(to)

gweles to see kemeres to take kerdhes to walk leverel to say mires (ort) to look (at), watch mos to go pònya to run pòsa to press, push redya to read rei to give scrifa to write sedha to sit sevel to stand, rise tedna to pull

Did you translate these sentences into English?

Here are the answers:

1. Thera vy ow clappya ûhel. I am talking loudly.

2. Elles ta clowes? Can you hear?

3. Ma va ow còsca en chayr. He is sleeping in a chair.

4. Hei a wrüg danon lether dhe Jôwan. She sent a letter to John.

5. Nei vedn debry lies aval. We will (want to) eat lots of apples.

6. Venjowgh desky Kernôwek? Do you want to learn Cornish?

7. Nag üjy anjei ow tos tre. They are not coming home.

8. Piw wrüg cawas pasty? Who had (got) a pasty?

9. Pandra venja whei debry? What would you like to eat?

10. Gwrewgh tedna an chayn! Pull the chain!

Now, can you translate the following sentences into Cornish?

1 I want to bring bread. (bara)

2 Will you (Are you going to) drink water? (dowr)

3 He did not receive a letter. (lether)

4 She would like to know that. (hedna)

5 We could not listen.

6 You have to see this. (hebma)

7 Let them walk!

8 Who wants to hear a song? (cân )

9 Maria wants to say something. (neppeth)

10 The children (an flehes) like running.