2026 Day 276

2026 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Whetek

De Sadorn, tryja mis Hedra

Saturday, 3rd October

Pandr'ew a droos hedhyw? Na venjama bos tòchys gen an flou e'n gwav. An termyn na ew arta rag brehlinansow ort chei yehes reb an treth teg. An pigans ew pur üskis. Ma termyn lowr dhe dhebry dehen rew ha mires orth an mor. 

What is happening today? I wouldn't like to be suffering from flu in the winter. It is that time again for vaccinations at the health centre by the lovely beach. The injection is very quick. There is enough time to eat an ice cream and look at the sea. 

Gerva

brehlinansow vaccinations < bregh arm + lin liquid, fluid

chei yehes (m) health centre

Pandr'ew a droos? literally What is afoot?

pigans (m) injection < vb. piga

tòchys gen an flou suffering from flu

2026 Day 275

2026 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Pemdhek

De Gwener, nessa mis Hedra

Friday, 2nd October

Terweythyow e'n mettin a-varr, ha'n howl ow terevel, ma gòlow owryek e'n eborn, ha ma mir gorowrys dhe'n menedhyow ha'n gwedh. Ma othom dhebm a gamera gwell! Gorowrys ew eglos Peran ewedh. Ûhel e'n eborn, a-ûgh an eglos, ma loor arhans. Nag eus gòlow owryek e'n noor, ha nag ew an mor gorowrys naneyl. Gwadn ew an liw boregweth. Ma liw creffa e'n dohajedh.

 

Sometimes in the early morning, as the sun is rising, there is a golden glow in the sky, and the hills and trees look gilded. I need a better camera! St Piran's church is also gilded. High in the sky, above the church, there is a silver moon. There is no golden glow in the north, and neither is the sea gilded. The colour is weak in the early morning. There is stronger colour in the afternoon.

Gerva Vocabulary 

a-ûgh above

ûhel high

arhans (m) silver

owryek golden < owr (m) gold

gorowrys gilded

gòlow (m) glow, light

Peran St Piran (Sen/Sent is not used with Cornish/Celtic saints' names)

gwadn weak

creffa stronger < crev strong

boregweth in the early morning

 

2026 Day 274

2026 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ugens ha Peswardhek

De Yow, kensa mis Hedra

Thursday, 1st October

Hedhyw my eth dhe'n kensa cuntellyans a'n vledhen nowydh Bagas Art Trurû en telher henwys Playing Place (nag eus hanow en Kernôwek rag an telher ma). My veu res difüna pur a-varr ha kemeres trei kyttrin. E veu othom a drei kyttrin rag mos tre ewedh. En Redrüdh my a welas artweyth dû ha gwydn cawrek war vos en ogas dhe'n marhas. Gwywer rüdh ew rag an res rüdh.

Today I went to Truro Art Group's first meeting of the new year  in a place called Playing Place (there is no name in Cornish for this place). I had to get up very early and take three buses. It needed three buses for going home as well. In Redruth I saw a giant black and white artwork on a wall near the market. It's a red squirrel for the red ford.

2026 Day 273

2026 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Terdhek

De Merher,  degves warn ügens mis Gwedngala

Wednesday, 30th September 

My ell gweles kei reb an ke a-warra. Pe kei ew? Gast yonk ew. Pandr'üjy hei ow kil? Ma neppeth kevys genjy. Ma hei ow qwary ha palas emesk an reden. Na vedn hei dos dhe'n chei. Nag eus son saw briny e'n gwedh. A-dhesempis, thera nei ow clowes kei aral ow harha. Kei agan kentrevogyon ew. Lebmyn ma kei nei ow pònya pur üskis war nans. Re dhiwedhes. Gellys ew an kei solabres e'n coos. Nag eus bès tycky-Duw war vos.

I can see a dog by the upper hedge. Which dog is it? It's a young bitch. What is she doing? She has found something. She is playing and digging among the ferns. She won't come to the house. There is no sound but crows in the trees. Suddenly, we hear another dog barking. It is our neighbours' dog. Now our dog is running quickly downhill to the lower fence. Too late. The dog has already gone into the wood. There is only a butterfly on a wall.

Geryow rag hedhyw Words for today

a-warra upper, above (SWFM a-wartha)

a-wòles lower, below

gast (f) bitch

gellys (va) gone < mos to go

harha ~ hartha to bark

ke (m) hedge, fence

kei (m) dog (SWFM ki)

kentrevogyon neighbours < kentrevek (m)

kevys (va) found < cavas to find, discover

palas to dig

pònya to run

solabres already (SWFM seulabrys)

war nans downhill, downwards

war vos on a wall < mos (f) wall 

 

2026 Day 272

2026 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Dewdhek

De Meurth, nawes warn ügens mis Gwedngala

Tuesday, 29th September

Ma'n gwens ow tos dhort an soth, etho nag ew an gewer yeyn. Thera glaw dhen - ha whath ma glaw dhen.  Ma Natûr ow tos a-dro wòja an hav tòbm ha segh. Pecar'a gwenton ew hei a-der kidnyadh. Ma briallen ha preven blewek dhebm. Eus termyn lowr rag displegyans pelha an preven ken dos an rew?  A vedh tycky-Duw e'n gwenton gwir?

The wind is coming from the south, so the weather is not cold. We had rain - and still we have rain! Nature is recovering after the hot dry summer. It is like spring rather than autumn. I have a primrose and a hairy caterpillar! Is there enough time for the caterpillar's further development before the frost comes? Will there be a butterfly in the true spring.

Deg ger rag hedhyw Ten words for today

a-der rather than

displegyans (m) development

dos a-dro to recover, come about, come round

dos dhort to come from

gwav winter

gwenton spring

hav summer

kidnyadh autumn

pecar'a (SWFM kepar ha) like

preven blewek (m) hairy caterpillar

2026 Day 271

2026 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Üdnek

De Lün, ethves warn ügens mis Gwedngala
Monday, 28th September

Piw a venja mos dhe'n treth? Gero nei cawas dehen rew en kensa! Ma lety pur dha en Perran. Mons ow cül an gwelha dehen rew. Nei alja parkya reb an daras. Ma lies sawarn dha dhodhans; nag eus blas drog emeskans. Pana sawor ew da genowgh? Mor cala, en côn, ew da gans ow gour. Flehes a res cawas dehen rew en kibel vian - le plos ew hedna. Lôwen o vy gen côn dehen rew rumm ha grappys sehys. Pur sawrek ew.

Who'd like to go to the beach? Let's get ice cream first! There's a very good dairy in Perran. They make the best ice cream. We could park by the door. They have a lot of good flavours; there's not a bad taste among them. What flavour do you like? My husband likes strawberry, in a cone. Children have to have ice cream in a small tub - that is less messy! I am happy with a rum and raisin ice cream cone. It's very tasty.

Deg ger rag hedhyw Ten words for today

blas (m) taste, scent (usually bad)

côn dehen rew (m) ice cream cone

kibel (f) tub (size not specified!)

mor cala (coll.) strawberry

parkya to park a vehicle or enclose land

plos messy, dirty

rumm or dowr tòbm Lollas (m) rum

sawarn (f) flavour, taste, scent

sawor (m) flavour, taste, scent

sawrek ~ sawrüs tasty, flavoursome

2026 Day 270

2026 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Deg

De Sül, seythves warn ügens mis Gwedngala

Sunday, 27th September 

Soweth, glaw a wra ha gwenjek ew hei. Ow mab a wra dos gans y dhew vab. Ma whans dhen mos dhe neb telher wheg et y garr brâs. Bès eus telher wheg e'n glaw? An treth ew da gen an flehes, ha'n park gwary magata. Saw nag ew na treth gleb na park gleb pur dha. Na ell an flehes mos dhe'n tavern! Ma othom dhe vabm an flehes a stüdhya en cosel. Martesen an glaw a wra hedhy. Whath thew mettin a-bres. My a vedn madra towl an gewer. E'n gwelha pres, ma mir da lowr dhe'n dohajedh.

Sadly, it's raining and it is windy. My son will come with his two sons. We want to go to somewhere nice in his big car. But is there a nice place in the rain? The children like the beach, and the playpark as well. But neither a wet beach nor a wet park is very good. The children can't go to the pub! The children's mum needs to study quietly. Perhaps the rain will cease. It is still early morning. I will study the weather forecast. Fortunately, the afternoon looks OK.

Geryow rag hedhyw Words for today

e'n gwelha pres luckily, fortunately

hedhy to stop, cease, etc.

madra to study, peruse, c ontemplate, etc.

ma othom a there is need of, it needs

soweth! sadly, alas, unhappily, oh dear, etc.

stüdhya to study

towl an gewer (m) the weather forecast